I've heard people wonder if online poker is legit. They always mention how many times they see certain hands that they never see in real table games. The fact that they play 3x as many hands online as they would at a table, and are therefore likely to see 3x the number of bad beats and exotic hands doesn't seem to register or make a difference. They still believe something is fishy. And now that an online poker site appears to have been caught in a cheat, even if it was just once at a tournament table, it validates all those beliefs.
The thing is, the employee involved in this (it is rumoured to be one of the owners) is stupid because they just killed the goose that was providing the golden eggs. Unless the site is a start-up, online gambling should be a cash cow. But the number one thing any online business needs to cultivate is trust. You need to trust that you can give them your money. Now that trust has been violated, and there are a bunch of other sites that are the same darn thing who will be more than happy accept those customers.
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