Microgaming recently implemented changes on its poker network allowing players to change their screen names every 30 days or every 1,000 real-money hands played.
The purpose of these changes is to combat parasitic players who are using data-mined hands, along with seating scripts, to target weaker players on the network.Head of Poker at Microgaming Alex Scott posted on a blog titled Parasites and Rake that, "These changes are working."
He expanded on this by stating, "The MPN [Microgaming Poker Network] is one of only a few networks which is growing, year on year, both in revenue and player numbers.