House kills ‘Chuck E. Cheese’ bill over video poker concerns
The South Carolina House killed what’s known as the “Chuck E. Cheese” bill Wednesday morning, over concerns that it would allow video poker to sneak back into the state.
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Poker jargon:
- HOOK - A Jack. So named because the "J" resembles a hook.
- FREEZE-OUT - A table-stakes game that continues until a small number of players (possibly only one) has all the money. The major event in The World Series of Poker is a freeze-out game.
- GUT SHOT - A draw to an inside straight, as in 2-3-4-6.
- 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.
- WORLD SERIES OF POKER - A series of several different poker games with relatively large buy-ins, culminating in a $10,000 buy-in no-limit Hold'em tournament, the winner of which is crowned the World Poker Champion. Sponsored by Binion's Horseshoe Club in Las Vegas.
- LIMIT POKER - A poker game wherein the amount to be bet is fixed, or at most variable within a prescribed minimum and maximum. Ant.: NO-LIMIT POKER.
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