OK. I understand that I have not been playing poker as long as Mason, but the idea that he expressed on the Two+Two Pokercast about the online poker community policing itself like live poker players do is absurd. Sure, the 2+2ers got lucky with Absolute. Someone in the support department gave up information they should not have and a cheater was discovered. It took a lot of persistence and luck to catch this one.
The biggest difference between live and online is that players sitting at a table can observe what is happening to the deck, their hole cards and the deal. Online player are relying totally on the poker site to make sure a fair, unbiased and secure game is being played. In a good number of financial transactions that take place in the real world, an independent 3rd party is used to ensure the integrity of the transactions. That's where DealGuardian comes in.
DealGuardian is the only service an online poker room can use to prove to it's players that the games they are in are not being manipulated or hacked. But as long as people (the industry insiders) argue against live security measures, players will always have questions about game fairness. If you think it's time to move on and have online gaming progress to the next level, then write your favorite site and ask them when they will start using DealGuardian. You can use a link on this page to do so: http://www.securecarddealer.com/contactpokerrooms.aspx
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