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FullTilt
Beats
Bot
September
24,
2007
In
order
to
understand
what
happened,
you
have
to
understand
what
a
bot
is.
A
bot
is a
type
of
malware
that
players
use
to
gain
control
over
another
system.
This
process
allows
them
to
compete
against
novice
online
gamblers
as
they
do
not
understand
the
online
gambling
world
just
yet.
This
time
they
chose
FulTiltPoker
to
attack,
and
went
into
their
Texas
Hold’em
Limit
cash
games.
However,
FullTiltPoker
was
ready
for
them,
and
has
frozen
the
accounts
of
those
that
are
allegedly
using
the
bots
to
play
–
and
have
seized
the
money
in
those
accounts.
This
is
quite
a
feat
as
bots
are
notoriously
hard
to
find,
and
once
they
are
found
it
is
even
harder
to
trace
them
to
the
source.
Those
that
have
fallen
prey
to
the
bots
at
their
online
casino
have
received
a
letter
from
the
security
department
telling
them
that
they
are
victims
and
that
they
will
be
getting
refunds.
Rumor
has
it
that
thousands
of
online
gamblers
were
affected
by
the
bots.
Those
suspected
in
partaking
in
the
use
of
bots
are
Japinthesack
and
BeatMe1,
although
they
have
not
been
confirmed.
Other
online
gambling
sites
have
been
affected
by
them
as
well,
so
there
will
be
some
crosschecking
of
accounts
done
by
the
other
sites
that
those
that
stand
accused
may
have
accessed.
It
is
believed
that
many
other
online
gambling
sites
will
have
been
affected.
The
thing
with
bots
is
that
they
are
aggressive
and
will
play
even
if
there
is
the
slightest
advantage
to
playing,
and
will
raise
cards
no
matter
what
the
odds.
This
will
cause
many
players
to
fold,
and
thus
the
owner
of
the
bot
takes
their
money.
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