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New Solution Prevents Cheating and Fraud at Online Casinos

The PitBoss program can detect bots or software cheating at online casinos and Internet poker rooms.

Israeli software developer CogniSafe has announced the creation of a software solution that can detect cheating at online gambling sites. The PitBoss program can detect bots or software cheating at online casinos and Internet poker rooms.

A CogniSafe spokesman said the program monitors play styles and logic by both patrons and operators. Data analysis reveals whether play is compromised by known fraudulent methods, or whether a new threat has emerged.

Shmuel Knoforty said, "It (PitBoss) tries to understand the event and it can be 100 per cent normal, but if you detect a threat it can be diagnosed. It will look for programs that show a threat in the system that works in real time.”

Consumers wary of recent online gambling cheating scandals will be glad to find a way to insure fair play at online casinos. And Internet gambling operators will also appreciate being able to monitor their games for scammers and cheats.

After a year of poor publicity for Internet gaming, including a "Sixty Minutes" expose of the Absolute Bet and Ultimate Poker scandals, new means of guaranteeing transparency and integrity should be welcomed.

CogniSafe combined with 21Ventures, a US investment company, last year to research means to detect cheating, and monitor online gaming for honesty in play. The company says the new solution "exhibits intelligent, autonomous and self-learning capabilities."

Published on March 12, 2009 by MattMiller

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