Jonas Ödman
Jonas Ödman is the Managing Member of Brown Marlin Gaming Technologies, Ltd Liability Co.,[1] a business-to-business software provider for the regulated US gambling market.
Career
[edit]Following a few years as usability consultant in the late 1990s and a few years at the Swedish National Police Board as Product Manager,[2] Ödman joined Ongame in 2004 as Product Manager for Ongame Network, Ongame’s B2B arm. Ödman worked during the sales process of Ongame to Austrian publicly traded company Bwin (then Betandwin).
Following the sale of Ongame in 2006,[3] Ödman was one of the founders of Gnuf.com, a Malta-based poker and casino website.[4]
In September 2009 Ödman joined Bodog Network as Vice President[5] and made a presentation at the EiG conference in Copenhagen titled “The Ultimate Solution to Rakeback Problems”,[6] the first step of what would later be known as the Bodog Recreational Poker Model.[2] Two years later, in November 2011, Bodog Network launched a new software with a new feature: Anonymous Tables for all tables, including tournaments.[7] This was another controversial step initiated by Ödman and created a storm of angry reactions in the poker forums[7] but has with time proven to be very successful. In June 2012 Ödman took over as President of Bodog Network.
In June 2013 Ödman left Bodog Network[8] and started to work on a new venture in California. He founded Brown Marlin Gaming Technologies, Ltd Liability Co., in August 2013[9][10] and with this company Ödman’s hopes to bring his recreational poker model to the regulated US market.
Personal life
[edit]Ödman started playing cards at a very young age and played junior elite bridge in Sweden in the late 1980s. Ödman won his first poker tournament in Las Vegas in July 2006, a $7,200 first prize at the Mirage Casino. He also played in WSOP Main Event that year but did not cash. His biggest poker success came in the Nordic Masters in Stockholm in March 2007 where he finished 2nd and won $130,000.[11]
Ödman is married and has two children.
References
[edit]- ^ "Brown Marlin Gaming Technologies - Home". brownmarlin.com. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Jonas Odman and the Bodog Recreational Poker Model | Poker News". CalvinAyre.com. 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
- ^ "Betandwin.Com to Acquire Ongame e-Solutions AB". Globeinvestor.com. 2006-02-04. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
- ^ "Gnuf.Com Launches Microgaming Powered Casino". Prleap.com. 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
- ^ "Jonas Odman part 1/2 | QuadJacks Poker Radio Friday January 20, 2012". YouTube. 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
- ^ "Bodog's Solution to the Rakeback Problem - Latest News in Online Poker". Egrmagazine.com. 2009-09-25. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
- ^ a b "CardPlayer, Bodog Introduces New Anonymous Poker Tables". CardPlayer.com. 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
- ^ Jones, Nick. "Bodog President Steps Down, Wants to Try Recreational Poker Model in the US | Pokerfuse Online Poker News". Pokerfuse.com. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
- ^ "Odman leaves Bodog Poker Network". iGaming Business. 2013-06-27. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- ^ "Brown Marlin Gaming Technologies - About Us". Brownmarlin.com. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- ^ Skandinaviens största pokersida. "Nordic Masters of Poker 2007 - Senaste resultat, bilder & videos". Poker.se. Retrieved 2014-01-10.