Most poker players would agree that anyone using poker robots (bots) while playing online poker are committing an act of fraud. However, the Swedish Court of Appeals disagreed with this notion in a recent case where state-owned gaming company Svenska Spel were suing five poker players using bots for serious fraud.
It appears that Svenska Spel has done everything in its power since uncovering the bot activity on its site in early 2013. The site moved quickly to suspend 14 accounts and referred the case to the local police for an investigation before refunding 3.