Spot on. I have a number of clients who are EU gambling sites. They can count on an email or phone call about 10 minutes before the start of any and every big

Spot on. I have a number of clients who are EU gambling sites. They can count on an email or phone call about 10 minutes before the start of any and every big Football/Rugby/Cricket match to the effect "pay us X euros or we'll take your site off line". Since the betting activity is greatest right before the start, this could represent millions in lost revenue. These clients are very good at DDoS mitigation, but I also suspect they pay a lot of folks off as a cost of doing business. I also suspect that many of the attacks are set up by competitors, because it's pretty easy for a user to say "can't place my bet here, I'll go next door".