Italy to Legalize and Regulate Online Poker and Gambling
Italy has had an interesting relationship with online gaming. In February, the country attempted to ban all IP addresses of online gaming sites, and then a few days later reportedly tried to set up an ‘exclusive’ relationship with an online poker room…
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Useful poker information:
- 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.
- CRYING CALL - A call made with little chance of ultimately winning, but marginally better than an immediate fold.
- FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".
- RAGS - Board cards that are small, not suited and not in sequence, e.g., 9-5-2. When "rags flop", it is unlikely that anyone has a good hand, except possibly the big blind in an unraised pot.
- TELL - Any personal mannerisms that reveal the quality of one's hand. E.g., constantly looking at one's hole cards is often a tell of a poor hand. (Some players, knowing this, will at times check their hole cards when they have a great hand and don't need to look.)
- TOKE - Gambling term for "tip", as in "Toke the cocktail waitress". Comes from the term "Token of appreciation".
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