If you even suspect that some players are colluding with each other all you have to do is contact customer support and they will investigate. The operators of the online sites have a recorded history of all hands that have been played by each and every player. Many of the sites utilize special software programs to track the betting patterns of players suspected of collusion. They can search back over every hand played by the parties involved and look for anything out of the ordinary.
With the new technology and vast improvements with encryption and security the chance of someone hacking is not really an issue. Nobody can see your cards as you ply except you. The online Poker sites use the same technology that is used by with online banks and other financial sites. If you are not worried about banking or trading stocks online, you shouldn’t be concerned playing low limit poker either.
Do Your Own Research
If you want to try online Poker I would suggest you pick a site that offers free games as well as money games. Download their software and play for a while to make sure you like the interface and the way the software play and the graphics look. Observe some of their money games. See if they offer enough tables for the limits you want to play. You may end up trying a few different sites and if you are like a lot of players you may decided to play on several different sites.
If you are a interested I tournaments, you might want to see if the site offers Freeroll tournaments that will give you an opportunity to win some real money to get your account started.
Before you put money into a site, look into the history of the site. You may want check around with other players to make sure payments are made in a timely fashion. You can check the RGP, the Poker newsgroup( rec.gamling.poker) for recent posts about the site you are considering.
Until next time, remember:
"Luck comes and goes...Knowledge stays forever."