Bodog
Entertainment Group
Bodog
Sportsbook website
Bodog
Entertainment is an online gambling, music and
entertainment company headquartered in Antigua
and licensed in Kahnawake, Antigua and Barbuda,
San José, Costa Rica and the United Kingdom.
Bodog maintains an online sportsbook and racebook,
an online casino and an online poker room. The
company was founded in 1994 by Calvin Ayre.
Company
Bodog
also owns Bodog.net (the play money version of
their regular gaming site), as well as an international
music label called Bodog Music, and a television
production division which produces shows such
as Calvin Ayre Wild Card Poker that appeared on
Fox Sports Net.
In
May of 2007 Bodog garnered media attention with
an entertainment bet that asked if Heather Mills
[the ex-wife of former Beatle Paul McCartney]
would lose her prosthetic leg during taping of
"Dancing with the Stars". "The
Sopranos" season finale in June of 2007 was
another popular prop bet for Bodog, as was the
June 27, 2007 Paris Hilton-Larry King interview,
in which the gambling Web site accepted wagers
on what the hotel heiress would say and wear during
her first televised interview following her release
from a Los Angeles jail.
In
2006, Bodog launched a mixed martial arts (MMA)
promotion called BodogFight. It airs on the Outdoor
Life Network and The Fight Network (in Canada),
as well as being broadcast online. BodogFight
also has a distribution deal with ION Media Networks.
The
game Scarface: The World Is Yours features a Bodog
Stampede, a large, fast vehicle with an automatic
machine gun attached on the top. The in-game car
was designed by Bodog. The game also features
various billboard advertisements featuring Bodog
logos.
In
2008, Bodog announced the signing of hip hop legend
DMX and will release two albums on the same day
both titled Walk with Me Now and You'll Fly with
Me Later later this year, making it his debut
on the label.
Bodog
Music
Bodog
Music is a record company owned by Bodog Entertainment.
The roster of the record label includes:
* Bif Naked
* Bishop Brigante
* Britt Black
* Fall from Grace (the winners of the Fuse TV
reality show Bodog Music Battle of the Bands)
* The Heck
* Overkill
* Nazanin Afshin-Jam
* Neurosonic
* The Vincent Black Shadow
* Fear Nuttin Band
* DMX
* Wu-Tang Clan
Legal
The
ABC newsmagazine show Nightline highlighted the
website and its legal ambiguities in an episode
that originally aired on July 7, 2006.
In
August 2006, a lawsuit was filed and later withdrawn
by Bluemoon Entertainment. The lawsuit was withdrawn
because Bodog had very few assets based in the
United States.
In
October 2006, the U.S. government passed the Unlawful
Internet Gambling and Enforcement Act which prohibits
banks from processing transactions for online
gambling operators. Though the act did not make
online gambling itself illegal per se, many online
casinos and poker rooms abandoned the U.S. market,
though Bodog chose to continue to serve U.S. players.
On
August 1, 2007 a judge for the Superior Court
of King County, Washington issued a default judgment
in the amount of $ 48,937,456.00 in the case of
1st Technology LLC v. Bodog Entertainment Group
S.A. for 1st Technology's patent infringement
claim. Bodog's founder claims that the company
was not served and that the company has an insufficient
presence in the United States to infringe any
US patents.
Due
to the judgment, Bodog "temporarily"
lost control of the Bodog.com URL. That day they
moved operations to a new URL, newbodog.com. On
September 19, 2007, Bodog transferred their domain
from NewBodog.com to BodogLife.com.
Poker
Professional
poker players David Williams, Josh Arieh, Justin
Bonomo, and Evelyn Ng are members of Team Bodog
and play regularly in the Bodog poker room. At
the time of his victory, 2006 World Series of
Poker Main Event winner Jamie Gold was also a
member of Team Bodog, but that business relationship
ended on January 25, 2007. Team Bodog poker player
Matt McCullough finished third at the 2007 World
Series of Poker Europe Main Event taking home
£381,910 ($766,674 US). (Credit:
Wikipedia).
Websites
Calvin
Ayre official website
Calvin
Ayre Foundation
Calvin
Ayre MySpace
Lingerie
Bowl
Profiles
Morris
Mohawk Gaming Group
Poker
Gaming
Online
Betting
Lingerie
Bowl
Sports
Betting
Calvin
Ayre (Bodog Entertainment Group)
Bodog
– Play Hard in the Sportsbook
Whatever
game is your passion, Bodog takes you front and
center in the Bodog Sportsbook. Bet on fast–paced,
high–octane sports from around the world.
From NFL
football to the madness of NCAA
basketball – and everything in–between
– Bodog is the one–click source for
sports enthusiasts.
The
Bodog Sportsbook
is a highly respected, customer–friendly
operation that has earned top ratings by all major
sportsbook review sites. It boasts the industry’s
most reliable, easy–to–navigate sports
betting experience, making it the perfect option
for casual and seasoned bettors alike. All spreads,
moneylines and totals are right at the bettor’s
fingertips.
With
the introduction of BodogLIVE, the Bodog Sportsbook
springs into the future of betting in a big way,
allowing players to wager on sports action as
it happens. BodogLIVE players can wager on every
play in football, basketball and baseball –
a feature that provides a new level of excitement
in sports entertainment.
The
Bodog Sportsbook offers speedy and efficient parlay
and teaser payouts, giving players unparalleled
value when wagering on more than one game at a
time. On call 24/7, customer support staff adheres
to a strict policy that demands e–mail inquiries
are replied to in 15 minutes or less, and that
telephone calls are answered on the first ring.
Bodog,
a digital
entertainment giant, offers its sportsbook
and racebook players the chance to compete in
a variety of free contests and draws, offering
a series of cash and non-monetary prizes.
The
Bodog Sportsbook doesn’t simply offer up
lines, futures and props – it also provides
a wealth of information for bettors, including
free statistical analysis within its matchup and
preview sections. Bettors are provided with up–to–date
injury reports, against–the–spread
and straight–up trends, and entertaining
and insightful sports betting articles from Bodog
Nation, Bodog’s popular sports and entertainment
online magazine. As a result, Bodog has become
a recognized source of information by ESPN, USA
Today, Yahoo and other media outlets.
Founded
in 1994, Bodog Entertainment, with its head office
in the lovely island country of Antigua in the
Caribbean, is one of the world’s fastest
growing media and digital
entertainment companies and has offices world
wide. Bodog offers a host of entertainment services,
including
online
gaming, an international
record label, a publishing
division and, and an international
television production division.
Bodog
Gaming is operated in North America under License
by Morris Mohawk
Gaming Group.
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