Poker machine tax reduction ‘not enough’
The New South Wales Opposition says the Government’s decision to reduce the poker machine tax being paid by the state’s clubs does not go far enough.
Premier Morris Iemma says he has put a generous, reasonable and affordable offer to clubs, involving tax concessions, but has not elaborated on the details.
Clubs New South Wales is currently considering the offer.
Opposition gaming spokesman George Souris says from what he knows of the detail, it is not enough.
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Poker lexicon:
- HOYLE - Edmund Hoyle (1769-?) was the authoritative source for rules of card games. Hoyle is to card rules as Webster is to word definitions.
- 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.
- EDGE - An advantage over an opponent, either specific or subjective.
- OPEN - Make the first bet in a hand, especially in draw poker.
- RIVER - The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.
- STRING BET - An unethical and often illegal means of raising whereby a player puts a call-size stack of chips into the pot and, after observing the reactions of the players, then goes back to his stack and puts out more, thus raising.
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