Despite the sensational title, the article wishes for express federal licensing of online poker in the US, acknowledges that is not happening soon and eventually looks at how to protect yourself and still play poker on Apps .....
The sensational title, citing "China" and "possible" agent fraud does first conclude about PokerBros:
The games are NOT rigged:
"We could not find any hard evidence of rigged play, and
we believe that the gameplay on PokerBros is not rigged, and furthermore we confirmed that Gaming Laboratories International did an independent evaluation of PokerBros and certified the randomness, issuing a certification valid until July 2023."
"Beyond Games Limited’s Certificate of Integrity for PokerBros can be viewed at Gaming Laboratories International’s website - https://access.gaminglabs.com/certificate/index?i=331"
Possibility of dishonest agents not collecting deposits from their players:
The article takes issue with potentially dishonest agents not collecting deposits from players then paying their players, citing past dishonesty of agents ofering services other poker apps, such as NYPokerKing.
“Adnan ‘NYPokerKing’ Mohammad Owes $84K on PPPoker App.” Professional RakeBack.
https://professionalrakeback.com/ppp...lub-fai…
Basically, the author proposes a solution that sounds familiar:
1. "First, online poker needs to be made fully legal across the United States."
This is something the Author concludes is not at hand: "Unfortunately, the full legalization of online poker/gaming in the United States is something that seems far off. Lobbyists for some of the brick and mortar casinos continue to oppose competition from online poker/gaming. "
2. The author continues, "Second, to prevent any loss of player money,
there should be a mandate that all player funds be kept segregated and separate from money used to fund operations of the poker website/application."
However, the free-to-play apps, whether PokerBros or another app cannot themselves be used to gamble, unless some agent offers players to underwrite the action. This decentralized industry has to rely on the market, not a centralized "mandate". For any player, lnowing your agent is key.
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Know Your Agent: A player should be careful which game operator, or "union" he plays on
and what agent provides him with deposit and cashout services. The agent is the person underwrites the actual game a player might play in.
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Have a local poker agent that you personally know. It’s much safer to have your poker agent be someone local to you that others have worked with and can report a good experience on, and who you can find in the event of an issue. "
"Don’t be afraid to quit a poker club. If you suspect something is wrong or corrupt in a PokerBros club or union that you are a part of, tell your agent you need to cash out and get your money.
There are many clubs competing for customers." that use the PokerBros app.
The sensational headline, about "China" and possibly dishonest agents, concludes with the author's advice that play poker in the absence of US federal legislation legalizing the game across the US, a player needs to know your agent"
Last edited by Gzesh; 04-19-2020 at 11:24 AM.