{"id":61054,"date":"2023-02-13T09:22:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T07:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/?p=61054"},"modified":"2023-02-13T10:23:04","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T08:23:04","slug":"behind-the-scenes-of-playing-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/behind-the-scenes-of-playing-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the scenes of playing online"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image_des_locaux-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Workplace\" class=\"wp-image-61744\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It is a phenomenon that has not been left unnoticed: online bridge platforms have experienced a dazzling and spectacular success since the health crisis. But how do you explain this craze for this card game that you know so well?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-stackable-blockquote stk-block-blockquote stk-block stk-7b3d15f is-style-highlighted\" data-block-id=\"7b3d15f\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left stk-block-blockquote__content stk-container stk-7b3d15f-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-604c661\" data-block-id=\"604c661\"><style>.stk-604c661 .stk--svg-wrapper .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child,.stk-604c661 .stk--svg-wrapper .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child :is(g,path,rect,polygon,ellipse){fill:#b1d7ed !important}<\/style><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-604c661\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-604-c-661-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-604-c-661-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 50 50\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path d=\"M19.8 9.3C10.5 11.8 4.6 17 2.1 24.8c2.3-3.6 5.6-5.4 9.9-5.4 3.3 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.3 2.2 2.2 3.4 5 3.4 8.3 0 3.2-1.1 5.8-3.3 8-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.2-8.7 3.2-3.7 0-6.5-1.2-8.6-3.5C1 36.3 0 33.1 0 29 0 18.3 6.5 11.2 19.6 7.9l.2 1.4zm26.4 0C36.9 11.9 31 17 28.5 24.8c2.2-3.6 5.5-5.4 9.8-5.4 3.2 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.2 2.3 2.2 3.4 4.9 3.4 8.3 0 3.1-1.1 5.8-3.3 7.9-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.3-8.6 3.3-3.7 0-6.6-1.1-8.6-3.4-2.1-2.3-3.1-5.5-3.1-9.7 0-10.7 6.6-17.8 19.7-21.1l.1 1.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-b66fe1e\" data-block-id=\"b66fe1e\"><style>.stk-b66fe1e .stk-block-text__text{font-size:29px !important}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-b66fe1e .stk-block-text__text{font-size:29px !important}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong>500 000 players welcomed daily on the two biggest bridge platforms<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A big boom<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/video_game-1-1024x326.jpg\" alt=\"video game \" class=\"wp-image-61745\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is one of the big winners of the coronavirus crisis: <strong>the online gaming market <\/strong>had <strong>exceptional year<\/strong>s and <strong>some digital bridge modules<\/strong> came through this difficult situation with success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To better understand how they work and to measure their recent developments a little more closely,<strong> we visited two major players in the sector. <\/strong>In the middle of the walls of the orange-red briquettes of <strong>Villeneuve-d&#8217;Ascq (close to Lille)<\/strong>, three buildings all made of wood and glass stand out of the greynes. In an area where many office buildings are flourishing, wedged between two of the city&#8217;s pavilion districts, these large floor-to-ceiling windows hide a spacious and bright interior. This is where those who work behind their screens on the reflection, evolution or maintenance of <strong>FunBridge and Bridge Bridge Base Online (BBO)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-01d565a\" data-block-id=\"01d565a\"><style>.stk-01d565a{height:20px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ten countries, ten nationalities<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The other parts of the teams are dispatched to the four corners of France and the rest of the world: Paris and the South of France for FunBridge, and the United States, India, Canada, Bulgaria and Romania for BBO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-8e3b223\" data-block-id=\"8e3b223\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-8e3b223-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-column stk-block stk-81778dd\" data-block-id=\"81778dd\"><style>.stk-81778dd-container{display:flex !important}.stk-81778dd-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important}.stk-81778dd-container{flex-direction:column !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-81778dd-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-81778dd-inner-blocks\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-stackable-blockquote stk-block-blockquote stk-block stk-d54442e is-style-highlighted\" data-block-id=\"d54442e\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left stk-block-blockquote__content stk-container stk-d54442e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-0c5de44\" data-block-id=\"0c5de44\"><style>.stk-0c5de44 .stk--svg-wrapper .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child,.stk-0c5de44 .stk--svg-wrapper .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child :is(g,path,rect,polygon,ellipse){fill:#b1d7ed !important}<\/style><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-0c5de44\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-0-c-5-de-44-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-0-c-5-de-44-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 50 50\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path d=\"M19.8 9.3C10.5 11.8 4.6 17 2.1 24.8c2.3-3.6 5.6-5.4 9.9-5.4 3.3 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.3 2.2 2.2 3.4 5 3.4 8.3 0 3.2-1.1 5.8-3.3 8-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.2-8.7 3.2-3.7 0-6.5-1.2-8.6-3.5C1 36.3 0 33.1 0 29 0 18.3 6.5 11.2 19.6 7.9l.2 1.4zm26.4 0C36.9 11.9 31 17 28.5 24.8c2.2-3.6 5.5-5.4 9.8-5.4 3.2 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.2 2.3 2.2 3.4 4.9 3.4 8.3 0 3.1-1.1 5.8-3.3 7.9-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.3-8.6 3.3-3.7 0-6.6-1.1-8.6-3.4-2.1-2.3-3.1-5.5-3.1-9.7 0-10.7 6.6-17.8 19.7-21.1l.1 1.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-31af64e\" data-block-id=\"31af64e\"><style>.stk-31af64e .stk-block-text__text{font-size:16px !important}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-31af64e .stk-block-text__text{font-size:16px !important}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong>\u201cOur employees live in ten countries and there are as many nationalities on the surface of the globe,\u201d says FunBridge boss Pierre Dreulle<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-column stk-block stk-14f1344\" data-block-id=\"14f1344\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-14f1344-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-14f1344-inner-blocks\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/batiment-1.jpg\" alt=\"sharewood office building\" class=\"wp-image-61746\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The boss of Funbridge adds that the famous online bridge game works thanks to a team composed of<strong> with IT engineers, a marketing department, product managers, project managers, a customer service, designer, support functions and of course people for finance and accounting.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The number of employees of the French developer has doubled between 2018 and 2020. <\/strong>\u201cWe have seen a gradual growth in attendance for several years and it became exponential,\u201d explains winner of the 2016 European Bridge Championships, <strong>J\u00e9r\u00f4me Rombaut<\/strong>, deputy director, who has been present since the start of 52 Entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The multiple countries in which the teams of 52 Entertainment&#8217;s two bridge software programs<\/strong> are located is partly explained by their staffing needs.<strong> Technical Director Boris Plays<\/strong> said he had to recruit via <strong>video conference<\/strong> during the lockdown to best meet the players&#8217; demand for quality. &#8220;We had the necessary equipment delivered to their homes and then had them sign their contracts remotely,&#8221; said Boris Plays. He does not hide the fact that he had very busy days during this particular spring. &#8220;Between the permanent surveillance, the relations with the outside world and the on-call duty,<strong> it was 8am-11pm<\/strong>,&#8221; he summarized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>New challenges for online bridge<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/equipe-2.jpg\" alt=\"Team Funbridge\" class=\"wp-image-61747\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>While the number of players during the Covid period was steadily increasing, behind the scenes, preparations were already underway for the aftermath. <strong>What would be the best way to retain these new users once the health situation returns to normal and indoor tournaments resume?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether it is <strong>BBO or Funbridge<\/strong>, each application has managed to find solutions to these new questions. While some Chinese online bridge platforms have chosen<strong> to offer online courses <\/strong>but do not disclose the modalities of their operation, their British counterparts have also worked on <strong>an online course system<\/strong> where, for a fee, players have access to <strong>an unlimited number of teachers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Going on a cheat hunt&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/tricheurs-1-1024x326.jpg\" alt=\"Going on a cheat hunt\" class=\"wp-image-61748\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the crisis, <strong>fraud on online bridge sites has exploded in proportion to the rate of use of gaming platforms.<\/strong> J\u00e9r\u00f4me Rombaut stated that since 2019, they had spotted just <strong>over a hundred cheaters on Funbridge and BBO <\/strong>and that <strong>more than thirty investigations were launched<\/strong> during the first fifteen days of October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>The most ludicrous anecdotes are legion<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-stackable-blockquote stk-block-blockquote stk-block stk-88ea9d0 is-style-highlighted\" data-block-id=\"88ea9d0\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left stk-block-blockquote__content stk-container stk-88ea9d0-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-761dc6b\" data-block-id=\"761dc6b\"><style>.stk-761dc6b .stk--svg-wrapper .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child,.stk-761dc6b .stk--svg-wrapper .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child :is(g,path,rect,polygon,ellipse){fill:#b1d7ed !important}<\/style><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-761dc6b\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-761-dc-6-b-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-761-dc-6-b-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 50 50\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path d=\"M19.8 9.3C10.5 11.8 4.6 17 2.1 24.8c2.3-3.6 5.6-5.4 9.9-5.4 3.3 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.3 2.2 2.2 3.4 5 3.4 8.3 0 3.2-1.1 5.8-3.3 8-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.2-8.7 3.2-3.7 0-6.5-1.2-8.6-3.5C1 36.3 0 33.1 0 29 0 18.3 6.5 11.2 19.6 7.9l.2 1.4zm26.4 0C36.9 11.9 31 17 28.5 24.8c2.2-3.6 5.5-5.4 9.8-5.4 3.2 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.2 2.3 2.2 3.4 4.9 3.4 8.3 0 3.1-1.1 5.8-3.3 7.9-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.3-8.6 3.3-3.7 0-6.6-1.1-8.6-3.4-2.1-2.3-3.1-5.5-3.1-9.7 0-10.7 6.6-17.8 19.7-21.1l.1 1.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-dd4f59b\" data-block-id=\"dd4f59b\"><style>.stk-dd4f59b .stk-block-text__text{font-size:16px !important}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-dd4f59b .stk-block-text__text{font-size:16px !important}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong>\u201cOne day, a player who went online from the hospital he was in defended himself against any dishonesty by claiming that the morphine that was given to him simply allowed him to see through the back of the cards&#8230;\u201d remembers J\u00e9r\u00f4me Rombaut.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/jerom_-rombaut.png\" alt=\"J\u00e9r\u00f4me Rombaut\" class=\"wp-image-61731\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>On FunBridge<\/strong>,<strong> the most recurrent cheating cases<\/strong> are those related to those players who, when they play a tournament, play on multiple accounts to manage<strong> to play each time the same deals<\/strong> against three other \u201cplayers\u201d &#8211; animated by artificial intelligence &#8211; and know the distribution in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For BBO<\/strong> &#8211; since the four players around the table are real and not virtual &#8211; it is not uncommon to find that<strong> two of them communicate by phone or other means.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-8b1a275\" data-block-id=\"8b1a275\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-8b1a275-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-column stk-block stk-b9be41f\" data-block-id=\"b9be41f\"><style>.stk-b9be41f-container{display:flex !important}.stk-b9be41f-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important}.stk-b9be41f-container{flex-direction:column !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b9be41f-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b9be41f-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/vote-1.jpg\" alt=\"voting by a jury\" class=\"wp-image-61749\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-column stk-block stk-9d86ff6\" data-block-id=\"9d86ff6\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-9d86ff6-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-9d86ff6-inner-blocks\">\n<p>While 52 Entertainment is studying this process, <strong>the hunt for cheats is not done through algorithms,<\/strong> as on online poker sites, but through <strong>reports from other players.<\/strong> Once received, they are then forwarded to an ethics committee composed of bridge specialists, who study &#8211; for both companies &#8211; the data of the suspected player. <strong>\u201cIt is up to us to provide them with all the data corresponding to a particular player on a particular tournament; and up to them, &#8211; depending on how the person played, their known level or the way they bid &#8211; to find out where something is odd\u201d <\/strong>describes Boris Plays, technical director of the FunBridge Platform.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Two investigators then separately prepare their reports and give independent opinions. Three comments can then be written on the file:<strong><em> \u201cCheating\u201d \u201cNo cheating\u201d and \u201cNo opinion given\u201d<\/em><\/strong>. \u201cSometimes we detect a player&#8217;s questionable behavior without having enough evidence to suspend them&#8221; admits <strong>Boris Plays<\/strong>. We then put them<strong> under surveillance for several months <\/strong>and, if their behaviour is reprehensible and <strong>their member number<\/strong> is available, we send a file to the federation, which then chooses whether or not to suspend them. The reciprocity agreement with several federations is such that, <strong>if the player is suspended for 3 years, he is also suspended with us.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Some figures to finish\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/visiteurs-1.jpg\" alt=\"number of visitors\" class=\"wp-image-61750\" width=\"113\" height=\"113\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>More of 100 000<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>number of visitors per day on Funbridge<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/age-1.jpg\" alt=\"years of players\" class=\"wp-image-61751\" width=\"113\" height=\"113\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>65 years old<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>average age of players on 52 Entertainment platforms<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pays-1.jpg\" alt=\"Flag\" class=\"wp-image-61752\" width=\"113\" height=\"113\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>180<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>number of countries where our players are<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What did you think of this article?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Share your opinion in <em>the comments<\/em> section below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-3d5f2ab\" data-block-id=\"3d5f2ab\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-3d5f2ab-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-column stk-block stk-f727dfc\" data-block-id=\"f727dfc\"><style>.stk-f727dfc-container{display:flex !important}.stk-f727dfc-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important}.stk-f727dfc-container{flex-direction:column !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-f727dfc-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-f727dfc-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is a phenomenon that has not been left unnoticed: online bridge platforms have experienced a dazzling and spectacular success since the health crisis. 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