![]() “The truth is there are very few players, if any, that decide they would like to sit and play poker for the long shot of trying to win a jackpot,” he said. To meet that requirement, casinos have said they would allow players to play for free - presumably using chips that have no value - with the ability to win a jackpot if they hit the long-shot hand. Casinos have advertised the jackpots as no-purchase-necessary for about 15 years. Jackpot poker was first deemed an illegal lottery in a 1989 attorney general opinion that was later upheld by a state appeals court. To qualify for the Mini Bad Beat Jackpot, a hand of Aces full of Tens or better must lose to a higher- ranking hand that must either be Four of a Kind or a Straight Flush or Royal Flush. “There are a lot of plaintiffs attorneys out there looking to make money, but we don’t feel we’re vulnerable to attack.”Ĭhristopher Kim, the Los Angeles attorney who represented the players, did not respond to an interview request. The Mini Bad Beat Jackpot is 10 of the Main Bad Beat Jackpot. “We had every confidence the case would be dismissed because all of the games we offer are approved by the state, including jackpot games,” Schneiderman said. Commerce Casino general counsel Andy Schneiderman said the casino carefully adhered to state gaming laws.
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