Asian US NASDAQ Listing a Poker Operator
One of the very first Asian Internet Service Providers to list on the US NASDAQ market is a poker and gambling operator. The company, Gigamedia, started out as an ISP company in the 1990’s but is about to jump into the gambling market. Poker and slot machine websites are bringing in the most profits for the Taiwan company, so Gigamedia is throwing their weight into that effort…
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Poker argot:
- OFFSUIT - Not of the same suit. "I held A-Q offsuit" or "The flop was 10-6-2 offsuit". When speaking of 5 or more cards, not all/ of the same suit, i.e., no flush, as in "button had A-K-10-8-7 offsuit."
- CHASE - To continue in a hand, often at poor odds, in the hopes of catching a much better hand. "He called, chasing the flush.".
- COMMUNITY CARDS - Cards that are available for every player to use in making a hand. Usually dealt face up somewhere in the middle of the table.
- BUTTON CHARGE - A periodic fee paid by whoever is the button, perhaps every 20 minutes or 30 minutes. Constitutes part or all of the HOUSE CUT.
- 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.).
- JOKER - A 53rd card in the deck, distinct from the others, used as a wild card or as a BUG.
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