History of Poker Online
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Planet Poker, the first ever real money online cardroom was opened for business in 1998, this signified a new era for poker and was arguably the biggest evolution in the history of the game. Despite plenty of resistance initially, Planet Poker worked extremely hard with their client base to ensure online poker gaming was successful by providing a transparent service where many details were published for integrity purposes. One such area was their shuffling algorithm; unfortunately a flaw in the algorithm was exposed, plunging online poker back into the realms of untrustworthy once more.
In retrospect, it can be argued that the flaw in Planet Pokers shuffling algorithm paved the way for the rest of the industry; collectively they learned from Planet pokers mistakes, which allowed huge advancements in security to be made and nowadays we enjoy a much more secure and risk free poker experience.
Texas Holdem has grown enormoulsy and the market is now saturated with virtual cardrooms, with revenues totalling billions of dollars annually and integrity like never before, online poker is well and truly here to stay.
In retrospect, it can be argued that the flaw in Planet Pokers shuffling algorithm paved the way for the rest of the industry; collectively they learned from Planet pokers mistakes, which allowed huge advancements in security to be made and nowadays we enjoy a much more secure and risk free poker experience.
Texas Holdem has grown enormoulsy and the market is now saturated with virtual cardrooms, with revenues totalling billions of dollars annually and integrity like never before, online poker is well and truly here to stay.
