Online gambling gets six-month reprieve in U.S.
Internet gambling in the United States has been saved - at least for the next six months, anyway. U.S. Representative Barney Frank (D-Mass.) has successfully convinced the Obama adminsitration to delay a federal crackdown on illegal Internet poker …
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Poker slang:
- ON THE COME - A situation where the player does not have a complete hand but hopes to make one if the right cards come up.
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
- STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
- POSSIBLE [STRAIGHT/FLUSH] - Up cards that quite possibly could lead to a straight and/or a flush.
- FLOORMAN - The casino representative in charge of the card room or a section of a card room. Arbitrates disputes when unusual events happen.
- 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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