{"id":30599,"date":"2022-03-14T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=30599"},"modified":"2022-04-25T04:40:06","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T09:40:06","slug":"online-poker-rigged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/online-poker-rigged\/","title":{"rendered":"No, Online Poker Isn\u2019t Rigged"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
If you have ever played online poker<\/a>, you have probably been on the receiving end of some major bad beats, and maybe you asked yourself if online poker was actually rigged. <\/p>\n\n\n\n After all,\nhow many times can someone lose with aces or a set if the game isn’t rigged,\nright? <\/p>\n\n\n\n The actual\nanswer to that question is quite simple, as poker is a highly volatile game and\nthere\u2019s no telling what can happen on the turn of the next card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Live poker\nplayers can testify that some crazy situations happen in live poker as well,\nbut with fewer hands played per hour, the swings simply don\u2019t seem as bad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are\nstill wondering if online poker is rigged, the shortest possible answer I can\ngive you is no, online poker is not rigged, and there are quite a few arguments\nto support my statement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019ll\nexplain why and how online poker isn\u2019t rigged and even some of the ways you can\ncheck if the game is rigged yourself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Before we get started, it\u2019s important to note that I have nothing to gain by claiming online poker is not rigged. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In fact, if it was rigged, I would be the first to try and expose it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n However,\nafter carefully examining all the data and playing the game for years, I can confidently\nsay that online poker, when played at licensed and regulated sites, is\nabsolutely not rigged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here\u2019s why.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are\nplaying on a major online poker platform such as PokerStars, GGPoker, or Partypoker,\nyou need to understand that these sites don’t get to operate any way they want.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Each of these platforms is licensed by regulators such as the MGA<\/a>, the UKGC<\/a>, and others and must comply in full with the terms of the license to obtain and keep one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The terms\nof these licenses clearly state that the operator must provide a fair playing\nenvironment for all players, meaning the games can\u2019t be rigged. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To ensure\nthis is the case, the regulators will test all the software being used by the\noperator before they launch and during the licensing period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Operators\ngo out of their way to pay for extra audits from third parties and post their\nseals of approval on their websites, all designed to ensure that players are as\ncomfortable playing as possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Check\nout our comparison reviews of the some of the major poker rooms:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Each major\nonline poker room uses one of the big random number generators (RNGs) provided\nby just a few companies out there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n These\nplatforms use the RNG software to produce cards, starting with the initial hole\ncards you receive and all the way to the last card that hits the river. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Even if it\nmay sometimes seem like you “knew” a card was going to come, this is\nnot really true, and you were just hoping that it would or wouldn\u2019t come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The real\ntruth is that every card you see at PokerStars or any other major poker site is\nas close to random as possible, given the technology we have at our disposal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n What I mean\nby this is that RNGs are not truly random but rather shuffle through billions\nof numbers before stopping on one to produce a card. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\nstill don\u2019t believe me that online poker isn\u2019t rigged, I would highly recommend\nchecking for yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using poker\ntracking software such as Poker Tracker or Hold\u2019em, Manager, you can save all\nyour hands in a database and filter them in different ways. <\/p>\n\n\n\n7 Reasons That Prove Online Poker Isn\u2019t Rigged<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
1. Poker Sites Are Vetted<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2. Cards Are Produced by RNGs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
3. Players Can Track Hands<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n