The other forums are carrying news that Bodog's site is down for the last 24 hours.
There is a new site called NewBodog.com. On that site, Calvin's face appears and there is a link called "Why The Switch To NewBodog.com" It used to work but it doesn't anymore, at least for me.
When it did work, it said this:
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Welcome to the new (temporary) Bodog. As you may know by now, Bodog.com is experiencing a technical issue impacting our players' ability to access our website.
This is the result of a legal dispute over the ownership of the Bodog.com domain name. We are fighting this dispute. We are confident that we will win, but until all is settled, I do not want our battle to interrupt your play.
So, I present you with newbodog.com. You won't notice very many changes: same website, same brand, same product, and same service. Just a new domain name.
We are working to resolve any remaining issues on the temporary site as soon as possible, and fully expect to have our original site back up shortly.
I sincerely apologize if you were affected by our interruption and assure you that I will update you soon.
Regards,
Calvin Ayre
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So he's saying that some other character has claimed the Bodog name. And there's a court case going on. Doesn't say where.
But as I have posted on OGD and MW, Bodog has no real standing to claim a property interest in the domain name bodog.com. Bodog is a criminal organization under US law. No US court is going to recognize ownership of a domain name by a criminal organization. Likely some smart guy recognized that and has contested the rights to the name Calvin claims. As long as he doesn't intend to use it for criminal purposes, he will win.
So that has a lot of implications for everyone, if anyone still has money at bodog. That doesn't seem to be the case, given the relatively low level of comment on the forums.
I guess that's the real test of what kind of business you have. Shut down for a day and see if anybody notices.