Could video poker be legalized?
Gov. Quinn ‘open-minded’ to legalizing video poker May 15, 2009 (SPRINGFIELD) Despite earlier qualms about gambling expansion, Gov. Quinn Thursday signaled his support for a plan to legalize video poker wagering to help pay for a state public works program. Im not excited about it. But . . . if we have to use something like that to get Illinois back to work, to make sure w
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Poker glossary:
- CAP - To cap the betting is to make the last permitted raise in a round.
- KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
- SIXTH STREET - The sixth card dealt in 7-card stud.
- IMPLIED ODDS - A refinement to POT ODDS which includes money not yet in the pot. Considers the potential extra bets and winnings made when a player forms a very good hand.
- PAT HAND - In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more cards. Specifically, a straight, flush, full house or straight flush. One might bluff and represent a pat hand but actually hold something else.
- SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.
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