YOUBET.COM?

[deadon]

I've been trying to get in all day. What is the deal?

 

[G.MONEY]

SAME PROBLEM HERE...COULD IT BE A DOS ATTACK ?

 

just came up for me

 

[rjmole]

Same Here Up And Down All Day

 

[TheGeneral+]

My subscription is up with Youbet, but toward the end I had many problems accessing the site. Still a fav for horses though.

 

[oldmantime]

General,
I had the same problem today with YouBet. I sent them a very concerned email this afternoon. They responded that they have technicans working round the clock to fix the problem of which they are well aware. Their email to me also said that voice wagering was available.
I have never paid a monthly fee and never will to play at YouBet. (It's only about $300. per month wagered I think to keep a free account).
I think they have done a good job overall and hope this is fixed quickly with the great racing coming up. If it was a dos attack--I hope we will be told the truth. Also--if it was then the FBI will undoubtly get involved. But I doubt it was though.

 

[mvbski]

I work in the same industry up here in Oregon for another company and nobody here seems to know what is up with them today nobody is talking

 

[oldmantime]

mvbski,

I didn't know there was another company besides YouBet in Oregon.
Is Expressbet in Oregon--I don't mean to be nosey-only curious .

 

[mvbski]

there are a few up here and there are many hubs for them here,TVG,Racingchannel,Amtab,Brisbet,TSN,Usofftrack,Eurofftrack all of these companys have there hubs in Oregon

 

[oldmantime]

Thanks--just so you don't work for that ashole "stronach".
Had no idea they were in Oregon. (I thought maybe Ky. for Brisbet and TSN)

 

[mvbski]

nope I dont but I know they are coming here he has two tracks here

and he has ran both of them into the ground but I do work for one of the companys I mentioned adove

here is yhe money that came through the hubs here last year

2003


Account Wagering Hub
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter*
4th Quarter

Greyhound Channel dba US Offtrack
4,151,051
4,480,781
4,486,814
4,200,830

TVG
25,244,151
60,986,753
64,160,757
63,333,520

America TAB
20,881,002
27,503,590
27,573,330
26,516,625

Youbet.com
52,278,105
67,973,135
70,114,480
67,631,352

The Racing Channel dba Oneclickbetting.com
53,359,538
61,274,054
58,571,257
65,296,996

 

[oldmantime]

He figures that Maryland will leaglized the slots there and he'll make a ton. I think it's not in the immediate future but on the way.

Thanks for that info.
Whatever happened at YouBet today-made them answer my email quickly. Under 30 minutes. Normally it's 24 hours before I get any response from them.

 

[Thrillseeker]

Dear xxxxxxxxxxxxx,

Over the last twenty four hours some of our members may have been inconvenienced from time to time in accessing the Youbet.com® website with the ease they have become to expect. We apologize for this.

We have experienced some unusual and unaccounted-for volume of traffic on our site. Our engineers and other experts are working to diagnose the problem and restore our system to full access in short order.

Meanwhile, we want to assure you that:

* The inconvenience you are experiencing is related to unusual volume that is occuring at the Youbet.com home page; the Youbet website itself is fully intact.
* In the event that you are unable to access the Youbet site to place your wagers, you may easily and safely utilize our Youbet phone system by dialing 1-888-YOUBET1. That's 1-888-968-2381.

Thank you for your patience and, as always, your support of Youbet.com.

Sincerely,

Gary Sproule
Senior Vice President of Operations
Youbet.com

 

[mvbski]

why dont they just say they were DOS attacks

 

[oldmantime]

I would like to know also and if law enforcement is "working" on the problem. I have thought for some time that some of thes attacks may be from rival companies.
I went to the smokey OTB today and now have a headache!! Plus a little lighter in the wallet.