Massachusetts House Defeats Casino Bill Banning Online Poker
The controversial Massachusetts bill that would allow three resort-style casinos while criminalizing online gambling was defeated by a House vote of 106-48 on Thursday. Defeating the proposed bill by Governor Deval Patrick had become…
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Useful poker terms:
- SHORT-STACKED - Playing with a only a small amount of money, thus limiting one's risk and reward.
- STACKED [DECK] - A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.
- IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
- STUCK - Down a nontrivial amount of money, as in "he's stuck $800".
- LITTLE SLICK - In Hold'em, hole cards of A-2, suited or not.
- FLOP GAME - Any of a number of poker games where a flop is dealt.
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