BODOG POKER - Online Poker Room Review
At a glance
Good Points: Stylish brand, good tournaments, with other entertainment options available at the site also.
Things To Improve: We'd like to see some draw games added and some integration between the poker room and casino.
Bottom Line: Bodog is the 'coolest' online gambling brand around. If you fancy yourelf as a 'playa' then Bodog is your online gambling mecca.
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Bodog Poker History
Bodog has been in business since 1994 as a sportsbook. They launched their own poker room in the early 2000s and are one of the world's fastest growing media & digital entertainment companies. Bodog offers a host of entertainment services, including: online gaming; a record label, Bodog Music; a million-dollar band search competition, Bodog Battle of the Bands; a publishing division (with an online magazine, Bodog Nation, and blog, Bodog Beat); and an international television production division (BodogTV), which has produced reality television series, such as BodogFight, Calvin Ayre Wild Card Poker and Bodog Salutes the Troops.
Bodog's founder, Calvin Ayre was featured on the cover of Forbes 'Billionaire' edition in 2006, and he has turned the Bodog brand into an entertainment destination, not just a sportsbook and poker room.
The 2006 World Series of Poker champion, Jamie Gold, was a member of Team Bodog.
Room Overview
| Promotions: | 4 |
| Deposit Bonuses: | 3.5 |
| Available Games: | 4 |
| Software Features: | 4 |
| Accepted Players: | 5 |
| Tournaments: | 4 |
| Player Rewards: | 4 |
| Deposit & Cashout Options: | 4 |
| Support: | 4.5 |
| Management & Integrity: | 4.5 |
| Overall: | 4.1 |
Bodog Poker runs some good promotions and sends a lot of players to live poker tournaments. At the moment they are running the second 'Wild Card Poker' reality TV event, and players can win their way onto the television show by playing online.
Team Bodog consists of Josh Arieh, David Williams and Evelyn Ng who all play at the site regularly.
Bonusing works a little diferent at Bodog than other sites. All first deposits earn 10% instantly..
There's no need for a bonus code at Bodog, the bonus amount will be added to your account automatically.
Bodog has the usual online poker games available, with 5 card stud added too. They also have a range of casino games available to play.
Texas Holdem, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Stud, 7 Stud Hi/Lo, 5 Stud, Casino Games
The Bodog poker software is just like the Bodog brand - stylish yet minimalistic. It has all the features of other poker software clients, with some added bonuses like the ability to create your own player profile, customise the size of the client, play at multiple table at once and change the color of the table felt.
A lot of people are surprised by how different the Bodog software is to other rooms, but we think a change is as good as a holiday. We like how Bodog have taken their poker software in a slightly different direction.
Bodog Poker accepts players from all over the world. They are in the top 10 largest poker sites and always have plenty of players online - you will always find a game.
Bodog tournaments are pretty good. They have a tournament leaderboard, where the winner plays a Team Bodog pro for at least $1000.
We like Bodog as a place to qualify for live poker events. Not only are they generally very generous with the satellite overlays, but if you are a member of Team Bodog, you can expect to be treated like a star.
Bodog has a player points system, where you can earn points for your play and then use them to enter tournaments or cash them in for real money. The points are especialy good for earning entry into satellite tournaments.
Bodog Poker has different options available for different parts of the world. All of the standard options are there, including credit cards, NETeller, Moneybookers, money transfer and NuCharge. As we can only access the options available to our part of the world, there could be an option customised for your location also. Cashouts can be sent to your city for pickup.
The default support email address is poker@bodog.com, or you can contact them by telephone on +800-1004-2004.
Their player support reputation is excellent, having been voted the best customer service in the online gaming industry by Casino player magazie in 2006.
Bodog Poker is licensed in Kahnawake, Canada and in Europe. Their offices are based on the tropical paradise of Antigua. Bodog is a private company, majority owned by the flamboyant billionaire Calvin Ayre.
They get 4.5 out of 5 for management & integrity and we believe your funds are 100% safe at Bodog. One of their slogans is 10+ years in business and no missed payouts - and it's true.
We'd like some sort of way to easily get to the sportsbook and casino from withtin the poker software. And we know we say this about nearly every online poker room, but how about some good old draw poker games too?
It'd also be good to be able to use your points to get some Bodog merchandise. Send us a t-shirt Calvin!
Joining Bodog is not giving yourself a new online poker room to play, it's a lifestyle choice too. It's worth checking out for some good tournament overlays and generally just to be entertained whenever you're online, especially if you like the occasional sports bet or casino game as well.
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