Calvin Ayre
Organization founder
1961 –
Who is Calvin Ayre?
Calvin Ayre is a Canadian entrepreneur and founder of the Bodog entertainment brand. In 1992 he laid the groundwork for the organization that eventually became online gambling company Bodog and the associated Bodog Entertainment Brand. In 2000 he launched Bodog.com, the success of which ultimately made him a billionaire. Ayre's notoriety increased in the mid-2000s as online gaming’s popularity surged, eventually landing him on the cover of Forbes Magazine's 2006 annual “Billionaires” edition and Star Magazine’s "Most Eligible Billionaire Bachelors” list in late 2007.
Ayre modeled his personal brand after Virgin Group founder Richard Branson and the way Branson applied the Virgin brand to a diverse range of business ventures. Ayre plans to build Bodog into a mainstream 21st-century digital entertainment conglomerate. He is noted for his "billionaire bad boy" image yet shrewd business sense.
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- Born
- May 25, 1961
Lloydminster - Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- University of Waterloo
- City University of Seattle
- Bachelor of Science
- Employment
- Bodog
- Lived in
- Lloydminster
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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