Responses from Poker Rooms About Online Security Questions

With the recent security problems found with Absolute Poker, you might be interested in knowing just a few of the responses received from a few of the online poker sites, when they were emailed questions regarding the security of their particular site.

Party Poker simply responded with a link to the FAQ section of their Web site, which contains information on "game fairness and integrity."

Adam, of the Security and Fraud division of Full Tilt Poker, replied in part saying, "Due to the potential security risks, we made sure there was no way for a user, internally or externally, to see another player's hole cards in real time.

"We do store hole card information, though not in real time, so our Security and Investigations Team can later review any suspicious or questionable activity. In over three years of dealing cards, there has never been a security breach on Full Tilt Poker."

Being adamant that what occurred at Absolute could not happen on their site, Stuart from their support team replied in part saying, "PokerStars' software was developed under strict security controls."

"To be clear: Nobody at PokerStars can see or know the hole cards of any hand in progress. Nobody in senior management, none of the software developers, no support representatives. Nobody at all."

From responses received, it seems that major players in the online gaming arena are on top of the security issue that has been in the spotlight recently.