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"Back Door" Cheating Scandal Rocks Online Poker

Posted by kdawson on from the know-when-to-hold-'em dept.

AcidAUS sends us the story of an online poker cheating ring that netted an estimated $10M for its perpetrators over almost 4 years. The article spotlights the role of an Australian player who first performed the statistical analyses that demonstrated that cheating had to be going on. "In two separate cases, Michael Josem, from Chatswood, analyzed detailed hand history data from Absolute Poker and UltimateBet and uncovered that certain player accounts won money at a rate too fast to be legitimate. His findings led to an internal investigation by the parent company that owns both sites. It found rogue employees had defrauded players over three years via a security hole that allowed the cheats to see other player's secret (or hole) cards." The (Mohawk) Kahnawake Gaming Commission, which licenses the two poker companies, has released its preliminary report. MSNBC reporting from a couple of weeks back gives deep background on the scandal.

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  1. Let's comp the cheaters some room nights by davidwr · · Score: 5, Funny

    Illicit high rollers get free room and board for the next 5-10 years.

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    Knowledge is how to play a game, intelligence is how to win, wisdom is knowing what game to play.
  2. This is why by bugeaterr · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't gamble.
    I invest my money in the stock market.

    1. Re:This is why by TheRealMindChild · · Score: 4, Funny

      Well, it's rather brutal here. Right now we are advising all our clients to put everything they've got into canned food and shotguns.

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      "When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back!" -- Cave Johnson
    2. Re:This is why by Hoi+Polloi · · Score: 5, Funny

      But then you find out that all the toilets have locks on them charging $10, or even worse, they are slot machines too. "Come on cherries! I need to pee!"

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      It is by the juice of the coffee bean that thoughts acquire speed, the teeth acquire stains. The stains become a warning
    3. Re:This is why by michaelhood · · Score: 4, Funny

      After a quick visit to the dictionary, I have to admit I am rather disappointed that waitron is not a robotic cocktail waitress that I was previously unaware of.

  3. Re:Back door by lobiusmoop · · Score: 4, Funny

    Liquor in the front,
    Poker in the rear.

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    "I bless every day that I continue to live, for every day is pure profit."
  4. EXACTLY! by BitterAndDrunk · · Score: 5, Funny
    That's why I only shoot up with clean needles. I'll get high, and there's No Consequences.

    I SAID NO CONSEQUENCES!

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    You better watch out, there may be dogs about . . .
  5. Re:*mucks his hand* by smegged · · Score: 4, Funny

    I could play poker all night for 20$ and not wake up smelling of smoke and beer.

    You're doing it wrong.