Wall Street Is Betting On Online Gaming
Internet casinos are outlaw operations in the eyes of the federal government, but they look like solid investments to many of Wall Street’s largest firms. Blue-chip investment houses like Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch and Fidelity now hold hundreds of millions of dollars in shares of online casinos and betting parlors, which are publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange and headquartered in places like Costa Rica or Gibraltar. Legal experts are divided over whether American investors and the inv…
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Poker lingo:
- TELL - Any personal mannerisms that reveal the quality of one's hand. E.g., constantly looking at one's hole cards is often a tell of a poor hand. (Some players, knowing this, will at times check their hole cards when they have a great hand and don't need to look.)
- RIDER BACK (TM) - A brand of playing cards that feature a bicycle rider on the back of the cards. Often used in home games. Compare: BEE No. 92.
- MISDEAL - A hand dealt incorrectly that must be re-dealt.
- FACE CARD - A jack, queen or king (a card with a face on it, not joker).
- S&M - Sklansky & Malmuth. Generally refers to the ideas and algorithms published by these two authors. When used in a 7-card stud context, often refers to "7 Card Stud For Advanced Players", and when used in a Hold'em context, often refers to "Texas Hold'em For Advanced Players".
- RAIL - A barrier dividing the card playing area from a public area.
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