How safe is wireless internet at a major hotel?

[Wongboy]

I need to be out of town this weekend and don't want to miss the Stars monthly freeroll. The hotel I am staying at has wireless internet, but I don't think its a secure network. How safe am I if I log into my Stars account through that network? Should I empty the account before I go on my trip and then change the password when I get home?

[RakeCommunity]

I travel and stay at Holiday Inn Express Hotels. I play poker and have never had a problem. In most cases you arent going to have someone sniffing the wireless network for personal information, however its possible, just very remotely.

[KOTLP]

Don't fret. Even if someone is sniffing, your connection with stars is secure. You should of course run a personal firewall though for other reasons.