Hollywood Poker's Commitment to Fairness and Integrity
Help >> Hollywood Poker's Commitment to Fairness and Integrity
1. Are the cards really random?
Absolutely! We use Sun Microsystem's SecureRandom function for Java. Thorough testing and evaluation of the Hollywood Poker software by third party auditing companies has found that:
*There was no statistical bias in cards dealt as pocket cards.
*There was no statistical bias in cards dealt to any of the board positions.
*There were no statistical differences in the cards dealt to games involving experienced players and the cards dealt to games involving new players.
We also have a database over the expected value for all of the played real money hands at our site. Or you can view the list of the pocket cards ranked by value or profit. You can also search for the results of each combination of starting cards. You can also view a statistical analysis of 500,000 real money hands dealt in the Texas Holdem poker game.
If you are still not convinced, there are links to the raw data (the hand histories) on that page, if you would like to conduct your own tests.
2. Do your cards favor certain players?
Absolutely not! Our cards are checked and proven to be completely random, and there is no reason why we would favor any player, since you do not play poker against the house, but other players!
3. Is it possible to predict the cards?
Absolutely not! Our server sends out information only on a need-to-know basis, which means that there is no way to predict any coming cards or the other players' cards. The cards are not calculated until the very moment before they are sent out, so there is no way to know them in advance (because they don't even "exist" in advance). All sent information is also heavily encrypted.
4. What is the minimum age limit to play at your site?
Residents of the United States must be at least fully 21 years-old to play any of our games, real-money or play-money alike. For the rest of the world, the minimum age is 18.
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