Bitcoin-led online casino operator, Coingaming Group, has announced that players at its Sportsbet.io sportsbetting domain can now place wagers and withdraw winnings utilizing the Ethereum crypto-currency.

According to an official Wednesday press release, published by European Gaming Media and Events, Coingaming Group declared that the addition of the new crypto-currency will see its Sportsbet.io domain become ‘more accessible than ever’ and further cement its place ‘as the betting site of choice for players from all over the world.’

“Opening the door to one of the world’s most popular crypto-currencies is another step in making Sportsbet.io’s competitive gaming products accessible for all,” read a July 11 statement from Joe McCallum, Sportsbet.io Sportsbook Director for Coingaming Group. “And with the [2018 FIFA] World Cup drawing to one of its most exciting conclusions, Ethereum players will now be able to easily get involved in all the action.”

The operator, which has offices in Spain, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, Ukraine, Brazil and Estonia, is also responsible for the Bitcasino.io domain and explained that aficionados at its Sportsbet.io site can additionally make wagers and collect winnings utilizing the Bitcoin and All Sports Coin crypto-currencies as well as the more traditional Euro currency.

The operator proclaimed that Sportsbet.io was established in 2016 and offers in excess of 350,000 pre-match events annually alongside ‘comprehensive in-play content’ and player proposition bets covering basketball, soccer and American football. The site recently had its Bitcoin betting denominations lowered from millibitcoins to microbitcoins with average withdrawal times of less than two minutes and moreover offers live streaming across a number of sports.