Know anyone who has been ripped off and lost some money? It’s actually difficult to steal a credit card number traveling electronically across the Net. Otherwise our banking system would fail. It’s easier to grab a receipt out of a trashcan at a restaurant or hotel lobby. While hackers have broken into databases – [...]
For years, true poker champions were the property of smokey backrooms at a Vegas casino, professionals far removed from the hordes of tourists feeding their quarters into hungry slots. Even if you had the makings of a great player, weekly games in your garage with a few friends weren’t exactly the fast track to poker stardom. Enter the Internet. With nearly every personal computer in the world connected, poker players suddenly found a new outlet to show off their skills. It brought a touch of egalitarianism to the game, and suddenly, serious players were popping up across the globe. Superstars were born.