Bovada will NOT let you down with software quality — their software was updated in late 2011 and it works smoothly, functions well and looks good on all platforms, including the mobile version that has been gaining traction recently.
In addition, Bovada Treats You Well
Bovada’s customer service has always treated me well. You can contact them via phone or e-mail.
How Bovada/Bodog Got Started and Controversy
Bovada is the “US version of Bodog” – it was created by Bodog’s operators, has the same software and shares the same players. Thus, you can feel good to play at a site that has been in the online gambling business since 1998.
In 1998, a company called Cyberoad would provide software for some of the first online betting sites, namely Grand Prix, The Big Book and Mayan Sports. Also, keep in mind these companies were using a payment processor called eBank.
Eventually Cyberoad purchased eBank – a deal in which Calvin Ayre, the founder of Bodog, acted as a consultant.
In 2000, Cyberoad went out of business and El Moro Finance – a company owned by Calvin Ayre – acquired Cyberoad’s assets. El Moro Finance kept providing the same software that they had just acquired under the name of eSportz, only now things were different for the betting sites involved: The Big Book had acquired Grand Prix (The Big Book shared offices with Calvin Ayre’s company) and kept using the eSportz software, while eSportz and Mayan Sports were unable to come to an agreement.
During the time that Mayan Sports was out of the game, a new company called Bodog – founded by Calvin Ayre – started sending Mayan Sports’ customers e-mails, telling them to sign-up at Bodog and that they could use their Mayan Sports usernames to log-in. While I have had no success in finding accurate details of this deal, Mayan Sports has accused Calvin Ayre/Bodog of stealing its customers. Based on what I know, it certainly looks suspicious.
Calvin Ayre has been involved in quite a bit of weird stuff – for example, at some point he used a fake name (”Cole Turner”) as well as his real name, and made a lot of people angry when they found out that he had been acting under two names – and, of course, never told his business partners that he was operating under both names.
Before founding Bodog, Calvin Ayre has also been associated with marijuana smuggling (for which his father got sentenced) and insider trading (which he settled for $10,000).
Bovada Only Accepts Players from the US. It is exclusive for US players, although it shares its player pool with Bodog (Canadian-only).
Bovada does have States that are restricted – Bovada
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