No New Poker Machines for Queensland
A full stop on video poker machines is the solution put forth from the Queensland Government as the answer to reducing problem gambling. For the next two years no new poker machines will find their ways to pubs and clubs in the area, which already has more poker machines per citizen than anywhere else in Australia. This will stop approximately two thousand poker machines that were already on their way to clubs and pubs…
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Useful poker information:
- FIFTH STREET - In stud poker, the fifth card to be dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the last card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is RIVER (q.v.).
- SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
- STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
- HOUSE RULE - Rules and interpretations (e.g., use of wild cards, or rules on having to show beaten hands) that are specific to an establishment or even tables within the establishment.
- CRYING CALL - A call made with little chance of ultimately winning, but marginally better than an immediate fold.
- BURN - To discard the top card of the deck prior to dealing, usually done for every dealing round except the first. The theory being that if somehow the cards are marked (illegally) no one will know what card will next be dealt, only what card will be burned. This makes marked cards less of an advantage, hence tends to reduce cheating.
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