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I used to work for an online poker outfit. The boss wanted weak bots populating the tables so that we looked popular. Of course, he had a “crack team” of bot wr
by jagged-chisel 1y ago
I used to work for an online poker outfit. The boss wanted weak bots populating the tables so that we looked popular. Of course, he had a “crack team” of bot writers for playing on “other sites” to make money, too.
- sejje 1y agoThe poker world would love to hear your story. It would be the biggest news in some time.
- jagged-chisel 1y agoMight be another somewhat interesting perspective - not sure how filling in the details from my summary above could be big news. But sure, I’d write it up if it seems interesting enough to someone.
- sejje 1y agoBy and large it is not proven that bots exist in any large scale. The operator running his bots would be a betrayal and probably end the business of the poker site involved.
- jagged-chisel 1y agoThis was early in the online poker hype. I worked there for about a year, and they didn’t last long after I left the company. Forum posts from when they were still in business showed players suspected bot activity. The company wasn’t all that big, and I’m sure the lack of player trust did them in. Maybe it’s worth a couple hundred words.
- bee_rider 1y agoWow, is that really not some type of fraud? Fascinating.