Poker sites used in fraud scheme
A new kind of internet fraud is being investigated by police in Skövde, TV4 Skaraborg reported on Thursday.The case relates to people who have lost money on poker sites - without ever having visited them.Nine Skaraborg residents have reported that their bank accounts have been emptied. According to their bank statements they have each lost an average of 10,000 kronor playing internet poker, despite the fact that not one of them has visited the web sites.But now police think they have identified
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Useful poker terms:
- 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.
- SHORT-STACKED - Playing with a only a small amount of money, thus limiting one's risk and reward.
- SUITED - Two or more cards all the same suit. Ant: OFF-SUIT.
- FLOORMAN - The casino representative in charge of the card room or a section of a card room. Arbitrates disputes when unusual events happen.
- FILL - To draw a card that makes a five-card hand (straight, flush, full house, straight flush).
- BUNNY - An eight. So named because one can easily draw "rabbit ears" above the numeral 8, "paws" in the middle and "feet" at the bottom. (Do this only at home, and not on cards that will be used for play.)
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