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A common issue that I am encountering when speaking to tournament organisers about potential vugraph arrangements is security. I would be very interested to hear about measures employed in different tournaments to mitigate the risk of security breaches. For example, mobile phone possession and/or use, toilet/smoking breaks, delayed starts, different boards in use for the vugraph match, etc.
I often wonder how much of an issue security really is. Is anyone aware of any actual instances where a player has covertly received information about upcoming hands sourced from a live vugraph presentation?
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Security issues during vugraph presentations What procedures are employed?
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Posted 2004-April-22, 18:01
Disclaimer: The above post may be a half-baked sarcastic rant intended to stimulate discussion and it does not necessarily coincide with my own views on this topic.
I ♦ bidding the suit below the suit I'm actually showing not to be described as a "transfer" for the benefit of people unfamiliar with the concept of a transfer
I ♦ bidding the suit below the suit I'm actually showing not to be described as a "transfer" for the benefit of people unfamiliar with the concept of a transfer
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Posted 2004-April-23, 13:01
To the best of my knowledge nobody has ever been
accused of using Internet vugraph as a way to give
info to the players.
As far as I can tell most major tournaments do not allow
cellphones to be turned on (or even brought in in some
cases) in the playing room. A few tournaments have strict
rules regarding toilet/smoking breaks - many do not.
I have never heard of tournaments employing things like
delayed starts, different boards, etc... but these are
certainly sensible precautions.
The Cavendish is ultra-careful about security. They only
give us access to 2 deals at a time and all of the players
are playing those deals at once. They are also very careful
to control entry and exit from the playing room.
The BBO position is that, while we recognize the importance
of security, it is the responsibility of the tournament organizers
to ensure that the data we broadcast cannot be used by
the players. If we are asked to make software changes for
the purposes of security we will do so in most cases.
Fred Gitelman
Bridge Base Inc.
www.bridgebase.com
accused of using Internet vugraph as a way to give
info to the players.
As far as I can tell most major tournaments do not allow
cellphones to be turned on (or even brought in in some
cases) in the playing room. A few tournaments have strict
rules regarding toilet/smoking breaks - many do not.
I have never heard of tournaments employing things like
delayed starts, different boards, etc... but these are
certainly sensible precautions.
The Cavendish is ultra-careful about security. They only
give us access to 2 deals at a time and all of the players
are playing those deals at once. They are also very careful
to control entry and exit from the playing room.
The BBO position is that, while we recognize the importance
of security, it is the responsibility of the tournament organizers
to ensure that the data we broadcast cannot be used by
the players. If we are asked to make software changes for
the purposes of security we will do so in most cases.
Fred Gitelman
Bridge Base Inc.
www.bridgebase.com
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