ND advocate pushing for internet poker initiative
Fargo state Rep. Jim Kasper is asking gambling companies to help finance a ballot measure that would make North Dakota the first state to license and regulate Internet poker businesses. Kasper aggressively pushed the idea in the Legislature early this year, only to have the North Dakota Senate defeat a licensing bill and a constitutional amendment that would have given lawmakers authority to regulate Internet poker.
Kasper said he believes North Dakotans may embrace the proposal if its licensing r…
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Poker lingo:
- MIDDLE POSITION - Betting positions approximately halfway around the table from the first player to act.
- SIXTH STREET - The sixth card dealt in 7-card stud.
- CAP - To cap the betting is to make the last permitted raise in a round.
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
- POT LIMIT - A game where the maximum bet is determined by the size of the pot at the time. Note that a player wanting to raise first calls the bet, then totals the pot to determine the maximum amount he can raise.
- S&M - Sklansky & Malmuth. Generally refers to the ideas and algorithms published by these two authors. When used in a 7-card stud context, often refers to "7 Card Stud For Advanced Players", and when used in a Hold'em context, often refers to "Texas Hold'em For Advanced Players".
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