As feces continue to fly about the fan, Absolute Poker has agreed to a third-party investigation by a supposedly independent agency, Gaming Associates.
Mark Seif, a former attorney with a stake in AP has taken on the role as spokesperson on his \”blog\” at Bluff, and a few days ago announced that Absolute was conducting its own audit in an attempt to reassure players that there was nothing to fear:
Specifically, Absolute Poker’s internal investigation determined that it is impossible for any person, device, program, script or other means to see hole cards.
See, right there, we know that\’s not true. Because obviously the computer randomizing/dealing the cards knows … which is how they can send hand histories to each individual player. C\’mon, AP … try again. While personally I may be reserving judgment until at least a little more evidence comes out, it ain\’t looking pretty. The phrases being uttered (and not) by Absolute Poker remind me of the Catholic Church denying child sex abuse in the mid-\’90s. Not to put online poker on par with priestly pedophilia, but as is often the case in \”damage control\” amid scandal, attempts to cover-up, redirect, and deny may work for a little bit, but can prove costly in the long run. As to corporate CYA, the general public has become quite adept at seeing through that sorta doublespeak, and poker players will eventually take their addiction dollars elsewhere! [/soapbox]
I wonder if anyone playing (or observing) on Absolute has had their chat privileges suspended or blocked for providing warnings to players. That would be really interesting to know.
