Senator wants gambling crackdown
Businesses caught operating cherry masters, video poker and other illegal electronic gambling machines could lose the right to sell lottery tickets and tobacco under a proposal being considered by a Senate committee.
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Casino poker language:
- STUCK - Down a nontrivial amount of money, as in "he's stuck $800".
- ANTE - A small bet all players are required to make before a hand is dealt. Not all games have an ante. Related terms: BLIND, FORCED BET.
- POCKET ROCKETS - In Hold'em, a pair of aces for hole cards.
- S&M - Sklansky & Malmuth. Generally refers to the ideas and algorithms published by these two authors. When used in a 7-card stud context, often refers to "7 Card Stud For Advanced Players", and when used in a Hold'em context, often refers to "Texas Hold'em For Advanced Players".
- DECLARE - In high/low games, declaring one's hand as high or low or both ways (usually done with chips in hand). Usually played in home games; casinos tend to play CARDS SPEAK.
- ACTION - Money that is being bet. "NO ACTION" means a hand or game has few bettors and fewer raisers. "Gimme some action" is ostensibly a plea for calls and raises.
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