Palms pays $100,000 after poker dispute

Disputes over how a couple of poker tournaments were operated in 2007, led the Palms Casino Report to fork over $100,000. The Palms paid up to settle the issue with Nevada gaming regulators.

Third-parties actually managed the tournaments which were held at the Palms in Las Vegas.

The Nevada Gaming Control Board issued a statement which said that they don’t want operators from outside the state coming in to licensed casinos in Las Vegas to make less than legitimate events appear to have legitimacy.

The officials said that separate operators held the tournaments two years at the Palms. One was said to be a Charity event. However, the charity did not receive any money until almost four months after the event was over. The second tournament did not pay winners immediately after they won which is required.

The authorities say that the Palms paid each winner in full once they heard about the complaints.