This category is a catch-all for all the online gambling sites that write their own software or use software that is otherwise of unknown origin. While extremely large gambling organizations such as Party Poker and 888 developed their own software in the past, by 2011 if a gaming site is neither huge with a long reputation for fair play or uses a known, reputable software provider, that's probably not a good sign.

There have been numerous software cases of software that is known to cheat - non random odds, the ability of insiders to see people's hole cards in poker sites, etc. It's easy to do and difficult for a lay person to detect so be cautious when playing sites that use proprietary or unknown software. Trustworthy software is the single most important factor in determining whether a site is safe for players.

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