Offshore Sportsbook Bodog Hit With Manitoba Court Injunction

An overseas sportsbook has formally been told to knock it off by the Canadian legal system.


A judge for the Court of King's Bench of Manitoba granted an injunction on Monday versus Bodog, an online gaming operator based in Antigua and Barbuda.


The windows registry says the injunction was approved and checked in court. Reasons are to follow at a later date.


Monday's injunction was successfully looked for by the government-owned Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corp. (MBLL), which alleged Bodog was running illegally in the province. MBLL likewise declared that Bodog was diverting service away from its online gaming platform, PlayNow.


PlayNow is the only authorized iGaming website in Manitoba, and its owner, MBLL, wants Bodog to stop advertising and operating within the province. On Monday, that is what the court informed Bodog to do.


"This court orders and states that the Respondents have no legal authority to use online gambling items and services, whether through bodog.eu, bodog.net or any other related successor or replacement websites, or to promote such online services and products to persons located in Manitoba, as such activities are contrary to areas 201, 202, and 206 of the Criminal Code," Monday's order said.


- Government-owned Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corp. has actually gotten a court injunction versus Antigua and Barbuda-based Bodog.
- The Crown corporation is trying to stop Bodog from advertising and operating in the Canadian province, alleging the offshore sportsbook and casino betting site is breaking the law and diverting service far from MBLL's PlayNow platform.
- The injunction is a potentially precedent-setting advancement for Canada, which has a big "grey market" for online gaming.