Scottish gambling tycoons hit hardest as United States goes poker straight

WHEN Congress banned online gambling in the USA last week, in one fell swoop they declared economic war on Britain while simultaneously ending the notion of cyberspace as a “government-free” territory.It is estimated that British-owned online gambling companies who specialise in poker - a game 50 million Americans play regularly either in person or on the worldwide web - lost 75 per cent of their revenue overnight when the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 was passed. Shares in

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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.
BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
QUARTER - [1] Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip. [2] To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".
OPENERS - Cards in a hand that qualify a player to open the betting.
FOLD - To decline to call a bet, thus dropping out of a hand.
JOKER - A 53rd card in the deck, distinct from the others, used as a wild card or as a BUG.

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