Study Finds More Teenagers Becoming Addicted to Gambling, Poker in Particular
According to a report by WABC Eyewitness News, teenage gambling is on the rise and so is the risk of their potentially becoming addicts. The report cites a study that found overspending and pathological hiding of gambling activity among the problematic symptoms of more than 50% of the approximately 3 million kids nationwide who play cards for money on a weekly basis.
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Poker talk:
- FLUSH - A poker hand consisting of five cards all one suit.
- PASSED OUT. - A hand in which nobody opens. What happens next is a function of the game being played.
- THIRD STREET - In Stud, the third card dealt to each player.
- BUTTON - A distinctive token held by the player sitting in the theoretical dealer's position, when a house dealer is used. The button rotates around the table so that every player has an opportunity to be the last to act. Also, "THE BUTTON" can refer to the player who currently has the button. ("I was the button and called the blind".) Synonyms: BUCK, PUCK.
- PASS - Opposite of bet. To check, if checked to. To fold, if bet to.
- FOURTH STREET - In stud poker, the fourth card dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the fourth community card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is TURN (q.v.).
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