Judge says video poker is legal on reservations
COLUMBIA (AP) A judge ruled Tuesday that a 1993 agreement allows the Catawba Indian tribe to operate video poker on its reservation despite a statewide ban on the practice. But even before the ruling, the tribes governing body was already looking to trade that right for the ability to operate a g…
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Casino poker language:
- FOLD - To decline to call a bet, thus dropping out of a hand.
- SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.
- DECLARE - In high/low games, declaring one's hand as high or low or both ways (usually done with chips in hand). Usually played in home games; casinos tend to play CARDS SPEAK.
- STAND OFF - To call a raise. "Opener raises, I stand off".
- RERAISE - To raise after an opponent has raised.
- OPEN - Make the first bet in a hand, especially in draw poker.
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