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First Technology Awarded Damages

Copyright infringement in the online casino industry is a serious crime in the United States, and a recent case against the Bodog online casino gambling group proves that even in a controversial industry, the U.S. upholds the law. 1st Technology recently won a patent infringement lawsuit against Bodog Entertainment, and when Bodog failed to comply with the ruling, the case was sent even higher up the chain. Bodog found out the hard way that its online casino domain names could be used as collateral in the U.S. to pay off the lawsuits judgment amount.

Bodog Entertainment Group SA is operated out of Antigua, which is one of the top online casino jurisdictions servicing the U.S. – even after the UIGEA, some sites continue to circumvent the legislation and ignore U.S. laws. Bodog failed to show up for the Nevada court date, and the plaintiff, 1st Technology won by default and was awarded $49 million in damages.

1st Technology is gaining in popularity in the online casino gambling industry for innovative transmission systems. Notably, Bodog is not the first company that 1st Technology has sued and won for similar charges. This particular patent infringement lawsuit against Bodog concerned 1st Technology’s claim that Bodog illegally used the company’s patented “method and system for interactively transmitting multimedia information over a network which requires a reduced bandwidth.”

When Bodog failed to show for the Nevada trial 1st Technology won by default and was awarded significant damages. But Bodog has been unresponsive to the court ruling and 1st Technology has been forced to pursue the matter into an enforcement court. Though online casinos are no longer allowed in the U.S., the case still has validity because the copyrights are held in the U.S.