Feds struggle with vague gambling law / Internet restrictions lead to confusion about activities like poker, horse …
- Congress’ ban on Internet gambling is so vague that figuring out how to enforce it is a struggle, say federal officials charged with the task. “I think it is very difficult without having more of a bright line about what is intended to be unlawful Internet…
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Useful poker information:
- STRING BET - An unethical and often illegal means of raising whereby a player puts a call-size stack of chips into the pot and, after observing the reactions of the players, then goes back to his stack and puts out more, thus raising.
- SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.
- CUT - To break the deck into 2 stacks of at least 5 cards each. Usually performed by the player to the dealer's right to insure that the the deck is not stacked.
- LATE POSITION - For a particular betting round, a player who does not have to act until most of the other players have acted.
- 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.
- LIVE [CARD] - In Stud, a card probably not held by other players.
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