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=== 2001-2003: Kazootek ===
[[Bodog]] and [[The Big Book]] used [[Kazootek Technologies]] as an accounting firm. They were the same firm managing the eBanx payment system. On June 15th, 2001 two employees of Kazootek (Viktoria Zazuolina and Tatiana Kostiouk ) allegedly began embezzling money from company clients. They The duo recruited Greg Tanner, a new employee, Greg Tanner to assist them in starting a new rival company using technology and money funds stolen from Kazootek and their clients. [[The Big Book had ]] was rumored to have agreed to use their servicesbecome a client, and allegedly began planning to steal source code from eSPortz betting software[[eSportz]]. After Following an investigation began in 2003, Viktoria Zazuolina resigned from Kazootekin the summer of 2003. [[Bodog ]] announced the termination of it's partnership with The Big Book, and decided elected to become the sole betting site using eSportz software.
=== 2004-2007: Bodog ===
In October of 2006 [[Bodog ]] purchased [[WorldWide TeleSports ]] for $9 million dollars, which was at . At the time WWTS was considered one of the most reputable betting sites serving the US marketsmarket. Following the purchase Bodog moved their offices from Costa Rica to Antigua, and absorbed WorldWide TeleSports absorbing the existing staff membersof WOrldWide TeleSports into their company.
[[Calvin Ayre ]] continued building to build Bodog's brand namethrough numerous advertising campaigns and sponsored events. Poker's popularity was on the rise following the 2003 [[WSOP]]. Bodog reached agreements with David Williams and Josh Arieh (the 2nd and 3rd place finishers in the 2004 WSOP) to don the brand's logo in upcoming televised events. To work around United States' restrictions on gambling advertisements, Bodog aired commercials promoting free-to-play poker on their alternative domain (''bodog.net''). Customers searching for the site would inevitably stumble upon the pay-to-play version on the main site. Ayre expanded the brand with non-gambling related projects. This included a music label (Bodog Music), sports blog (BodogBEAT), MMA event (Bodog Fight), and music reality show (Bodog Battle of the Bands).
=== 2007-2009: Domain Seizure ===