New York law enforcement arrest 32 in sportsbetting raid
In an exclusive report the Gambling911 portal reveals that a major New York enforcement action by staff of the Queens District Attorney has netted 32 agents working with offshore sportsbooks.
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Poker terminology:
- TOKE - Gambling term for "tip", as in "Toke the cocktail waitress". Comes from the term "Token of appreciation".
- CASE - The fourth card of a particular rank, as in "he folded the case 9" when describing where all the 9s were in a hand. Comes from the game of Faro where an employee of the house, called the "case keeper". kept track of the number of each rank of card remaining.
- BOAT - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
- POT - The total amount of money bet so far in a hand.
- LOCK - A hand that cannot be beat under any circumstances. Also: NUTS.
- WALK - A pot won by the last blind when no one opens.
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