Sunday night CBS will show their special program “How Online Gamblers Unmasked Cheaters”. This special was filmed after a four-month research into the online Texas Hold’em industry and specifically a con in relation to the online poker website Absolute Poker.

This poker page was inspected after a few of the poker players on the page alleged that a player was dishonestly winning a large amount of poker chips. Todd Witteles was a key player in this investigation, according to Witteles; he was losing huge amounts of money to the exact same Texas Hold’em poker player. Witteles declared that this gambler was raising against exceptionally good poker cards, most people would have believed he was simply handing over his money, but he was incredibly winning quite often.

Witteles was correct with his suppositions, following this it was uncovered that a poker player possibly working for the company was able to see everyone´s hole cards. At first look, Absolute Poker claimed that there were no problems with the room or the Texas Hold’em poker competitor. After many more players showed up with accusations, the poker page examined deeper into the situation and discovered wrongdoing.

In Jan. of 2008, the Kahnawake Gaming Commision revealed what the poker competitors and the Texas Hold’em poker site had supposed all along. The investigation proved that, there was a staff member who had broken through the poker room’s security and was playing poker unlawfully for around a month and a half. The research showed that the poker webpage had not benefited from the illicit activities at all, and was in no way, shape or form involved.

These issues are further testimony that there must be more control in regards to poker sites. The US government ought to authorize and regulate the online Texas Hold’em business to defend these honest customers. These rules would also regulate the entry to these websites by young children, which tends to be another problem issue lately.

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Shortly after the beginning of last week’s charity poker game to aid the Paralyzed Veterans of America, Ben Affleck goes all-in with a flop of Ace-Nine-King and two diamonds. He cringes when two of his challengers call the bet. He yells “Re-buy”, but the turn is a seven of hearts. Affleck is upset when a jack of diamonds is dealt on the river. He took the hand seriously even though there was no actual cash at stake. This is just the kind of thing that Affleck and several other online poker enthusiasts are pushing for.

Over $100,000 was raised for the paralyzed victims, but this was not the only function of the poker event held in Coors Field. Members of the Poker Players Alliance are working very hard to legalize internet poker in the United States. As part of their agenda, they are pushing to repeal the 2006 legislation Congress passed which forbids U.S. Banks and credit card companies from processing transactions related to online poker websites.

John Pappas, executive director of the Poker Players Alliance, is optimistic about the direction that the new congress will lead this decision. Pappas says that the alliance is pushing for a licensed industry, just for online poker, and not for all internet gambling. Pappas is interested in having a safe, regulated industry that all Americans can enjoy. The group is fighting for the rights of people and the privacy they deserve in their own home.

“There are misconceptions about poker and about online poker,” poker pro Andy Bloch said in between hands during the charity poker game. “Some people think that online gambling is gambling like a slot machine, and it’s not.”

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