{"id":1022,"date":"2016-02-26T12:56:13","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T12:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/?p=1022"},"modified":"2016-02-26T12:56:13","modified_gmt":"2016-02-26T12:56:13","slug":"swedish-court-acquits-accused-in-poker-bot-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/swedish-court-acquits-accused-in-poker-bot-case","title":{"rendered":"Swedish Court Acquits Accused In Poker Bot Case"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Swedish Court of Appeals<\/a> has acquitted five poker players who were accused of fraud for using poker robots (bots) on an online poker website. The case was brought against them by state-owned gaming company Svenska Spel<\/strong> after it discovered the bots on its site. <\/p>\n The acquittal has surprised many in the industry given the concerns that both poker players and poker sites have had with bots winning against unsuspecting players. In a recent scandal, a Russian pot-limit Omaha bot ring was accused of using bots in many websites including PokerStars<\/a> which helped them to win close to $1.5 million in winnings which were at the expense of other players.<\/p>\n The Swedish site Svenska Spel uncovered the bot activity on its site in early 2013 and took swift action. It suspended the accounts in question and immediately warned bot targeted players who were playing Hold\u2019em games between NL50 and NL500. The company decided to scrutinize all relevant play on the site and based on the results, returned SEK 3.8m ($569,000) to around 25,000 players affected by the bot<\/strong>. It also filed a case with the local police. <\/p>\n