Yesterday we posted an article about how Bodog’s anonymous tables weren’t so anonymous after all. We accompanied this with a video showing how this was true: Bodog’s response was to cover it up and not really address the root problem: The violation of server-client trust. They went on to say: Your money is and has always been safe at Bodog. If you are concerned about the security of your account, having access to an account number is similar to having a screenname before our latest update. In a future blog post we’ll talk about how the only secure method of user...

(Be sure to read part 2 of Bodog’s security failures!) As many of you are aware, Bodog has completely anonymized their poker tables. They say they’re doing this to protect the “recreational gambler,” the one that is preyed upon by the winning players. (We have a blog post about this “theory” coming in a month or so.) Bodog’s press release on November 30th states: This feature stops poker pros accessing any data on how you play your game via the use of HUDs and other data mining sites like PokerTableRatings and SharkScope. This is totally unique to...

Over the past year or so there seems to have been a growing movement for anonymous heads up tables, and currently they are offered by Party Poker, IPoker, OnGame and some other poker sites. Just how anonymous are these tables and have the poker sites properly implemented this feature? Were anonymous tables not implemented correctly, a few players could bypass the restrictions and gain a very unfair edge of their opposition. Over a year ago the following post showed up on twoplustwo regarding PTR apparently being able to track who is playing on anonymous tables. Apparently the issue was fixed...

We’ve launched our new affiliate system, which upgrades our old one in many key areas: Referrer tracking – much more accurate tracking for our affiliates, ensuring all their referred customers/sales are credited appropriately Custom links – the ability to do custom links with an SEO-friendly URL structure, leading to higher conversion rates and easier ways to split test your advertising campaigns New banners – higher-visibility banners, a large selection, and out with the old stuff Reporting tools – far easier to see how many sales you’ve done in a given...

hhSmithy is proud to offer iPoker hand histories for purchase. iPoker plays host to many big-time sites, such as: Tain Poker bet365 Poker Paddy Power Poker Titan Poker Golden Palace Poker And many, many others! We’re also working on some great iPoker-related deals with some partners, so keep an eye out for...