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> But, in that patch, [ICE] also added an obvious tell that shows when the game is ready to pay out, which I consider a blatant nod to the community.”

Arcade games aren't controlled by a gaming commission like slot machines. There's nothing to stop one of the engineers who works on the machine from putting in a tell for themself and then exploiting it after work.

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The agreement he must have surely signed when he started his employment, that he would not play the game that's built by the company?

I highly doubt that's the case, and even if it is, how would it be enforced?

Generally, the Arcade game maker underwrites (or participates somehow) in the jackpot for their own machines, so they'd be able to track if affiliated individuals (employees, ex-employees, etc.) were winners. Obviously, it gets more complex if the offending engineer were to tell someone else the secret, etc., but that's already getting into organized crime territory.

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