It’s like,’hey you’ve made this promise and now you are not going to fulfill it,” Newman said.Īccording to the Washington State Gambling Commission, Snoqualmie Casino can do this. But also on an ethical level do they really want that headache? It doesn’t seem worth it. On a business level, they’re going to alienate hundreds of people – many of whom will never come back specifically because of this. “I want them to understand the way that we see it - and not in a belligerent way - but help them understand that hey this promise that you made in writing on the wall for this jackpot is very specific and you are doing something that is counter to that promise. The poker players say this means potentially thousands of dollars of their money will now be used by the casino to promote another game. 2, the jackpot payouts increased by “approximately double.” Any funds left after the closing of the room were distributed to another game at the casino. It’s there that the casino told the players what will happen with their money: it stopped collecting money for the jackpot on July 25.

The sign outside the poker room was placed there a month in advance of the poker room closing. “Outside of the room there is a description of ‘hey, we’re closing, here’s what we’re going to do, here’s what’s going to happen with the jackpots, and here’s where the rest of the money is going to go,’ which is where this whole thing came about because people read that and said, ‘hey, that seems kind of unethical,'” Newman said. The reason he knows his interpretation of the sign isn’t being followed is because of another sign placed just outside of the room informing players the poker room is closing and what the casino plans to do with the jackpot money. Newman says not following that written promise is unethical. So not blackjack jackpots, not slot machine jackpots, not other games, but specifically poker jackpots,” Newman said.

“The promise and the claim that Snoqualmie makes is that 100 percent of the funds collected from the player-supported jackpot will be allocated to poker jackpots. Long-time poker player Lucas Newman says under the total, which is posted on a wall of the poker room and updated every day, is what he believes is a written promise that the casino made to its poker players.

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