Bodog founder and boss-man Calvin Ayre has been quick to respond to the news that doccie maker BlueMoon Entertainment has launched litigation accusing the gambling group of copy-catting it’s concept for a poker tournament reality show.
According to Gambling911, Ayre says the case has been thrown out but Bodog.com is not through fighting it just yet.
“We are actually not through with them (BlueMoon) yet,” Ayre insisted last Saturday afternoon. “I am going to make an example of these people to show what happens when you frivolously sue me.”
Ayre says that once an individual or company gets to be a certain size, “people start suing you”.
He explained that Bodog.com asked BlueMoon to submit a proposal for a television reality show just over a year ago, requesting the parameters involve poker and have Calvin Ayre appear in it.
“Those are the only two similarities,” Ayre insists. “The show is about my life. How the hell can they tell me what’s going on in my life?”
Ayre also commented that a woman from BlueMoon suggests she spoke with Calvin on two separate occasions during parties.
“I don’t remember this. She is one of many people I meet at parties and don’t remember them later on I am sure.”
The first episode of Bodog’s show, which is hosted by Ayre himself is scheduled to appear on Fox Sports TV this week. Attempts by BlueMoon to stop the show airing failed when a judge turned down an application for an injunction suspending the screening.
“Wild Card Poker” is a six-episode reality series about a $500 000 poker tournament, intercut with Costa Rican lifestyle elements and the activities of Bodog’s billionaire founder and top man, Calvin Ayre.