Gambling Enforcement - Online Poker Site sees Federal Returns
The impact of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) on most online casinos and poker rooms has been, to put it mildly, debilitating. However one poker room appears to have emerged from the wreckage unscathed.
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Poker lingo:
- BIG BOBTAIL - An open-ended 4-card straight flush.
- POT LIMIT - A game where the maximum bet is determined by the size of the pot at the time. Note that a player wanting to raise first calls the bet, then totals the pot to determine the maximum amount he can raise.
- LIVE ONE - The best kind of opponent, a poor player with a lot of money to lose and in a hurry to lose it.
- HOLE CARDS - In Stud and Hold'em, the face-down cards dealt to each player.
- FOUR OF A KIND - A hand containing all four cards of the same rank.
- LOCK - A hand that cannot be beat under any circumstances. Also: NUTS.
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