Lawmaker aims to ban payday lending
A state lawmaker who is suing payday lenders on behalf of clients says now he wants to pass legislation that would ban the industry in South Carolina. State Sen. John Hawkins, R-Spartanburg, said the industry is too profitable and powerful to accept regulation. “I’ve come to realize they are similar to video poker in that regard,” Hawkins said. “And they’ve used every trick in the book to fight …
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Useful poker information:
- CRYING CALL - A call made with little chance of ultimately winning, but marginally better than an immediate fold.
- BUNNY - An eight. So named because one can easily draw "rabbit ears" above the numeral 8, "paws" in the middle and "feet" at the bottom. (Do this only at home, and not on cards that will be used for play.)
- UNDERDOG - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that does not figure to be the winner. Ant: FAVORITE.
- FAMILY POT - A pot where all of the players at the table are participating, even after each has had an opportunity to act.
- OFFSUIT - Not of the same suit. "I held A-Q offsuit" or "The flop was 10-6-2 offsuit". When speaking of 5 or more cards, not all/ of the same suit, i.e., no flush, as in "button had A-K-10-8-7 offsuit."
- KICKER TROUBLE - Not having as high a kicker as an opponent.
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