Luck runs out on businesses with illegal poker games
Eighteen poker machines may have spun their last reel. During the past several months, deputies with the Macon County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit have run an undercover operation targeting illegal use of video poker machines at several Macon County businesses.
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Casino poker language:
- FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.
- SHORT-STACKED - Playing with a only a small amount of money, thus limiting one's risk and reward.
- BLACK - When referring to chips, black usually stands for $100 casino chips. "This guy sits down with a stack of blacks and raises the first bet." Not ALL casinos use black for $100 but that is the common usage.
- SHILL - A card room employee who plays with House money, and does not share in any of his (her) winnings or losses. Shills are used to facilitate starting games, and keeping them going. Compare: PROP.
- FULL HOUSE - A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.
- SHARK - A good/crafty player often posing as a fish early in the game.
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