American DNS Providers Continue Services to UK Betting Sites

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Throwing gasoline onto a burning fire, I thought this article was
interesing -- given the related disussions here on the list. :-)

Via Netcraft.

[snip]

The U.S. crackdown on online gambling company BetOnSports appears
unlikely to spark dramatic shifts in the geography of the online
gambling industry in the short term. American DNS service providers and
DDoS mitigation companies are continuing to provide services to UK
betting sites, while initial fears about the British government's
extradition policy have eased somewhat. But some international betting
services are barring U.S. residents, and up-and-coming offshore "data
havens" are likely to be of growing interest to UK-based gambling
operations.

It will take time for the broader implications of the U.S. charges
against BetonSports.com to become clear. BetonSports.com CEO David
Carruthers was arrested Sunday in Dallas/Fort Worth airport as he
changed flights on his way from London to Costa Rica (where BetOnSports
is based) and charged with conspiracy, fraud and racketeering. Also
named in the indictment were Florida companies that provided marketing
services to BetonSports. While those charges dealt specifically with
the transport of gambling equipment to offshore sites, the inclusion of
the companies has raised concern among U.S. companies providing
services to international gambling sites.

Neustar Ultra Services (formerly UltraDNS), provides DNS management
services to BetonSports.com and several other UK gambling sites, and
said Friday that the U.S. action against the company has not changed
its practice. "We will continue to support our partners, and will do so
according to U.S. government law, however it shapes up," said a
spokesman for the company, which is based in Sterling, Va. "We support
plenty of gambling sites, but also many customers in other industries
as well." Prolexic, a Florida provider specializing in mitigation of
DDoS attacks, also counts offshore gambling web sites as customers.
Gambling sites are frequest targets of attacks from DDoS blackmail schemes.

[snip]

More here:
http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2006/07/22/american_dns_providers_continue_services_to_uk_betting_sites.html

- ferg

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"Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
 Engineering Architecture for the Internet
 fergdawg(at)netzero.net
 ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/


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