Opinion: Is Another UIGEA Really the Answer for Canadian Horseracing?
In what some are interpreting as a monopoly grab for the country’s gambling market, the Canadian horseracing industry is pressuring the government to pass UIGEA-like legislation in an attempt to ban Internet gaming. Last week…
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Poker lingo:
- HOYLE - Edmund Hoyle (1769-?) was the authoritative source for rules of card games. Hoyle is to card rules as Webster is to word definitions.
- HOOK - A Jack. So named because the "J" resembles a hook.
- OPEN - Make the first bet in a hand, especially in draw poker.
- COLD CALL - Calling both a bet and raise at the same time, as opposed to calling a bet then later calling a raise made after the call.
- JOKER - A 53rd card in the deck, distinct from the others, used as a wild card or as a BUG.
- BICYCLE - The best possible low hand: A-2-3-4-5. More common term: WHEEL.
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