State of Ohio Says You Can't Use Bitcoin For Booze
Looking to get your drinking on at the upcoming Bitcoin Boulevard in Cleveland, Ohio? You may just run into a legal snag, it seems. A Cleveland.com reporter filed a story late last week with indications that the State of Ohio does not want bitcoin to be used as a form of payment for alcohol. The official word came from Eric Wolf, who serves as agent-in-charge at the Investigative Unit within the Ohio Department of Public Safety. "Bitcoin cannot be accepted as payment for alcohol in the State of Ohio," the Department ruled, making them the first in the United States to take prohibitive....
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The State of Ohio has effectively banned the use of bitcoin for alcohol sales, becoming the first government in the US to take such explicit action. The decision reportedly came in response to a local journalist's query to the Ohio Department of Public Safety, after that reporter wrote about the Bitcoin Boulevard US project in Cleveland's Cedar & Lee district. The query asked if accepting bitcoin could jeopardize local liquor licences in any way. The Department of Public Safety is responsible for issuing liquor licences in the state. Apparently, the answer is 'yes'. Money and currency.....
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