Calvin Ayre

Calvin Ayre

Calvin Ayre is the billionaire founded of bodog.com, the internet gambling site. He recently announced his retirement from the company.

 
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The U.S. government recently seized $24 million from bank accounts linked to Bodog, the giant, illegal-under-U.S.-law Internet gaming operation founded by Canadian tycoon Calvin Ayre. Federal filings make very clear that a serious criminal investigation of the Bodog enterprise is ongoing. At a minimum, word of the seizures is likely to rattle the confidence of U.S.-based online gamblers that they will receive their winnings, not only from Bodog but from the industry's other remaining participants. Detailed in court filings in a Baltimore federal court, the Bodog-related seizures from such well-known institutions as Wachovia (nyse: WB - news - people ), Bank of America (nyse: ... Read Full Story
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Calvin Ayre Announces He Is To Leave Bodog The founder of Bodog Entertainment Group, Calvin Ayre, has announced that he is walking away from the company in order to focus on charitable works through the Calvin Ayre Foundation. The 47-year-old Canadian made the announcement earlier this week on his blog at CalvinAyreLife.com after reportedly not being involved in day-to-day operations for the Antigua-based online gambling operator for several years. Read More? Youths prefer Web betting Young adults - a key growth sector for Canada’s gambling industry - are very interested in such “technology driven” options as online gambling, which is not yet legal in ... Read Full Story
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LONDON, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Last month Calvin Ayre challenged the iGaming industry to reach into their pockets for Haiti with a pledge to match any donations up to $1,000,000. For further donations please send your receipt and the company you represent to: Haiti@calvinayrefoundation.com a  
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"It is a disaster in Haiti . I know they have had a tough go from Mother Nature recently, hurricanes and now this earth quake, I cannot help but be disgusted with the ruling elite that has driven this country down like this while, no doubt, filling ...  
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As the entire online gambling...  
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Bodog website founder and Saskatchewan native Calvin Ayre believes that in five years his company will be a dominant player again and that “governments will all be in this business.”  
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Calvin and his Buddhist tattoo: everyone dies but not everyone lives. He lives.Calvin Ayre is a successful, and controversial, entrepreneur. He grew up on a pig farm in Saskatchewan, attended Waterloo University on a full-ride scholarship in physics and pioneered online gambling through his Bodog website family. He dabbled in real estate then in the stock market in Vancouver, where he lost a skirmish with securities officials. He built a huge...  
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