Tilman Fertitta's Restaurants to Start Accepting Cryptocurrencies

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Wed, 04/28/2021 - 04:36
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Landry's owner Tilman Fertitta recently told CNBC that his restaurant group would soon start accepting Bitcoin in the following months:

We’ll have it, probably, within all of our restaurant brands — or 80% to 90% — in the next 90 days, where you don’t have to use a Mastercard or Visa or American Express anymore. You can use bitcoin or other digital currencies   

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Houston-based Landry's boasts 600 high-end restaurants, casinos, and hotels all over the country.  

The Texas billionaire has been a strong cryptocurrency proponent for years. His supercar dealer embraced Bitcoin as a new payment option in 2018 before adding Dogecoin earlier this month.