The move has naturally frustrated many Bodog regulars, who question any upside to the move. Along with blocking data tracking sites, he said that it protects recreational players and inhibits “bum-hunting,” the practice employed by many poker professionals to select games with weaker players. “Everything is for the benefit of all players … with an eye towards long-term health and keeping the games good,” stated a Bodog representative engaging customers on poker forum 2+2. The facility to join a “waitlist,” a staple of both online and live poker play that allows players to be notified when seats become available, has also been removed from Bodog's client. Only tables with open seats are shown, preventing players from observing most ring games or seeing how many tables are running. In an attempt to block public tracking sites and a supposed predatory behavior of poker professionals, Bodog has recently made changes to its poker client that removes all full tables from the table list in the lobby.
