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Too pooldemonBodog Open to Canadian ResidentsBy Earl Burton for POKER NEWS DAILY | Posted on August 27, 2009 Perhaps none of the sites that are around today have embraced the “poker lifestyle” more than Bodog, the online poker room, casino, and sports book founded by billionaire Calvin Ayre. While Bodog grew into one of the most notable gaming platforms in the industry, the site did not accept action from Canadian players allegedly due to having business outlets in Canada that would not be protected from governmental intrusions. Recent actions have indicated, however, that this situation is about to change. Poker News Daily has recently been scouring the internet and found that Bodog will be opening a site with the URL bodog.ca that will be specifically for Canadians to place wagers, play poker, or hit the slots on or about September 1st. As of this time, the URL forwards players to the bodog.com homepage. The information is causing some apprehension, while others are looking forward to the additional gaming option in Canada. The online poker community PocketFives.com posted about Bodog accepting Canadian players on Thursday afternoon. A thread began, “For years Bodog was not able to provide service to you, but they are now! You can sign up an account today and take part in, among other things, the amazing overlay every Sunday in the $100k Guaranteed.” An article at Casino City Times by writer Rebecca Liggero, who spent time in Antigua with representatives from BodogBrand.com and BodogEurope.com, there is massive expansion coming from Bodog. One of the most interesting parts of the equation is unveiled when Liggero asks Keith O’Donnell, the head of Bodog Europe, when the company will take Canadian action. O’Donnell responds, “Canadian players will be able to access a Canada-specific product suite from bodog.ca starting in the Fall of this year. I aggressively renegotiated the Bodog Europe brand license agreement to acquire the rights to the Canadian market earlier this year and I would expect the Canadian market – extremely technologically literate, sports lovers, and a very significant poker base – to be a huge success story in 2009 and 2010.” In an August 21st article in the Vancouver Sun entitled “Don’t Try To Banish Online Gambling, Regulate It,” reporter David Baines takes on the question as to whether Bodog should be allowed to enter the Canadian market. Baines alleges in the article that when Ayre sold his interests in Bodog to the Morris Mohawk Gaming Group, he maintained ownership of the company in a “shadow” capacity. The reason for this “shadow” ownership, Baines alleges, is due to Ayre’s reputation in Canada. Baines states that Ayre isn’t a “poster boy” for business ethics, in his opinion, due to a 1987 allegation of involvement in marijuana trafficking and a dispute in 1996 with the British Columbia Securities Commission that resulted in a 20-year ban from the securities market. Furthermore, Baines states that the Canadian government, if it were regulating the market, could prevent Bodog’s (and Ayre’s) invasion of the Canada and protect Canadian citizens. Baines also alleges in his article that Liggero is in the pocket of Bodog and that she is known online as “Bodog Becky,” which could draw into question her journalistic integrity. On PocketFives.com, “BodogBecky” is registered to Liggero. Reaction has been mixed as to what could happen with Bodog’s acceptance of Canadian action. Online forum responses have wavered from the delight in the addition of another gaming option for Canadians to the dismay of more gambling that could affect those with addictions. There are also those potential customers who have been disappointed by previous rumors that Bodog was going to offer Canadians this option in the past, but didn’t actually complete the move. whats this world is comming too edit from harry : i've changed the link adam and put in the piece with relevant titles. no posting Url's to poker advertising sites remember. 
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| harry_lime |
hmmmmm, news to me. 
i will check this out with our rep - PoolDemon won't know what to do with himself if this is true. 
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| Miklosik |
and the rest of us won't know what to do with PoolDemon either. |
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| Ramster |
WooHoo
More easy money |
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| PoolDemon |
thanks Adam, but I'll reserve my judgement till when I can actually sign up, which I will for sure
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| harry_lime |
i've been told not to make a full announcement on this yet but yes, it will be happening although the likely date will be somewhere around Sept. 3rd. i'll confirm for sure when i'm given an exact date. ...welcome to Bodog mr. demon ! 
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| muratore |
..noooooooooo!
how are we now supposed to make fun of Pool in an easy way 
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| Know-nuffin |
We can always ask him how good his pocket cards are when playing on P4E. 
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| PoolDemon |
the poop one has to put up with, like I ever complain about alll those 1 & 2 outers everyone hits for on the river, & when I got 37.5 outs & never hit... thanks H, any chance we can get some more league games over there, that wud B so cool 
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| HOUSECATS |
Cool now we can have pool playing with us now. | ||||
| PoolDemon |
cheers big H, am looking forward to it
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| harry_lime |
i doubt we can have a league just now but i did win some money in an affiliate game recently and i'm going to donate that into some games for us sometime in the next couple of months.
...that's a pledge.
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| harry_lime |
It's official :
http://alternate-poker-forum.com/sutra59027.php#59027 |