Originally Posted by smurgerburger View Post
Originally Posted by kewlJ View Post
Originally Posted by AxelWolf View Post
Technically, perhaps not; however, they are adjusting the normal industry-wide paytables for the purpose of avoiding having to generate W2G's.
Exactly. This specific incident didn't effect me or anything I do in any way. I just remember that when I saw it, I thought how blatant it was that they were intentionally avoiding the $1200 payout. Especially putting it on the big marquee out front. And then all of the sudden it was gone. Just seems like someone told them "hey you can't do that".

Why can't they intentionally avoid w2g jackpots?
Because THAT is what structuring is. Why can't a player only cash in part of his chip to remain below any threshold that requires additional reporting? It is structuring. It is the exact same thing. And structuring isn't just some casino rule or policy. It is a crime. I am guessing not enforced unless it is something blatant or big, but it is a crime. Advertisng that crime on the billboard out front of the casino doesn't seem like a bright idea.