County votes 18-4 to ban video poker
The Lake County Board slammed the door on video poker in unincorporated areas. In an 18-4 vote, the board passed an ordinance opting out of Illinois’ new gambling initiative, which was intended to help fund the state’s capital bill through video gaming machines in taverns and other facilities.
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Poker argot:
- RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
- TO GO - The current betting level, as in "$20 to go" meaning every player must contribute $20 (total) or drop. A $10 raise would then make the pot "$30 to go".
- QUALIFIER - A minimum standard that a hand must meet in order to win. Usually applied to the lowball side of a high-low split pot.
- REPRESENT - Implying, by one's betting style, that one has a particular hand.
- TOURNAMENT - A highly structured game involving potentially dozens of tables where all participants pay an entry fee and obtain a fixed number of chips. Once a tournament has started, additional players may not enter. As the game progresses players bust out and are eliminated until only one winner remains.
- FLOP - [1] In Hold'em, the first three community cards, dealt simultaneously. [2] To deal a flop, or to make a hand on a flop. "I flopped trips".
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