[caption id="attachment_25500" align="aligncenter" width="425" caption="Even if Bodog only accepts selected countries in Europe, there's still lots of the brand to go around."][/caption] As we reported earlier this month, the popular gaming brand, Bodog.co.uk, is going to be pulling out of the Eastern European market, and the August 30 deadline is fast approaching. Next Thursday, Bodog.co.uk will…
Bodog poker sent out e-mails this weekend asking customers in 20 countries to withdraw all funds from their accounts. The original e-mail was short on details, but follow up e-mails confirmed that Bodog Poker was experiencing problems with payment processing in those markets. The e-mail went out to Bodog Poker players in the following countries:…
Here’s a brief timeline of notable online poker site closures since Black Friday (and one that took place well before that dark day). [caption id="attachment_23860" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Dutch Boyd"][/caption] Pokerspot.com - 2001 Pokerspot.com was a popular site run by professional poker players Dutch Boyd back in 2000. While the site was definitely blazing the trail…
Ask your friends outside of the gaming industry to name a single online casino or sports book and, chances are, they'll mention Bodog. When it comes to brand name recognition in the iGaming space, Bodog is essentially the Coca-Cola of gambling. Building up the Bodog brand took time and a serious commitment to marketing and…
Bodog is laying off 70 employees from its UK operation. According to company officials, the move is part of a restructuring effort that’s included layoffs in other parts of Calvin Ayre’s far flung gaming empire. Not surprisingly, the news set off a firestorm of speculation and conspiracy theories on gaming industry blogs and forums. But,…
[caption id="attachment_18708" align="alignright" width="277" caption="Cleveland (Internet Sweepstakes shops not pictured)."][/caption] A Cleveland, Ohio jury delivered guilty charges against six men charged with running an illegal Internet Sweepstakes operation. The charges included gambling, operating a gambling house and possession of criminal tools. (In this case the computers used by the businesses were considered criminal tools.) The…
[caption id="attachment_18692" align="alignright" width="183" caption="Adios, Spain!"][/caption] Spanish gamblers are getting the boot from Bodog Europe by the end of this month. The move is just latest turn in an ongoing drama that's making the Spanish gaming look more like an episode of Survivor than a multi-million dollar industry. No official reason was given for the…
Life just got a little more interesting for American bettors with Bovada.lv accounts. Money transfers through MyPaylinQ are now suspended for players in Maryland, Washington, New York and Utah. MyPaylinQ is a processor used as middleman between players and gaming sites. This latest bit of bad gaming news seems clearly related to the recent indictment of…
The US Government has a blunt message for webmaster: We can seize .com domains whenever we want, no matter where the domain was originally registered. This directive comes in response to widespread criticism of the Feds' seizure of the Bodog.com domain name last week as part of their prosecution of gaming magnate Calvin Ayre. Ayre…
[caption id="attachment_18111" align="alignright" width="253" caption=""What, me worry?""][/caption] Calvin Ayre's indictment and the seizure of Bodog.com by the Department of Justice (DOJ) last week came as (somewhat) of a shock to most of the iGaming world. Few insiders knew what to make of the charges since most of Ayre's sites operate outside the US and Bodog.com…
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