Virginian Seeks To Ban Internet Gambling
The topic of Internet gambling has always been a hot one in the United States, with the online poker fans holding their breath and hoping that one day it isnt banned all together. If Virginia Representative Republican Bob Goodlatte has its way, it soon will be. The representative has reintroduced a bill that he tried to get through Congress before this week, a bill that would outright outlaw Internet gambling, an industry that some estimates put at a $12 billion value…
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- ASSAULT RIFLE - In Omaha, hole cards that are A-K-4-7 of any suit(s).
- TRIP - Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".
- TURN - The fourth community card in Hold'em.
- DRAW OUT - To catch a card that improves your situation from a losing hand to a winning hand, especially when you beat someone holding a hand that usually figures to win.
- FACE CARD - A jack, queen or king (a card with a face on it, not joker).
- FIRE - To make the first bet in a betting round. Used to emphasize that the player bet when a check was possible, showing strength.
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