Charity aside, poker runs are not legal, Abbott rules
No more bluffing, folks. It’s time to fold ‘em, according to Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, who has decided that poker runs the popular charity motorcycle rides amount to illegal gambling.
Among the main culprits? Police officers. They and others have used poker runs for decades to raise money for charities and other good causes.
Poker runs, like the one in August on Lake Travis in which Joette Davis, left, participated, are illegal if winners receive prizes, the Texas attorney general says. The events are often held to raise money for charity.
Abbott’s opinion, issued Monday, was a response to a request by the Galveston County district attorney’s office, which in June asked whether a poker run sponsored by a nonprofit group was legal. Participants in that run received a five-card hand for each $10 charity donation…
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Poker slang:
- WHITE BLACKBIRD - A hand so astonishingly rare as to be unworthy of the opponents' consideration, e.g., being dealt a pat royal flush in 5-card draw.
- BRODERICK CRAWFORD - In Hold'em, hole cards of 10-4. From the 1950s TV series "Highway Patrol", starring Broderick Crawford.
- FLOORMAN - The casino representative in charge of the card room or a section of a card room. Arbitrates disputes when unusual events happen.
- STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
- 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.
- TOKE - Gambling term for "tip", as in "Toke the cocktail waitress". Comes from the term "Token of appreciation".
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