Intriguing press releases from a company called Casino Robots were cropping up all over the Internet this week, punting “…..an intelligent software robot capable of consistently winning games of Texas Hold’Em Poker at popular online Poker Rooms.”
“This combination of statistically sound strategy and awareness of nine of the ten hands in play inevitably results in consistent wins for the robot Poker players,” the release reveals. “No knowledge or experience of Poker is required. However, if the user wishes to play in multiple seats themselves they can manually override the robot player decisions with the click of a mouse button. Users can also alter the rank of hands played, the types of table to be selected and the duration of play. The progress of each game session is displayed and updated in real-time. Poker Robot Collusion Edition also draws upon the analytical capabilities of Poker Trainer, our comprehensive Texas Hold’Em Poker odds calculator and opponent analysis tool.”
Internet poker is big business, with an estimated US$180 million wagered at online Poker tables every day. Playing (or should that be ‘preying’) on this trend, Casino Robots claims that its software demonstrates that online Poker Rooms are unable to prevent collusion. “Whilst it may on occasion be suspected, it remains impossible to prove that collusion has occurred.” the hype continues, with apparent scant regard for the evils of collusion and cheating.
This ethics-challenged provider also develops intelligent software capable of playing Blackjack, Poker and Roulette at popular online Poker Rooms and Casinos.
Something tells us that it will not be long before a counter measure is active…there might even be one available right now.