No Drop Planned for Poker Machines

There will not be a drop in poker machine numbers if Tasmanian Government Treasurer Michael Aird has his way. He is not against working to help resolve problem gambling, but lowering the number of poker machines is just not in his plans. He does want to throw more money at the problem, such as implementing a “Smart Card” program that would limit gambling…

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Casino poker language:

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.
OFFSUIT - Not of the same suit. "I held A-Q offsuit" or "The flop was 10-6-2 offsuit". When speaking of 5 or more cards, not all/ of the same suit, i.e., no flush, as in "button had A-K-10-8-7 offsuit."
BICYCLE - The best possible low hand: A-2-3-4-5. More common term: WHEEL.
CASE - The fourth card of a particular rank, as in "he folded the case 9" when describing where all the 9s were in a hand. Comes from the game of Faro where an employee of the house, called the "case keeper". kept track of the number of each rank of card remaining.
BUTTON - A distinctive token held by the player sitting in the theoretical dealer's position, when a house dealer is used. The button rotates around the table so that every player has an opportunity to be the last to act. Also, "THE BUTTON" can refer to the player who currently has the button. ("I was the button and called the blind".) Synonyms: BUCK, PUCK.
FULL HOUSE - A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.

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