Judge OKs video poker for Catawbas
The Catawba Indian Nation can open a video poker operation on its reservation, a judge ruled Tuesday.
But Catawba leaders will give up that right if state legislators allow the tribe to open a high-stakes electronic bingo operation in Orangeburg County, said tribal attorney Jay Bender.
If legislators don’t agree, the tribe will exercise its right to bring video poker to the York County…
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Poker slang:
- STACKED [DECK] - A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.
- ONE-EYED - The jack of hearts, jack of spades or king of diamonds. So named because the characters are drawn in profile, thus showing only one eye.
- DRAW OUT - To catch a card that improves your situation from a losing hand to a winning hand, especially when you beat someone holding a hand that usually figures to win.
- CHECK RAISE - To check initially, then raise a bet made later on in the same betting round. Frequently a sign of strength, but may be a bluff.
- HOOK - A Jack. So named because the "J" resembles a hook.
- EXPECTATION - The long-run [dis-]advantage of a given situation, specifically without reference to any particular outcome. I.e., what you figure to win [lose] on average after a large number of repetitions of the same situation.
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