Netherlands Official Blocks Vote on Exclusive Holland Gaming License
A Dutch government official has postponed a vote in that country’s Senate that would have granted the Netherlands-owned Holland Casino a temporary, exclusive online gaming license. The official, Minister of Justice Hirsch Ballin, cited…
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Casino poker language:
- UNDER THE GUN - The position that has to act first in a round of betting.
- LEAK - To show one's hole cards (often unknowingly).
- BAD GAME - Any game in which you figure to be the loser, because the other players are better than you.
- QUALIFIER - A minimum standard that a hand must meet in order to win. Usually applied to the lowball side of a high-low split pot.
- FULL HOUSE - A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.
- DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
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