Norway tightens on internet gambling with its UIGEA mimic
A proposal was passed this week by Norwegian parliament mimicking the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act that the U.S. adopted in 2006.
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Poker glossary:
- OUT - [1] A card that will improve your hand, often substantially. A hand with many OUTS is preferable to a hand with only 1 or 2. [2] Folded, ineligible to bet or win this hand. "I'm out" is often a synonym for "I fold".
- RAIL - A barrier dividing the card playing area from a public area.
- FAVORITE - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that figures to be the winner. Ant: UNDERDOG.
- NO-LIMIT POKER - A game where there is no maximum bet; a player can wager any amount (perhaps above some minimum) up to whatever money is on the table in front of him.
- 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."
- RERAISE - To raise after an opponent has raised.
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