BodogBecky is here to help...nice to meet you guys!

heya beckster!  welcome!

if you're still reading at this point, and you're not aware of bodog's general reputation in the degenerate community, you're probably somewhat taken aback by the hostility thus far to your smiley post.  regrettably, you should steel yourself for more, though, because until there are fundamental changes in the way the book does business, there just won't be a whole lotta love for the emissaries of bodog, newbodog, or bodoglife, or whatever the url ended up being.  it's just that, even among those of us whose first account was with bodog because of its user-friendliness, ubiquitous advertising, ease of deposits, etc., very few take it seriously any more.  i still maintain a small account mostly for low stakes poker, but it doesn't take much time on these forums or much comparison shopping to realize that bodog is, and has been for a long time, associated mostly with low limits, late lines, high juice, and annoying red box restrictions on teasers and parlays.  mr ayre really seemed more interested from the outset in "branding" and image than in providing a gaming experience competitive with other major outlets -- advertising and attitude were supposed to make up for the many minuses, 'cause hey, we're the maxim magazine or the budweiser of online gaming.

and hey, it worked for him ... he's still rich, i suppose, despite the legal travails.  but it doesn't still work for most of us.  to this day there's still franchising value and name recognition, but that recognition isn't gonna conjure many warm and fuzzy sentiments.

but hope springs eternal, and so maybe the fact that the franchisees have you cruising here indicates some interest in more substantial changes which might win back lost ground ... so try not to let the locker room vulgarity get you down, welcome, and good luck.