Online Poker Integrity
8:30 PM
Some players argue that it is impossible to prove the integrity of online poker and that offline poker is a safer option. The reality of the situation is that while cheating occurs in both formats, it's much harder to cheat in an online environment than offline; there are many reasons why this is the case.
The data that travels between the poker servers and our PC's uses a high level of encryption, typically between 128-bit and 1024-bit encryption which is virtually impossible to crack within any reasonable timeframe.
Online, the cards are shuffled and dealt using cryptographic algorithms, random number generators, entropy pool technology and secure socket layer technology to ensure that the cards are shuffled in a totally random and unpredictable way.
Another factor worthy of consideration is that the online cardrooms use sophisticated methods of collusion detection on their site, making collusion easier to detect as they can see everybodies folded hands, their hand history, their IP addresses aswell as a number of other techniques that make spotting patterns in peoples play considerably easier and much more accurate. Bricks & mortar cardrooms just don't have the same capability in ensuring the integrity of their games.
The data that travels between the poker servers and our PC's uses a high level of encryption, typically between 128-bit and 1024-bit encryption which is virtually impossible to crack within any reasonable timeframe.
Online, the cards are shuffled and dealt using cryptographic algorithms, random number generators, entropy pool technology and secure socket layer technology to ensure that the cards are shuffled in a totally random and unpredictable way.
Another factor worthy of consideration is that the online cardrooms use sophisticated methods of collusion detection on their site, making collusion easier to detect as they can see everybodies folded hands, their hand history, their IP addresses aswell as a number of other techniques that make spotting patterns in peoples play considerably easier and much more accurate. Bricks & mortar cardrooms just don't have the same capability in ensuring the integrity of their games.
