Anti-gambling bill unlikely to stop many U.S. bettors
NEW YORK — Gamblers may look over their shoulder now, but experts say a new Internet gambling ban won’t keep bettors from ponying up, just turn them on to overseas payment services out of the law’s reach.”It has put a terrible scare into people,” said I. Nelson Rose, who teaches gambling law at Whittier Law School. “But it won’t by any means wipe out Internet gambling.”The fright swept through the $12 billion industry on the heels of the recent arrests of two gambling company executives and a n
Related Poker News:
- Lone Vote Fails to Stop NC Video Poker Ban
- Video Poker Truck Stop Notice Required by Law
- House approves anti-gambling bill
- Amendments proposed to US anti-gambling bill
- Bill requires new video poker truck stop notice
- AG: Fold on poker licensing plan
- PocketFives and the Poker Players Alliance Team Up To Stop Online Gaming Ban
- Poker Players Alliance and PocketFives Team Up To Stop Online Gaming Ban
- Online Poker Bill Passes Congress
- Stenehjem: Internet poker backers should scrap licensing dreams
- Anti Online Poker Bill Passes
- Online Poker Players To Rally In Washington
Useful poker information:
- TAPPED [OUT] - Out of money. Can refer to a player running out of money in the course of a hand, thus still active for the main pot; or can refer to a player who has lost his bankroll and can no longer play.
- CARDS SPEAK - Winner(s) of the hand are determined by turning their cards face up, the best hand(s) wins (no declaration).
- NO-LIMIT POKER - A game where there is no maximum bet; a player can wager any amount (perhaps above some minimum) up to whatever money is on the table in front of him.
- FULL HOUSE - A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.
- RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.
- UNDER THE GUN - The position that has to act first in a round of betting.
RSS feed
