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Has anyone deposited or anything on newbodog.com? Is it safe? Is there any possibility this can be an elaborate scam?
 

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It's not a scam. I spoke with our contact there earlier today. Unless she's in on it and has the exact same business phone number as she did with Bodog.com, it's on the up and up.

If you wish to clarify, their CS number is 888-263-0000.
 

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I love it. Calvin finally got what he deserved. The John Gotti of Sportsbook owners drew enough attention to himself that the government paid attention and came after all sportsbooks.
 

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No Longer A Rumor. Have Been Ordered To Pay 48million

If they are forced to pay that it would just about put them out of business. All the lousy, shitty Nazanin songs in the world couldn't put Bodog together after that.
 

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i read in a differnt article that they knew about the court date but didn't show up. there is no way he will step a foot on USA soil.
 

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What if he gets dragged up there by U.S. authorites? CR would sell him out in a second.
 

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i read in a differnt article that they knew about the court date but didn't show up. there is no way he will step a foot on USA soil.

I don't know how it works there, but I once sued a landlord and since he didn't show up, judgement was automatically awarded to me.

Now there's a good get-rich-quick scheme. Sue someone afraid to enter your country!

How will/can the American courts enforce this judgement unless Ayre enters the US?
 

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A little something called "international law", I think.

Bodog is in Antigua, and I presume wholly governed there now. What makes you think Antigua is going to work on behalf of the US justice system to collect? I'd expect them to do the precise opposite, with much fanfare.

Unless the suit is retroactive and Bodog can be tied to Canada, I wouldn't be so sure this judgement is enforceable.

(Which is not to imply that Bodog won't pay if they lose on appeal - I expect that they would - I'm just saying ...)
 

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A little something called "international law", I think.

US doesn't recognize international law.

In any case this was a a civil suit for patent infringement where the plaintiff won a summary judgement because the defendant didn't show up in court, no surprise there. They used the judgement to seize the only asset available within the US, namely their domain name.

Guess in the end its cost Bodog a whole $100 to register new domain names.
 

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Bodog is in Antigua, and I presume wholly governed there now. What makes you think Antigua is going to work on behalf of the US justice system to collect? I'd expect them to do the precise opposite, with much fanfare.

Unless the suit is retroactive and Bodog can be tied to Canada, I wouldn't be so sure this judgement is enforceable.

(Which is not to imply that Bodog won't pay if they lose on appeal - I expect that they would - I'm just saying ...)

It was for a "patent infringment" though. If Antigua is participating in international patent enforcement, this could very well stick. There are a few guys on the rx that know something of international law, so maybe they'll chime in. At best, having a 48 million dollar judgement anvil over the companies head doesn't bode well for where Bodog is headed. Ever since the Forbes "Billionayre" issue, it has been nothing but bad news for bodog, it seems.
 

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Unless the suit is retroactive and Bodog can be tied to Canada, I wouldn't be so sure this judgement is enforceable.

Its a civil action. The plaintiff could, I suppose, send bounty hunters to collect. They would have to kidnap and return to the US. Can't imagine that happening over a patent case.
 

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Its a civil action. The plaintiff could, I suppose, send bounty hunters to collect. They would have to kidnap and return to the US. Can't imagine that happening over a patent case.

I can't speak to civil suits of this particular nature, but I do know that Canada will go to bat for the US if a Canadian has a contract dispute settled against them in the US. And vice versa.

So I didn't mean the RCMP would come and arrest anyone, but that monies owed might be collected by Canadian officials. Just a guess.

On the other hand, I can see Antigua flipping any American court the bird.

As for what it might cost Bodog in the end ... all their SEO efforts were tied to that URL.
 

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