| With the recent scandal that rocked one major | | | | system had been compromised, and the skeptics |
| online poker site, many people are questioning the | | | | finally admit at the conventional wisdom |
| safety of all online poker rooms. The truth is, the | | | | preventing sites from ripping off it's players was |
| online gambling environment is sketchy at best, | | | | completely flawed. |
| and one always runs the risk of being cheated | | | | After this whole scandal went down, it seemed to |
| when playing online. | | | | make sense that players wanting to prevent |
| One of the biggest risks is people is sharing their | | | | themselves from being cheated by colluding |
| whole card information. The problem is, it is usually | | | | players or the site should arm themselves |
| very hard to prove and up to the site operator | | | | properly. Always record and histories and pay |
| to do anything about it. Given that it is in their | | | | attention at the table. If you feel that players are |
| best interest to keep it on the hush, or risk | | | | colluding, quit and find another table. |
| harming the integrity of the game, Poker sites | | | | While online players should think positive that |
| have often hidden the results of security | | | | cheaters like Potripper had to go to such levels to |
| investigations. | | | | cheat the game, they should think negative that |
| One thing is for sure, claiming you have been | | | | all the results of whatever investigation has been |
| cheated is one thing, but evidence is what | | | | done are basically hidden from the players. For |
| matters. Take the recent Potripper scandal: It | | | | this reason, players should protect themselves as |
| was not until the hands were replayed and posted | | | | much as possible. |
| on YouTube did the offending site admit their | | | | |