A New Jersey casino is reimbursing players in a poker tournament which was suspended after counterfeit chips were discovered.
More than 2,100 entrants who finished outside the top 450 and played in the same room as the North Carolina man accused of introducing the fake chips will get 560 US dollars, including a refund of their 60 dollar entry fees from the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa.
The final 27 players are to share the remaining prize money, which comes to 19,323 dollars each. The 423 gamblers who fell outside the top 27 but in the money will not get further payments, but those who have not been paid will be. The settlement was ordered by the state division of gaming enforcement.