https://www.pokernews.com/news/2019/...t=pn-hp-hero-1
It does say cash a few times in the article and the details look cash oriented, but nothing stated seems to say it'll only apply to cash games. I'll try to get some verification soon, maybe people want to email Stars though and have the question escalated to someone in Software to give a good answer for March 1st.
I'd imagine anyone with approved seating scripts for SNGs would've received a Stars email already though if this does cover SNGs.
A better question might be if this will prevent current SNG scripts from working effectively. A few outtakes:
Quote:
“One such change is we will be prohibiting any tool or service for table selection efficiency that filters or sorts available games, or automates/semi-automates the process of joining available games based on opponent gameplay statistics or notes. For example, the use of seating scripts that join players to a set number of tables that have an average statistic for opponents above/below a certain figure, or work off pre-assigned player notes, are prohibited.”
Quote:
The three main points that will prohibit seating script software are:
Software that automatically seats the user at a table when a specific player sits at the table
Software that notifies the user when a specific player sits at the table
Any tool that scans the PokerStars lobby and automatically opens tables based on the players currently seated at them
The wording on those does seem to target cash games. Ultimately, whatever Stars wants to do wrt SNG scripts will be up to them, even if the technical details above don't cover them perfectly, if they want something banned they will quickly adjust, based on historical precedence.
Hopefully we can get some clarification here though.