Bovada
Bovada is an online gambling site owned by Morris Mohawk Gaming Group.
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History
1997-2000: Cyberoad
Established in 1997, Cyberoad was a software company specializing in providing online betting systems. In 1998 their technology was used to launch numerous early internet sportsbooks including MayanSports.com, TheBigBook.com, GrandPrixSports.com, and TheSportsMachine.com. These betting sites offered credit card deposits and e-check withdrawals through the use of the eBanx payment processor. This allowed these sportsbooks to stand out as most of the industry were still relying on Western Union and cash payments. On November 29, 1999 Cyberoad completed the purchase of eBanx.[1] After raising money to go public Cyberoad shut down in 2000.
2000-2001: El Moro and eSportz
El Moro Finances acquired Cyberoad's assets on July 20, 2000.[2] These were allocated to eSportz, a subsidiary of El Moro Finances. TheBigBook.com purchased GrandPrixSports.com and continued operating using the software distributed by eSportz. Other betting sites previously working with Cyberoad were left out of service, including MayanSports.com.
eSportz created their own betting site Bodog which was set to operate out of the same offices as The Big Book. Customers of Mayan Sports received e-mails informing them that their account information had been transferred over to Bodog.
2001-2003: Kazootek
Both Bodog and The Big Book were using Kazootek Technologies as an accounting firm, who also managed the eBanx payment system. On June 15th, 2001 two employees of Kazootek Viktoria Zazuolina and Tatiana Kostiouk began embezzling money from company clients. They recruited Greg Tanner, a new employee, to assist them in starting a new company using technology and money stolen from Kazootek and their clients. The Big Book had agreed to use their services, and allegedly began planning to steal source code from eSPortz betting software. After an investigation began in 2003, Viktoria Zazuolina resigned from Kazootek. Bodog announced the termination of it's partnership with The Big Book, and decided 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 the time one of the most reputable betting sites serving US markets. Following the purchase Bodog moved their offices from Costa Rica to Antigua, and absorbed WorldWide TeleSports existing staff members.
Calvin Ayre continued building Bodog's brand name.
2007-2009: Domain Seizure
2011-present: Bovada
Available States
Bovada is available to US residents in all states except Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Nevada.
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References
- ↑ "Cyberoad Completes Ebanx Acquisition", bnamericas, Costa Rica, November 29, 1999. Retrieved on 2019-09-17
- ↑ "TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP", Law Insider, June 20th, 2000. Retrieved on 2019-09-17