Senate committee approves video poker ban

RALEIGH, N.C. - A Senate committee quickly and unanimously approved a ban on video poker Wednesday, preparing the chamber to outlaw the industry for the fifth time since 2000.

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ON TILT - Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.
RIDER BACK (TM) - A brand of playing cards that feature a bicycle rider on the back of the cards. Often used in home games. Compare: BEE No. 92.
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.
PAT - Holding or being dealt a pat hand. "I'm pat" would mean "I don't want to draw any cards.
REBUY - [1] To purchase additional chips after an initial buy-in, usually after losing most or all of the previous buy-in. This term is most often used in certain tournaments where if one loses all one's chips, or falls below a certain minimum chip level, for an additional sum of money one can purchase a fixed amount of additional tournament chips. Usually there is a time limit (The "REBUY PERIOD") as to how long rebuys are allowed. [2] The additional chips "rebought" in tournament play.
READ - To determine whether an opponent has a good, medium or bad hand by observing his personal behavior. An inexact science.

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