House Hearing Examines Burdensome UIGEA Regulations
On Wednesday morning, a subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee convened to discuss ‘Proposed UIGEA Regulations: Burden without Benefit? The hearing came as federal regulators continue to consider comments made…
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Useful poker terms:
- OPEN - Make the first bet in a hand, especially in draw poker.
- FREEROLL - [1] A poker tournament that does not charge a buy-in fee; players must earn buy-in credits through previous play at the same establishment. [2] Having a lock on part of a pot (sure to win a greater fraction of the pot than one is betting) and playing to win more or all of it.
- MARKED CARDS - Cards that have been (illegally) altered so that their value can be read from the back.
- BUNNY - An eight. So named because one can easily draw "rabbit ears" above the numeral 8, "paws" in the middle and "feet" at the bottom. (Do this only at home, and not on cards that will be used for play.)
- BAD GAME - Any game in which you figure to be the loser, because the other players are better than you.
- DRAW OUT - To catch a card that improves your situation from a losing hand to a winning hand, especially when you beat someone holding a hand that usually figures to win.
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