April 13, 2005 – Bodog, the leading US facing online gambl’ng website, is further establishing their leadership role in the booming online poker and gaming poker industry by sponsoring eGaming Review’s Power 50 Summit. The Summit will be attended by the top 50 movers and shakers in the online poker and gambling world and is set to take place from April 24th – 26th 2005 at the Brocket Hall Estate, outside of London.
eGaming Review is widely known as the online gaming industry bible, and Bodog Founder and CEO Calvin Ayre was named to its initial Power 25 list last year. eGaming review called Bodog ‘a match for anyone. Its clever marketing and visible back room staff mean the site appeals beyond the core pro sectorÖand towards the mass market.’
Bodog’s sponsorship of this years’ Power 50 Summit is part of its overall goal to become the most recognizable brand in the online gambl’ng and entertainment markets.
‘We are looking forward to the Summit,’ notes Ayre. ‘It is a great opportunity to network with our peers, and take the online poker and gaming industry to a new level of quality and entertainment value for our players.’
Later this summer, Bodog will bring industry leaders together again at the Bodog Poker and Sports Marketing Conference. Scheduled for July 6th and 7th 2005 in Las Vegas, the Bodog Conference attracts the top names in online sports betting and poker, including major online gambl’ng operators, handicappers, affiliates, advertisers, and suppliers.
The annual Bodog Conference is bigger and better than ever this year, including new sessions on the hottest topic in the industry – online poker! Some of the biggest names in the game of poker and most important figures in the online poker and gaming industry will be speaking about poker and sports marketing, including the World Series of Poker’s Matt Savage, Oscar Nieboer, the Managing Director of Virgin Games, and Brian Balsbaugh, President of PokerRoyalty.com.
bodoglife.com Sports Casino Poker located in San Jose, Costa Rica, is federally licensed by the Costa Rican and UK governments. One of the pioneers in the field, bodoglife.com is the top ranked US facing online gambl’ng brand, with highest site traffic amongst US gaming web sites according to Hitwise. bodoglife.com is valued at over US $1 billion and ranked in the Power 25 online companies by eGaming Review. bodoglife.com Poker & Sports Marketing Conference, www.bodogconference.com, will take place in Las Vegas July 6 & 7, 2005, attracting the leaders of the online gambl’ng industry.