{"id":31004,"date":"2019-11-21T04:30:26","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T04:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=31004"},"modified":"2022-09-20T15:53:21","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T15:53:21","slug":"partypoker-continues-war-on-bots-suspends-57-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/partypoker-continues-war-on-bots-suspends-57-accounts\/","title":{"rendered":"Partypoker Continues War on Bots, Suspends 57 Accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"
Partypoker<\/b> announced this week that it shut down <\/span>57 bot accounts<\/b> in October as part of ongoing fraud detection efforts. The crackdown included the confiscation of <\/span>$15,627<\/b> in account funds.<\/span><\/p>\n The site announced the October efforts by its online\u00a0 poker<\/a> fraud team in a news release. That included 50 fraudulent accounts on its two main partypoker<\/a> url sites and seven on its <\/span>European<\/b> networks.<\/span><\/p>\n In detailing these latest moves, partypoker noted that suspending these accounts was part of the latest figures in its \u201congoing war on fraudulent bot accounts.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n A poker bot is a <\/span>software program<\/b> written to play against other players. The bots make use <\/span>algorithms<\/b> and <\/span>mathematical formulas<\/b> to play against human players.<\/span><\/p>\n Some bots are successful in siphoning away funds from other online poker players<\/a>. Unscrupulous \u201cplayers\u201d may make use of several bots on differing platforms with hopes of regular profits. Bots usually violate a site\u2019s terms of service.<\/span><\/p>\n As part of partypoker\u2019s bot-busting efforts, the full amount seized in October was redistributed<\/strong> to all affected players.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cPartypoker encourages players to continue reporting all suspicious activity at its tables,\u201d the site noted in a news release. \u201cPartypoker promises to investigate all incidents reported.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n As with other poker sites<\/a>, party invests in resources at safeguarding the safety of its players. That effort is spearheaded by a special poker fraud team made up of former poker pros.<\/span><\/p>\n This team investigates <\/span>suspicious activity<\/b> and aids in uncovering unscrupulous accounts. In the coming months, partypoker will continue updating players on the account closures made every month.<\/span><\/p>\n The latest moves by partypoker have been part of an industry wide effort to curb bots being used on online poker platforms. <\/span>PokerStars<\/b><\/a> and others have made attempts to rid sites of them.<\/span><\/p>\n With the prevalence of bots and artificial intelligence, Morgan Stanley<\/strong> even listed that as a reason to downgrade online poker stocks<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThis may be the first time that the investment world has taken a serious look at whether AI poses an existential risk to the business of online poker,\u201d <\/span>Online Poker Report<\/span><\/i> noted in September. \u201cIt is, however, a problem that players and operators have worried about since the boom years.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Some in the industry fear that the fear of bots and AI will deter players from getting in the online poker action. That could hamper efforts to grow the industry just as Pennsylvania<\/strong><\/a> has legalized online poker in the US.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Also in recent months, <\/span>underground offshore sites have also revealed efforts to elimination of bots <\/span><\/p>\n In August 2018, PokerStars gave a presentation<\/a> to the <\/span>Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board<\/b><\/a> as part of its efforts to launch in the state. The company touched on the issue of bots as part of its licensure efforts.<\/span><\/p>\n PokerStars noted that its protocols and safeguards are able to catch <\/span>89%<\/b> of collusion efforts and <\/span>90%<\/b> of bots. While these operators\u2019 efforts may not be foolproof, they point to an industry trying to keep the game between humans.<\/span><\/p>\n More than 172 billion hands have been dealt on the PokerStars platform<\/a>. The company outlined some of its security efforts and employs more than <\/span>240 security personnel<\/b> at six offices around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n That personnel make use of <\/span>proprietary fraud management systems<\/b> to make sure the games are secure. The company employs another <\/span>65 employees<\/b> to monitor for <\/span>game integrity<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n With money on the line, however, those efforts will need to continue. Player safety and security will be important caveats of growing the game beyond the four legal US states of <\/span>New Jersey<\/b><\/a>, <\/span>Nevada<\/b><\/a>, <\/span>Delaware<\/b><\/a>, and Pennsylvania<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Partypoker announced this week that it shut down 57 bot accounts in October as part of ongoing fraud detection efforts. The crackdown included the confiscation of $15,627 in account funds. The site announced the October efforts by its online\u00a0 poker fraud team in a news release. That included 50 fraudulent accounts on its two main […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":31011,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"vebbtech_seo_disable_yoast":false,"vebbtech_seo_hide_author":false,"vebbtech_seo_hide_date":false,"vebbtech_seo_hide_factchecker":false,"vebbtech_seo_fact_check_enabled":false,"vebbtech_seo_post_reviewer":0,"vebbtech_seo_post_review_date":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[16,17],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPartypoker battles bots, returns funds to players<\/span><\/h2>\n
Part of a continued crackdown on bot usage<\/span><\/h2>\n
PokerStars outlines security efforts in expanding into US<\/span><\/h2>\n