All-in-one online betting destination, Bodog Casino, has been out of service for a full week now, following a patent infringement ruling by a Nevada courtroom. Software technology company, 1st Technology successfully sued Bodog Entertainment Group, Bodog.net and Bodog.com for nearly $47 million, which was a judgement originally issued on June 13 earlier this year.

Now that the case is settled, Bodog's online gambling sites were forced to be taken off the airwaves because of their use of software that infringed upon patents held by 1st Technology. A sudden shocker to say the least, Bodog was quick to rectify the situation by launching a mirror gambling site aptly titled, NewBodog.com. Offering an explanation on their homepage, Bodog founder, Calvin Ayre referred to the situation as a domain name registration dispute - one which he is confident Bodog will win.

Well, we will see about that Calvin. Ayre said that nothing has changed in terms of the online gambling services offered at Bodog, and encouraged all members to continue "playing hard". Owner of California based 1st Technology, Scott Lewis, could not be reached for comment as reported by the Las Vegas Wire. Just how the domain infringement correlates to the patent infringement remains to be seen.