Federal marshals seize casino ship after crew members claim back pay
TAMPA - Federal marshals seized a 400-foot casino ship after crew members said they were owed more than $223,000 by the vessel’s operator.The Casino Royale was seized Friday at a Tampa shipyard on a U.S. magistrate’s order. Thirty-two crew members sued in September to recover back wages, but a settlement had not been reached and the order was issued this week.The vessel’s operator, Ocean’s 21 LLC, expects to get the ship back next week after posting a bond to cover disputed wages and other expen
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Poker slang:
- FOUR OF A KIND - A hand containing all four cards of the same rank.
- 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.
- SUICIDE KING - King of Hearts. So named because in the drawing the king appears to be stabbing himself in the head.
- FOLD - To decline to call a bet, thus dropping out of a hand.
- MIDDLE POSITION - Betting positions approximately halfway around the table from the first player to act.
- OPEN-HANDED - A category of games characterized by a part of each player's hand being exposed.
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