60 Minutes to Air Segment on Online Poker Cheating ScandalAbsolute Poker and UltimateBet Are in Their Crosshairs |
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On Sunday, Nov. 30, the nation will be told about the online poker cheating scandal that rocked the poker world during this week’s broadcast of “60 Minutes.”
Titled “The Cheaters,” the segment will focus on how online players uncovered cheating at UltimateBet and Absolute Poker. The story is a collaboration between “60 Minutes” reporter Steven Kroft and Washington Post’s two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Gilbert Gaul.
“60 Minutes” airs at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
CBS gave its viewers a teaser this week with a quote from pro Todd Witteles: “He was raising just really, really bad hands against very good hands. He seemed to play crazy. It seemed like he was giving his money away. Except the only thing was, he wasn't losing. He was playing in a style that was sure to lose, but he was killing the game day after day.”
Players from both UltimateBet and Absolute Poker, both which are owned by Tokwiro Enterprises, became victims of two different sets of cheaters, one set on each site. Both times, it was the online players themselves who became suspicious, which eventually led both of the sites and the Kahnawake Gaming Commission (which is charged with overseeing the sites) to act.
A video teaser of the segment has been released by CBS.
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