Internet casino CEO says industry not threatened by online-gambling crackdown
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) - Canadian billionaire Calvin Ayre, founder and CEO of Internet casino Bodog.com, said Tuesday that the arrest of a U.S. online gambling executive would not threaten his industry and that his business will operate as usual.
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