Swedish Government-Controlled Online Poker Room Launches
Since November of last year there have been announcements that Svenska Spel, a government-owned gaming company in Sweden, would be launching an online poker site. Today, the long-awaited Internet poker room makes its debut, becoming the first ever government-owned and licensed online poker room in history. With about 140 licensed gaming companies owned by different governments around the world, the Swedes have set a precedent, which, if followed, would likely revolutionize the world of online gaming.
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Poker dictionary:
- MARKED CARDS - Cards that have been (illegally) altered so that their value can be read from the back.
- KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
- TOP PAIR - In flop games, having a hole card that matches the highest card on the board.
- BAD GAME - Any game in which you figure to be the loser, because the other players are better than you.
- BRODERICK CRAWFORD - In Hold'em, hole cards of 10-4. From the 1950s TV series "Highway Patrol", starring Broderick Crawford.
- RAIL - A barrier dividing the card playing area from a public area.
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