Facts:
1. Pseudo random numbers will produce hole cards, flops turns and rivers which over a reasonable sample size will show the expected distribution. I would bet 10BTC against the idea that analysis of enough data from hands at seals would show abnormal distribution. If someone is interested in this I will detail ,y terms.
2. SWC stands to make shittons of money even charging as reasonable a rake as they do. It is in their best interest to provide the fairest environment possible to their regulars and recreational players. Nothing is really more important than trust for them. The client etc all come in second at best.
3. There are surely many many thousands of dollars (possible understatement) being held in wallets by seals. If they wanted an unethical payday they would disappear with that money. They have not done this.
As a player at seals for well over a year, I can vouch for the quality of the people running it. They have earned my trust. And as I said... To my analysis the distribution of cards is absolutely normal.
I appreciate those words.
I have personally been in the online poker industry in some capacity for over a decade. I have seen some of the most egregious thefts (UB / AP) and some of the most colossal implosions (FTP) and we see what those sites have become and in what regard the public holds their past principals...
Our plan is quite simple: Do everything right.
Including, but not limited to:
-- Always keeping player BTC segregated (Always have, always will. obvious & a no-brainer. 100% always able to pay all players immediately)
-- Keeping rake extremely low (as we scale I wonder how low we can go...)
-- Ever vigilant customer support (I think our record stands for itself on this matter - this is impossible to fake - you msg us with an issue we will respond ASAP.
micon@sealswithclubs.eu for any issue, I will personally help you)
-- Strong affiliate program to build from within (I personally believe players currently playing on SwC are the only ones qualified to become an affiliate - it damages the brand to have someone that doesn't know BTC backwards and forwards try to get a guy to sign up. With all the current slow-pay going on in the poker world, my first question as a player in 2013 is "what are the payout terms" and the 2nd is always "what is their history of meeting said terms?" A guy needs to be a bitcoin poker player to properly explain how they currently buy & sell their coins, as that front is ever-changing as well)
-- Build the sickest gaming platform you have ever seen with every option on every game all at an extremely low rake (we are working on it. I want 14-game with a round of OFC as much as the next degenerate. Shit I just want to blast BTC OFC during WSOP. But that won't likely happen in 2013, but IMO is a likely reality in 2014. Hang with us, we can feel that love coming off our ever-growing player pool. We are hard at work in the background on all fronts. I am personally fired up to see what happens during the rest of 2013)