The online gambling portal Bodog distinguishes itself as one of the most popular in the United States. In France, it is no longer accessible as we indicated in this article. It is about to change its domain name from Bodog.com to Bodog.eu.

A program of international expansion

To explain this change, the site officials evoke an international expansion program launched in December 2010. They believe that this new domain name is more comprehensive and fits better in the new markets they plan to enter. Bodog will also focus soon on several markets in Asia and Latin America.

The influence of Black Friday

Despite these explanations Bodog officials do not mention the events of Black Friday, it is hard not to think of the famous Black Friday to explain the sudden change of domain name. As we indicated in this article, Friday, April 15, the FBI seizes domain names of PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker. The real reason for the change of domain name could be to escape the federal authorities. Even if a site is hosted outside the U.S., as long as it owns a domain name in. com,. Net or. Org, it may be investigated by the U.S. justice since these extensions are generated by organizations based in the United States.