Will local bans blunt revenue gains from video poker?
State officials say its necessary to watch but not panic about a trend of some Illinois counties and communities turning down legalized video poker machines in their backyards.
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Poker glossary:
- TOP TWO PAIR - In flop games, having hole cards that make the highest possible two pair hand.
- CAP - To cap the betting is to make the last permitted raise in a round.
- DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
- TRIP - Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".
- DEAD MAN'S HAND - Generically: two pair, aces and eights. Specifically: the black aces, black eights and nine of diamonds. The hand Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot to death.
- PAY STATION - A player who rarely folds, thus who frequently calls better hands and loses. Almost as much fun as a LIVE ONE.
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