Overview. Calvin Ayre (born May 25, 1961, in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada) is the founder of the Bodog online gaming and entertainment brand, which he developed and launched in 1994. University of Seattle.

He was sentenced to one year of unsupervised probation and aR$500,000 US fine. The gambling website Bodog has been shut down and four Canadians indicted, including founder Calvin Ayre, for illegal gambling that generated more thanR$100 million in winnings, U.S. federal prosecutors say.