Concerned about certain security, safety, and fairness issues with online poker? 7Sultans Poker is sensitive to poker room and casino integrity and takes every measure possible to ensure the highest level of security so that you can maximize your gaming experience with a true sense of comfort and trust.

We try to provide peace of mind by encouraging you to understand the issues associated with online gambling. And we always take the time to address your concerns and provide you with answers to any questions you may have.

Click on the links for detailed information on Integrity issues.

Collusion
Shuffling
Responsible Gambling
Peace of Mind

If you have any questions with regard to integrity, responsible gaming or other issues, please do not hesitate to contact us on support@7sultanspoker.com.

Collusion

What is collusion?

Collusion is when two or more players on the same table work together as a team, unfairly knowing each other's cards, and betting with this knowledge in order to maximize their team's profits.

How do we keep track of it?

Collusion is easier to detect online using tools developed to review play history and suspicious activities over time. 7Sultans Poker uses sophisticated algorithms to identify, track and uncover collusion, which although not foolproof, actually allows for more control over collusion that any real-world card room has.

Our analyses include:

• Automatic tracking of betting patterns related to the strength of a player's hand.
• Cross-correlating those results with other players at the same table to determine if they may be acting in concert with one another.
• Hand history recap emails are instantly available for all players and will show the exact betting of each game and the final hands of all players who called on the river card.
• Hand histories will obviously not display any cards of players that folded since that would violate the integrity of any poker game.

All reports of Collusion are investigated fully by management, with suspicious players being observed closely and shut down immediately there is proof of wrongdoing.

Should you suspect players acting together during play, forward the game information to: support@7sultanspoker.com.

Collusion destroys the integrity of any poker game. Any players that attempt to collude will be banned from 7Sultans Poker and their names will be placed on an industry-wide list to alert other casinos of their inappropriate behavior.

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Shuffling

7Sultans Poker provides our clients with the added comfort of an independent third party review of our shuffling, courtesy of PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
Click here to view their review.

To guarantee the fairest in play, a shuffling algorithm is applied to ensure that a truly random deck is used. Our sort shuffle is based on using a random number generator that generates 2^32 different values pulled from a 4096-bit entropy pool. This is different to the Knuth shuffle used by some other systems, and it has some advantages.

Here is an example of how the shuffling algorithm works.

We assign a random value to each card, as follows:

• Ace clubs = 289384521
• 2 clubs = 1543421228
• 3 clubs = 410684245
• Jack spades = 306557875
• Queen spades = 1382797013
• King spades = 1886740576

• Ace clubs = 289384521
• Jack spades = 306557875
• 3 clubs = 410684245
• Queen spades = 1382797013
• 2 clubs = 1543421228
• King spades = 1886740576

Our method of shuffling eliminates the problem that a single pass Knuth shuffle has involving the modulo bias. It's possible to mitigate the effects of this by using a multi-pass Knuth shuffle, but there's no reason to do that when you can use a superior algorithm.

Some interesting numbers:

• A deck of cards can have roughly 8x10^67 permutations. This number can be determined simply fairly easily. The first card dealt can be any one of 52 cards. The second card can be one of any of the remaining 51 cards. At this point there are 51x52 different permutations. The third card can be any of the remaining 50, so to find the number of possible shuffled decks you calculate 52x51x50x49 ... 3x2x1 which results in approximately 8x10^67 different combinations.
• Given a true random data source, the initial permutation available using our shuffle method is (2^32)^52. This is roughly 8x10^500. Since we use a 4096-bit entropy pool, this means we are pulling our numbers from any one of 2^4096 different possibilities, which is significantly larger than the possible number of combinations we use. This means that there are 10^433 different ways that we can generate data to get any given random deck.
• For comparison, it is 10^382 times more likely that one could randomly choose the same molecule of water from the ocean twice in a row than it is that we would ever generate the same set of values to create a shuffled deck from.

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Responsible Gambling

Online Poker, along with many other forms of gambling, was created as a form of recreation. A way in which people can relax, have a bit of fun, and maybe make some money on the side.

However, the flip side is that some Players unfortunately become compulsive gamblers and take gaming to extremes. This has serious implications, not only for themselves, but for their family and friends, and their life in general.

7Sultans Poker offers some pointers on how to keep your gambling at a responsible level, and how to make your gaming experience fun, exciting, and free from dire consequences:

• Establish what constitutes an acceptable loss before starting to gamble.
• Never gamble if:
  • You are younger than the legal gambling age
  • It interferes with your work or responsibilities
  • You are in recovery for addictive disorders or dependencies
  • You had too much to drink
  • You are attempting to make up for prior gambling losses.

If you feel that you are on the verge of crossing the line, or have perhaps crossed the line already, or know of someone who is possibly getting themselves into trouble, take control of the situation and seek professional help.

The easiest and most anonymous way is to contact Gamblers Anonymous.

Click here to visit the Gamblers Anonymous website

Please don't wait until it's too late!

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Peace of Mind

The following points should reassure you on the security and viability of online gaming at 7Sultans Poker...

• Why play online? - there are many advantages to playing online; the most common being that you can play 24/7 in the privacy and comfort of your own home. No need to travel vast distances - you can choose when you want to play and how long you want to play for, and you can jump from game to game just by lifting a finger!
• Toll-free support - 7Sultans Poker provides a 24/7 toll-free support team so that if you have any queries or concerns about ANY issues, we are there for you!
• Security of financial transactions - we offer many alternative online purchasing methods that are fast, secure, and protected by SSL digital encryption, which secures your transactions over the net. We take stringent measures to ensure the strictest levels of security and conform to the highest industry levels.
• Quick Cash-ins - our payments of your winnings are dealt with swiftly and accurately. With dedicated teams to support e-cash, we constantly monitor our processes to provide the fastest turnaround times.
• User-friendly games - all of our poker games have easy-to-follow instructions, allowing you to learn and play poker within a timeframe that you will pleasantly surprise you.
• Gaming odds and procedures - 7Sultans Poker holds its license from The Kahnawake Gaming Commission, a body that enforces laws and regulates issues around interactive gaming. Click here to visit their web site.
• Play for real or for fun - we give all of our players the choice to play with virtual money or to wager with real money. So you can always check out the poker rooms as a Guest before you decide to play for Real.
• Games seldom freeze during play - this is a rare event at 7Sultans Poker as we have a 99%+ uptime rate. In the event that this does occur, and depending on the progress of the bet before the disconnection, the software will either: finish the bet and credit or debit accordingly, or present you with the unfinished bet as soon as you're reconnected.
• Fast and easy registration - at 7Sultans Poker registration is quick and hassle-free. You can sign up as a Guest, or as a Real Player.
• Downloading software - Even downloading and installing the software is easy, with step-by-step instructions if needed. A fast and easy process ensuring problem-free downloads.

So click here to download NOW!

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