Casinos await fate after smoke clears
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill.They’ve been puffing away at penny and nickel slots in the glitzy Casino Queen, taking slow drags playing video poker at the bar and lighting up in the hallways while digesting winnings or losses.
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Poker jargon:
- NICKEL - Five dollars, usually represented by a red casino check.
- FOUR OF A KIND - A hand containing all four cards of the same rank.
- DOOR [CARD] - A player's first upcard in stud games.
- LIMIT POKER - A poker game wherein the amount to be bet is fixed, or at most variable within a prescribed minimum and maximum. Ant.: NO-LIMIT POKER.
- UNDER THE GUN - The position that has to act first in a round of betting.
- LIVE BLIND - The last and largest blind bet may or may not be LIVE. If LIVE, the blind bettor has the option of "raising" his own blind in the event the bet is called around to him. This is normal, and is sometimes referred to as "blinds are live".
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