Upping the ante: Senate sends video poker ban back to Black

The Senate unanimously passed a ban on video poker Thursday, upping the ante for House Speaker Jim Black, who has rejected four other attempts since 2000 to outlaw the games but has been linked in recent months to state and federal investigations of the industry.

Read more >>

Thu, May 11th, 2006

Related Poker News:

Poker glossary:

  • REPRESENT - Implying, by one's betting style, that one has a particular hand.
  • RAKE - Money taken from each pot and given to the house in return for hosting the game. Usually a percentage of the pot (5%-10%) up to some maximum amount.
  • POCKET ROCKETS - In Hold'em, a pair of aces for hole cards.
  • BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
  • STUD - Any of several poker games in which some of each players' cards are exposed.
  • WHEEL - A-2-3-4-5. Usually discussed in the context of lowball where it is the best possible hand. Can also refer to a 5-high straight in high games. Also: BICYCLE.
Archives:
2010
Sep   Aug   Jul   Jun   May   Apr   Mar   Feb   Jan  
2009
Dec   Nov   Oct   Sep   Aug   Jul   Jun   May   Apr   Mar   Feb   Jan  
2008
Dec   Nov   Oct   Sep   Aug   Jul   Jun   May   Apr   Mar   Feb   Jan  
2007
Dec   Nov   Oct   Sep   Aug   Jul   Jun   May   Apr   Mar   Feb   Jan  
2006
Dec   Nov   Oct   Sep   Aug   Jul   Jun   May   Apr   Mar   Feb   Jan  
2005
Dec   Nov   Oct   Jan  
Subscribe:
Add our RSS 2.0 Feed to My Yahoo!
Add our RSS 2.0 Feed to Google!
Add our RSS 2.0 Feed to My MSN!
Add our RSS 2.0 Feed to Bloglines!

Search

to Top!
Copyright 2005 - 2010 © PokerNewsHub.com. The information at this site is for entertainment and news purposes only. Poker News Hub.com will not be held for any personal loss of wagers or damages you may incur. Please read the full disclaimer.
For any questions contact us.
Valid XHTML and CSS