Calvin Ayre May Risk a Trip to the USA

March 27 - Since the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act was signed into law in October 2006, the United States Department of Justice has placed several top online gambling executives, who are wanted for questioning in 'illegal' online wagering activities and 'fraud', onto their watch list.

The State of Louisiana has taken the watch list one step further and issued warrants of arrest for a large number of online gambling bosses, who, as a result are scared to put a foot down in the state, never mind the entire country.

One of these 'suspects' on the American watch list is none other than the Bodog Boss, Mr. Calvin Ayre himself - the flamboyant Canadian millionaire businessman and philanthropist, who founded the hugely successful Bodog Entertainment Group in 2005. Ayre, who resides in Antigua, has not been able to enter the United States since the UIGEA kicked in, for fear that he may be arrested by authorities.

However, this summer, Calvin Ayre is quite desperate to attend the wedding of a close colleague who is tying the knot in a traditional Jewish affair in New York State this coming summer. The question on everybody's lips is whether Calvin Ayre will risk a trip to the United States, or whether he will have to make do with satellite presence only as he did at recording artist, Billy Nafked's wedding last year.

A few months ago, it was hinted at that Antigua may seek to have the warrants of arrest against internet gambling moguls dropped by the Department of Justice as part of ongoing negotiations in a bid to settle a conflict between the two countries over online gambling. Then it was stated that many executives cannot even make connecting flights to other countries in case they were arrested. However, nothing concrete has developed from these talks.