Charitable Poker Events Accused of Being Front for Slot Sneakiness
At the Seabrook Greyhound Park on Route 107, Texas Holdem poker events held to benefit charities are a regular occurrence, and one that brings in a lot of money for the charities. The players benefit, the track benefits, and it seems like a way for everyone to win, but some are accusing the Seabrook dog track - among others - of using the charitable functions as a front to bring in slot machines and turn their operations into casinos. Called “racinos”, racetracks that are suffering a decline in business from the actual dog races try and build a business by including slot machines on site - not a strictly legal operation.
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Poker lingo:
- WALK - A pot won by the last blind when no one opens.
- FOURTH STREET - In stud poker, the fourth card dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the fourth community card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is TURN (q.v.).
- KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
- PASSED OUT. - A hand in which nobody opens. What happens next is a function of the game being played.
- TOURNAMENT - A highly structured game involving potentially dozens of tables where all participants pay an entry fee and obtain a fixed number of chips. Once a tournament has started, additional players may not enter. As the game progresses players bust out and are eliminated until only one winner remains.
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