That is an improvement.

In most cases, these are just precautions.

The Bitcoin trader that I conducted transactions with was very knowledgeable and very business-like.  He was well-educated, and I concluded that he had a degree in business administration.  He was listed at both Localbitcoins and Craigslist.

We started with emails, then phone conversations, and then meeting for the transactions.  By then, we both knew what to expect from each other, and how the transaction would be conducted.  No surprises.

"Why?" is a valid question, as long as we recognize that it is speculation.

Possible reasons:

• The owner does not want to spend the money to write other versions of the client software
• There is some encryption or security issue involved with connecting a different client with that server.  Hackers would find a way to get in.
• There is some other technical incompatibility between that existing server software and a different client.  They would need to rewrite everything.
• They wrote the Android and HTML clients already.  They work (sort of) but they are not stable enough to release, or they negatively affect the playability or response time of the entire system
• The developers might just be very, very,   V  E  R  Y      S  L  O  W

Can you think of any other possible reasons?  

A solution for some people is a dual boot PC.  Mine can boot into Linux or Windows XP.

And I can also WiFi tether my cell phone to that ancient laptop, so that I can play SwC from anywhere there is a phone signal.

It is dirt cheap, very portable, and it works flawlessly.  I realize that it is "too many moving parts" for widespread use.  A more simple solution is necessary.

I see that the open source PokerTH has been struggling with an Android version since 2014.  But the old Seals had one that worked.  Didn't SwC "inherit" the source code for that one?

A browser-based (HTML) client may have the fewest hurdles to implement (and the most potential players), although there may be authentication issues in making it function securely with the existing server software.  

The old Seals had a working HTML client, and I was never aware of any security problems with it.  My impression was that once SwC solved the interface issues with this new server software, that multiple flavors of client software would appear "soon".  

But nothing additional has been released, and communication has been terse.

Definitely disappointing, but they have been very reliable on cashouts, and there are some other advantages, so I am not likely to leave.  SwC has potential.

Yes.  That is for PC and laptop computers.

But for Device Shipments (which includes smartphones, tablets, laptops and PCs together)
            

Android		48.61%
iOS/OS X		11.04%
Windows		14.00%
Other		26.34%

and you want your opponents to be playing on a phone or a tablet.  That is where the distracted and impatient players are found in higher concentrations.

Bots and nits are usually under Windows, and occasionally "Other" (Linux)

Dogs howl, but the caravan moves on.

Do you have any examples?

There are players who generate a lot of action.  The top krill earners this week (copied from the website):

AMphnx		18529.5
iamabum		5745.4
BertBert		5456.9
areusure		3695
JensH		3468.7
DogeDigital		3288.8
zoolander		3268.6
nogroceries		3172.2
JonBonJovi		2469.5
pokercoin77		2469.5
jbtc		2284.1
momPLZ		2214
doesdo		2116.6
Jaylandslide		2069.8

and some of these are very beatable.

Not the father of Bitcoin, but the grandfather of Bitcoin.

Nicholas Sigismund Szabo (the elder) of Cupertino, CA died in October 2015 in Madison, WI

• California Institute of Technology, bachelor's degree in physics
• Master's degree, Stanford University
• Ph.D. in Computer Science, UC Berkeley, with a minor in Law
• Engineer with several of Silicon Valley's leading companies, including Hewlett-Packard, Lockheed and KLA-Tencor
• Director of Research and Development for Singer-Link, the world's leading developer of aircraft simulators

Two sons, five grandchildren

Only a fraction of the krillroll prize money leaves the site.  There are many "new" players who have reached the 5k and 20k krill level (at least).  Many of the "older" accounts are capable of playing higher stakes when they want to.  And sometimes they do.

I agree about the alternate client software.  It is overdue.

These 4 people could identify Nick Szabo.
Romana Machado - Geoff Dale - David Gordon - Russell Whitaker

http://cypherpunks.venona.com/date/1994/02/msg01429.html

Party with the Nextropians! at Nexus-Lite!

    To: Extropians@extropy.org, Exi-Bay@gnu.ai.mit.edu, cypherpunks@toad.com
    Subject: Party with the Nextropians! at Nexus-Lite!
    From: plaz@netcom.com (Geoff Dale)
    Date: Sat, 26 Feb 1994 13:40:48 -0800
    Sender: owner-cypherpunks@toad.com

         MEET THE NEXTROPIANS: WE ARE HERE AND NOW AMONG YOU
__________________________________________________________________________
Romana Machado - Geoff Dale - David Gordon - Nick Szabo - Russell Whitaker

We can't call ourselves Nexus-Lite any more. When Dave Gordon moves in,
we'll have tied the most populous nexus* of all recorded history. The
residents of Nexus-Lite (but getting heavier by the minute), an Extropian
intentional community, invite you to a Nexus Naming Potluck Party. Prizes
for the best name for our Nexus will be awarded.

We are also celebrating Housemistress Romana's appearance in WIRED and
bOING bOING, describing her excellent shareware program, Stego! Thanks for
your excellent articles, Sandy!

Dress for the future, bring a friend. Flip a coin; heads bring food, tails
bring drink.

When: Saturday, March 12, 1994, 7.p.m (after the Cypherpunks meeting, until
an indeterminate time on the following day)

Where: 21090 Grenola Drive, Cupertino CA
(See Obligatory Crude Ascii Map Attached Below)

Tel: (408) 253-1692

*nexus (neks-us) n. A place where extropians** live in comfort for mutual
profit, and work on extra credit assignments without fear of reprisal.

**extropian (eks-tro-pee-an) 1) n. A boundlessly optimistic futurist who
will live forever or die trying. 2) n. Exactly like a human, only much,
much better. 3) n. A champion in the war against entropy. 4) adj. Any way
cool thing an extropian would like.

nextropian (neks-tro-pee-an) 1) n. An extropian who lives in a nexus. 2)
Welcome to the Next Level.

DIRECTIONS:
Nexus-Lite is located at 21090 Grenola Drive in Cupertino.  Geoff Dale's
phone number (in case you get lost) is 408-253-1692.

From 280: Take the Saratoga/Sunnyvale (Or DeAnza Blvd, its all the same
thing) Exit (which is actually the 85 South detour).  Turn north on DeAnza
(aka Saratoga/Sunnyvale Road) at the exit (a left turn if you are coming
from San Francisco; right if you are coming from San Jose).  Turn left at
Homestead; go three blocks to N. Stelling, take left (at the McDonalds).
(Note: North Stelling is called Hollenbeck on the other side of Homestead.
Don't be fooled!)

From 101: Take 85 south and exit at Homestead; turn left onto Homestead.
Proceed several blocks (you will pass a high school); then turn right on N.
Stelling.

Once on N. Stelling:
Right at first light: Greenleaf
First left, Flora Vista
First Right on to Grenola Dr
21090 (mnemonic: anagram for Beverly Hills zip code) is a tannish house on
left with a high roof that slopes toward the street.
Park on the street -- in the direction of traffic, or you may get a $15
ticket. This has happened.

OBLIGATORY CRUDE ASCII MAP (not to scale; up is not north):

     /\
     ||                        ^                  ^
     || (85)                   |                  |
     ||                        |                  |
     ||                        |Hollenbeck        |
    /||                        |                  |
<----++---/ /-- (Homestead) ---+------------------+------------------>
     ||                        |                  |
     ||                        |N.Stelling        |
     ||                        |                  |
     ||                        |            DeAnza|Saratoga/Sunnyvale
     ||                        |                  |
<=========/ /== (280) =======] | [================+==================>
     ||                        |
     ||                        |
     ||                ^       |
     ||                |       |   Greenleaf
     \/     <----------+-------+----------------->
                       |       |
            Flora Vista|       |
                       |       |
                       |       |
            Grenola    |       |
         <-------------+       |
             *=21090   |       |
                       |       |
                       V       V

Excelsior! Forward, onward, upward, outward, and every which way but loose!
Once more into the future dear friends!

I see some for 1.5 BTC

Yes

Poker is played against other humans, not the house.  Humans are exploitable.  Imagine playing against a human whose aggression is completely out of control.  I play against them every day.  Imagine playing against a human who is afraid to take any risk.  There are plenty of them.  And they identify themselves.  The house-created games are almost always not exploitable (unless the people who created them are incompetent).  Bitcoin internet poker has a unique combination of advantages that none of the others (including brick and mortar poker) have. The very low rake (or even zero rake at the lowest tables on SwCPoker) allows players to gain the needed skill at very low expense.  It is not unusual to play over 100 hands per hour.  In contrast, trying to learn how to play poker in a brick and mortar poker room can be expensive and time-consuming.  It is Bitcoins that allow internet poker to be provided at such low expense.  

I don't do Twitter, but on the repeat at the SwC website it says

"Apologies for the temporary outage. Our primary data center is having issues. Please stand by!"

Was temporarily unable to log in from my Vista computer until I uninstalled, downloaded, and installed SwC.  No problems at all on my XP, Windows 7, and Windows 8 computers.

Found out that even if the notes icon is not visible, it is there and functional.  Mouse over the location where the notes icon should be will pop up the notes.  Click on the location where the notes icon should be to edit the notes.  

For me:

XP - no notes icons
Vista - no notes icons
Windows 7 - notes icons
Windows 8 - notes icons