Quote: Originally Posted by lightning36
History is full of cheats who are willing to risk all for extra gain, be it money, power, sex, etc. Just in recent memory in the US, these come to mind:
1) Enron
2) Richard Nixon
3) Bill Clinton
4) Major League Baseball Players
5) George Ryan, former Governor of Illinois
6) Track and Field athletes, heck almost any athletes
7) Tobacco companies
You make a fair point here, with Enron especially being the one that sticks in my mind. But still, in each of these cases, the "reveal" that the crimes were being committed was a surprise. But in this case, the suspicion that online poker is rigged is an up-front concern, leading to all of this auditing and checking. It's the lack of auditing in so many of the above cases that made them possible.
(In the case of big tobacco specifically, I believe your example is flawed, as their crimes are exactly what permitted their profits.)
Is it possible that despite everything the major poker sites rig their draws? Sure, it's possible. But given all the scrutiny, it would surprise the heck out of me.
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