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Scottish Borders Council removes 16 links redirecting visitors to offshore gambling
By SectorWire desk ·
Summary
Scottish Borders Council removed 16 directory links earlier in August after the BBC alerted officials to redirects to gambling sites operating outside UK law. Expired community website domains had funnelled visitors to one offshore casino portal. The council also urged community councils to maintain their websites.
Why it matters
Expired community domains directed visitors from council directory links to an offshore casino portal, prompting link removals.