State files appeal in Catawba poker ruling
South Carolina filed a motion today to appeal a judges recent ruling authorizing the Catawba Indian Nation to operate video poker machines on its York County reservation.
State Attorney General Henry McMaster filed the motion, which included affidavits from U.S. Rep. John Spratt and Mark Elam, arguing that the state’s 1993 settlement with the tribe disallows video poker. Elam was senior counsel…
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Poker talk:
- PROP - Also PROPOSITION PLAYER. An employee of the gaming establishment whose primary purpose is to keep enough players at a table to prevent breaking up the game for lack of players. Unlike SHILLs "props" make a small hourly wage but play with their own money, winning or losing based on their skill.
- IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
- DEALER'S CHOICE - In home games, a rule that permits the dealer to name which poker game to be played that hand. Often limited to selecting from a list provided.
- LOCK - A hand that cannot be beat under any circumstances. Also: NUTS.
- BELLY BUSTER - An inside straight draw. Same as GUTSHOT.
- STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
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