Fairness and Integrity
Are your cards really random?
Absolutely! We use Sun Microsystem's SecureRandom function for Java.
Thorough testing and evaluation of the Sports betting lines poker software by
third party auditing companies has found that:
*There was no statistical bias in cards dealt as pocket
cards.
*There was no statistical bias in cards dealt to any of the board
positions.
*There were no statistical differences in the cards dealt to games
involving experienced players and the cards dealt to games involving new
players.
We have also a database over the expected value for all
of the played real money hands at our site. Or you can view the list of
the pocket cards ranked by value or profit under Expected Value
Statistics.
You can also search for the results of each starting
cards combination. You can also view a statistical analysis of 500,000
real money hands dealt in the Texas Hold'em poker game. You can find
this information in the Poker School section under Card Stats.
If you are still not convinced, there are links to the
raw data (the hand histories) on the Poker School page, if you would
like to conduct your own tests.
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Do your cards favour certain
players?
Absolutely not! Our cards are checked and proven to be completely
random, and there is no reason why we would favour any player, since you
do not play poker against the house, but other players!
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Is it possible to predict the
cards?
Absolutely not! Our server sends out information only on a need-to-know
basis, which means that there is no way to predict any coming cards or
the other players' cards. The cards are not calculated until the very
moment before they are sent out, so there is no way to know them
in-advance (because they don't even "exist" in-advance). All sent
information is also heavily encrypted.
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What is the minimum age limit
to play at your site?
You have to be at least fully 18 years-old to play any of our games,
real-money or play-money alike.
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Poker Etiquette
What are abusive votes? How do
they work?
Players in play-money ring games can vote off an abusive player by
casting "abusive votes". This is a way of letting players "police" the
tables themselves when they feel there is a need to do so.
A player who receives 60-70% of abusive votes or more
from the rest at the table will be removed. You can cast a vote by click
on the avatar and selecting "vote off table". To prevent this function
from being abused, each player is only allowed to cast three votes
within a day.
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What can I do if a player at
the table is abusive?
You can choose to "mute" this player by click on his/her avatar and
selecting "mute". You will then filter out whatever the player types in
the table chat and not see them.
If most of the players present feel that the abusive
player is causing too much nuisance, you can also vote him off the table.
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What languages may I use to
chat at the tables?
Strictly, English is the only allowed language.
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May I play with more than one
account? Just for play-money?
For security reasons, we allow only one Sports betting lines account per
player and one real-money account per household. You can play for both
real-money and play-money with the same account, hence there is no need
to create more that one.
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May I pass chips to another
player by deliberately losing to him?
No. Passing/receiving chips to and from another player with intent is a
serious offence at Sports betting lines, play-money and real-money alike.
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Latest Poker Game Features
How do I hide/display lobby
chat?
This feature is only available for the download software. You can
hide/display lobby chat by changing the settings under "Options" ->
"Preferences" -> "Lobby".
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How do I turn on/off the
countdown time bar?
This feature is only available on the download software. To turn it
on/off, you can change the settings under "Options" -> "Preferences" ->
"Table".
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How do I categorize the players
I play against?
This feature is only available on the download software.
To set your own definitions to player categories:
1. Go to "Options" -> "Preferences" -> "Player Categories".
2. Enter the category descriptions beside the respective icons.
3. Click on "Apply" and then "OK".
To categorize a player:
1. Click on the player while at the table, a category icon will appear
above the player's avatar.
2. Click on this icon as many times you need to change it to the colour
you want.
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How do I customize the type of
messages that appear in the table chat?
This feature is only available on the download software. You can
customize the type of message you want to see by going to "Options" ->
"Preferences" -> and "Game Message".
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