US Online Gamblers Panic Over Bank Web Crash

The Bank of America website crashed continuously throughout the day on Friday last week, causing panic for customers of US online gambling sites.

The crash was a reminder of the ever looming threat of crackdowns over the effective US online gambling ban, which was legislated for under the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act that outlawed the transfer of funds from financial institutions to internet gambling sites.

Routine Systems Change

On Friday it was the turn of Bank of America customers to wonder whether there was a particular reason why they were unable to access their online casino, online poker or sports book accounts, but fortunately it turned out the problems were the result of a routine systems change, a spokesperson for the bank said.

Rumors had circulated that the slowdown had resulted from a possible upcoming dump of internal documents from whistle blowing website Wikileaks, although the bank said the problems had nothing to do with security.

Banking Issues

Bank of America is not the first financial institution to have experienced such problems in recent months. Several other banks have had their online banking systems crash, causing problems for customers all around the country, including those using sports gambling and other gaming websites.