Dutch Crackdown on Online Poker
In a move very much like the United States’ Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act the Dutch Ministry of Justice recently put in a request to banks to stop providing transactions to online poker rooms. Should banks stop transacting cash for deposits and withdrawals it could put a hurt on the online poker industry, much like the one that occurred when the UIGEA went through. A list of fifty online poker rooms was passed to Dutch banks along with the request to aid them in enacting the ban…
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Poker terminology:
- FREE CARD - A card dealt after all players checked in a betting round.
- 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.
- OVERCALL - To call a bet after one or more players already called.
- FLUSH - A poker hand consisting of five cards all one suit.
- FLOORMAN - The casino representative in charge of the card room or a section of a card room. Arbitrates disputes when unusual events happen.
- RERAISE - To raise after an opponent has raised.
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