[jman220]

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Have all you idiots who are posting "hey, let's have a freeroll with the money and let everyone on Party know what happened!" even thinking with 1/3rd your brain?

Role-reversal time. You are Party Poker, you make many simoleons through mostly recreational play from U.S. players.

The LAST friggin' thing you want to do is put out in big bold letters:

HEY EVERYONE, WE FOUND A CHEATER OR TWO AND CONFISCATED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND WE'RE GIVING IT BACK TO YOU, THE PLAYERS!

Reasons why:

1. This will awaken the majority of players to the reality that there are online cheats, and likely more than just these two. (most of the players online likely have zero clue about this situation, they aren't 2+2ers or reading up on this stuff, why would Party want the negative publicity?)

2. Many players would worry that they "might" be accused of cheating and have their funds seized, and thus would leave the site and withdraw their funds (which is also a possibility because they fear being cheated)

It's in Party's best interests (and our own actually) to be as hush-hush about this as possible.

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This is the truth. Party, Stars, etc. exposing these cheaters does NOT improve their images with anyone but serious players, such as 2+2ers. The average joe's, who we need, will be turned OFF not ON if they hear about this.

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I don't know, I think average people are afraid of cheating in general. You really think that knowing that the sites have caught a few and banned them will hurt? At least it shows that the sites have something in place to catch and deal with cheaters. Its hard to put yourself in the place of joe shmo fish, but I can't see this.