Bitcoin Cash casinos: BCH and how it differs from BTC

A fork over block size

In August 2017 part of the Bitcoin community broke away after a dispute over how the network should scale. Bitcoin Cash kept the shared history up to that date but raised the block size, so each block could carry more transactions, and anyone holding bitcoin at the moment of the fork received the same amount of BCH.

From then on the chains have been separate. A BCH address cannot receive bitcoin, nor the reverse, and mixing them up is a common way to lose funds; the Bitcoin page covers the more widely supported original.

Moving BCH in and out

Some exchanges do not allow withdrawals straight to gambling sites, under their own rules.

• Choose BCH in the cashier and copy the deposit address shown.
• Look at the format: newer BCH addresses carry a prefix and look different from bitcoin ones.
• Send from a wallet or exchange that supports BCH, then wait for the confirmations the casino lists.
• For a withdrawal, give a BCH address you control; the casino reviews the request, then sends.

Fees and speed compared

Bigger blocks and lighter traffic mean a Bitcoin Cash transfer usually costs a small fraction of what bitcoin fees can reach, and the first confirmation commonly arrives in about ten minutes. On a small deposit that gap matters, since a flat network fee takes a smaller bite. Wide exchange listings also make BCH easy for players to obtain, which is part of its appeal to casinos.

A thinner market

BCH has a far lower value and trading volume than bitcoin, so its price can jump more and its order books are shallower. One large sale can move the price, and a balance held in BCH at a casino rides those swings unless it is converted.

Cheaper is not lawful

Lower fees change the cost of a transfer, never its legality. Crypto rules differ from state to state, but most governments in the Arab region bar their residents from online gambling, and swapping BTC for BCH opens no route past that ban; the country-by-country overview has details. A sent payment cannot be pulled back, so set a spending limit first (responsible gambling guide); gambling is for adults only.