Who are they Looking for? - 2
Already more than $24 million has been confiscated in the Bodog Entertainmnet
investigation – and this is just what the authorities have been willing to share
with the public. Online casino gambling analysts surmise that the government is
even closer on the company’s money trail than has been indicated. And included
in the investigation is, for a surety the leaders of the company. One key way
that the US government looks to shut down these operations is through the
founders, CEOs, and top level executives. In this case, Ayre is now longer the
CEO, but he is most certainly a notable figure and many in the industry surmise
that the US is actively seeking his arrest by any means possible.
Executives in the doomed BetonSports company were actually extradited or nabbed
once they hit US soil on account of sealed arrest warrants. In this case though,
most of the online casino gambling industry assumes that Ayre has a warrant out
for his arrest, but considering the fact that he knows his fact there is little
chance that he will make it easy on the US officials.
Others that are likely facing arrest if they step foot on US soil because of
involvement with the Bodog online casino gambling company include Jim Phillips.
Phillips has a more tenuous connection to Bodog’s operation, but according to
Baines, he “would not be surprised if the U.S. Justice Department doesn't have
him, as well as Ayre, in its crosshairs.” Baines elaborated on the fact that
Phillips played a key role in the way that Bodog was structured and provided
guidance on developing a payment processing system for the online casino
gamblers that would allow them to continue gambling and betting. |