Although online gambling is highly regulated to ensure fair gaming, some people still do not trust the results of the games in the same way that they do in casinos. For some people, a run of bad luck or a string of losses are more easily explained by corrupt gaming software rather than simple misfortune. This is especially prevalent in online poker, where some players are convinced that they are going to get a ‘bad beat’ whenever they enter a big hand.
However, the truth is that gamblers usually only blame the software when they lose while playing at virtual casinos because it is easier than just accepting a loss. Online gambling websites are some of the most tightly controlled businesses in the world, with their software being strictly monitored for fairness.
The results of each game played on a betting website are determined by a random number generator (RNG). This ensures fairness by making sure that no player will be able to accurately discern a pattern from the previous results or gain any other such advantage.
All online casinos have all of their software, especially their RNG software, regularly vetted by independent authorities in order to keep the licensing which allows them to stay in business. The online gambling industry also has a strict internal code of conduct which calls for full disclosure of any security breaches which may have affected the gaming, such as the use of ‘master accounts’ in online poker.
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