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What is Ghosting? Multi-Accounting? Collusion? Online Poker Cheating Explained

In the world of online poker, there are many different types of poker cheating. Online poker rooms have invested incredible amounts of money to stop poker players from cheating, whether that's in cash games or online poker tournaments.

Cheating can be defined as gaining an unfair advantage at the table, and there are various ways that a poker player might look to cheat. Here we look at ways players could cheat on poker sites, and explain some of the common poker terms that may be used.

Ghosting

One type of cheating that is unique to online is ghosting.