60 Minutes just won’t let Scandal Die

Back when Ultimate Bet/Absolute Poker scandal rocked online poker, the reverberations were felt all around the game.  Not only did every major poker website report on this, but the mainstream media also got in on the frenzy.  However, while actual poker sites were able to differentiate UB and Absolute Poker from the rest of the online community, mainstream outlets like 60 Minutes took the scandal as a knock against online poker as a whole.  Suddenly, the safety of online poker was called into question because of a couple of mid-range rooms that saw cheating.

Unfortunately, 60 Minutes just won’t let the scandal or the idea that anyone who plays online poker is in jeopardy die down.  I noticed that they’ve been running more articles on their website recently that are updates to the previous story they ran.  Only there’s not much of an update in there; it’s really more of a rehash of their previous stories with the notion that future cheating could still happen any time.

It kind of makes me sick too because we’re still in the midst of a crisis where people aren’t able to withdraw their money from Full Tilt.  For 60 Minutes to be running more stories on an event that happened months ago, well…it’s kind of like kicking online poker while it’s down.

I realize the importance of letting everyone know that there is some danger involved with playing at online poker sites, but there is a danger in depositing money at online banks too.  Come to think of it, I don’t see anybody rehashing stories of hackers breaking into online bank accounts.  But then again, it just isn’t as popular to bash online hackers anymore like it is to bash online poker.