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07.05.2008
Patent issues can be expensive
The patent infringement suits filed in a Missouri district court by 1st Technology this week against seven more online gambling companies (see previous InfoPowa report) has already triggered extensive Internet blog comment, including some interesting observations at Covers.com.

06.05.2008
Patent enforcer in action again
Seven more online gambling companies find themselves undergoing the unwelcome patent attention of Dr. Scott Lewis and his 1st Technology company this week, with the costly Bodog dispute apparently at a stalemate.

22.04.2008
Has Ayre really left Bodog?
Several online gambling industry observers expressed both surprise and scepticism over the weekend, when a press release from Bodog was distributed advising that founder and CEO Calvin Ayre (47) was departing the Bodog operational online gambling scene to focus on charitable work through the Calvin Ayre Foundation.

19.04.2008
Mega Moolah hit for US$ 5.5 million
Microgaming's giant Mega Moolah progressive slot jackpot, which had reached a massive US$ 5 556 736, was hit by an as yet unknown online gambler this week at the Casino Rewards group operation Blackjack Ballroom.com.

24.03.2008
Expert cautious on Bodog handling of patents issue
A patents expert enlivened Easter weekend reading on the controversial 1st Technologies vs. Bodog dispute over patents with his opinion on the confrontation, saying that Bodog founder and chief Calvin Ayre's lawyers must "having fits" over the way in which some of the exchanges between the companies have been handled.

15.03.2008
1st Technology accuses Bodog of "blackmail"
The chief of 1st Technology, Dr. Scott Lewis has responded aggressively to Bodog CEO Calvin Ayre's decision to seek a re-examination of his firm's patents, the cause of domain confiscations and a multi million default judgement that Bodog is still fighting (see previous InfoPowa reports).

13.03.2008
Bodog to re-examine 1st Technology online gambling patents
This week the Bodog online gambling group carried the fight to its adversary, 1st Technology in the patents tussle which has seen Bodog lose its domains and receive a multi-million dollar default judgement in the courts. In its latest move, Bodog has filed a petition for re-examination of patent No. 5,564,001, the patent at issue in the case.

03.03.2008
Bodog vs. 1st Tech descends further toward the gutter
The patents infringement dispute between Dr. Scott Lewis of 1st Technologies and Calvin Ayre, founder and chief of the Bodog online gambling group continued to descend gutter-wards over the weekend with more harsh words on Ayre's personal blog, and rewards on offer from Lewis for documents relating to Bodog company relationships.

23.02.2008
Bodog comments on advertising subpoenas
The heated dispute over a multi-million dollar default judgement and domain confiscation following an online gambling patents action in the United States continued this week between Dr. Scott Lewis of 1st Technologies LLC and Calvin Ayre, founder and CEO of the Antigua and Costa Rica based Bodog online gambling group.

19.02.2008
Bodog patent dispute takes a new turn
After an apparent hiatus in the bitter patents dispute between online gambling group Bodog and 1st Technologies LLC, it appears that the latter has made a another move in its attempt to extract millions from Bodog in terms of a court finding.

01.02.2008
Jackpot fortune
The title of luckiest player online for the month of December 2007 must surely go to Bodog slots fan WolfgangP, who achieved a remarkable 7 jackpot hits worth a total of $106 839 at the online casino website last month.

29.01.2008
Bodog looks east
Bodog Entertainment has announced that it will continue to build momentum in the Chinese market in 2008. Having already opened a Chinese hotline to offer customer service last year, the group is stepping up its effort by launching a brand new Chinese web page to assist its growing number of Chinese customers.

24.01.2008
Costa Rican online gambling exec mugged
The online sportsbook information site Gambling 911 is reporting a mugging assault on an as yet unidentified online gambling executive in San Pedro, Costa Rica, The man is apparently detained in hospital, and details of his identity are being withheld pending communication with his next of kin.

23.01.2008
Antiguan amnesty
The Antiguan government showed some outstanding chutzpah this week in appealing to the United States government, which it has just bested in a bitter World Trade Organisation dispute over Internet gambling, to grant amnesty to operators of online casinos based in the island nation so that they may enter and exit the US.

04.12.2007
Bodog vs. 1st Technologies litigation continues
Bodog seemed to score a few points this week in the peripheral legal skirmishes surrounding its bitter patent and domains dispute with 1st Technologies.

26.11.2007
Bodog patent case gets technical
The ongoing and acrimonious patent and domains dispute between 1st Technologies and Bodog Entertainment Group SA took a new direction last week with a novel motion filed by the Bodog legal team.

22.11.2007
Devalued domains at online gambling group
The owner of the Bodog online gambling group fired another broadside at patent litigation opponent First Technologies this week on his blog Calvin Ayre Life.com, taunting 1st Tech's CEO Dr. Scott Lewis on an alleged decline in the Bodog domains he holds by court order.

26.10.2007
Ayre fireproof in patent litigation?
Bodog founder Calvin Ayre continued his blog war of words against 1st Technology this week, building on his earlier challenge to 1stTech CEO Dr. Scott Lewis to a boxing duel

26.10.2007
Bodog goes Spanish
Online gaming and entertainment group Bodog Entertainment has introduced new services for Latino consumers this week, including a full-service customer service line in Spanish and plans to have a fully-functioning Spanish-language gaming site soon.

22.10.2007
Bodog boss in boxing mood
The weekend saw Bodog boss Calvin Ayre again taking an unusual path in his expensive confrontation with 1st Technology LLC and its head honcho Dr. Scott Lewis (see previous InfoPowa reports) Good to his word that Bodog would extract maximum publicity from the contentious patents and domains affair, Ayre was again active on his blog, this time challenging his legal opponent to a good old fashioned, knockdown fight.

19.10.2007
New legal tactic from 1st technology in Bodog case
1st Technologies LLC is apparently not content to let matters rest as a perceived draw in its $49 million patents scrap with the Bodog online gambling group (see previous InfoPowa reports) New legal tactics appear to have been deployed with the objective of getting Bodog founder Calvin Ayre to make a US appearance - clearly a risky business given the aggressive mood of the US federal authorities when it comes to online gambling executives.

13.10.2007
Bodog patent case a draw thus far?
Bodog Entertainment Group, S.A. and 1st Technologies LLC lawyers had their first clash before a Nevada judge this week in their now 7 week old dispute over alleged patent infringments, which led to Bodog being deprived of its domains and whacked with a $49 million default judgement

26.09.2007
Bodog to appeal Nevada patent ruling in october
There could be fireworks in Nevada on October 11 when Bodog, presumably in the form of its new Morris Mohawk brand licensee, confronts 1st Technologies in the first face-to-face clash of a $48 million patent dispute that has thus far cost Bodog its brands

19.09.2007
Another domain change for Bodog
The marketing people at Bodog must be running themselves ragged with the fast pace of domain and branding changes that has emerged from the online gambling and entertainment group's patents run-in with 1st Technologies

13.09.2007
Ayre blog attacks on patent claim continue
Bodog founder and CEO Calvin Ayre continued his blog assault on the 1st Technologies patent claims midweek with some frank comments that will do little to create a climate for negotiation - if that is in fact desired at all.

12.09.2007
Costa Rica hikes taxation
Online gambling company managements in Costa Rica will be doing their viability sums if a new tax proposal is passed into law.

12.09.2007
Mohawks to fight Bodog corner?
Online gambling information portal Gambling911, which has traditionally adopted a strongly supportive stand on Calvin Ayre and his Bodog group, has published an article built on Ayre's blog and the comments of an unidentified Bodog exec which may throw light on the group's strategy on the 1st Technologies patent dispute

10.09.2007
Mohawk maneaters to see off patent trolls?
The patent dispute against the Bodog online gambling group launched by Palo Alto-based 1st Technologies and Dr Scott Lewis took an extraordinary turn over the weekend with some risky comments on the personal blog of Calvin Ayre - Bodog's founder and chief exec.

08.09.2007
Surprise Bodog development
Taking most industry observers by surprise as the week ended was a Bodog press release advising that a brand licensing agreement, including the use of all Bodog domains and the Bodog trademark, had been signed with Morris Mohawk Gaming Group in respect of operations and marketing of gaming in North America.

30.08.2007
More detail on Bodog litigation
More details are emerging on the legal scrap between 1st Technology LLC and Bodog Entertainment Group which has resulted in the latter's domains being discontinued

30.08.2007
Bodog ignored patent litigation says opposing lawyer
Following our previous reports on the 1st Technology LLC vs Bodog Entertainment Group SA, further detail is beginning to emerge, along with critical comment by lawyers representing 1st Technology in its $49 million patent infringement suit against the Antiguan based online gambling group.

29.08.2007
Bodog reacts to domain loss
The past 24 hours have been a torrid time for the webbies and owner of the Bodog.com brand. The online gambling and entertainment group, which trademarked its brands some time ago, has been under siege following a Seattle court order that has hamstrung its brands....at least for now.

17.08.2007
Bodog embarks on new entertainment venture
Calvin Ayre's online gambling and entertainment group Bodog Entertainment is continuing its expansion into the digital entertainment industry, branching out into uncharted waters with a venture to produce a graphic novel created by top comic talents Adam Slutsky, Shawn Martinbrough and Joseph Phillip Illidge, the group announced this week.

11.08.2007
888.com adds a new dimension to online betting sites
Bodog group was one of the first in the online gambling business to "get" the value of convergance inherent in combining entertainment with gambling, and it appeared this week that 888.com was thinking along similar lines.

08.08.2007
Bodog debuts in fantasy football sector
Probably mindful of the valuable legislative carve-outs the sector enjoys in the United States, Calvin Ayre's enterprising Bodog Entertainment group has announced its entry into the market with the launch of Bodogfantasy.net, an eye-catching fantasy football site that offers premium scouting and stats, live scoring, and extensive customisation, absolutely free.

09.06.2007
Bodog to enter European market
According to reports in eGaming Review this week, the Antigua-based online gambling and entertainment group Bodog.com has confirmed it has ambitious plans for a push into the European market "within months." Asked for comment by InfoPowa, Bodog PR said that "soft launch" planning was in progress and that further information would be made available soon.

21.04.2007
Intercasino tops in player poll
Intercasino.com is the top choice for the 10 000 Gambling.com members who voted in the online gambling magazine and search engine's High Roller's Awards initiative recently. The poll was held to mark the first anniversary of the company's magazine.

11.04.2007
Correction: 49er Casino closure not confined to USA
More information, including further contact with service reps and email responses to enquiring players indicate that the 49er Casino closure reported on InfoPowa bulletins yesterday is total, and not merely a withdrawal from the US market as reported.

07.03.2007
School meals from Bodog
Marking the first of several charitable projects to be carried out on the islands of Antigua & Barbuda, the Calvin Ayre Foundation has announced two initiatives aimed at advancing the educational opportunities of the local Antiguan youth: the construction of an eating facility at a local secondary school to house students participating in the government's meal program, and the financing of a fence around the school property, creating a safer environment for the students.

08.02.2007
Youteller is legit says Brit FSA
In the turmoil caused by Neteller's enforced exit from the US market U.S. players have seen new alternative e-wallet names popping up amid advisories to be cautious regarding deposits. In past weeks brands like NuCharge (Bodog), InstaPAY (Intertops) and MyWebATM (Full Tilt) have all come to the fore and are being evaluated by many players determined to continue with online gambling.

04.02.2007
Superbowl online betting still at high levels
IDG News Service in the States reported this week that the law prohibiting U.S. financial institutions from processing payments to online gambling sites hasn't stopped U.S. employees from visiting sports betting sites, according to cybersecurity vendor ScanSafe.

05.01.2007
Online gambling firms prospering in US market
The still evolving business situation in the United States following the enactment of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act last October was examined by the Evening Standard this week.

04.01.2007
This time its BetUS sending out pink slips
Dozens of Costa Rican employees have been laid off by one of the online gambling industry's larger companies, BetUS.com, according to a report from sportsbook portal Gambling911 this week, which suggests that the company is the latest group to significantly downsize its Costa Rica operations. Bodog.com announced similar plans last month.

28.12.2006
Party Gaming and Empire Online confirm sale talks
Both Empire Online and Party Gaming spokesmen today (Thursday) confirmed yesterday's media reports (see previous InfoPowa bulletins) that a sale of the former was being discussed.

20.12.2006
The UIGEA needn't screw up your online entertainment
The publication Techworld carried a positive article this week on the enforcement problems that may confront US officials attempting to enforce the recently passed Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, which seeks to disrupt financial transactions between American players and their online gambling sites of choice.

08.12.2006
Bullish interview on Bodog's move to Antigua
Bodog boss and founder Calvin Ayre was in bullish mood this week when he was interviewed by the Antigua Sun on his company's move to the Caribbean island.

06.12.2006
Big moves for Bodog
Gambling media in the United States will be counting the probably substantial cost of a Bodog.com Entertainment advertising cut this week after the company revealed a plan to pull all its U.S.-facing gaming-related advertising, mostly for its free-play and educational site, Bodog.net.

15.11.2006
Neilsen stats confirm October decline in US internet gambling visits
After months of steady, double digit growth, U.S. online gambling visits showed a marked decline in October, according to Internet usage specialists Nielsen//NetRatings on the release of the companys latest monthly statistical report.

31.10.2006
Online casino millionaire plus on a five buck stake
An unidentified British online gambler from Forge Cottage in the UK became a millionaire this week at the Bodog online casino....and he did it on a $5 stake!

29.10.2006
Top columnist says online gambling is not banned under new US law
The nationally syndicated top American columnist Jacob Sollum set the record straight in his widely read column this week when he said that the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act recently rammed through Congress is NOT a ban on Internet gambling per se.

24.10.2006
BetWWTS just the first on Bodog´s acquisition list
The acquisition of Betcorp's US-facing operation BetWWTS is just the start of an ambitious acquisition trail says a press release on the deal from Costa Rican-based online gambling and entertainment group Bodog.

23.10.2006
Costa Rican operators remain defiant
The local Costa Rican newspaper Inside Costa Rica reported at the weekend that several operators of Internet gambling sites in the country, including one owned by Canadian billionaire Calvin Ayre, say their businesses will not be significantly affected by a new U.S. law prohibiting bank and credit card payments to the sites.

22.10.2006
All the details on Betcorp's sale of BetWWS to Bodog
After some unexplained delays the details of the sales deal between Betcorp and Bodog regarding BetWWTS have now been made public.

21.10.2006
Betcorp - Bodog deal still unannounced
Industry observers were still awaiting confirmation today (Saturday) that the sale of BetWWTS by Betcorp to Costa Rican online gambling group Bodog had gone through, although several sources told InfoPowa that it was a fait accompli and had been "signed, sealed and delivered."

21.10.2006
Changing of the (software) guard?
RGT Online carried an interesting article this week which posed the question "Will operators keen on the US market have to change from softwares that have totally abandoned it?"

19.10.2006
Winner announced for Bodog's "Easiest Contest Ever"
Bodog marketers took an innovative course on a recent promotion, titled appropriately "The Easiest Contest Ever" with a prize of $ 100 000. All active Bodog players whose total online deposits were equal to or greater than $100 between August 3rd and September 15th, 2006 were automatically entered for the draw...and even the winner, Brett Bowman of North Dakota had forgotten he had been eligible!

19.10.2006
Have WWTS sold off US facing operation to Bodog?
Rumours abound today that the Costa Rican based betting and entertainment group Bodog has bought WWTS from struggling Australian and London listed public company Betcorp. An announcement on the deal is expected soon.

12.10.2006
Sportingbet at the crossroads
The Guardian newspaper continues to follow the misfortunes of Sportingbet plc this morning (Thursday) as the presidential signing into law of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act looms closer in the United States.

06.10.2006
Online gambling withdrawal could be expensive for US business
The question of what happens to marketing budgets in the wake of US politicial attempts to hamstring online gambling was addressed this week in a fascinating article that appeared in Click Z News.

04.10.2006
Business as usual for many online gambling companies
Whilst publicly quoted companies do not have the same flexibility, for many of the private online gambling companies it's business as usual in the US, at least for the immediate future, and a low profile in terms of their intentions.

02.10.2006
US online gambling ban a "significant setback" for Party Gaming
In an interview with Bloomberg News, Mitch Garber, chief executive officer of PartyGaming considered the implications of the U.S. funding ban on online gambling.

20.09.2006
Bodog online marketers cancel conference again
Marketers with a taste for the exotic in which Bodog conferences excel were disappointed to learn this week that the proposed mega-event scheduled for Nassau in the Bahamas has been called off.

17.08.2006
Bodog conference now rescheduled for Atlantis
You can't keep a good online gambling group down! The Bodog group's conference organisers have made a remarkably fast recovery following the postponement of the company's popular marketing conference in Vegas last month following Department of Justice activities in the BetonSports case

16.08.2006
Postponed Bodog conference will take place this year
Calvin Ayre, the CEO of the Bodog online gambling and entertainment group says that the popular Bodog.com Marketing Conference organised by his company will definitely take place before the end of this (2006) year, although it may not be in its traditional Vegas home.

10.08.2006
Bodog litigation dismissed
A lawsuit filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court against Bodog Entertainment Group and related parties by BlueMoon Entertainment of L.A. was dismissed this week.

20.07.2006
Bodog marketing conference postponed
The Bodog Marketing Conference scheduled for July 25th in Las Vegas is the first industry function to fall foul of the U.S. Department of Justice action against industry executive David Carruthers this week.

19.07.2006
London and Canadian online gambling stocks take the hit from DoJ action
Online gambling executives and investors alike will be anxiously watching the stock market scene today (Wednesday) in the wake of stock declines that have hammered the industry following the arrest and continued detention of Bet on Sports CEO David Carruthers over the weekend.

05.07.2006
Billboard Bodog
With the Bodog Marketing Conference now only weeks away (it is scheduled for July 23 - 25) delegates landing at McCarran airport will see some familiar red branding from this week.

30.04.2006
Bodog Casino air ad deal back to earth
The Bodog group's imaginative use of airliners flying into Vegas as brand advertising venues (see previous reports) was brought up short this week when the aircraft owners developed cold feet over online gambling adverts.

27.04.2006
New development in Blue Moon - Bodog confrontation
Calvin Ayre, the CEO of Bodog may have dismissed the Blue Moon Entertainment litigation with contempt and threats, but the TV doccie company showed this week that it meant business by adding Fox Sports to the list of defendants in its plagiarism action against the gambling group (see earlier InfoPowa reports)

24.04.2006
Bodog billboard to support flying brand
Readers will recall an earlier article in which the Bodog group's plan to use a private airline to push its branding was in progress.

21.04.2006
Power 50 Summit to be backed by Bodog
Bodog.com, a top US facing online gamblíng group has announced its sponsorship of the upcoming eGaming Review Power 50 Summit. The summit will be attended by the top 50 movers and shakers in the online gamblíng world and is set to take place April 23-25 at the Brocket Hall estate, outside of London.

02.04.2006
Bodog in space - see all the action at Bodog.net!
First out of the gate with the April 1st merriment this weekend was Calvin Ayre's gambling group, Bodog with the announcement of space station gambling by 2007

15.03.2006
Grounds for Ayre raid tenuous
The ongoing disclosures on the Costa Rican police raid at Bodog chief Calvin Ayre's pad continue to make for amusing reading at Gambling 911, which appears to have an exclusive inside track on the story.

14.03.2006
Ayre raid - A publicity stunt?
The weekend happenings at Calvin Ayre's upmarket Costa Rican mansion, where "busloads" of police staged a raid on grounds of suspected illegal gambling early one evening have received widespread mainstream media coverage and considerable Internet exposure, giving fresh impetus to speculation that there may have been a hidden publicity motive.

12.03.2006
Latest on Ayre incident - from Forbes.com
New York - The San Jose mansion of billionaire Calvin Ayre, the Internet gaming mogul, was raided by authorities in Costa Rica Friday night.

11.03.2006
Calvin Ayre arrested in Costa Rica?
Local news stations in San Jose, Costa Rica reported Friday night that the home of Bodog.com Founder and CEO was surrounded by law enforcement and Ayre taken into custody. It was announced yesterday that Ayre is appearing on the cover of Forbes Magazine's "Billionaire" issue. Read More Here
It is not known the reasons for this reported arrest.

11.03.2006
Calvin Ayre arrest (update)
It is still not clear what is happening in Costa Rica regarding the Calvin Ayre arrest (see reports earlier today)

16.02.2006
Bodog to advertise on Las Vegas airliners
Gamblers visiting Las Vegas will be seeing a lot more of the vermilion branding of the Bodog group of online gambling companies following a deal this week with Allegiant Air.

25.01.2006
I.C.E report - day two
According to the news channels, temperatures in London reached nine year lows this week, but that didn't stop the crowds arriving in droves, packing this huge Earls Court exhibition facility and creating a real buzz.

13.12.2005
Bodog supports the troops
Costa Rica-based but US facing Bodog.com has inked a deal this week with Spike TV for a made-for-TV special produced by Bodog.com Productions and starring founder and CEO Calvin Ayre. The program will raise funds for US servicemen and their families.

17.11.2005
Bodog CEO says no merge and no acquisition
Persistent rumours that Costa Rican based betting and music group Bodog.com was about to be taken over this week have been quashed by the CEO and founder, Calvin Ayre.

10.11.2005
Stronger fraud protection for the big guys
The anti-fraud systems supplier iovation is providing fraud management solutions to leading online gaming sites worldwide, according to an announcement from the firm this week. It claims that its anti-fraud measures are minimising the risk of fraud and increasing the value of company operations.

26.09.2005
BetonSports.com goes with Realtime Gaming
Turnkey provider RealTime Gaming was celebrating the news this week that it had been chosen to power the revamped BetonSports online casino operations.

04.09.2005
Nine.com joins the Kratina aid Effort
Another online gambling company has joined the effort to provide aid to the victims of Hurricane Katrina (see earlier InfoPowa reports)

22.06.2005
Kudos to Bodog on a patriotic move
Kudos to Calvin Ayre's Bodog gambling group were due this week following an imaginative celebrity "Thank you to the troops" initiative for the 110,000 men and women of the U.S. military currently in Hawaii, many of whom are awaiting or returning from deployment in the Middle East.

15.06.2005
GIGSE 2005 Day 2
Expo showcases online gambling's top companies and products on day 2...and look what Skill Games are doing!

14.06.2005
Plenty of information at GIGSE 2005
Online gambling's biggst annual get-together opened in the Palais de Congres, Montreal yesterday on a note of continued growth and confidence in the future.

25.04.2005
More about the Bodog advertising issue
The report opines that Esquire publisher Kevin O'Malley may be getting caught in the crosshairs of a federal investigation into illegal offshore-gambling operations and claims that the authorities are not happy that Esquire had run five pages of ads for online gambling casino Bodog.com in the April issue.

24.04.2005
More Department of Justice media interference in the States?
Reports in online gambling portal Sports911and the New York Post this week suggest that the U.S. Department of Justice may again be interfering with mainstream media on the question of Internet gambling advertising.

19.04.2005
Bodog goes for instant payment MyCitadel
The major online casino, poker room and sportsbook group Bodog has become the latest operation to sign up for instant payout capability through MyCitadel according to announcements this week.

02.04.2005
Where you fooled?
The Internet is a great place for deception, and this year's April Fool's Day was no exception with some light hearted lies from industry personalities.

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