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Originally Posted by DougL
They took nearly a million from the people at the top, added it to their own ~$250k, and made a bunch of full refunds to people who were barely impacted. To my mind it isn't about demanding the casino pay a bunch more out of pocket, as I don't think they would. It is that they spent money from the equity remaining people in the tournament to reward as many people as possible. If everyone who was deemed impacted got the same % of their equity returned, it would have been more fair.
As you say, the biggest PR help was made. Paid mostly out the pockets of the final 27.
The Borgata didn't spend the money, or decide to refund the players in a bad way. The DGE decided how to distribute the prize pool. The idea that the Borgata should pay another million because of a player-unfriendly ruling is wrong. Also, the idea that this ruling benefits Borgata is wrong too. IMO this is the worst possible ruling for the Borgata that doesn't involve them paying extra funds, as I'm sure they would have much preferred to pay ICM to 27 and partial refunds to those affected.
Gaming is most concerned with fairness and protecting the image and reputation of NJ gaming. Is this the most fair outcome? Probably not. It definitely makes the most people happy, however, and I think the decision between different rulings is closer than you think.
FWIW, the DGE is a POS, given all the patron abuse it has failed to act on as well as fradulent promotions it failed to investigate, but that's an entirely different story.