Analysis of FOSS Gaming Failure: A history of PokerSource and Open Source Online Poker
summary
An AGPL/GPL online poker stack built around a C hand‑evaluator, a Python server and the first widely deployed pure JavaScript jPoker client ships for play‑money and runs on a Facebook‑competitor but never becomes a real‑money business: operational gaps (banking, CRM, anti‑collusion), scaling and U.S. law (2006 UIGEA) block entry. A late‑2000s funded contractor model sustains development for ~3 years, server tests hit 100% test coverage, but cheating scandals and market consolidation (Full Tilt, PokerStars) sink broader adoption.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Start
- 1:31DISCLAIMER
- 3:00"Correct" Definition of Poker
- 9:01Gameplay Implementation
- 11:16Rise of Online Poker
- 15:00Ok, Maybe A Bit About Poker Rules...
- 15:34What Beats What?
- 16:37The One True Hand Evaluator
- 18:54FOSS Tries to Leapfrog
- 19:58No One Wants Poker to Look Like a Video Game
- 25:43The Harder Software
- 31:06Why FOSS Online Poker is likely Hopeless
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