Bodog Poker Exits Eastern European, Portions of Asian Market

Bodog Poker this weekend announced it was exiting the emerging online poker market of Eastern Europe and portions of Asia. 

Countries affected included Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Israel, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovenia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. “We feel it is better to concentrate on our strengths & where we can offer the best product. The Bodog brand is known for its high level of customer service & spreading ourselves too thinly to try and cover a huge amount of smaller markets was proving logistically difficult. Bodog.co.uk will concentrate on growing existing markets.”

Players reported receipt of the following email correspondence over this past weekend: 

We recommend that you withdraw any balance you may have in your account by 30 August 2012. Minimum withdrawal amount is $/€/£10. After 30 August, we will adjust your balance to 0 to protect your funds. To withdraw your balance after 30 August, you will need to contact customer service at service@bodog.co.uk.

In an interesting sidenote, Bodog Poker's star representative at the moment is one Tatjana Pasalic, who just happens to reside in one of the nations listed on this exclusion list, Croatia. 

- Aaron Goldstein, Gambling911.com