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Originally Posted by sokrateez
can i prove it? no
do i think it exists? yes
where there is gambling there is greed, where there is greed there is cheating.
Sure.
But what you're talking about and what the OP is talking about is totally different.
OP is stating that FTP is cheating.
You're stating, correct me if I'm wrong, that players are cheating.
Huge difference. Just like in a B&M, you'll have players that try to cheat. That's a given. What OP is saying here, is that the house is cheating. That's where the difference lies.
As far as claiming other posters to be "naive" because they're questioning the OP's claims... would it be better if everybody just turns over on their backs and agrees with him? I seriously don't think that people are so naive as to negate the heavy possibility that there could be cheating that happens in the game of poker. But I do think that many people HAVE come to a conclusion that it wouldn't be... how would you say it... "+EV"... for companies like FTP to do so. There's just too much to risk for so little in return. These companies make their money off of rake, not off of petty schemes.
Can I prove that FTP is NOT cheating? No.
Do I think they WOULD cheat? No.
Do I think that players cheat? All the time, as long as they still have that opportunity.
Do I think FTP would take measures to counteract cheating? Of course. If the environment isn't safe for their customers, if they have a bad reputation for being unable and unwilling to identify and eradicate platforms of cheating, they'll ultimately lose their bottom line: customers.
Where there is gambling there is greed. Where there is greed there is cheating. I certainly understand that the good old folks at Full Tilt/PokerStars, etc. aren't my best friends and that their primary goal is to gain as much money from me as possible. But I also understand that, because of this, they would do all that they can in their power to ensure that cheaters aren't the cause for me to take my business elsewhere.
Make sense?