Poker And Gambling Top Watchdog Named
One of the biggest concerns poker players and other gamblers have when playing online is security. They want to know they can trust the site that is handling their money and running the software the players are using. That is where regulatory companies come in, and one of them eCOGRA, was recently named Top Watchdog of the online gaming industry.
The voluntary gaming regulatory agency eCOGRA (which stands for eCommerce Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance) received this recognition by Gambling Online Magazine, whose readers voted on the candidates for the award…
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Poker lingo:
- STUD - Any of several poker games in which some of each players' cards are exposed.
- FLOP GAME - Any of a number of poker games where a flop is dealt.
- BUTTON CHARGE - A periodic fee paid by whoever is the button, perhaps every 20 minutes or 30 minutes. Constitutes part or all of the HOUSE CUT.
- FOURTH STREET - In stud poker, the fourth card dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the fourth community card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is TURN (q.v.).
- THIRD STREET - In Stud, the third card dealt to each player.
- SUITED - Two or more cards all the same suit. Ant: OFF-SUIT.
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