bodoglife.com Announces Poker & Sports Marketing Conference

May 9th, 2005, LV Nevada – bodoglife.com is pleased to announce the second annual bodoglife.com Poker & Sports Marketing Conference set for July 6 and 7, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The bodoglife.com Poker & Sports Marketing Conference brings the biggest names in the online gambling industry together in one room – including sports legends, handicappers, professional poker players, online marketing experts, and successful entrepreneurs. They will discuss the future trends, technologies, and legal issues of an industry sitting on the forefront of great change – regulation, consolidation, and adoption by the mainstream markets as a popular form of online entertainment.

Over 80 million Americans play poker every year. One in every four Americans bets on sports at least once a year. Over $3.5 billion was wagered on the 2005 NCAA Basketball Tournament alone.

Online gambling has turned into a multi-billion dollar industry. The Bodog Poker & Sports Marketing Conference is a chance to learn from and network with the elite of the global online gambling community.

“I am looking forward to working closely with our fellow operators, affiliates, suppliers, industry media and investors as we strive towards making this experience a valuable one for everyone in attendance.” said Calvin Ayre, Founder and CEO of Bodog. “Of course, it would not be a bodoglife.com event without a fantastic party, beautiful women, and tons of entertainment to make for a wild night in Las Vegas.”

The official bodoglife.com ‘Party at the Palms’ will be held July 6 at the Rain Nightclub in the Palms Hotel, and will ensure that conference attendees leave Las Vegas with some truly lasting memories. Last year Joe Montana was on hand to autograph bodoglife.com footballs. “We are all very excited to bring this event back to Las Vegas, and know that this will be the single event everyone involved in online sports betting, Casino and poker should attend,” said Calvin Ayre. “We have a number of big surprises planned for this year, but you will have to be there to experience it all.”

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, Bodog is the top ranked US facing online gambling brand, with highest site traffic amongst US gaming web sites according to Hitwise. Bodog 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 gambling industry.