Users have been reporting getting SERVER 500 error messages on the ChipGuide today. Review of the activity logs shows much heavier volume than usual, several times the daily average. Much of the increased volume is coming from overseas. To alleviate the problems, traffic from the countries with the highest volume rates and the least likely to have any casino chip collectors have been banned, including Brazil, Vietnam, Iraq, Bangladesh and India. I'll continue to review the logs and take appropriate actions until performance is back to normal. Thanks for your patience while we deal with these issues.

It is difficult to tell, but the evidence suggests a coordinated attack to disrupt the ChipGuide and perhaps to capture the image library.