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Patrik Selin says that the proposed legal changes in the US could be bad news for the existing market leaders

jodman — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:06:13 +0000

InsidePoker Business has published an article by Bodog Network CEO Patrik Selin, where Selin talks about the consequences of the proposed US legislation to legalize Internet gambling. Selin says that these changes to the egaming landscape could be bad news for the existing online poker market leaders.available.

The full article will be published in the September/October issue of InsidePoker Business.

Jonas Ödman on the French online poker tax

jodman — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:33:37 +0000

In an article published on several poker news sites, Bodog Network Vice President Jonas Ödman talks about how the French online poker tax is threatening the French online poker market.

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Patrik Selin argues poker rooms are contributing to their own downfall

jodman — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:01:19 +0000

In an article which will be published in the July/August issue of InsidePoker Business, Bodog Network CEO Patrik Selin talks about how poker rooms are contributing to their own downfall by catering too much for the professional players. An excerpt of the article is available here.

Patrik Selin on CEO panel at the iGaming Super Show

jodman — Tue, 11 May 2010 12:49:15 +0000

Patrik Selin will be on a CEO panel at the iGaming Super Show in Prague at the end of the month. The topic is Strategies That Work and the panel is scheduled for 26 May at 14:30-15:15.

Shaun Deeb First to Cash at EPT Monte Carlo

jodman — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:13:19 +0000

The Vegas-based New Yorker and tournament specialist, Shaun Deeb, is the first player to cash in the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo even though Day1B hasn’t even finished! How so? He knocked out Bodog Network CEO, Patrik Selin, who had put a 1,000 EUR bounty on his own head.

The hand details: The cut off player started the action with a pre-flop raised. Patrik (in Small Blind) called with AQ and Shaun (BB) re-raised with KJ. The cut off player called. Patrik (SB) re-re raised and Shaun (BB) then re-re-re raised! The cut off folded and Patrik flat called. The flop came down with K-J-J where Shaun cleverly made only a small bet which Patrik called.

The turn comes out 10 giving Patrik the straight and the inevitable all-in but not good enough to beat Shaun’s Full House. Shaun Deeb doubles up to 80,000 (average 34K) and is also one thousand euro richer.

Bodog Network’s CEO said: “It was always a going to be a tough day sat next to Shaun and to be honest if anybody on the table was going to kick me out I wanted it to be him. I probably should have gone all-in pre-flop to try and force the fold but I won’t be the first to say it this week; ‘that’s poker’. I wish Shaun and everybody left all the best and I will be back for more at the WPT Grand Final in Paris.”

Pre EPT Monte Carlo Interview with Patrik Selin

jodman — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:20:16 +0000

Rebecca Liggero yesterday published an interview with Patrik Selin on Calvinayre.com about his participation in EPT Monte Carlo which starts today.

Bodog Poker Network CEO to offer personal €1,000 bounty at EPT Grand Final, Monaco

jodman — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:55:57 +0000

In a new first for an EPT event Patrik Selin, the only CEO of a major poker company to play regularly in the world’s biggest poker tournaments, will be offering a personal €1,000 cash to whoever knocks him out of the EPT Grand Final in Monaco (April 25th-30th).
London-based Swede, Patrik Selin, has an impressive poker CV both on a business level and as a player including the €500,000,000 sale of the OnGame poker network to BWin in 2006 when OnGame’s CEO and at the felts he won the Ritz Club Live Tournament in 2006 and was 2nd to Peter Gould in the 2007 UK Open Main Event.

Bodog Poker Network’s CEO Patrik Selin commented: “I think its a shame more senior management of poker rooms do not play at these events as it is the best way to find out what players want. Everybody at a live event is passionate about the game and happy to talk about their likes and dislikes which is invaluable to anybody running a poker room.

“Now I have raised the stakes and will be putting €1,000 straight into to the hand of the person who knocks me out which should make the banter even more fun in Monaco.”

“No sure winners” says Patrik Selin

jodman — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:05:03 +0000

In a new interesting article on the EGR Magazine web site, Patrik Selin talks about how quickly the online poker industry has changed in the past.

Patrik Selin writes an article about consolidation

jodman — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:38:57 +0000

In an article published yesterday on the EGR Magazine web site, Patrik Selin gives an interesting view on consolidation.

Bodog Network Rakeback Clarification

jodman — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:54:37 +0000

LONDON, January 4 — When Bodog Network’s Jonas Ödman unveiled the brand’s new strategy to rakeback at the BAC in Budapest, September 2009, much debate and reaction has followed. The new system will be looking to reward operators bringing net depositing players to the table rather than the traditional method of rewarding the winning players.

However, inevitably, other poker rooms have tried to the follow the lead but appear to be actively ostracizing winning players in the process – this is something that is categorically not the strategy of Bodog Network.

The Bodog Network will reward operators bringing net depositing players which in turn are therefore attractive to winning players, rather than directly rewarding the winning player who is simply playing with a bankroll.

Patrk Selin, CEO of Bodog Network, stated; “The operators that appear to be trying to copy our model have missed the point. We will not be blocking winning players from our network – in fact we will be very attractive to them and will welcome them with open arms.

For further information please contact: BodogNetwork.com’s Press Office (London) on +44-7825-064776.