House OKs ban on video poker
RALEIGH — House lawmakers Wednesday overwhelmingly approved legislation that would make video poker illegal in a year, reversing years of opposition to the move.
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Poker lexicon:
- BOAT - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
- BACK DOOR - Applies to a hand that was made in the last card or two, specifically not a hand the player was originally planning on having. Most often applied to straights and flushes.
- EDGE - An advantage over an opponent, either specific or subjective.
- FLOORMAN - The casino representative in charge of the card room or a section of a card room. Arbitrates disputes when unusual events happen.
- COLD CALL - Calling both a bet and raise at the same time, as opposed to calling a bet then later calling a raise made after the call.
- HOYLE - Edmund Hoyle (1769-?) was the authoritative source for rules of card games. Hoyle is to card rules as Webster is to word definitions.
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