N.C. OKs bill to ban video poker machines
North Carolina’s legislature on Monday approved a bill to ban video poker machines by next summer, a decision stalled for years as lawmakers disagreed whether losing industry jobs was worth a prohibition.
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Poker glossary:
- OVERCALL - To call a bet after one or more players already called.
- BICYCLE - The best possible low hand: A-2-3-4-5. More common term: WHEEL.
- LOCK - A hand that cannot be beat under any circumstances. Also: NUTS.
- HOYLE - Edmund Hoyle (1769-?) was the authoritative source for rules of card games. Hoyle is to card rules as Webster is to word definitions.
- SIDE POT - When an active player runs out of money during the course of a hand, the remaining players participate in a second or SIDE POT for the rest of the hand. Additional side pots are possible if several players run out of money at different points in a hand.
- POCKET PAIR - Generic Hold'em term for 2 hole cards of the same rank.
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