Police raid bodog.com ceo canadian billionaire Calvin Ayre - GoFuckYourself.com

SmokeyTheBear · 03-11-2006, 06:13 PM

whoops someone forgot to payoff a judge heh..

They raided him after he made the forbes list

A canadian pig farmer turned billionaire gambling mogul, WOW i'm in the wrong biz heh

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060311/...arica_ayre_col

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - Dozens of police barged into the Costa Rican home of Calvin Ayre, a Canadian online betting mogul featured on the cover of Forbes magazine's annual billionaire issue, Ayre said on Saturday.

Ayre, founder of the Costa-Rica-based bodog.com gambling site, told Reuters a television company was filming a party at his mansion as part of a celebrity poker tournament, but police thought unlicensed gambling was taking place there.

"They came in like they were raiding Al Capone's lair," said Ayre, 44.

Police seized a laptop computer and small files containing organizational material for the shoot in Friday's raid, said Peter Karroll, head of bodog.com's entertainment division.

Ayre said no one was arrested. Police were unavailable for comment.

Raised on a pig farm in Saskatchewan, Ayre founded bodog.com 10 years ago and runs it out of Costa Rica, where gambling laws are less strict than in North America. He was featured on Forbes' newly released annual list as Canada's newest billionaire.

The Web site takes bets on sports events and runs online poker games. Ayre's profile on bodog.com describes him as an "online entrepreneur, jetsetter, maverick, industry leader."

He said his appearance on the Forbes cover prompted local press speculation that he was organizing illegal gambling in his home. A judge then ordered the raid. "When you're on the cover of Forbes, you attract a lot of attention," he said.

Ayre said only party scenes were being filmed at his house for the TV show about a poker tournament. Segments featuring gambling were filmed at a local television station, he said

SmokeyTheBear · 03-11-2006, 06:15 PM

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Pornwolf · 03-11-2006, 06:19 PM

I don't get it, it's legal to have online gambling in Costa Rica but you can't gamble in your home?

Relish XXX · 03-11-2006, 06:20 PM

Police never raid my joint. They are usually joining in the fun!

Relish XXX · 03-11-2006, 06:23 PM

This guy is so vain it is unreal. He loves to have his face shoved on all of his sites.

I hope they smashed his fucking house to pieces.

Relish XXX · 03-11-2006, 06:24 PM

http://www.bodognation.com/

Just check this site. It should actually be called "I paid for a shrine to be with me as I still stink of pig shit....dot com"

Webby · 03-11-2006, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Pornwolf

I don't get it, it's legal to have online gambling in Costa Rica but you can't gamble in your home?

Yea.. more crap!

There is more to the story than that.

PS.. Or it could just be an "intelligent" police raid - they are shit for having crappy intelligence the world over.

EdgeXXX · 03-11-2006, 06:29 PM

I've thought for years (and still do) that there is just something that doesn't add up with bodog. I think there's a lot more going on behind the scenes there than meets the eye...

Shaze · 03-11-2006, 06:30 PM

interesting reading..thanks

Pornwolf · 03-11-2006, 06:31 PM

Check out his Forbes article titled, "Catch Me If You Can!"

Relish XXX · 03-11-2006, 06:35 PM

$100k bet that within 10 years he is doing a 10 year stretch in prison for fraud and he will keep claiming his innocence.

jacked · 03-11-2006, 06:36 PM

what a wanker... seen commercials for his site never checked it out though.. sucks they raided him over some BS

WiredGuy · 03-11-2006, 06:36 PM

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He placed his first bet during his teens, playing blackjack for pennies with his mates on long hockey trips across the Canadian tundra. By the time he attended the University of Waterloo, Ayre was betting on sports (for beers, he says), and developing a taste for business.

Ohhh, he's a UW grad too

WG

DesignWise · 03-11-2006, 06:47 PM

just when i got interested on online casinos.... well thanks mate..

Webby · 03-11-2006, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Pornwolf

Check out his Forbes article titled, "Catch Me If You Can!"

Mmm.. sounds like a big mouth with "interests" that would concern the law.

He claims not to be a US citizen or have interests within the US, so what's the US DOJ interest? If US citizens elect to use his services, don't sound like he is the person committing any crime. US law don't apply - tho the DOJ may think otherwise.

Underlying gambling stuff... least in Costa Rica, - it attracts a load of strange folks, often with unsavory associations who have "escaped" the US law and are clearly in violation of US laws simply because they remain US citizens.

There are plenty straight and legal gambling operations - guys like this cause these corps nothing but problems and attract the attention of the law.

JohnW · 03-11-2006, 06:49 PM

*cough* Starnet *cough*

;)

J.

Webby · 03-11-2006, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnW

*cough* Starnet *cough*

;)

J.

What u thinking about Starnet?

czarina · 03-11-2006, 06:55 PM

They raided because they thought that there was illegal gambeling. which means without the license.

CDSmith · 03-11-2006, 08:26 PM

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He said his appearance on the Forbes cover prompted local press speculation that he was organizing illegal gambling in his home. A judge then ordered the raid. "When you're on the cover of Forbes, you attract a lot of attention," he said.

Heh, wouldn't it be great if cops and judges needed more than just mere speculation before being able to order raids, invade your home and crap all over your life and civil rights?

Vitasoy · 03-12-2006, 10:33 AM

Why didn't I get into the gambling biz?

trafficdivision · 03-12-2006, 10:52 AM

eyp costa rica, nice place ;)

Red Ezra · 03-12-2006, 11:39 AM

call da wah-bulance

stev0 · 03-12-2006, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Relish XXX

This guy is so vain it is unreal. He loves to have his face shoved on all of his sites.

I hope they smashed his fucking house to pieces.

hahaha, so true... how many times does he have to mention his name or post a photo of himself on his sites?

Zuzana Designs · 03-12-2006, 01:22 PM

cool read .. sucks to be him

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