I hate to prognosticate regarding the future situation of Sealswithclubs as I am an avid player and supporter.  I am disappointed in upper level managements judgment with the implementation of the site regarding IT & Security.  The present situation could've and should have been expected, for-casted and prevented or at the very least have an exact plan on re engineering of hardware, software & networking resources that can be rapidly implemented for crisis scenarios that is adversely affecting the seals community.

With every passing minute that the players are kept our of your casino, it speaks volumes to others that want to implement and compete in your arena while simultaneously killing the momentum that you had going with building a reputable on-line community.

I would never ever advocate paying a ransom because it's then open season on your site and besides, there is "No Honor Amongst Thieves" thus DDOS.

What reassurances will they have moving forward and do you realize that all the effort that you put in to build this community is being thrown away as each person starts to explore the COMPETITION!  The competition will then exploit this opportunity and many players will start to resonate with them after you did all the hard work to bring this business model to success. . 

Whether in marketing or some other related function you never advertise to or market to more customers than you can handle, for what could does it do your company to gain a temporary patron only to lose him to another company that is better prepared to handle the business of POKER!