ELORG

6 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jul 31, 2023 by Henk Rogers · said 3 times in 1 episodes since 2023 · across every show →

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Jul 31, 2023
Disclosure
Rogers eventually bought out the Soviet agency ELORG and now owns it
“I ended up buying them. I own Elord now.”
Henk Rogers Jul 31, 2023 ▶ 58:56 The Tetris Company: Henk Rogers
Jul 31, 2023
Assertion Supported
Soviet officials revealed they had never actually licensed Tetris console rights
“And he, Took the Tetris cartridge box into his hand, and he looked at it, and looked at it, and he looked at me, and he said, we never licensed console rights to anyone.”
Henk Rogers Jul 31, 2023 ▶ 41:40 The Tetris Company: Henk Rogers
Jul 31, 2023 neutral
Disclosure
ELORG's director panicked and redirected a Tetris wire transfer during Soviet privatization
“I remember there was a very interesting moment in time when it was just the transition when it became a private company, and it was Mr. Belikov called me up in a panic and said, you know, the money that you cabled me, can you, like, Get it back, and then send …”
Henk Rogers Jul 31, 2023 ▶ 52:43 The Tetris Company: Henk Rogers
Jul 31, 2023
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Soviet officials offered Rogers the Tetris console rights during their meeting
“And so, after I signed the contract, lockdown handheld, Mr. Belikoff asks me, Mr. Rogers, how would you like to license the console rights?”
Henk Rogers Jul 31, 2023 ▶ 50:38 The Tetris Company: Henk Rogers
Jul 31, 2023
Assertion Supported
Rogers offered the Soviet government 25 cents per Game Boy Tetris copy
“The offer that I made them was I would pay them 25 cents for every Game Boy Tetris that was sold.”
Henk Rogers Jul 31, 2023 ▶ 49:12 The Tetris Company: Henk Rogers
Jul 31, 2023
Assertion Supported
Eight Soviet officials interrogated Rogers over his Tetris console rights
“And then the next day in the room, eight people and me, I was being interrogated.”
Henk Rogers Jul 31, 2023 ▶ 43:36 The Tetris Company: Henk Rogers
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