{"id":3557,"date":"2019-12-02T18:21:21","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T18:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moneypokersites.com\/news\/?p=3557"},"modified":"2019-12-02T18:21:21","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T18:21:21","slug":"wpn-discovers-poker-bots-use-screen-scraping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moneypokersites.com\/news\/wpn-discovers-poker-bots-use-screen-scraping\/","title":{"rendered":"WPN Discovers Poker Bots Use Screen Scraping"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Poker bots have been plaguing online poker players for years, with many brands making it their goal to fight them off. Recently, the <strong>Winning Poker Network (WPN) has made a discovery about bots that could keep them away for good<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Winning Poker Network has found out that poker bots have the <strong>ability to read graphical data<\/strong>. They use<strong> screen scraping technology<\/strong> that allows them to play as though they were actual humans, which is an important discovery in the fight against poker bots. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter running a serious of tests, WPN\u2019s security team found\nthat poker bots can read pixels. Using this information, the programs can\ndetermine what cards the user has, what position they are at the table, bet\nsizes and more\u201d, reads a statement from Nagy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This discovery has led to WPN launching four new graphics updates over the course of the past six months. Every time an update was made, <strong>bots were unable to read hands <\/strong>for a short period of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the changes were made, WPN asked the inactive accounts to prove that they weren\u2019t bots. The ones who couldn\u2019t provide any proof were shut down. This resulted in over <strong>$450,000 in stolen funds being returned to players <\/strong>on the Winning Poker Network. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the graphics updates only stopped bots for a short period\nof time, they are an effective fix. Should WPN continue to make discoveries\nabout bot behaviour, there is the potential for the brand to come up with a permanent\nsolution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PartyPoker is another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneypokersites.com\/news\/partypoker-seizes-another-57-bots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"online poker brand (opens in a new tab)\">online poker brand<\/a> that has been working hard to fight off bots. Over the course of the past year, the company has<strong> shut down hundreds of accounts<\/strong> and returned thousands of dollars to players who were scammed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This poker company has a different approach to catching\nbots, but hasn\u2019t stated exactly what its exact process is. All we really know\nis that partypoker has a Fraud Team that consists of former poker professionals\nwho help the company get rid of bots on the site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Players have their own part in the battle against bots, too. If you ever notice any suspicious behaviour while playing poker online, <strong>be sure to speak to customer support<\/strong>. Make note of the player\u2019s username and the hand number, and you could play a role in shutting down bot accounts. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Poker bots have been plaguing online poker players for years, with many brands making it their goal to fight them off. Recently, the Winning Poker Network (WPN) has made a discovery about bots that could keep them away for good. 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