A prominent official of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has affirmed that internet poker is not saved from schemes and manipulation in the web.
“There are several ways to cheat at online poker, none of which are legal,” Shawn Henry, assistant director for the FBI’s cyber division, inscribed in a correspondence to Representative Spencer Bachus of Alabama.
“Technology exists to manipulate online poker games in that it would only take two or three players working in unison to defeat the other players who are not part of the team,”
“The online poker vendors could detect this activity and put in place safeguards to discourage cheating, although it is unclear what the incentive would be for the vendor.”
The correspondence which was written in November 13 was set off today in an investigation on Internet gambling by a high ranking Republican on the House of Financial Services Committee. The bill is currently being observed.
Committee Chairman Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat, has put forward legislation to overturn the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). Government officials have been listening to point of views on behalf of and against online gambling at present and will consider if it can be regulated in the incoming future.
On today’s trial concerning the bill, many large gambling and technology institutions stated that illegal practices in the net are forbidden. Issues with regards to money laundering, gambling of minors and identity theft were not that common these days.