Is Money from Video Poker Tainting North Carolina Politics?
The Speaker of North Carolina’s House of Representatives has been criticized for accepting overly generous amounts of campaign funding from special interest groups tied to the video poker industry. Democracy North Carolina, a group that aims to ensure fairness and legitimacy in state politics, has pointed out glaring ties between State Speaker Jim Black and proponents of video poker in the state.
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Useful poker terms:
- SCOOP - To take all of a pot that is normally split, either by winning both halves outright or winning one half when no players qualify for the other half.
- LIVE ONE - The best kind of opponent, a poor player with a lot of money to lose and in a hurry to lose it.
- STEAM - Playing wildly, calling and raising a lot, because one is upset. Compare: ON TILT.
- PAT - Holding or being dealt a pat hand. "I'm pat" would mean "I don't want to draw any cards.
- RAKE - Money taken from each pot and given to the house in return for hosting the game. Usually a percentage of the pot (5%-10%) up to some maximum amount.
- BARN - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
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