This would solve the bot problem -- make 'em legal

[Freudian]

This is a horrible idea for mainly two reasons.

a) it would encourage botmakers, which in the long run would lead to better bots (making money from legitimate players).

b) it would undermine the publics trust in online poker, which would lead to less fish.

The only way to combat bots it to improve detection and when they find a bot close the account and confiscate the BR. That way a bot is more likely to lose the botmaker money in the long run, and the incentive to use bots decrease.