I had the exact same thing happen to me three times. I was trying to play the Rio coin room. Each time I tied my opponent, but the win was awarded to the last player in the hole. I won the last of the three. I have a screen shot but can't seem to attach it here. The other issue is that clicking on the "Continue" button does not work. You have to shut down WGT and reenter in order to continue.
You are certainly right about the town in Virginia, but if there is not a coin room by that name, then there are a lot of delusional people on WGT, including me. No, I rather think that WGT was either hacked or there is some glitch. I hope you can figure it out before hundreds, if not thousands, get ripped off.