Hello all,
in Fiesta Casino, Hotel El Panama, there are four $5.00 slot machines. The jackpot is getting high, it is now around $100,000, and any of these machines could be giving away the jackpot at any time, but there is a big problem, you are not allowed to play on any of these 4 machines. These machines are exclusively reserved to a group of players that had probably agreed with the casino personnel that if they win, they should tip them very well. Is this illegal? Of course it is.
if you don't believe me, go there in the midnight where the exclusive gamblers should have left for the day, try to use any of these machines. Security will tell you that they are reserved until they win the jackpot. If they let you play, it is more probable that the jackpot was won. I am disappointed with this casino. I had never seen this before. I tried to understand why they are adopting this measure, and maybe the casino is almost in bankrupt, and they want to find any remote way to catch money even illegally. Or the local authority that controls casino operations in Panama, such as ASAJA, should visit them and find a good explanation why they don't want to give away the jackpot to any player.