Casino Gaming. com is an online poker site. It’s columnist, Maryann Guberma has  an archive is posted containing her 2000 and 2001 columns. In  her columns, Guberman advises readers on how to effectively secure themselves during online poker sessions.

Guberman, in one of her columns, discussed the rampant online poker cheats . To secure one online poker venue from scammers would be a difficult task for the online venues and the players themselves. So Guberman advises readers to immediately contact technical support of the Web sites or online poker venues the moment you detect or suspect that hackers or cheats exist in one room or poker game table.

Steve Badger, author of “Winner’s Guide to Internet Poker”  is a poker analyst. As a traditional brick and mortar poker player, he is in search for secure online poker rooms . However, he realized that it is harder to secure poker games in casinos and poker rooms than in online poker venues; therefore Badger concluded that playing poker through the Internet would be more cheat-free.

He stated in his article that several mechanics in online poker are very much different from brick and mortar poker so  you should have basic knowledge of online mechanics.

Badger also advised reading poker magazines and books will give you tips on how you can secure yourself during online poker games.

Other tips from Badger to help you secure yourself during online poker events are:

• Playing the level you can afford to play; 
• Taking  a good set of starting cards; and basically
• Concentrating  or focing

Learn from the pro, so you’ll be safe from any cheating online.

When you play online poker, your goal is to make money, isn’t it? Nobody in the poker room will say that he’s playing for relaxation or pleasure. This is the basic underlying intention why some fraud or deceits are also rampant in the Internet.

Beware therefore of some online commercials or ads that you may receive in your inbox. An example is this:

From: technical_support@onlinepartypoker. com
Subject: URGENT  Modify Account Info

Dear client,

This is regarding your cash out. Online Party Poker urgently needs to check and verify your account information because we are currently upgrading our systems. Failure to provide information will prevent you from cash outs. Click here to provide information.

Regards,
Online Party Poker Technical Support Team

Now, you know how to protect yourself from scams and frauds.