New Online Poker Bill Upsetting to Players
When the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) went into effect in 2006 it upset the online poker community, but it did not expressly label online poker as illegal. A new bill, HR 6663, called Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Clarification and Implementation Act (UIGECIA), which was described as a positive element as it would clarify the UIGEA, is upsetting poker players and the Poker Players Alliance. It turns out that the UIGECIA wants to specify sports betting online as illegal, and by doing so implicate online poker as illegal.
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Poker lexicon:
- OVERCALL - To call a bet after one or more players already called.
- OPENER - The player who opens the betting, especially in draw poker. A hand may have no openers, in which case it is PASSED OUT, i.e., new hands are dealt.
- FREE CARD - A card dealt after all players checked in a betting round.
- FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".
- WHITE BLACKBIRD - A hand so astonishingly rare as to be unworthy of the opponents' consideration, e.g., being dealt a pat royal flush in 5-card draw.
- IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
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