In the U.S., Amazon's server failure brought down major iGaming operators
An Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud service failure on October 20 paralyzed the largest U.S. operators FanDuel and DraftKings. The incident occurred in the early morning hours Eastern time and affected millions of systems worldwide. Players were unable to log into accounts, play and withdraw funds. «FanDuel» did not restore service until 11:31 p.m. ET, «DraftKings» experienced withdrawal delays throughout the day. Fanatics and Hard Rock Bet also reported problems.
«Amazon said the problem had been fully fixed by 06:35am, but users continued to complain about glitches throughout the day. On social networks, players wrote about missing balances and the inability to bet on sporting events.
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