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Bodog Poker, one of the best known online poker companies in the United States made public during the summer of last year their plans for their operations in that country. Bodog announced that they would be re-branding their company name. By December 14, Bodog Poker got the wheels going for the switch to the new name – Bovada. The name is a play on the combination of Bodog and Nevada.

Bodog informatively sent out an email to all of their players about the transition. The email specifically stated that their current license agreement with MMGG (Morris Mohawk Gaming Group) will expire by the year’s end. Because of this, they will discontinue all services on the www.bodog.eu website. Also stated is that MMGG is still being retained as their official licensing agent although they would now be offering their services under the new website www.bovada.lv.

All of the customer’s accounts are not affected and would automatically be transferred to the new site. An overnight outage completed the transitioning, and the new website was up and working on December 14, 2011 at 11:00 in the morning. The new site is licensed by the KGC (Kahnawake Gaming Commission) in Canada.

Aside from a new name, they also have a new website which now has a more flamboyant layout. They have also updated their software which now offers a lot more new features. There are also reportedly a lot more bonuses and promotions with the new site. On the other hand, their software is still provided and managed by RTG (Real Time Gaming). The new Bovada accepts US players only.

Overall, Bovada is now the new website for US players only, although Bodog still operates Bodog88.com which is licensed in the Philippines for the market in Asia, and Bodog.co.uk which is hosted in the United Kingdom.