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Bodog’s Fall From Grace Continues

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Oct 24 2008 - 12:34am

BodogLife.com - once the envy of online gambling operators everywhere - continues to struggle and perhaps nowhere is this more evident than by checking their stats at PokerSiteScout.com.

Bodog will not live and die by its online poker room. After all, the company started out as a highly successful sports betting operation and later became Real Time Gaming's top online casino brands. They eventually grabbed the RTG source code. During this time, Bodog also entered the world of Internet poker and almost immediately enjoyed success in that realm as well.

The company got into online poker at the height of its popularity and pre-UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act). Actually, the UIGEA forced some of the most prominent poker rooms out of the US market and one would have thought Bodog could capitalize on this trend. They did for a while.

But Bodog found itself in quite the legal quagmire.

From Casino Times UK:

A judgment was handed down requiring Bodog.com to pay $50 million in a lawsuit settlement to 1st Technology LLC. This relates back to Bodog.com violating software contact agreements with 1st Technology LLC. The online gaming giant was given the opportunity to have their day in court. However, there were no representatives for Bodog.com in the courtroom. Therefore the judge was left with no choice but to automatically find in favor of 1st Technology LLC.

In addition to the large scale judgment amount, the two main operating domain names of Bodog.com and Bodog.net were ordered to cease operations as well. Bodog operations responded by creating a new domain name from which to continue daily operations. The new domain name of bodoglife.com was launched and an appeal of the judgment was filed.

Bodog continues to struggle in finding its identity these days following drastic management changes and massive layoffs. The company's founder, Calvin Ayre, is nowhere to be found following his abrupt (and some say "forced") retirement last spring.

Bodog Poker is having trouble paying players. They've bounced a number of checks and it is obvious they are losing market share in recent months. The site had previously peaked at number 10 among "real cash players" and gradually they have dropped down the ranks to number 15.

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Payton O'Brien, Gambling911.com Senior Editor

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Comments

Bodog Falling From grace in a Bid Understatement

Bodog Falling from grace is a big understatement… Let me add my 2 cents for what its worth. (1) they Laid off close to 40 persons in the Costa Rica Office , (2) they laid off close to a 100 people in the Vancouver office.. (3) They open an office in Malaga with the hope to market their but the European market rejected them hence they laid off person in that office and about to close that office… Currently the Antigua office is in a state of down sizing, they have laid off a few persons to this point and I heard they have a few more to go … Next week maybe from the 17th Onward they may have some new visitors in office and from what I heard through the grape vines they may be buyers , basically bodog is up for sale in a nut shell … Management is terrible , and hey keep things under raps for themselves … SO falling from grace is a understatement … Bodog treats they staff terrible which is a shame …
Submitted by Guest on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 14:38.

Bounty On Calvin and Bodog Execs

It's also widely known Calvin and some of his top management have million dollar bounties on their heads by the DOJ. Calvin Ayre is #1,2,3,4 and 5 on the DOJ internet gambling list. They want him the most of anyone in the industry. It's just a matter of time before they're caught and then what happens to players money? People are crazy for posting there. Websites are negligent for advertising them.
Submitted by Guest on Mon, 10/27/2008 - 07:09.

Bodog shills

Well said, Dirty. These arselicking ghosts of Michael Cash sicken me, pimps for a Ponzi scheme. Paddy Roberts
Submitted by Guest on Sat, 10/25/2008 - 20:24.

Guests

Why don't you Guests have the guts to register and post under some name that can be held accountable... easy to run your mouth when you are hiding..... Dodog is on it's last leg and are a shadow of their former selves.... you guys keeping on shilling them will end up looking like horses asses...
Submitted by GamblingIQ on Sat, 10/25/2008 - 09:34.

The fall of Bodog

Doesn't appear to be trashing but rather, just reporting. If the facts sound bad, don't blame the messenger. And in this case the facts not only sound bad, they are downright scary.
Submitted by Guest on Fri, 10/24/2008 - 13:58.

enough with the trashing

enough with the trashing Bodog. What's wrong with you people?
Submitted by Guest on Fri, 10/24/2008 - 05:13.

Vendettas ? I doubt Bodog is going anywhere, anytime soon.

Seems painfully obvios to me, that this is more about Bodog deciding not to renew advertising at a few sites, than anything else. I just read at MajorWager where two or three well known forum players reported getting their payouts from Bodog as promised. I tend to believe that sort of post, over a jilted website owner who is heartbroken that his years-long cash cow has left the barn. I've just seen this play out too many times on this, and other forums. ''BetRoyal is going out of business very soon!" "BetonStars is topnotch!" ''BetfirstClass is a rising star!" "Calvin Ayre is out in the jungle, battling drug lords and mountain lions!" It's just one absurdity after another these days it seems. Follow the money, and learn who and what to ignore, and who to pay attention to. All of these sites seem only interested in where their next affiliate check is coming from anymore. It's a damn shame.
Submitted by Guest on Fri, 10/24/2008 - 20:57.

Bodog wanted to continue

Bodog wanted to continue advertising. It was Gambling911.com's decision to not renew after learning they didn't have sufficient processing in place and were having a tough time getting money out to customers/vendors including us. They anxiously want back on after the football season, but we will re-evaluate at that time. Bodog's solvency is important for our industry and it's good to hear they are starting to get some type of withdrawal processing in place. With that said, Bodog and a handful of other sportsbooks are being flagged by banks so we are hopeful this is not just a temporary fix. This is a consequence of doing financial business with processing companies based in Utah (real bright) and Maryland (which took action against Neteller years ago). There is definitely a learning curve here.
Submitted by C Costigan on Sun, 10/26/2008 - 11:46.

Thats your version...

Seems everyone has a different one... Speculation is what it is..... by people with nothing better to do. There are so many different versions of stories in the media these daya... hard to believe much of what is said.
Submitted by Guest on Sun, 10/26/2008 - 20:00.

Is BoDog Dead?

All indicators would say yes! They laid off 95% of the Vancouver staff because the revenue wasn't there to pay them. Calvin didn't retire because he had a billion dollars, He retired because his big mouth was killing BoDog. And we all know he isn't the only owner of BoDog. The others insisted he "retire". I'll take Sting's version of events over the last few family members and assorted "hanger-ons" from BoDog any day of the week! Any day! BoDog has fallen to number 15 at PokerSiteScout for a lot of reasons. One of those reasons is that Sting is finally telling the real story on BoDog. And how many bots are showing up as real players? Without those bots, would BoDog even register? So much of BoDog was always "smoke and mirrors". That only lasts for so long! And this guy from Gambling IQ is an up and comer. He's saying the same things about BoDog. Only a fool or a BoDog person would discount what industry insiders are warning of. Can Gambling 911 offer any insight into what Ayre is doing now. Can anyone confirm or deny the rumour that he suffered a heart attack?
Submitted by Paul on Sun, 10/26/2008 - 21:46.

No Kidding

It all makes sense! You are spot on! This tabloid site is not cashing in on the advertising but they are still trying to benefit from the brand name. Grasping at straws for any story that will bring traffic to the site.... regardless how off the wall it is. It should be a compliment to Bodog that the brand brings traffic. These cowboy yahoos need to get a life... maybe there is not much else to do in hicksville? This definitley casts a doubt on the legitimacy of this site.
Submitted by Guest on Fri, 10/24/2008 - 23:04.

"This definitley casts a doubt on the legitimacy of this site"

That ship sailed a long time ago. Another example of their ridiculous anti-Bodog crusade: a while ago they headlined a report on the Kentucky domain actions as something about how Bodog could lose another domain.
Submitted by Guest on Sat, 10/25/2008 - 03:24.

bodog

i heard they are pulling out of europe also.......so long bodog!
Submitted by Guest on Fri, 10/24/2008 - 08:57.

yup

Yes... I also heard they're shutting down their European operations
Submitted by Guest on Fri, 10/24/2008 - 17:45.

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