Re: party poker
Certainly humans can be a greedy lot, and certainly big corporations and little have been known to skim. Even the staggeringly wealthy have been known to cheat a bit so they can get what really amounts to a pittance more. That having been said, online poker remains quite profitable for quite a few people (myself included), so whatever skimming that might be happening, it is just an added bit of rake. I hope this is not occurring, but if it is, it is subtle and not the "cashout curse" or "deposit boom" so many people talk about.
All of this only supports the notion that internet poker would be much better if legalized in the US and properly watched over by a gaming commission with real teeth (like a death penalty for offending sites). Unfortunately, this is not in the offing, but I would happily pay a bit more rake for this relative peace of mind.
Edit: Forgot to mention this... If you can't beat the small stakes Party games, you probably suck and need to take up a different hobby.
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