Is Second Life Even worth Gambling In?
Businesses must evaluate the risks involved before they blindly fly their commercial avatars into virtual worlds such as Second Life, warns the research house Gartner.
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Poker lexicon:
- FLUSH - A poker hand consisting of five cards all one suit.
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
- GUT SHOT - A draw to an inside straight, as in 2-3-4-6.
- SIDE POT - When an active player runs out of money during the course of a hand, the remaining players participate in a second or SIDE POT for the rest of the hand. Additional side pots are possible if several players run out of money at different points in a hand.
- CAP - To cap the betting is to make the last permitted raise in a round.
- EVEN-MONEY - A bet that pays off exactly the amount wagered. E.g., "Double or nothing" is an even-money bet.
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