Gambling Website Bodog Seized, Feds Indite Four Including Founder

A definitive direction in the grey area of online gambling, Federal authorities have taken an aggressive stance on Canada based gambling company Bodog.  The website name was seized this past Monday and indictments were quick to follow in the state of Maryland.  The outcome of this case should set interesting precedence on a state level for upcoming online gaming companies such as Zygna. “Gamblers in Maryland and elsewhere were sent a least $100 million by wire and check from 2005 to 2012, the U.S. Attorney’s office said, adding Bodog conducted a $42 million advertising campaign between 2005 and 2008 to … Read more

Facebook Under Fire as it Approaches IPO

I’m sick of Facebook.  The name makes me cringe every time the talking heads on CNBC spout out the same regurgitated facts; all too reminiscent of Armani  clad penguins feeding vast fields of their young.  Regardless, here’s some news that might  get a smile out of your spiteful inner self: lawsuits against the social media giant are rapidly piling up as we near the initial public offering.  No, the company didn’t decided to go on one last rampant crime spree just before going public.  It’s the scent of money in the air that drives the shoals of patent lawyers into … Read more