Port bill targets online gaming

Congress raised the stakes on the online gaming industry over the weekend, and some of the biggest players in the Internet poker business are folding.The Senate tacked anti-online gambling legislation onto a homeland security bill Saturday that would effectively halt much of Internet gaming, including poker, by blocking money transfers from U.S. banks to gambling Web sites and the financial middlemen that service them.PartyGaming - a publicly held company traded on the London Stock Exchange and

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DOYLE BRUNSON - In Hold'em, 10-2 in the hole. So named because Doyle Brunson won two straight WSOPs (q.v.) in 1975 and 1976 with 10-2 on the last hand. (Suited (spades) in 1975, unsuited in 1976).
IMPLIED ODDS - A refinement to POT ODDS which includes money not yet in the pot. Considers the potential extra bets and winnings made when a player forms a very good hand.
FORCED BET - In some stud games a player may be required to make a bet to start the action on the first card. This is similar conceptually to blinds and antes, but in this case is dependent on the cards shown rather than player position. Usually the weakest hand is forced to bet.
LOOSE - Playing more hands than the norm. Antonym: TIGHT.
MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
PROP - Also PROPOSITION PLAYER. An employee of the gaming establishment whose primary purpose is to keep enough players at a table to prevent breaking up the game for lack of players. Unlike SHILLs "props" make a small hourly wage but play with their own money, winning or losing based on their skill.

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