r/interestingasfuck • u/lonewolff321 • 12h ago

An online poker bot farm where dozens of synced laptops collude at the same table against real players

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u/boogermike 10h ago

So true! They will kick out any of the successful players and promote to the losers. Propublica just did a big expose on this.

https://www.propublica.org/article/draftkings-sports-gambling-problem-vip-fanduel

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u/LiquidBionix 9h ago

It's actually even worse. You don't even need to be "successful" in the sense that you win money. You just need to place smart bets. If they determine that you place too many smart bets (i.e. you are looking for good deals for the odds), you're out.

You are removed for having a brain.

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u/ImShittingAMA 9h ago

This is literally such a cool read! Thanks for sharing!

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u/boogermike 7h ago

It is so sad, because the author really fed into all the tropes of being a problem gambler and this just amped up the gambling sites interest. Propublica FTW!

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u/HuckleberryMoney2320 10h ago

Very interesting read, thanks.

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u/rest0re 10h ago

Interesting read, ty for posting.

Not surprised unfortunately.