Re: Imagine the pop when Amazon finally relents...

People won't be excited about bitcoin again until the community can come up with a real world usage case for it. What we need is for someone like PokerStars to accept it.

Looks like you just may get your wiiiiish.

Quote from: http://www.pocketfives.com/articles/report-pokerstars-gearing-up-accept-bitcoin-590283/

According to Online Poker Report and other sources, PokerStars, the largest online poker room in the world, is preparing to accept Bitcoin.

Quote from: http://njpokeronline.net/3366/pokerstars-switch-igaming-money-system-deals-to-come/

Gambling Compliance was the first to report that PokerStars and major Asian-facing operators are among those pushing for Bitcoins acceptance. Shortly thereafter, sources confirmed to Online Poker Reports Chris Grove that the global market share leader is in the advanced stages of developing the internal infrastructure necessary to integrate BTC into the platform.

only bad news, US players won't be able to play there legally, no matter fiat or bitcoin until US legislature turns around on online gambling or at least for online poker.

Not true. There is no law preventing US citizens from playing online poker, aside from a few states and districts which specifically ban it. The law is against banks wiring money to the sites, so if you can still find a way to fund your account, you can play. There are thousands of US players who are online via the Merge network based out of Australia, etc.

Granted, it's a bit of a legal gray area, but no US player has ever been prosecuted for playing online poker.