Anti-Online Cheating Software for Poker Launched
March 16, 2009
Who can forget the scandals that threatened to bring down some of the biggest online poker sites? With online bots and allegations of “super accounts”, can online poker players really feel safe or is it better off for everyone to retreat back to live poker games?
CogniSafe Ltd claims to have the solution to the problem. Based in Tel Aviv, the company has announced that it has developed a program called PitBoss that online rooms can use to detect cheating from online bots, software cheats, hacking, super user accounts and even collusion. The Chief Technical Officer of CogniSafe has dubbed the software as “the complete solution to online cheating” and assures everyone that it works across a large variety of game types.
It sounds complicated and it is. The knowledgebase is an elaborate data model that has a cheat detection engine that is rooted in semantics. It is supposed to read some behavioural aspects of the player; as well as game logic and processes. It can work across a lot of game types because a lot of card games share rules and policies. Aside from varieties of poker, PitBoss can also work with Blackjack.
The benefits of employing the software are apparent. Real-time detection can prevent money from being shipped to the alleged poker cheat. This can prevent a lot of bad press which can result in loss of business. Online sites who utilize the software can also attract new players who would feel safer playing in a secure environment.
Although it sounds complicated, we don’t really have to understand exactly how PitBoss works. What’s important is finding out if PitBoss is really effective. If it does what it claims it can do, online poker rooms should look into integrating this software (or one like it) as soon as possible. After all, with all the online poker scandals that have occurred over the years, it is only fair that players once again feel safe playing poker online.
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