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To: AuBug who wrote (102301)	8/19/2005 10:10:43 AM
From: Knighty Tin	Respond to of 132070

You can't, any more than you can know you aren't being cheated in Vegas or Monte Carlo. But if they are cheating online, they have to be cheating FOR somebody else at your table. And that person has to share the money with them and hide it from the auditor, stock exchange and regulator. If any online casino is ever caught cheating, they are toast forever. It's not like in Nevada where they simply fire a dealer and pretend they didn't know. At the smaller sites, you end up playing mostly against the same people again and again. Since I am winning against those folks, I don't think the casino is cheating to help them, though I could be wrong. Even on sites as large as PokerRoom and Paradise, you run into the usual suspects a lot. At sites like Noble and London, an unfamiliar name at your table is cause for celebration, as it's like new meat for the sharks. At a site like PartyPoker/Empire, it is like playing in a large city and you rarely run into the same folks. (I do run into a lot of the same people at Omaha, but that's because so few play the game). My main criterion is that I'm winning, and I'm winning more since I've improved my game. If you read the comments on WWW.HomePoker.com, many, many players think they were cheated and some think that robots are playing. Others think that hackers have cracked the code at various sites. So, it is an opinion many hold. If so, I'm just glad that the crooks like me. <G>

To: AuBug who wrote (102301)	8/19/2005 12:08:20 PM
From: Knighty Tin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

Another online poker shop may be switching software providers: onlinecasinonews.com

To: AuBug who wrote (102301)	8/25/2005 9:19:54 AM
From: Knighty Tin	Respond to of 132070

Rod Stewart cancelled a concert because of cancer in 2000. Legitimate reason and I'm glad he is in remission. But he kept the $2 million fee. A wee bit questionable on that one. irishnews.com

To: AuBug who wrote (102301)	8/25/2005 10:30:53 AM
From: Knighty Tin	Respond to of 132070

Cassava Enterprises expected to go public in London next month. Cassava owns Pacific Poker and other online gambling operations. I will probably wait for PokerRoom or PokerStars, as Pacific has some problems. I play there, but it is the most clunky site I play at.