1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/internal/casino/manager.go b/internal/casino/manager.go
index 8b87147..b1281b2 100644
--- a/internal/casino/manager.go
+++ b/internal/casino/manager.go
@@ -409,20 +409,28 @@ func (m *Manager) RekeyRooms(idMap map[int]int) {
 // refunded through each game's refundAll before the entries drop.
 func (m *Manager) EvictRoom(roomID int) []Event {
 	prefix := fmt.Sprintf("%d:", roomID)
-	var events []Event
+	// Snapshot the games under the manager lock, then refund OUTSIDE it:
+	// refundAll appends to the money journal and saves character files, and
+	// holding m.mu across that I/O blocks every casino command and Tick.
+	type evictable interface{ refundAll() []Event }
+	var evicted []evictable
 	m.mu.Lock()
 	for key, table := range m.tables {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(key, prefix) {
-			events = append(events, table.refundAll()...)
+			evicted = append(evicted, table)
 			delete(m.tables, key)
 		}
 	}
 	for key, machine := range m.machines {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(key, prefix) {
-			events = append(events, machine.refundAll()...)
+			evicted = append(evicted, machine)
 			delete(m.machines, key)
 		}
 	}
 	m.mu.Unlock()
+	var events []Event
+	for _, game := range evicted {
+		events = append(events, game.refundAll()...)
+	}
 	return events
 }