Originally Posted by
Dookdrawls
I think that the bottom line is regulation. These online poker sites are regulated to a certain degree. Yes, I am sure there are some shady transactions that occur, as there are with many businesses. The software that is running on these poker sites use a random number generator. It is as random as a deal in real life. There are no differences. The cards that you and everyone else are dealt are always random. Another thing is the lack of vision. IRL, you can look at the other players, so in essence, you are automatically at a disadvantage when playing online poker, but it is an even disadvantage, meaning that all players experience it. But the cards are random.