Control for Poker Machine Industry Wavers
According to the Herald Sun two big operators are struggling to control the state gaming industry, with potential revenues and profits in the billions. The poker machine operator Tabcorp and rival Tatts are the players in this high stakes game. The Community Clubs Association of Victoria was recently registered and is said to have ties to Tabcorp and Tatts both, and will be headed up by Leon Wiegard, the Fitzroy Football Club president and former Olympian…
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Poker terminology:
- BAD GAME - Any game in which you figure to be the loser, because the other players are better than you.
- ROYAL FLUSH - An ace-high straight flush, the best possible hand in regular poker.
- BELLY BUSTER - An inside straight draw. Same as GUTSHOT.
- BIG BLIND - A blind bet, usually a raise of an earlier blind which would be called the SMALL BLIND. In limit poker, the BIG BLIND is usually the size of the minimum bet on the first round of betting.
- SHORT-STACKED - Playing with a only a small amount of money, thus limiting one's risk and reward.
- RERAISE - To raise after an opponent has raised.
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