bodog.com seized

[Matty]

they indicted calvin ayre http://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanv...rmer-online-gambling-billionaire-calvin-ayre/

Oops. GL Calvin.

Why do they still call the guy a billionaire? There's no way he's worth anywhere close to that anymore, is there?

 

[rito]

I think he admitted he never was in that interview with pally a few months ago.

 

[Matty]

Yeah, IIRC the figure was based on bodog.com's yearly revenue, multiplied by 3 (?)

He might well have been worth a billion at bodog's peak, just not in perfectly liquid assets.

 

[tullamore]

Someone at the DOJ is fucking retarded.

I think they have more than one retard.

 

[Matty]

this makes me wonder the true meaning behind this seizure... nothing was accomplished

no business was halted, even for 5 seconds so what was the point? just to say they could do it? maybe to scare a few people who have been living in a cave when the whole bovada.lv/bodog.eu stuff was announced 8 or 9mths ago? i really don't get it... at least with bookmaker they messed them up for 60 minutes. this is like seizing friendster

Looks like this might be part of a larger operation to try and shut down everything related to C. Ayre. If you do some googling around (try ZipPayments and JBL Services), that Baltimore court has been busy shutting down payment processors and accusing everyone of money-laundering and shit.

Rough day at the office for ol' Calvin.

 

[rito]

I think that zip payments stuff happened a couple of years ago. This is the result of those guys talking to feds and a couple year investigation. That baltimore court owes me at least $5k. New police cars. Faggots.

 

[Matty]

Yeah yeah, they started in 2008. Looks like they won't give up before Calvin's in jail.

:

:gossipface:

 

[rito]

Does costa rica extradite people for gambling charges? I don't think they do.

 

[Saulty]

You break the law in the US you pay the price. You can't run away from it indefinitely. If they can put Al Capone in jail they can do the same to Calvin Ayre who isn't as big fish as Capone was during his time.

 

[Archie]

did Capone ever leave the US to hide from the US law Pavy?

 

[mcbaseball10]

did Capone ever leave the US to hide from the US law Pavy?

Does Hialeah count?

 

[mrmarket]

Does costa rica extradite people for gambling charges? I don't think they do.

I remember watching a W5 episode where he said he was based out of Antigua now and he said he had "licensed" the brand and was no longer involved in the business.

http://calvinayre.com/2010/05/01/business/the-jackpot-ctv-w5-documentary/

Seems like a nice down to earth guy to me not at all douchey


panda fuck ya

 

[Matty]

Seems like a nice down to earth guy to me not at all douchey

 

[Saulty]

OK I read this part:

“Sports betting is illegal in Maryland, and federal law prohibits bookmakers from flouting that law simply because they are located outside the country,” said U.S. Atty.Rod J. Rosensteinin a statement.

Is this true or is this guy blowing smoke up his ass? If this is true then no book is safe from the feds.

 

[Boner_18]

OK I read this part:



Is this true or is this guy blowing smoke up his ass? If this is true then no book is safe from the feds.

It is true. Good luck enforcing a judgment though.

 

[Enigma]

lolpavy

avy:

 

[senco78]

they can charge him but if he never sets foot on American soil then the govt cant do shit...
as long as he is living somewhere with a no extradite policy

disclaimer:
I am NOT a lawyer, just watched couple episodes of Perry Mason back in the day

 

[MonkeyF0cker]

Does costa rica extradite people for gambling charges? I don't think they do.

I think you're protected if you get citizenship.