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Online Poker for Linux?

Posted by Cliff on from the texas-hold-'em-anyone dept.

Burianski11 wonders: "For a while now, I have been playing online poker at sites such as Poker Stars and Party Poker. In the past, this hasn't bothered me much, since I was primarily a Windows user. However, now that I am trying to make the switch to Linux I am realizing that this is one thing that will be sorely missed (and may cause me to keep a Windows box around). Do any of you know of any online gambling sites that support Linux?"

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  1. Or a more helpful answer... by smallfries · · Score: 4, Informative

    would be to tell him to take a look at http://www.pokerroom.com which does exactly what he wants and is mozilla friendly.

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    1. Re:Or a more helpful answer... by Oinos · · Score: 3, Informative

      I'll second the recommendation for pokerroom.com. I play Texas Hold 'Em twice a week (the free version, I'm not that good) there. I use Mozilla on my Linux machine and have had no problems.

  2. Re:No. by phlegm · · Score: 4, Informative

    Actually it'a YES. Pokerroom.com works great. Uses java and is pretty much the same as partypoker.
    Never had any problems with it.

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  3. Paradise Poker worked ok under Wine by scrubjay · · Score: 4, Informative

    paradise poker
    Debian unstable system ... have played for fake money a few times ... seemed to work fine ... jake

  4. Re:Secure Poker? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    Virtually all of the top rooms have anti-collusion detection built in to their software to specifically deter this type of thing. Also, they employ "floormen", so if you suspect collusion, they can watch the hands and see if it's happening. Most other forms of cheating ar detected, or eliminated because you're playing on line. Basically, to stay in businees, a poker room needs to guarantee as much as possible that players are playing a fair game.