iMEGA Issues Statement Following Court Hearing
The Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association (iMEGA) has issued a short statement after its initial hearing in the matter of iMEGA v. Gonzalez, et al in a New Jersey federal court. Oral arguments were heard in the case…
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Poker lingo:
- BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
- SHOWDOWN - The point at the end of the hand where all active players reveal their cards and the pot is awarded to the winner(s).
- BRODERICK CRAWFORD - In Hold'em, hole cards of 10-4. From the 1950s TV series "Highway Patrol", starring Broderick Crawford.
- DRAW OUT - To catch a card that improves your situation from a losing hand to a winning hand, especially when you beat someone holding a hand that usually figures to win.
- STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
- PROP - Also PROPOSITION PLAYER. An employee of the gaming establishment whose primary purpose is to keep enough players at a table to prevent breaking up the game for lack of players. Unlike SHILLs "props" make a small hourly wage but play with their own money, winning or losing based on their skill.
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