| 03/28/2010 |
Online Casino Style: News |
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What was billed as a much larger affair turned out to be more of a biographical piece on Calvin Ayre, one of the leaders and foundering fathers of the modern day internet gambling business. The Canadian screening of CTV W5’s online gambling special was more a recap of progress in the industry over the last couple of years, a heavy dose of Calvin Ayre information, and less angle on the backlash that online casinos have suffered from national governments. Nonetheless, for those who aren’t well-versed in the betting industry, it served as a perfectly acceptable overview, though the special attention paid to Ayre left out all the other portent players in the modern internet casino world. He focused primarily on laying out the groundwork of his latest project, franchising his Bodog brand to turn millions into billions. The program is a multi-parter, and many are hoping that the secondary section of footage will be more inclusive of the whole market. Titled ‘The Jackpot,’ it will more closely look at the Kahneawake First Nation, and their role in the electronic gaming industry. For now, the Bodog angle seems to have infuriated more than one party, as it is a brand reputed to actively pursue American players. US Attorney Rod Rosenstein is at the head of a lawsuit against the firm, which resulted in the seizure of $24 million from the online gambling company’s payment processors. Ayre, at the time, ceased travel to the US, and swore that he wouldn’t be operating any more internet casinos. It was a promise that didn’t last long, though Rosenstein declined to confirm that Ayre was under active investigation. "It doesn't matter where your business is located,” he said. , if your customers are here in the United States and you're communicating with them in the United States, then you're subject to the American restrictions.” |
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