Probe into poker website ad on TV
An advertisement for a poker website seen by a 9-year-old girl watching The Simpsons is being investigated by Government officials. The girl’s father, Problem Gambling Foundation chief executive John Stansfield, says the advertisement on TV3 appears to breach a law banning online gambling.
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Poker lexicon:
- RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.
- MARKED CARDS - Cards that have been (illegally) altered so that their value can be read from the back.
- RIDER BACK (TM) - A brand of playing cards that feature a bicycle rider on the back of the cards. Often used in home games. Compare: BEE No. 92.
- BRODERICK CRAWFORD - In Hold'em, hole cards of 10-4. From the 1950s TV series "Highway Patrol", starring Broderick Crawford.
- HOLE CARDS - In Stud and Hold'em, the face-down cards dealt to each player.
- JOKER - A 53rd card in the deck, distinct from the others, used as a wild card or as a BUG.
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