Microgaming Puts a Halt to Data Mining - 01-20-10 |
January 20 -
Microgaming has announced that, effective immediately, it will
be stopping any form of data mining on its poker sites, to make the gaming
environment more welcoming for recreational
online poker players.
Microgaming determined that the future of its poker network depended
on this move.
"With immediate effect, hand histories on observed tables will no longer be
stored on players' computers and the practice of downloading and storing hand
histories in bulk will be stopped," said Microgaming in a press release.
The software group said that the original use of software such as
PokerTracker and Holdem Manager was to teach players how to improve their game.
However, these tools are now being abused to exploit the weaknesses of more
inexperienced players.
The Head of Microgaming's poker division, Andrew Clucas noted: "Concern has
been rising over the long term effect of third party software upon the poker
industry as a whole, and in particular the negative effect it has on the
recreational player demographic."
"The decision to put a stop to the practice of data mining on our poker
network is part of Microgaming's overarching network strategy to support
operators in attracting and retaining recreational players," he added.
The Microgaming poker network includes sites such as
Ladbrokes Poker,
32 Red
and Unibet.
"I would like to emphasize that with this change, as with the change to
Weighted Contribution, Microgaming is not seeking to alienate its winning
players," said Clucas. "There has been a move in the industry towards penalizing
winners; we believe that is the wrong approach. There will always be winners and
losers in poker. What we are trying to achieve is a more level playing field for
all the players."
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