Bodog's Domain Names Confiscated

[Paddy]

Slots Wiz

Sorry Man, I don't know what RealTimeGaming software is. I don't think this guy has patented gaming software. He has patented some very technical method that is probably used in gaming software, but isn't the whole gaming package itself.

I know it reduces the bandwith required to play games online, and probably do a lot of other stuff online too. I know MGM Mirage pays him to use his patent and they wouldn't do that if he wasn't legit.

And in response to something somebody said above all this, yes, I'm not saying the DOJ is behind this, but it is so thoroughly done, such a complete stranglehold on Calvin, that it looks like some pretty serious legal brains went into it.

It kills Bodog. No question about that. A lot of other things over the past month make sense now that we know about all the things people can't do with Bodog now in the US. Bounced cheques, stories about processor problems, Calvin's supposed brainstorm in entering the US market, ION cancelling, Sherdog cancelling Bodog ads, the slow pays...

You know, I remember now that the problems with Bicer Medical, outside of the stock frauds, had to do with a patent for a heart valve and the inventor laughing at Calvin being made president of Bicer and refusing to allow that company to use his patent any more. Calvin just ignored him too.

[pokeraddict]

You think this has anything to do with payment problems? All sportsbooks seem to have the same problems. That being said there is no way I would be playing at Bodog right now. Maybe I'm just paranoid. FWIW I've never been a regular Bodog customer. I would probably feel more comfortable if I was.

[jetset]

Thank you for the information and links, Paddy.

Does the following statement:

Imply that all casinos using Realtime Gaming software are violating the patent? Or is it because Bodog specifically didn't license something? Or is it not the casino software at all, but the sports/horses/etc. software which is the target of the lawsuit?

This isn't just about RTG software - the patent held by Dr. Scott Lewis and 1st Technologies is not software provider-specific but can be widely applied against any company that has not licensed with him - and there are several major providers that have.

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[SlotsWizard]

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I know - those banners were cracking me up!

[GrandMaster]

This isn't just about RTG software - the patent held by Dr. Scott Lewis and 1st Technologies is not software provider-specific but can be widely applied against any company that has not licensed with him - and there are several major providers that have.

"Paddy's" site is worth visiting - check out the banners featuring Ayre!

blocbc.com rang a bell for me. It is currently " parked free, courtesy of Best Value Domain Store .Com", but I remember that someone at WOL ranted about Bodog and Calvin Ayre and referrred to a blog on a Bloc British Columbia website. He gave the impression of someone with a personal vendetta against Calvin Ayre.

[Paddy]

blocbc.com rang a bell for me. It is currently " parked free, courtesy of Best Value Domain Store .Com", but I remember that someone at WOL ranted about Bodog and Calvin Ayre and referrred to a blog on a Bloc British Columbia website. He gave the impression of someone with a personal vendetta against Calvin Ayre.

I don't think personal vendetta is an accurate term. It is much deeper than that. Whatever it is, it has been the source of a great deal of very accurate info about Calvin that is helpful to online gamblers for the past 18 months. There are several posters, including one of my brothers, who do seem to have a personal vendetta against Calvin, but that's not me. I'm either Paddy, which is my real name, or Coldeyeme.

The humor bit has come in in the last six months when it became obvious Bodog was finished.

Yes, the Bloc BC site has been given up because that party has changed its name to the Progressive Nationalist party in B.C. Its website will be up shortly, but the blog is now on its own site at www.coldeye.org.

Haven't been doing anything on Calvin for over a year, but I will be doing an analysis about this patent thing and the implications that will be up later today.

[GrandMaster]

I don't think personal vendetta is an accurate term. It is much deeper than that.

I knew there was more to it than simply a desire to uncover the truth for truth's sake.

[Paddy]

Here's a complete up to date report on what has happened with Bodog. I'm waiting to get confirmation from the 1st Technology lawyers as to what steps they might be taking next.

From BillionAyre to Bozo

[lots0]

This is what happens when you don't pay your bills...

Bye Bye Bodog (Calvin)... On your way out, don't let the door hit you where the good lord split you...

Good Riddance.

[NASHVEGAS]

This is what happens when you don't pay your bills...

Bye Bye Bodog (Calvin)... On your way out, don't let the door hit you where the good lord split you...

Good Riddance.

As I posted several times over the last 5 or 6 months(not sure) strictly pursuant to Calvin, "Every dog has its day"..............makes you wonder if Rollo and a few others (myself included) were able to ascertain by whatever means what was coming, where were the affiliates and watchdogs? It is understandable for players to ignore certain posters for a multitude of reasons but maybe the affiliates and watchdogs could have been more pro-active. Oh well, maybe now Calvin's time has come (but he is slick so who knows) and hopefully the punters have not been harmed.................EDIT: An excerpt from a 8-07-2007(approx. 2 weeks before the domain issue hit forums) PM I sent during a discussision with a well known former forum member (not trying to toot my own horn and maybe just sheer coindence or maybe not???):