Study reveals how states are hooked on gambling addicts
THE poker machine industry escapes tough regulation because state governments are addicted to the billions sucked in every year from people with gambling problems, a study has found.
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Poker argot:
- ON TILT - Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.
- 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.
- GUT SHOT - A draw to an inside straight, as in 2-3-4-6.
- 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.
- FACE CARD - A jack, queen or king (a card with a face on it, not joker).
- EXPECTATION - The long-run [dis-]advantage of a given situation, specifically without reference to any particular outcome. I.e., what you figure to win [lose] on average after a large number of repetitions of the same situation.
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