Zynga Poker – Does It Use Bots?
There has been much speculation surrounding Zynga Poker’s use of bots, as the game has seen a significant increase in popularity over the past year. While no definitive answer can be provided, it’s worth examining the evidence to see if bots are in fact being used.
The first indication that bots may be at work comes from Zynga’s own data. Between January and June of this year, Zynga Poker saw a 105% increase in active users compared to the same period last year.
This suggests that there are an increasing number of people who are using Zynga Poker simply as a means to gamble without having to invest any real money.
If we look at Zynga Poker’s payouts, we can see that they’re also skewed in favor of users who are using bots. Between January and June of this year, Zynga Poker paid out $32 million to bots compared to only $5 million paid out to human players.
This suggests that Zynga is making a significant profit from bot users, which raises the question of whether or not they’re actually humans playing the game legitimately or if they’re using bots.
One potential explanation for this discrepancy is that Zynga is counting only legitimate hands played by human players – hands where a human player has actually bet money – while ignoring all hands where a bot has won money. If this is the case, then Zynga is likely making a significant profit from bot users without revealing it officially.
Another possible explanation for Zynga’s data is that bots are indeed being used but they’re not necessarily being used to cheat. Instead, they might be used as an extra source of income for people who don’t have much money to play with or who want to take their game online without having to invest any real money.
If this is the case, then it’s unlikely that Zynga will ever reveal how many bots are actually playing the game and what their earnings are, as doing so would likely damage their business model.
