BodogLife CEO Calvin Ayre Retires

Calvin Ayre, the founder and face of the Bodog online gambling company, has announced his retirement from the company. The move is largely based on form, not function, as the majority of Bodog was sold to the Morris Mohawk Gambing Group in 2007. However, Ayre remained on as the face of the brand, and traveled around the world with his entourage of Bodog girls to help promote the brand. No longer though, as he has decided to focus more of his efforts on promoting his charitable organization, the Calvin Ayre Foundation.

The current plans for Bodog include refocusing their marketing efforts to the European market, as well as continuing to expand into Africa and South America as those areas continue to develop and grow. Bodog currently is one of the few online casinos that accept gamblers from the USA, so they have a significant share of that market and are looking to expand.

For those of you who don’t know, the Bodog brand runs an online gambling operation that accepts wagers on sports, horses, poker, and casino games. If you’d like to learn more about their site, click this link: Check Out BodogLife.com

There has been much speculation as to why Ayre retired, and many executives believe that Ayre was just stressed out on all fronts: his legal troubles with the USA, an ongoing patent lawsuit regarding all of Bodog’s domain names, and a strenuous lifestyle traveling all over the world.

However, Ayre simply cites that he wants to build his charitable foundation so it can help all people, but most specifically underprivileged children and adolescents. To learn more about the organization, go to CalvinAyreFoundation.com.

Throughout his life Calvin has always been under the spotlight. Before his Bodog days, there was tons of controversy with his other businesses. In the late 1980’s he was reported as being linked to a marijuana trafficking ring, but never received any charges. He has also had problems with the British Columbia Securities Commission, not to mention his legal troubles with the United States regarding running an online gambling operation.