Bill would allow blackjack, poker in state casinos as early as this fall
Slots parlors would be able to offer table games one year after opening. | Blackjack and poker could arrive at Pennsylvania slot parlors as early as this fall if lawmakers pass a bill to be introduced next month.
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Casino poker language:
- DRAWING DEAD - A draw in which it is impossible to obtain a winning hand for any of a variety of reasons: an opponent's hand is better than whatever you are drawing to, the card(s) that make your hand are out of play, or (in Hold'em) give an opponent a stronger hand even if it makes yours. Frequently used in the past tense, since one rarely knows it at the time.
- FAMILY POT - A pot where all of the players at the table are participating, even after each has had an opportunity to act.
- FLOP GAME - Any of a number of poker games where a flop is dealt.
- FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".
- 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.
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
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