I was sure thinking about it. I started watching it in December, two days before the big "Chinese" crash. I saw it dip below $500 and quickly rebound over a week or so. I was also watching Litecoin, which dropped to $7.50. Both recovered with Litecoin up to $27 or so . Then both went way down with the failure of Mt Gox. and of course now back up.

I set up an account with Coinbase, which links directly to your checking account. Transactions work through ACH so take a couple days. I might put a few $ in if it drops back to <$500 again. Maybe.

There are a few online Poker sites that are Bitcoin only (ie Seals with Clubs ) ...