New Posts For Thread: They move to Gibraltar the week b4 cheltenhamhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27226597/they-move-to-gibraltar-the-week-b4-cheltenhamWhy?The problems at the betting exchange have alarmed customers, who could get stuck with an open position which they cannot close."It's like premature burial" cried one client as the ambulance men lifted him on to the stretcher.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27226597/they-move-to-gibraltar-the-week-b4-cheltenham?post_id=489024333#489024333The problems at the betting exchange have alarmed customers, who could get stuck with an open position which they cannot close."It's like premature burial" cried one client as the ambulance men lifted him on to the stretcher.Sun, 13 Mar 2011 07:57:29 -0500I found this on the other forum. It probably explains a lot. It was posted the day before Saturday, which is slightly comical.But thanks to "An unusually helpful spokeswoman at Betfair" we have this :- Betfair promises problems are behind itBy Johnhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27226597/they-move-to-gibraltar-the-week-b4-cheltenham?post_id=489023821#489023821I found this on the other forum. It probably explains a lot. It was posted the day before Saturday, which is slightly comical.But thanks to "An unusually helpful spokeswoman at Betfair" we have this :- Betfair promises problems are behind itBy JohnSun, 13 Mar 2011 07:52:11 -0500http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/the-city-diary-so-taxing-betfair-finally-moves-offshore-2240330.htmlIn recent months, Betfair has undergone a period of significant restructuring and has now transferred the majority of the key systemshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27226597/they-move-to-gibraltar-the-week-b4-cheltenham?post_id=489013517#489013517http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/the-city-diary-so-taxing-betfair-finally-moves-offshore-2240330.htmlIn recent months, Betfair has undergone a period of significant restructuring and has now transferred the majority of the key systemsSun, 13 Mar 2011 05:46:49 -0500That figures. There is a company in a similar line of business in Ireland I seem to recall.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27226597/they-move-to-gibraltar-the-week-b4-cheltenham?post_id=488947325#488947325That figures. There is a company in a similar line of business in Ireland I seem to recall.Sat, 12 Mar 2011 13:01:24 -0600In which case perhaps the Title should read "They Move to Ireland the week b4 Cheltenham" - Why?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27226597/they-move-to-gibraltar-the-week-b4-cheltenham?post_id=488934193#488934193In which case perhaps the Title should read "They Move to Ireland the week b4 Cheltenham" - Why?Sat, 12 Mar 2011 11:08:33 -0600they say theyve just moved the server to ireland this weekhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27226597/they-move-to-gibraltar-the-week-b4-cheltenham?post_id=488933045#488933045they say theyve just moved the server to ireland this weekSat, 12 Mar 2011 11:00:44 -0600Its called Tax dogginghttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27226597/they-move-to-gibraltar-the-week-b4-cheltenham?post_id=488931909#488931909Its called Tax doggingSat, 12 Mar 2011 10:52:49 -0600Well as far as I've read the new data centre was in Dublin. If they've moved their stuff around such that they've key parts distributed all over the world that have to ALL be speaking to each other or it dies (the opposite of redundancy) that would bhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27226597/they-move-to-gibraltar-the-week-b4-cheltenham?post_id=488929637#488929637Well as far as I've read the new data centre was in Dublin. If they've moved their stuff around such that they've key parts distributed all over the world that have to ALL be speaking to each other or it dies (the opposite of redundancy) that would bSat, 12 Mar 2011 10:34:28 -0600I think you will find that key equipment for bet acceptance is now in Gibraltar.But whatver the situation, I thought they would have learnt from past occassions that moving key equipment before a major event was a no no.Site down againhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27226597/they-move-to-gibraltar-the-week-b4-cheltenham?post_id=488925909#488925909I think you will find that key equipment for bet acceptance is now in Gibraltar.But whatver the situation, I thought they would have learnt from past occassions that moving key equipment before a major event was a no no.Site down againSat, 12 Mar 2011 10:06:57 -0600My understanding (maybe wrong on this) was that when they had the site down for a period during the 'upgrade' a while back that was moving to a new data centre, and I think that might have been in Dublin. That would tie in with what you say, but therhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27226597/they-move-to-gibraltar-the-week-b4-cheltenham?post_id=488920157#488920157My understanding (maybe wrong on this) was that when they had the site down for a period during the 'upgrade' a while back that was moving to a new data centre, and I think that might have been in Dublin. That would tie in with what you say, but therSat, 12 Mar 2011 09:16:11 -0600