Cindy - Many people had the opportunity to play for the Four Queens $200 Joker - the casino is open 24/7. The fact that there were enough $10 strikes in the hands of collectors to redeem the entire 100 Jokers in one day bears witness to that fact. The opportunity was there for anyone interested to come in and play, win strikes, and redeem. With regards to pre-sales I don't know if you are familiar with the stock options market. Speculators have the ability to "sell a call option". This gives someone the right to "call" the stock away from them at a particular price for a particular period of time. There are two ways to sell this call "covered" or "naked". A person selling a covered call has the stock in hand and can deliver it if called. A person selling a "naked" call does not have the stock - they much "cover" their position if called. If a person sells a strike "naked" they assume the risk that they will not be able to obtain it at a favorable price and may in fact have to pay more than the price they sold it for in order to deliver it. Options are an accepted part of the financial landscape - look in the WSJ on any given day and you can find the going prices for a plethora of call options. I fail to see how pre-selling a strike or something else is any different. The Four Queens anticipates releasing another $200 strike in October. Play early and play often to get your 20 $10s to redeem.