Panel: Video Poker Games Are Illegal
If you see a video poker machine in a Georgia store, the state court of appeals says someone’s already broken the law. The panel ruled that all current video poker machines are illegal based on a 2001 state law challenged by the amusement game industry.
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Poker terminology:
- ASSAULT RIFLE - In Omaha, hole cards that are A-K-4-7 of any suit(s).
- FLUSH - A poker hand consisting of five cards all one suit.
- SHILL - A card room employee who plays with House money, and does not share in any of his (her) winnings or losses. Shills are used to facilitate starting games, and keeping them going. Compare: PROP.
- SIXTH STREET - The sixth card dealt in 7-card stud.
- ANTE - A small bet all players are required to make before a hand is dealt. Not all games have an ante. Related terms: BLIND, FORCED BET.
- LOOSE - Playing more hands than the norm. Antonym: TIGHT.
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