Field guide

Bot Rings / AI-Powered Play

How it works

The use of automated software (bots) or real-time solvers (RTA) to play online poker or casino games with superhuman strategy, or to automate collusion and chip dumping at scale. Sophisticated bots use game theory optimal strategies, real-time equity calculators, or AI trained on millions of hands. Bot rings operate multiple accounts simultaneously, sharing information and executing chip dumping automatically. RTA (Real-Time Assistance) software gives human players mathematically perfect decisions.

On the record

A massive bot ring on PokerStars generated substantial profits before detection and dismantling. Russian-affiliated bot rings have targeted multiple platforms. The ongoing “bot versus bot” arms race consumes significant platform resources.

Published as a detection reference for surveillance, compliance and gaming-operations professionals. Thresholds and tuning are set by the property. Nothing here is instruction — the method is described so it can be recognised.