New York Times: Bots pose biggest threat to online poker
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In a guest blog published on the New York Times web page today, economist and lawyer and author Ian Ayres offered an in-depth overview of automated poker programs, generally referred to as ‘bots.’ In Ayres view, bots, and not the US Government, pose the largest threat to the growth of online poker.
Excerpt:
Ultimately the Albertus Polaris program and its offspring could be more effective than any Justice Department indictment in crippling the growth of online gambling. Indeed, our government might even think about subsidizing the development and use of these bots. Imagine a DARPA-like competition for creating a bot that can beat the average law breaker. Constructing a bot that can consistently win (and then publicizing this fact) is a sure step toward virtual temperance. (By the way, I’m agnostic about whether online poker should be illegal.)
