If you're referring to the PS Home Casino, Paradise Springs, there was a free daily poker table. The PC version is geared more towards micro-transactions and if you hit a dry spell there's really nothing to do aside from afk'ing for chips or waiting for the free bingo (which often rewards only one player).

And because it was a good source for chip replenishment, players would stay in the casino longer. It kept the poker room full with players bleeding over into the pay tables. Originally posted by Arcturus Asriv:IIRC, on Playstation Home there was no limit to how many times you could play the free poker, and it was a viable source to grind for chips to play the other games.