April 7, 2011: Washington DC Legalizes Online Poker Online poker is currently well on its way to legalization in a number of US states including Nevada, Iowa and Washington; and plenty more look to follow. But the whole intrastate-poker movement started in a Washington DC, which isn't even a state at all. Last April the…
[caption id="attachment_17860" align="alignright" width="272" caption="Ayre denies any wrongdoing in the case."][/caption] When news broke of Bodog founder Calvin Ayre's indictment by Federal prosecutors in Maryland the gaming industry collectively sighed and said, "Here we go again." And who could blame them? Between web sites shuttered with the Department of Justice (DOJ) shield and indictments for…
[caption id="attachment_17793" align="alignright" width="291" caption="INDICTED"][/caption] We've just learned that Bodog founder and gambling magnate Calvin Ayre was indicted Tuesday morning, following the seizure of the Bodog.com domain name by federal prosecutors Monday night. Update: We've gotten our hands on the actual indictment! View the Calvin Ayre indictment here! The charges? Operating an illegal gambling business…
[caption id="attachment_17775" align="alignright" width="195" caption="Calvin Ayre was not worried."][/caption] The Bodog.com domain was seized by the US Department of Homeland Security Monday night. Visitors to the site were greeted with a message from Homeland Security and the Department of Justice stating that the domain had been seized on account of, "...illegal gambling..." A report on…
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