Rebecca's Recommendations - July 21, 2006

21 July 2006

By Rebecca Liggero

What craziness! Ok. BetOnSports has some serious issues to deal with. More specifically, the BetOnSports CEO was arrested at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on his way home to Costa Rica. Why? He was charged with racketeering conspiracy for participating in an illegal gambling enterprise. Oh boy. Good luck with that one, my friend. For all the dirt and constant updates on this lovely situation please be sure to visit Gambling 911- here you find everything you ever wanted to know about BetOnSports and the unfortunate load of crap that they are in. So here is the best part. There are 1,000 people planning to attend the Bodog Conference next week, myself included, and many from the sportsbook side of the industry. Can the show go on? This has been a very hot, gossipy, juicy and rumor-filled subject for the past 72 hours. Such fun. So here is what I know. With regards to the conference, Calvin Ayre, Bodog's founder and CEO (as if you didn't already know), released the following official statement:

"The U.S. government has the ability to detain anyone who enters into the U.S. as it sees fit – we all know that and we all abide by their authority within their jurisdiction. At this point, the detention of a high-profile senior executive in the online gaming industry may appear to some as ominous for the online gambling industry, but that is not the case at all. The charges are specific to the person and company at issue, and has nothing to do with Bodog.com's current or previous business practices. Bodog.com, a privately held, Costa Rican-based company, has an innovative and different business model that allows us to run our entertainment enterprise within the laws set out in each of the jurisdictions where we conduct our business. Bodog.com will continue to carry on its business as usual and our organization is quite confident the U.S. government’s actions will have no impact on our operations. We are leading the way in digital entertainment and will continue to do so."

Interesting. That said, guess what just happened? The very much anticipated Bodog Conference was cancelled. CANCELLED! This is an industry first, let me tell you. Immediately following the cancellation, Calvin Ayre released another official statement:

"Bodog was receiving lots of calls from would-be conference attendees who are expressing a high level of concern over the uncertainty surrounding the U.S. government's recent actions against a company in our industry. It is in light of these concerns that we have decided to postpone the Bodog.com Marketing Conference to a later date and at an international location".

Um, Costa Rica please? Anyway, regardless of where the conference will take place, I am still going to Vegas next week to attend the Bodog party (which of course is still happening) and the WSOP. If you will be in Vegas during this time, please come find me at the WSOP parties- I will be wearing a "LOOGWA" shirt along with the sultry Jenny Woo. Trust me, you won't want to miss this.

Alright my players, I hope that you found the BoS/Bodog Conference gossip at least remotely interesting. Probably not. But anyway...now I'm going to tell you how you can win a $60,000 custom made chopper built by OCC (Orange County Chopper). To earn your first entry and to claim the new players sign up bonus, open up and account at Jackpot City Online Casino, The Gaming Club Online Casino, Lucky Nugget Online Casino, and/or River Belle Online Casino and make a first single deposit of $50. All players can earn additional entries into the weekly drawings by wagering 500 credits across any casino games within the weekly draw dates. The final drawing will take place at the end of July and the winner will receive an all expenses paid trip to NYC, a leather "biker" jacket and the $60k custom built chopper. Very nice.

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Ok, I am off. Stay tuned for my Vegas/WSOP review in a few weeks, and hopefully I won't get arrested while I'm there.