<\/p>\n

4. Mitch Garber \u2013 the Lawyer<\/h2>\n

<\/p>\n

Today, Mitch Garber is the CEO of Caesars and appears on the Canadian version of Dragon\u2019s Den. In the 1990s, newly qualified lawyer Garber was a key mover and shaker in the online gaming business.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

He handled state legislation, as well as developing online financial services. He helped set up the world\u2019s first online sportsbook in Antigua and kept the industry one step ahead of the regulators. He was also one of the highest paid executives in the world, when he was the CEO of PartyGaming, earning an annual package worth \u00a317 million.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

5. Calvin Ayre \u2013 It\u2019s a Brand Thang<\/h2>\n

<\/p>\n

Ayre\u2019s contribution to online gaming is stylistic. Ayre launched Bodog in 2000 and it\u2019s cool look and aspirational branding made it an instant hit. Ayre wrote his own code, brought the cool, and Bodog bloomed.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Ayre was true to his creation and enjoyed the life of the rock star. Always living the dream, complete with yachts, supermodels, and all the playboy trimmings. Today, Ayre dodges the feds and commentates on the industry.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The origins of online gaming are shrouded in a mystery. Who was first to market? Who wrote the code for the online casino? Who developed the first game of online poker. We don\u2019t have all the answers but here are some of the key players who set the roulette wheels in motion. 1. Ian Sherrington […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11621,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[120],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n