Hmmm.  I've been gambling online longer than I'd like to admit.  I've had to use several methods over the years to get funds transferred to my gambling sites due to various restrictions in my region.  I've used everything from phone credit schemes to Western Union....So, bitcoin does have an unrecognized value here in the gambling industry.  I don't trade my bitcoin out for fiat....it's too valuable a gambling commodity!  And, I do use my bitcoin to invest in alts to increase the size of my bitcoin holding.  My bitcoin is reserved for gambling, period.