Poker Ban Law Has More Effects on Industry

Just a month ago the word on the poker street was that poker was the hottest thing ever, and that investing in the companies that were making all the money in the industry, the online poker rooms, was the right way to go. Now that the US Congress has finally passed the bill that the poker world was worried about, one that enforces a ban on online gambling through pressure on financial institutions, that investor confidence has taken a nose dive. So much has turned that even the companies themselves are losing confidence, as is shown by Poker Stars recent decision to cancel a planned float on the London Stock Exchange…

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Poker terminology:

RIDER BACK (TM) - A brand of playing cards that feature a bicycle rider on the back of the cards. Often used in home games. Compare: BEE No. 92.
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.
DECLARE - In high/low games, declaring one's hand as high or low or both ways (usually done with chips in hand). Usually played in home games; casinos tend to play CARDS SPEAK.
BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
COMPUTER HAND - Texas Hold'em hole cards of Q-7 offsuit. More generically, any hand that computer analysis/simulation determines is positive but turns out to be difficult to play in practice.
BUNNY - An eight. So named because one can easily draw "rabbit ears" above the numeral 8, "paws" in the middle and "feet" at the bottom. (Do this only at home, and not on cards that will be used for play.)

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