The ethics of poker bots - what are your thoughts?

[wayniac]

There have been occasions where I have played online poker and honestly felt that I was up against "bots". Maybe it's just delirium, but there are certain players that always bet in such a predictable manner and always play the odds. These players coincidentally never have chat enabled, which is almost criminal at the end of a big tournament that goes for 4 hours or so. Whether I am correct or not about their current status, the possibility that artificial bots could be unleashed on poker sites is not out of the realms of possibility. With serious development, these bots could conceivably hold the edge over most amateur players and "get in the money" enough to justify their operation. They could also play many games at the same time. Most sites do explicitly ban the use of such programmes but I doubt that the makers could not circumvent their protection measures. Anyway, before I start sounding like a paranoid lunatic, I will just end with a simple question.... Would it bother you if others were using poker bots in a tournament you are in?

[mrmuzeman]

Re: The ethics of poker bots - what are your thoughts? It wouldnt bother me cos im also a poker machine baby! In all seriousness though bots are a limit poker thing. Theyd be shite at no limit and since I dont play limit I dont really care.