Bodog Brands' in Agreement with IOC for Integrity of Winter Olympics

Bodog Brands' in Agreement with IOC for Integrity of Winter Olympics

18 Feb 2010 15:00 GMT, by BodogBrand

PR Newswire, 

LONDON, February 18, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The two licensees of the Bodog brand that are accepting wagers on the Winter Olympics have reacted to a request from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to safeguard the integrity of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and report any suspicious betting activity.

In a letter from Alwyn Morris, a gold medallist himself in the Summer Olympics of 1984, and CEO of the Morris Mohawk Gaming Group (MMGG) who operate Bodog.com, to the IOC, he confirmed; "MMGG understand and support the IOC position and are keen to assist. To this end we will amend our Terms and Conditions to enable us to communicate any irregular gaming activity relating to the Olympics from Bodog.com and will pass on details of activity deemed to be irregular."

Bodog Europe, the licensee who operate Bodog.co.uk and Bodog.ca, regulated and licensed by the gaming board of the UK Government-approved jurisdiction of in Antigua, have also offered similar sentiments to the IOC.

Keith McDonnell, Managing Director of Bodog Europe, stated; "Bodog Europe is absolutely committed to ensuring that any irregular betting patterns are identified quickly and communicated to appropriate bodies, not just for the Winter Olympics, but for any sport upon which Bodog Europe accepts wagers."

About BodogBrand

The Bodog licensing enterprise (http://www.bodogbrand.com) is a branded venture capital and licensing organization with its head office in the Caribbean nation of Antigua. BodogBrand.com holds the global rights to license the Bodog brand across all sectors, and its mandate is to partner with and/or license the brand to carefully-selected licensees to accelerate partner growth while simultaneously extending the Bodog brand into new and adjacent markets. BodogBrand.com currently licenses the Bodog brand to a variety of brand licensees for an array of products and services worldwide, including online gaming, music, and other entertainment properties. For more information, visit http://www.bodogbrand.com.

About Morris Mohawk Gaming Group

Morris Mohawk Gaming Group (MMGG) is the exclusive licensee of the "Bodog" brand for online gaming services in the United States and is led by Alwyn Morris, Olympic gold medalist, Order of Canada recipient, noted Canadian sportsman, First Nations leader and former Associate Director for the Mohawk Council of Chiefs in Kahnawake. MMGG is located in the Mohawk Territory of Kahnawake - part of the seven communities that make up the Mohawk Nation - just outside Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and is licensed by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission to offer gaming services from Kahnawake to users worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.morrismohawk.com.

For further information please call Ed Pownall, BodogBrand's International Press Office (London), on +44-7825-064776.

Tiger Woods Press Conference Bets From Bodog.com

Tiger Woods Press Conference Bets From Bodog.com

 

Press Release Source: BodogBrand.com
On Thursday February 18, 2010

LONDON, February 18, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Bodog announce their odds for the forthcoming Tiger Woods press conference on 19th Fabruary 2009.

 Elin to be present at the press conference:

 Yes 8/11 No Evs

 Which word will he use the most (from these 3): Number of 'Sorry's

 Sorry 5/4 5 or under: 10/11

 Family 6/4 Over 5: 10/11

 Apologise 5/2

 Will he mention any of these:

 Ashamed Evs

 Nike 6/4

 Car 4/1

 Addiction 6/1

 Demons 12/1

 Retirement 16/1

 Gambling 25/1

 Sex 25/1

 Get In The Hole 100/1

 "I like hot chicks, OK!" 150/1

Others on request

For further information please call Ed Pownall, BodogBrand's International Press Office, on +44-7825-064776

Bodog offering odds on EastEnders live show

Bodog offering odds on EastEnders live show

16 February 2010

(PRESS RELEASE) -- In a world first online bookmaker Bodog will be offering odds during EastEnders' live show when they reveal who killed Archie Mitchell. This means fans can not only back who they think 'did it' but they can also follow the odds as they change while the story line unfolds.

Bodog, who currently have Sean as the 2/1 favourite, will continue to bet on the outcome as the show progresses. This type of 'in-running' betting has become very popular during sports events but has never been done on a soap opera, however, as EastEnders are breaking new ground by making the show live on Friday February 19th the opportunity is there for fans to bet and watch!

Keith McDonnell, Managing Director for Bodog Europe, commented: "Betting is no longer just about football and horseracing with odds offered on Big Brother, the X Factor and Britain's Got Talent but to be betting live on a soap opera is taking it to a new level. Hat's off to the producers of EastEnders – it is a huge undertaking to do a show like that live and we hope we will be adding some spice to it as the odds change on different characters while the plot thickens."

Flickr Bans Bodog Girls

Flickr Bans Bodog Girls

Press Release Source: BodogBrand.com On Thursday February 11, 2010

LONDON, February 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Online gambling brand Bodog have been bringing betting and hot girls to the world wide web for 15 years and for the last 8 months the Bodog girls have been good enough to share their charms with the world via the soon-to-be-less-popular photo sharing website, Flickr, at http://www.flickr.com/photos/bodoggirl/ . Nearly two million viewers have logged in to admire the girls but this week, without any correspondence at all, the girls have been banned by the powers that be at Flickr. Why? We have no idea.

The girls are very upset that they cannot share their fashion tips for hot weather conditions and should you wish to register your support for the girls to be reinstated please log onto http://www.facebook.com/bodog and state your case!

Bodog Brand founder, Calvin Ayre, takes a very keen interest in his girls and does not like to see them hurt in this way: "I cannot believe we are in 2010 and girls are not allowed to share their photos with the world - this is just sexist!"

For further information and photos please call the Bodog Brand International Press Office (London) on +44(0)7825-064776.

PokerStars players' Haiti relief donations pass $670,000

PokerStars players' Haiti relief donations pass $670,000

26/01/2010

Let no one say PokerStars players don't have hearts.

With five days left to go in PokerStars' Haiti relief fundraising drive, PokerStars players have donated more than $670,000 to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

As you're no doubt aware by now, PokerStars is matching every dollar of its players donations. After the first $500,000 in donations came in, PokerStars shipped $1 million to the IFRC. When the end of the month comes, another big check is going out.

Donating is easy. There are two ways you can send money for the relief effort.

In the PokerStars lobby, go to Tourney >> Special and enter one of the dummy 'Haiti Earthquake Relief' tournaments listed there. 'Buy-ins' range from $1,000 all the way down to $1. You will not need to play an actual tournament, instead all of the 'entry fees' go straight to the fund.

You can make a private player transfer for any amount to the account 'Haiti Fund'. Go to 'Requests' in the client top menu and select 'Transfer Funds'.

 

And where is that money going? We asked and learned quite a bit.

So far, more than IFRC 40 flights have landed in Haiti. More than 550 tons of relief supplies have arrived on the island. More than 17,000 people have already been helped and the expectation is that another 80,000 people will get the help they need this week.

Haitian Red Cross volunteer Shiela Gabriel checks up on Oresto Orglori, 4, who suffered severe injuries including the loss of his right arm in the earthquake. Hopital General, Port-au-Prince. January 23, 2010. -- Credit Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross

This is the largest single-country deployment in Red Cross Red Crescent history. So far, the relief workers have distributed health kits for 30,000 people across Haiti's capital. More than 1,000 people are getting emergency medical treatment every day. More than two million liters of water have already gone out from the Red Cross Red Crescent group across Port-au-Prince.

That's just a glimpse of the efforts going on in Haiti.

Again, thanks to everyone who has donated and will donate before this Sunday. Your generosity is unparalleled and more appreciated than you will ever realize.

Visa declining USA egaming payments

 Visa declining USA egaming payments

Online Poker 
Online Sportsbook 

THE CRACKDOWN on US online gambling credit card payments that began on Wednesday is being operated by Visa as well as rival US credit card giant Mastercard, tens of thousands of US online gamblers likely to have been affected.

As reported yesterday, US-facing operators were hit by an overnight tightening of restrictions on the use of credit cards for egaming transaction ahead of the implementation of America’s Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) law on 1 June, which bans the facilitation of online gambling by banks and other payment companies. 

The action was at the time of writing confirmed as applying to US-registered cards issued by Mastercard, but rumours that a crackdown had also been launched by Visa had not been substantiated. 

Repeated attempts to use a US-registered Visa card on PokerStars last night were declined, with the American poker giant sending an email in response that read: 

“Status: DECLINED. 

“Your credit card transaction has been declined. If your credit card information was entered correctly and you have sufficient funds, your transaction was probably declined due to Internet gaming restrictions set by your credit card issuer.” 

Other sites likely to have been hit by the action will include PokerStars arch rival FullTilt and US sports betting giant Sportsbook.com, which yesterday announced that it will leave the Cake Poker network to join that offered by Ireland's Merge Gaming.

UIGEA was originally supposed to have been enforced from 1 December 2009, although the US treasury later approved a delay allowing companies until 1 June 2009 to comply.

  

Mastercard crackdown leaves US players harder to pay

Mastercard crackdown leaves US players harder to pay 

Online Sportsbook  
Online Casinos 

US-FACING operators have been hit by an overnight crackdown on online gambling payments by credit card giant Mastercard. 

The US company is believed to have toughened its stance on the widespread practice of operators coding egaming transaction as other kinds of online commerce, which will all its US customers from using their cards to gamble online. 

Rival US card giant Visa is rumoured to have taken a similar measure, although this could not be confirmed at the time of writing. 

The action is a sign that banks and payment companies are preparing for implementation of America’s Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), which bans the facilitation of online gambling by payment companies. 

This was originally supposed to have been enforced from 1 December 2009, although the US treasury later approved a delay allowing companies until 1 June 2009 to comply. 

The development will increase reliance on alternatives to credit card deposits such as those offered by EwalletXpress or Poker Echecks, which work similarly to traditional paper cheques but are issued electronically, allowing players to deposit and play from an electronic wallet. 

Sites likely to have been hit by the Mastercard move include US sports betting giant Sportsbook.com, which today announced that it will leave the Cake Poker network to join Ireland's Merge Gaming network.

The action by Mastercard coincides with a federal appeals court ruling this week upholding a contempt order for refusing to comply with a grand-jury subpoena against two companies owned by Canadian Douglas Rennick, who is accused of processing more than $350m in payments for Internet gambling companies.