Results of a poker survey commissioned by industry leading mobile gaming
group, Probability, has surprised the UK poker industry.
The Great British Poker Survey revealed that of the 2,500 UK poker players
questioned, less than half fully trusted the poker sites that they regularly
played at.
Even more surprising was that 31% said that they did not trust online poker
sites at all.
The Chief Executive Officer of Probability Plc, Charles Cohen said: "We don't
have any axe to grind on this issue. In fact, the reverse is true - a healthy
poker industry is good for us because the more people who are comfortable with
playing remote poker, the more business there is for us to shoot for."
Cohen spoke about the brow-lifting results of the survey and said: "Some 50%
of players surveyed by the Great British Poker Survey said that they did not
trust the online poker sites. A third said they did not trust them at all. Those
figures are striking and came as a surprise even to us. There is clearly an
issue here that the industry needs to address."
Reasons given for the mistrust in UK poker sites ranged from lack of belief
that the cards were dealt at random (33%), to financial privacy and safety
issues (32%).
21.3% of those questioned said that they had some concerns over regulation
issues, while over 10% said that the use of bots made them fill ill at ease.
Nevertheless, 37% of all poker players said that they preferred playing
online, while the vast majority preferred playing at home.
