It’s just like anything if someone had gone and stolen something from somebody,” stated DiBenedetto. “Is it realistic to think we will get it back? I think it is. In a sign of how determined the casino is to retrieve the money, the Turning Stone has since fired the dealer at the time of the incident and is now pursuing the casino patron through the law courts. We feel he should give us back that money.” And unfortunately on that one, he lost…Do we want the money back from the player? Of course, he defrauded us. Commenting on the incident the Turning Stone Resort & Casino poker boss Jason DiBenedetto said: Unbeknownst to the casino, however, the holder of the winning hand had never purchased the mandatory $2 Poker Club Card, so instead choose to borrow that of another player in order to collect his prize from poker room staff.Īlthough the man seemed to have got away with it at the time, it seems like the Turning Stone Casino has finally twigged his manoeuvring after studying their surveillance tapes and are now demanding he repays the $45,000.

The jackpot was then divided up with $90,000 going to the loser, $45,000 to the winner and the residual $46,000 shared out between the remaining players at the table. What would you do if you won a share of a Bad Beat Poker Jackpot while playing at a casino, only to realise you weren’t holding the required $2 Poker Club Card to qualify for the bonus?Īpparently, this exact situation occurred at the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York in December, when the $181,000 jackpot was released after four of a kind was beaten by a better poker hand.

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