Westmoreland County attorney wagers poker not ‘gambling’
Larry Burns of Derry Township was charged with misdemeanor gambling counts for running tournaments for a profit. Burns wants a judge to throw out the charges because there are no provisions in the law that make poker a gambling enterprise.
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Useful poker information:
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
- POCKET ROCKETS - In Hold'em, a pair of aces for hole cards.
- COMMUNITY CARDS - Cards that are available for every player to use in making a hand. Usually dealt face up somewhere in the middle of the table.
- REPRESENT - Implying, by one's betting style, that one has a particular hand.
- STUCK - Down a nontrivial amount of money, as in "he's stuck $800".
- BUTTON CHARGE - A periodic fee paid by whoever is the button, perhaps every 20 minutes or 30 minutes. Constitutes part or all of the HOUSE CUT.
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