5 files changed, 53 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/internal/casino/config_validate.go b/internal/casino/config_validate.go
index 13229bc..8e5e7b5 100644
--- a/internal/casino/config_validate.go
+++ b/internal/casino/config_validate.go
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ func validateIdentityAndBets(id string, minBet, maxBet int) error {
 	if minBet < 0 || maxBet < 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("min_bet and max_bet must not be negative")
 	}
+	if minBet > 0 && maxBet == 0 && minBet > DefaultMaxBet {
+		return fmt.Errorf("min_bet (%d) exceeds the default maximum bet (%d); set a larger max_bet", minBet, DefaultMaxBet)
+	}
 	if maxBet > 0 && maxBet < max(1, minBet) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("max_bet must be at least min_bet")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/casino/machine.go b/internal/casino/machine.go
index 0f137ec..844c5e9 100644
--- a/internal/casino/machine.go
+++ b/internal/casino/machine.go
@@ -228,8 +228,12 @@ func (m *Machine) finishSpin() []Event {
 	events := []Event{}
 	result := m.spin.Payout + m.payoutRemainder
 	// Checked conversion: a runaway profile or overflow must clamp at the
-	// economy cap instead of wrapping through a machine-sized int.
-	if result > MaxCredits || result != result || result < 0 {
+	// economy cap instead of wrapping through a machine-sized int. A NaN or
+	// negative result is a corrupt computation, not a jackpot: clamp it to
+	// zero (fail closed) rather than up to the economy ceiling (fail open).
+	if math.IsNaN(result) || result < 0 {
+		result = 0
+	} else if result > MaxCredits {
 		result = MaxCredits
 	}
 	credits := int(math.Floor(result))
diff --git a/internal/casino/manager.go b/internal/casino/manager.go
index 78e26b0..4798217 100644
--- a/internal/casino/manager.go
+++ b/internal/casino/manager.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package casino
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
+	"reflect"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -41,7 +42,10 @@ func (m *Manager) EnsureMachine(roomID int, cfg MachineConfig) *Machine {
 	m.mu.Lock()
 	defer m.mu.Unlock()
 	if machine := m.machines[key]; machine != nil {
-		if machine.Config == cfg {
+		// DeepEqual (not ==) so the *bool rule fields compare by value;
+		// == would treat every freshly parsed config as different and
+		// discard an idle machine on every room load.
+		if reflect.DeepEqual(machine.Config, cfg) {
 			return machine
 		}
 		if machine.idle() {
@@ -74,7 +78,7 @@ func (m *Manager) EnsureTable(roomID int, cfg TableConfig) *Table {
 	m.mu.Lock()
 	defer m.mu.Unlock()
 	if table := m.tables[key]; table != nil {
-		if table.Config == cfg {
+		if reflect.DeepEqual(table.Config, cfg) {
 			return table
 		}
 		if table.idle() {
@@ -308,6 +312,10 @@ func (m *Manager) RefundAll() []Event {
 // (oldID -> newID): both the manager's map keys and each game's RoomID.
 // Game state (wagers, rounds) is preserved — the games continue in the
 // renamed room. Uses delete-all-then-set-all so a swap cannot clobber.
+//
+// Callers MUST run on the owner goroutine: each game's RoomID is mutated
+// without taking that game's own lock, which is safe only because Tick and
+// every command are owner-serialized too.
 func (m *Manager) RekeyRooms(idMap map[int]int) {
 	if len(idMap) == 0 {
 		return
diff --git a/internal/casino/minbet_regression_test.go b/internal/casino/minbet_regression_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..578c251
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/casino/minbet_regression_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package casino
+
+import "testing"
+
+// TestMinBetAboveDefaultMaxRejected guards the config/validate + Normalize
+// interaction: an unset max_bet defaults to DefaultMaxBet, so a larger min_bet
+// must be rejected (and Normalize must never leave MaxBet below MinBet), or the
+// game would accept a table every wager is rejected from.
+func TestMinBetAboveDefaultMaxRejected(t *testing.T) {
+	if err := (TableConfig{ID: "bj", Game: GameBlackjack, MinBet: DefaultMaxBet + 1}).Validate(); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("table accepted min_bet above the default max")
+	}
+	if err := (MachineConfig{ID: "slots", Game: GameSlots, MinBet: DefaultMaxBet + 1}).Validate(); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("machine accepted min_bet above the default max")
+	}
+
+	m := MachineConfig{ID: "slots", Game: GameSlots, MinBet: DefaultMaxBet + 5}.Normalize()
+	if m.MaxBet < m.MinBet {
+		t.Fatalf("normalized machine left max %d below min %d", m.MaxBet, m.MinBet)
+	}
+	tc := TableConfig{ID: "bj", Game: GameBlackjack, MinBet: DefaultMaxBet + 5}.Normalize()
+	if tc.MaxBet < tc.MinBet {
+		t.Fatalf("normalized table left max %d below min %d", tc.MaxBet, tc.MinBet)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/casino/types.go b/internal/casino/types.go
index 283aa43..49e2cc4 100644
--- a/internal/casino/types.go
+++ b/internal/casino/types.go
@@ -128,6 +128,12 @@ func (c MachineConfig) Normalize() MachineConfig {
 	if c.MaxBet <= 0 {
 		c.MaxBet = DefaultMaxBet
 	}
+	// Never leave a normalized config self-contradictory: a min_bet above
+	// the default cap must widen the effective maximum rather than produce
+	// a game every wager is rejected from.
+	if c.MaxBet < c.MinBet {
+		c.MaxBet = c.MinBet
+	}
 	if c.SpinTicks <= 0 {
 		c.SpinTicks = 2
 	}
@@ -153,6 +159,9 @@ func (c TableConfig) Normalize() TableConfig {
 	if c.MaxBet <= 0 {
 		c.MaxBet = DefaultMaxBet
 	}
+	if c.MaxBet < c.MinBet {
+		c.MaxBet = c.MinBet
+	}
 	return c
 }