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Old Mar 13,2010, 04:20 PM   #1
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From pig farmer to gambling billionaire
The W5 episode on CTV tonight at 7 PM is about how a Saskatchewan pig farmer became an online gambling billionaire (Bodog).
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Sounds interesting. I'll look out for it on ctv.ca
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Old Mar 13,2010, 11:42 PM   #3
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How a pig farmer made billions in online gambling - CTV News
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Was interesting to see how often they pushed that it was illegal in Canada...

Nice life down south for him now.
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Old Mar 14,2010, 12:57 AM   #5
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The show ended with a surprising announcement that Ontario is the latest government to consider joining Quebec, BC and Atlantic Canada in setting up its own gambling site just like all the other so-called illegal and evil sites. Online poker for Canadians is +EV-ly fine the way it is, and I don't want the OLG screwing it up like its insider cheating, management abuses and weird gaming regulations.
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I don't want the OLG screwing it up like its insider cheating, management abuses and weird gaming regulations.
+1, managed by a bunch of idiots.
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The show ended with a surprising announcement that Ontario is the latest government to consider joining Quebec, BC and Atlantic Canada in setting up its own gambling site just like all the other so-called illegal and evil sites. Online poker for Canadians is +EV-ly fine the way it is, and I don't want the OLG screwing it up like its insider cheating, management abuses and weird gaming regulations.
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+1, managed by a bunch of idiots.
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Interesting story. Thanks for the info, Buddy.
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Old Mar 15,2010, 07:56 AM   #8
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Too late for that, folks. OLG will, eventually, be the only approved online gambling method for inmates of this province. I could even see them moving to make access to the competition extremely onerous, if not illegal.

We all know the government hates to compete on an even field . . .
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Too late for that, folks. OLG will, eventually, be the only approved online gambling method for inmates of this province. I could even see them moving to make access to the competition extremely onerous, if not illegal.

We all know the government hates to compete on an even field . . .
omg it this happens i'm moving.
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