Germany to Welcome 2008 with Online Gambling Ban

An extensive ban outlawing almost all forms of online gambling has been ratified by at least 13 of 16 German states and is scheduled to go into effect on January 1st, 2008. The ban comes from a mid-December vote by each of the 16 German…

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WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.
SEAT POSITION - The actual seat a player has, normally numbered sequentially starting with 1 as the first seat to dealer's left. Not to be confused with POSITION in a particular pot. Typically unrelated to play of a hand but often important in peripheral aspects, e.g.: "Seats 1 and 10 are nonsmoking here", "Seat 5 has a good view of the table", "Seat 3 is in a high-traffic area".
SHILL - A card room employee who plays with House money, and does not share in any of his (her) winnings or losses. Shills are used to facilitate starting games, and keeping them going. Compare: PROP.
PASSED OUT. - A hand in which nobody opens. What happens next is a function of the game being played.
TOURNAMENT - A highly structured game involving potentially dozens of tables where all participants pay an entry fee and obtain a fixed number of chips. Once a tournament has started, additional players may not enter. As the game progresses players bust out and are eliminated until only one winner remains.
FULL HOUSE - A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.

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