Cheating

Its there anyway you can detect if a website is cheating on you when your playing online poker? Are there any regulatory agencies that oversee this type of business? If not then how do you go about choosing a site that is trustworthy?

I don't have the answer to that question. legalization would allow regulation in which would put a system of oversite in the online poker industry giving it a level of trust it can't have today other than by word of mouth.

No you can never be sure. In theory you could work out from the supposed game return ratio, but you know you could just have crappy luck.

If they are using recognised software, then you should be fine. It could be hacked of course and you'll never know. Stick with trusted sites, don't go with the little guys just because they are offering you big sign up bonuses.

I agree with BetOnThis. Go with a site that you know won't screw you over. The little guys that you know nothing about should not be trusted.

Other than that, I think it's really difficult to tell if you're being cheated or not. It's just another one of those risks that gamblers have to take!

If a site doesn't have a reputation to preceed it then you have to ask what you are doing there. I agree with the others-the new sites could be put up today, torn down in a week and all your money is gone. You can only trust the big names.