I know I am a little late posting. My first thought where are the internal controls. I did not believe the story. A manager would have been let go long before a story like that would have gone out if the allegations were true. There are many behind the scene ways to audit jackpot payouts and discrepancies would jump out quickly. At my casinos the poker room uses automated payout system which I created for Bad Beats, Bounty Tournaments, and Tournament Payout. Audit has instant access to the information if they need to investigate. Everything is tracked back to the time the transaction is created and every piece information is collected. This is handy if you need to have surveillance investigate.