My local is actually pretty cool about things like these, so I wouldn't be surprised if he paid up. I've been with him for a good while, so he knows I'm a stand up guy and vice versa. Not to mention, he doesn't have that many players.
He pretty much goes by the rules the online books use regarding these situations, so if I could find something in writing stating an online book would pay it in this situation, I'm sure he'd have no problem paying it. Hell, I probably wouldn't need something like that anyway, It would just make me feel better about asking. If anybody knows where I could fing such information I certainly would appreciate it.
Thanks for all of the feedback.