Re: Why are racks allowed on some tables and not on others?
I was under the impression that it's more a "does it really matter" kind of issue. On the higher limits, the chip stacks can get pretty deep even with just a typical buy-in (e.g. 2 racks of red for 20/40). On the lower limits, a lot of folks don't get much beyond their buy-in and having a bunch of 3-6 players fumbling with racks might actually make an impact on the flow of the game - even if they have to keep out a working stack. It's not rock solid reasoning, but it seems like enough of a reason for some places to have that kind of rule in place.
I don't know about the bad beat jackpot reasoning since the casino is going to check the deck a couple of times before awarding any jackpot. Would be hard to explain an extra ace or missing trey.
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