Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Betcris


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The result was   withdrawn. Chase me ladies, I&#39;m the Cavalry (talk) 19:45, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

Betcris

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Non-notable bookmaker. There are very few non-trivial mentions of Betcris. There's affiliate reviews, press releases, and fleeting mentions of controversial betting markets (e.g. "Want to bet that a hurricane will strike the US?"). The only meaningful third party coverage Betcris received was when they were targeted in a Denial of Service attack (along with Blue Square) in 2003. However this should make for a small mention [here], not an entire article on the bookmaker. Hazir (talk) 14:21, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
 *  Strong Keep - I've added what I think are enough sources and contextual quotes to establish notability but there are hundreds more out there. Definitely notable. (Article needs a lot of work though) PanydThe muffin is not subtle 15:15, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
 * It's a common tactic for bookmakers to release controversial markets as a way of garnering cheap publicity - this is hardly Encyclopedic material - at most it warrants a line (as in e.g. Paddy Power). The fact that Betcris launched in an unusual location (Rwanda) could be added to the article I suppose (I didn't find this reference). I still think we're clutching at straws for a stand-alone article. Hazir (talk) 15:56, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
 * You're right, it doesn't deserve a strong keep. I added a couple more reference with quotes from the articles. I still think it deserves a shot. PanydThe muffin is not subtle 17:00, 12 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Withdraw OK I'm happy enough that the article can be saved with the DDoS attack and Rwandan launch. I probably wouldn't have made the nomination had I found the Rwandan article (I really did read through dozens of articles!). I'll clean up the publicity stunt material later. Thanks Panyd. Hazir (talk) 18:46, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
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