> It's clear the poker sites make some money through ads and transactional commission but since people play against each other they don't benefit from the advan

> It's clear the poker sites make some money through ads and transactional commission but since people play against each other they don't benefit from the advantages a normal casino would have. Although people lose their money they lose it to the person across the table not to the "house". You clearly dont understand how poker rooms, online or physical, operate. They take a rake from each hand regardless of winner. This article has nothing to do with the "advantages" of the house, more about accounting fraud that allow partners to cash out deposits from players.