Betislands down time

**5mike5** · 05-13-12, 07:56 PM

oh how FAST things can change

**FindTheLock** · 05-13-12, 07:58 PM

5dimes is working like a champ!

**SBR Lou** · 05-13-12, 08:01 PM

Originally posted by Dark Horse

Is it now SBR's place to defend a book that was caught totally unprepared to an attack that, as you indicate, could have been fully expected?

Denial of service attacks are a thorn in the side of any webmaster, and do damage through multiple industries. Fortunately, there is upgraded technology to deal with these attacks and that's what BetIslands is in the process of implementing. Players using only BetIslands understandably may wish to cashout and wait for the smoke to clear.

**Dark Horse** · 05-13-12, 08:06 PM

Originally posted by SBR Lou

Denial of service attacks are a thorn in the side of any webmaster, and do damage through multiple industries. Fortunately, there is upgraded technology to deal with these attacks and that's what BetIslands is in the process of implementing. Players using only BetIslands understandably may wish to cashout and wait for the smoke to clear.

Just realized you weren't even around during the days of the original SBR. Now SBR has excuses for downtime. Too funny. Once it was a way to measure a book's reliability. That's what you get when you crawl into a book's pocket, with your eye on their pocket book.

**wisky** · 05-13-12, 08:16 PM

I was going to deposit last night could not get and went to Heritage !

**downsouth** · 05-13-12, 08:16 PM

IM a little worried, I have a pretty decent sized balance on there but still have approximately 20k left in rollover. Thinking may be best to just forfeit the bonus and wait until dust settles.

**wtt0315** · 05-13-12, 08:26 PM

Originally posted by downsouth

IM a little worried, I have a pretty decent sized balance on there but still have approximately 20k left in rollover. Thinking may be best to just forfeit the bonus and wait until dust settles.

dont think they will let you forfeit the bonus? I know betjam used to let you do that, but i think i asked them when i started and they said no. I redeposited a large sum this morning and did well today so I have a good balance, but I feel pretty safe. It is annoying but I got a 700 dollar payout friday in 2 hours. I dont think they were ready for this type of attack and hopefully they will get it fixed soon.

**PickWinnerAllDay** · 05-13-12, 08:54 PM

LOL awesome, now betislands goes to a go-daddy.com domain name for sale webpage.

**taxer** · 05-13-12, 08:55 PM

I go to betislands.mx that's the back up site 5dimes was down 3 days some time back and they are just fine now I worry when a book slacks in payouts these guys despite the tech issues pay the fastest

**PickWinnerAllDay** · 05-13-12, 08:56 PM

Betislands' website says the domain name is for sale

That is a nice touch by whoever is hacking... or betislands just stole our money.

**crustyme** · 05-13-12, 08:56 PM

what money?

youre broke.

**PickWinnerAllDay** · 05-13-12, 08:58 PM

If I make a video of my account, will you leave the board forever?

SBR would be a better place without your pussy ass.

**wtt0315** · 05-13-12, 08:58 PM

site is up for me

**wtt0315** · 05-13-12, 08:59 PM

if you go to betislands.com it goes to the godaddy page but if you go to betislands.mx it is working

**FindTheLock** · 05-13-12, 09:00 PM

I'd be very weary of logging into your account if that site is being hacked. The hackers might be gaining access to your password using a mirror that looks identical to the regular login screen. AKA phishing

**crustyme** · 05-13-12, 09:00 PM

clown used .com

doesnt even know the proper url of his "book"

**Mikail** · 05-13-12, 09:00 PM

uh oh. Say it ain't so.

**PickWinnerAllDay** · 05-13-12, 09:01 PM

yeah mx works. .com .ag both go to the go-daddy page.

**PickWinnerAllDay** · 05-13-12, 09:01 PM

Originally posted by crustyme

clown used .com

I will fight you crusty. You're a little bitch and we both know that, but you follow me around on this forum like a fly on shit so I'm guessing you either want me sexually or want to fight. So which is it, pal?

**physed** · 05-13-12, 09:25 PM

Originally posted by robmpink

Another guy who has no balance.

Wrong again. I have a $6200 balance and that is why I'm so concerned

**t-wizzle** · 05-13-12, 11:24 PM

Originally posted by PickWinnerAllDay

I will fight you crusty. You're a little bitch and we both know that, but you follow me around on this forum like a fly on shit so I'm guessing you either want me sexually or want to fight. So which is it, pal?

Dumbass referred to himself as "shit"

**PickWinnerAllDay** · 05-14-12, 12:23 AM

Originally posted by t-wizzle

Dumbass referred to himself as "shit"

Metaphors are tough, I know. You need to learn how not to trash talk the guy that is wiping the floor with you in our challenge.

**Frogger** · 05-14-12, 01:09 AM

SBR running out of books to sponsor

**visualrealism** · 05-14-12, 01:13 AM

Yea fuk them. Tried calling me last week for a deposit. I said fix the damn website first, and he said everything was okay.. ha ha ha

**jjgold** · 05-14-12, 05:21 AM

You wonder why books fail???

**HedgeHog** · 05-14-12, 05:42 AM

Originally posted by Dark Horse

Just realized you weren't even around during the days of the original SBR. Now SBR has excuses for downtime. Too funny. Once it was a way to measure a book's reliability. That's what you get when you crawl into a book's pocket, with your eye on their pocket book.

To be fair, the online betting climate has changed considerably (particularly for Americans) since you joined SBR in 2005. What transpired in '06 and '07 were especially "game changing". There used to be so many decent Books to choose from that Site Reliability and Email Response Time were used as SBR tools to distinguish which Books were better than others. No more. Now the focal point is primarily payout reliability and speed in doing so. BetIslands still does especially well in this critical area.

It's unfortunate and inconvenient that BI (Been Idle Sports) is down so often during this growth period. One could rightly argue that a rating downgrade is in order until their site is fully functional again. I'm willing to ride this storm out as long as I don't see payout problems. Until that happens, BI is still a solid B Book IMO.

**wtt0315** · 05-14-12, 06:00 AM

I guess i would still rather deal with these problems then deal with the every changing delay in payouts at brovada or whatever.. It sucks no doubt but honestly I feel worse for their cs. I am sure they are getting bitched at constantly and they really dont have anything to do with it.

**iQon** · 05-14-12, 08:07 AM

It's not for sale, it's parked. Big difference.

.com is set up to get ad money

**muldoon** · 05-14-12, 08:09 AM

Originally posted by PickWinnerAllDay

Metaphors are tough, I know.

So are similies

**Frogger** · 05-14-12, 09:50 AM

What happens to the poor user who was away from two weeks, never heard of SBR, and goes to .com, and then .ag, and doesn't get re-routed? How do they know to go to .mx ?

**muldoon** · 05-14-12, 10:17 AM

Originally posted by Frogger

What happens to the poor user who was away from two weeks, never heard of SBR, and goes to .com, and then .ag, and doesn't get re-routed? How do they know to go to .mx ?

google

**cfish1000** · 05-14-12, 12:39 PM

If you are located in the US as I am, you should know that the changes that Betislands has recently done, have moved their website to a host in Texas, US called Softlayer. This move now allows the US government full jurisdiction over all the data on the server, allowing them to seize it as they please. I am not doing any more business with BI until they move their site to an acceptable location. As I value my privacy.

**PickWinnerAllDay** · 05-14-12, 12:51 PM

Originally posted by cfish1000

If you are located in the US as I am, you should know that the changes that Betislands has recently done, have moved their website to a host in Texas, US called Softlayer. This move now allows the US government full jurisdiction over all the data on the server, allowing them to seize it as they please. I am not doing any more business with BI until they move their site to an acceptable location. As I value my privacy.

I'd like to hear from SBR or Betislands (Jon) as to whether that is actually true. Sounds false though.

**Frogger** · 05-14-12, 01:03 PM

Originally posted by cfish1000

If you are located in the US as I am, you should know that the changes that Betislands has recently done, have moved their website to a host in Texas, US called Softlayer. This move now allows the US government full jurisdiction over all the data on the server, allowing them to seize it as they please. I am not doing any more business with BI until they move their site to an acceptable location. As I value my privacy.

This cannot be right. How do we confirm or deny this?

**cfish1000** · 05-14-12, 01:07 PM

Originally posted by Frogger

This cannot be right. How do we confirm or deny this?

ping BI and you will see yourself

C:\Users\cfish>ping betislands.mx

Pinging betislands.mx [50.23.57.5] with 32 bytes of data:

so...

betislands.mx = 50.23.57.5

quick lookup of the IP Address information.

ip lookup proof here

Result.

Dallas, Texas

You do the math.