Bodog.com is no more!

[jhansen]

http://www.shoemoney.com/2007/08/28/bodog-poker-website-down-in-judgement/

Earlier today the Bodog website (bodog.com) went down. Many people thought it was just technical issues. A good friend inside Bodog pinged me and told me that the site was actually yanked out from under Bodog’s hands earlier today.

Apparently, some guy in the US who was awarded a patent for something to do with taking bets online filed a lawsuit against Bodog awhile back. Bodog didn’t respond because they are not a US company. So a judge awarded a default judgment of 50 million.

Yesterday, the guy with the judgment used it to seize control of Bodog’s domain names from Enom. Almost all of their sites are now offline, and now they are going to loose all of their SERPS.

I am sure this will make some big news tomorrow. You can see Calvin's explanation here.

So if your looking for bodog here is the new bodog.

Crazy eh?

 

[Dave_Z]

He he, I knew you'd bring that up, Ron. :D

 

[DNQuest.com]

I think you are all giving Phil an aneurysm.

For those asking about outside U.S. registrars...hmm..1&1 comes to mind.

lol, just trying to keep the mass hysteria to a minimum...

As far as 1&1, does any real domainer ever want to go that route?

 

[homebuyer]

Bodog

I visited thenewbodog site last night. Lost $11,000 practicing poker. Glad it wasn't for real, but it was a lot of fun. Nice site.

 

[Rebel-Man]

looking for a registrar solution outside the us? Check us out at Rebel.com or go one step further and lease your very own registrar through MyRebel.com. All based in Canada.

 

[louddrums]

K, I'm not gonna sweat it then, sorry for stressing you phil! :hehe:

 

[Erdy]

The interesting thing is that they have given Bodog.com to Mel Molnick and by doing so they have considered a domain name something that can be given away for financial compansation. It looks as if bodog.com, the domain name, is a property that has financial value.

When there is a case and you are the domain owner and you want your domain to be considered as property, you are screwed since they will say it is no property but it is a service that you get by signing an agreement.

Godaddy considers all godaddy domains as a service they provide and they can cancel this service if they want. For instance, if they think your contact details are incorrect and you don't respond to their emails, they cancel your service and then they sell your service at auction to the highest bidder. See FamilyAlbum.com story.

On another case where you want your domain not to be considered as property you are screwed again since this time they will pretend it is a property and will give it away so another party as if it was your car.

 

[italiandragon]

The interesting thing is that they have given Bodog.com to Mel Molnick and by doing so they have considered a domain name something that can be given away for financial compansation. It looks as if bodog.com, the domain name, is a property that has financial value.

When there is a case and you are the domain owner and you want your domain to be considered as property, you are screwed since they will say it is no property but it is a service that you get by signing an agreement.

Godaddy considers all godaddy domains as a service they provide and they can cancel this service if they want. For instance, if they think your contact details are incorrect and you don't respond to their emails, they cancel your service and then they sell your service at auction to the highest bidder. See FamilyAlbum.com story.

On another case where you want your domain not to be considered as property you are screwed again since this time they will pretend it is a property and will give it away so another party as if it was your car.

Marcello good point!

I think there is a mess in this industry and many unfair things happen.

Why .com must be considered US property just because the registry is there?

The money we pay comes from everywhere....on that one they are not fussy uh?

So now this guy who took Bodog can do the same for ANY internet gambling site.

How many days or weeks has the respondant to answer to the claim?

Imagine people go on holiday or to hospital ......so what happens?

Thanks

 

[godolphin]

It's no more newbodog either, it is bodoglife.com now

 

[JoeCanadian]

Notice he didn't use a US registrar for BodogLife.com. Good move!

 

[Dave_Z]

Now we'll see how far Mel will go.