When Social Engineering Is A Disaster
It took a hurricane destroying Mississippi’s entire Gulf of Mexico gaming industry, but the Legislature finally voted to allow casinos to be build on solid land.
What were they thinking, to not only permit, but actually require casinos to float in a hurricanes zone? Hurricane Camille, in 1969, had flung ocean freighters over Highway 90.
The answer helps explain why the gaming industry is subjected everywhere to bizarre laws that are never imposed on any other business.
It is important to note that like the New Orleans levees that President Bush and Congress failed to reinforce, it was well known that the Gulf casinos could not survive a Category 4 hurricane. Hurricane Katrina was Category 5; with gusts of winds reaching 145 miles per hour. The storm also sent a roaring wall of water 30 feet high from the Gulf of Mexico smashing into the Mississippi coast.
But it wasn’t the shrieking wind and storm surge that destroyed so many … Continue reading When Social Engineering Is A Disaster
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Poker lexicon:
- SEVENTH STREET - The seventh card dealt in 7-card stud.
- OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
- STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
- POT LIMIT - A game where the maximum bet is determined by the size of the pot at the time. Note that a player wanting to raise first calls the bet, then totals the pot to determine the maximum amount he can raise.
- IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
- MISDEAL - A hand dealt incorrectly that must be re-dealt.
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