Italy’s Royal Prince Accused of Trafficking Video Poker Licenses and Promoting Prostitution
Prince Victor Emmanuel, the scion of Italy’s Savoy royal family, was recently arrested as part of an investigation involving prostitution, illegal casino poker machines and suspicious contacts with Sicilian mob clans in Northern Italy.
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Poker terminology:
- RAINBOW - In flop games, a flop in which no two cards are of the same suit. "The flop was A 9 7 rainbow."
- INSIDE STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight, where only one rank will complete the hand. E.g., 4-5-6-8 is an inside straight since only a 7 will fill (i.e., complete) the hand. Often called a GUT-SHOT. Compare: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT, OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT.
- COMMUNITY CARDS - Cards that are available for every player to use in making a hand. Usually dealt face up somewhere in the middle of the table.
- LATE POSITION - For a particular betting round, a player who does not have to act until most of the other players have acted.
- UNDER THE GUN - The position that has to act first in a round of betting.
- JOKER - A 53rd card in the deck, distinct from the others, used as a wild card or as a BUG.
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