10 REASONS NOT TO PLAY ONLINE POKER

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1. Online poker sites are not regulated or licensed in the United States.

Without some sort of oversight, poker players cannot be sure if sites are cheating on them. Some argue that it is not in a poker site's best interest to cheat since there is so much money coming in anyway. Unfortunately, greed can corrupt. And unregulated companies have proven time and again that where there's a will (to fool people to make more money), there's a way.

2. The RNG (Random Number Generator) of online poker sites is not that random.


 

RNGs are complex computer programs. However, the software can be modified to create subtle changes that affect play and results. Are there more bad beats on the internet? Are there more big hands, like quads and straight flushes, appearing online? Does it seem like there are too many heads-up situations where one premium hand loses to another premium hand to create even more excitement? Yes, yes and yes.

3. Online Poker Sites Back Their Integrity Claims With "Independent" Audits - Are They Really Unbiased?

The site audits can be independent, but they must be biased. Why? The companies that audit a poker site are paid by that site. In recent history, one of the top ten accounting firms has stopped its "independent" audits. And large US corporations have also been driven into bankruptcy due to falsified balance sheets; e.g. Enron.

4. There have been major online cheating scandals that online poker sites have never exposed.

There have been a handful of public cases of poker players being scammed by outsiders. Has the online poker site discovered this scam? no The only reason these cases became public is because other pkv games poker players did their own analysis of the incidents and reported on them.

5. Other scams happen online but no one gets caught.

So much money is being gambled away every minute that it is too juicy for unscrupulous people to take advantage of other players. For example, do you think there has ever been collusion at an online poker site? What about other forms of cheating, like playing under different usernames in the same event? Or a top player playing under a friend's username to boost their bankroll? It happens. It is usually transparent.

6. What about the frequency of stories about new players getting an advantage or a player losing after withdrawing money from a site?

It would make good business sense to give new players an edge. If a new player wins, they're likely to keep playing - even if they lose everything a few weeks later. There are also complaints about how a player withdrawing money after winning at a poker site seems to forget how to play and is now losing.

7. Sponsoring poker players creates an uneven playing field.

Do sponsored players risk their own money? According to reports, sponsored players receive 100% rakeback and are paid hourly at an online poker site. Is it fair that you risk your own money while a sponsored player takes no risk?

8. When the new UIGEA regulation goes into effect, will your bank cash your poker site's check?

Now you have to think about what happens when you win money at an online site. Assuming you play at a legitimate site and win, the site will pay you. It cannot transfer money to your bank account. Another method must be used, which will most likely send you a check. Will your bank cash that check when the new law goes into effect?

9. Are Online Poker Sites Brain Draining Teens and College Students?

Joe Cada admitted to playing online poker before he was 21 and even dropped out of school to play poker. It worked out for Joe, but what about the majority of teenagers and college students who won't be winners at poker? The temptation to win millions playing poker is strong for everyone. Undoubtedly, it's strongest among teenagers and college students considering 20-year-olds win millions playing poker. Online poker sites should not allow underage players.

10. You play online poker naked and are not a beautiful woman.

You know who you are... so cut it! I realize that this list will eliminate my chance of ever being sponsored by an online poker site. And I also realize that whenever I say something negative about online poker, some readers will write that I'm an idiot or worse.

Regardless of whether you play online poker or not, I firmly believe in one thing. This means that every adult in the US should have the freedom to play online poker and win or lose as much money as he/she wants. The politicians who strive to stop this freedom are being voted out, as were many in the last election.

After all, there are only 40 million Americans who play poker. And while most of them don't play online, the idea that their Congress wouldn't let them play poker even if they wanted to is just un-American.

Mitchell Cogert is the author of Tournament dominoqq Poker: 101 Winning Moves. It's the only reference book that shows the moves that pros use to win a poker tournament. These games are based on 20 years of tournament poker strategy review and actual play against Daniel Negreanu , Erick Lindgren, David Pham and other top pros. The book is highly rated 4.5 stars out of 5 on Amazon and a #1 bestseller in its category.

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