Lone Vote Fails to Stop NC Video Poker Ban
One vote against the North Carolina bill to ban video poker machines did nothing to stop it from passing recently as the legislators voted Monday to approve the bill. The ban, which has been building a head of steam for years, championed by the NC Sheriffs’ Association, will take complete effect next year, after a phasing out process that some say was implemented to save face for House Speaker Jim Black, who has stood in the way of previous incarnations of this bill.
Now that the bill has passed the House, it will go to the desk of Gov. Mike Easley…
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Poker glossary:
- SET - In Hold'em, three of a kind where two of the cards are hole cards.
- BIG BLIND - A blind bet, usually a raise of an earlier blind which would be called the SMALL BLIND. In limit poker, the BIG BLIND is usually the size of the minimum bet on the first round of betting.
- POSITION - One's location in the betting sequence, relative to the players still in the hand. First position is first to act.
- ROLLED UP - In seven-card stud, being dealt three of a kind in the first three cards.
- DEAD MONEY - Money contributed to the pot by players who have folded.
- STAND OFF - To call a raise. "Opener raises, I stand off".
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