The late 2013 raid by Philippine authorities on the offices of Bodog Asia has captured the attention of the online gaming and poker worlds. On Tuesday, Dan Taylor, a writer with CalvinAyre.com, published documents allegedly proving that a former employee was the instigator for the raids.

Former Bodog Asia CEO Jan Robert Gustafsson, who was ousted in March 2013, signed the document obtained by Taylor. It is allegedly the impetus that led Philippine authorities to raid Bodog Asia’s offices in Manila in November. In that affidavit, Gustafsson alleged that Bodog was offering gambling to Philippine customers, a violation of Philippine law. Taylor pointed out that Gustafsson, who had been at the helm of Bodog Asia for a year, admitted in the affidavit he was “unaware” that Bodog was offering online gambling.

That admission came a statement in the affidavit in which Gustafsson in November 2012 said he “overheard” a Philippine call center agent talking with an “overseas” Bodog Asia customer who needed assistance with a deposit. After discussing the call with the agent, Gustafsson was stunned to learn he was the CEO of a gambling company and assumed Bodog Asia was accepting wagers from Philippine customers.

Once he was dismissed in March of last year, Gustafsson worked up the determination to report the incident despite alleged threats against him. “Initially, I kept silent for my own safety because I know that [redacted] is well connected with some unscrupulous government officials,” Gustafsson’s affidavit signed on November 16, 2013 read. “My conscience bothered me so much [that] I decided to come out and report the illegal operation of [redacted] to [Philippine authorities] to finally put to a stop the illegal operation of [redacted].”

The sordid story dates back to Gustafsson’s dismissal as Bodog Asia CEO in March of last year. Gustafsson, along with Sylvia De Guzman and Sherwin Quiambao, were pushed out of Bodog Asia and charged with a litany of offenses by Bodog Asia and Philippine authorities. Fraud, extortion, embezzlement, forging documents, and a host of other charges were introduced against the trio and Taylor expected that additional charges of perjury could be added to the laundry list of misgivings against the threesome.

Taylor further reported that Gustafsson and De Guzman are also under investigation by the Philippine Government. The duo is allegedly being audited by the Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue for not paying taxes for their employment in the country.

Both sides of this story have been using Philippine authorities to further their cases. In August 2013, a former Bodog Asia employee filed charges against Bodog founder Calvin Ayre (pictured) alleging she had been raped. Twenty-four hours after the charges were filed, however, the employee recanted her allegations, stating that they were made “under duress” and that Gustafsson and De Guzman were behind the original statement.

PocketFives reached out to Ayre for comment, but did not receive a response as of press time. We’ll have more information on this story as it develops.

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