Senators Sununu, Domenici Ask for UIGEA Implementation Clarifications
Republican Senators John E. Sununu (NH) and Pete Domenici (NM) recently sent a letter to the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve System highlighting perceived difficulties with implementing the United States’ unpopular Unlawful…
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Poker jargon:
- MARKED CARDS - Cards that have been (illegally) altered so that their value can be read from the back.
- RING GAME - A standard game where players can come and go as they choose. The opposite of TOURNAMENT.
- CAP - To cap the betting is to make the last permitted raise in a round.
- NUT / NUTS - The best possible hand of a given class. Not a LOCK unless all cards have been dealt. The "nut flush" is the highest possible flush, but might still lose to, e.g., a full house. Usually used in Hold'em games.
- BLANK - Used in describing stud and Hold'em games. Refers to a dealt card that does not offer any value; stating the actual rank and suit would detract from a description of the hand. "The last card was a blank.".
- 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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