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 lexicon:
- WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.
- OMAHA - A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.
- LITTLE SLICK - In Hold'em, hole cards of A-2, suited or not.
- SMALL BLIND - In games with two blinds the first blind is the SMALL BLIND because it is usually one-half (or less) the second or large blind.
- GUT SHOT - A draw to an inside straight, as in 2-3-4-6.
- 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.
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