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Party Poker detects and prevents
software programs which are designed to enable artificial intelligence ("AI
Software") to play on our Services such as, but not limited to
opponent-profiling, player collusion, cheating software or anything else that we
deem enables you to have an unfair advantage over other players. They do this buy using certain
AI Software (including but not limited to reading the
list of currently running programs on a player’s computer). This is a little intrusive, but a good way to ensure
a fair game play.
Party Poker has a three (3) step approach to deal with cheaters:
(i) identification & detection;
(ii) warning/suspending
offending users; and
(iii) additional measures through enlarged customer
choice.
Identification and detection counter-measures are in-place now
and have been for some time. These efforts will improve—so that we’re able to
more precisely detect existing BOTS, but more importantly so that as new BOTS
are created/released, we can also prevent those from eroding the experience when
on the website.
The use of certain programs and
their websites are blocked outright. These are: WinHoldem, PokerBot plus,
PokerEdge, Poker Prophecy, Poker Sherlock and PokerBot Pro.
Party Poker expects to add more programs to this list
as they fall in to the forbidden category. if any of the currently listed programs are modified
and no longer fall within our proscribed
class, then the modified versions are unblocked.
Once identified, a player using
such programs is notified. In that notice, it is explained what this player is
doing and what steps
PartyPoker.com will take if he/she does not stop the usage
of banned programs immediately. In
the most extreme cases, if after a notice is send, the player continues,
PartyPoker.com might even suspend the player's account and confiscate the funds in that
account—but never without prior notice of our intention to do so and never
without first giving that player the opportunity to stop using the offending
programs.
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