Tim Whitmer linked to video poker firm with special parish permit

Tim Whitmer, Jefferson Parish’s No. 2 executive who is under federal investigation for his insurance agency’s dealings with public entities, lined up a revenue-sharing deal with a video poker firm just three months before the parish granted a zoning change and a special permit allowing the company to build a truck stop casino near Westwego, according to messages from Whitmer’s parish e-mail …

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Sun, December 20th, 2009

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  • BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
  • BUTTON - A distinctive token held by the player sitting in the theoretical dealer's position, when a house dealer is used. The button rotates around the table so that every player has an opportunity to be the last to act. Also, "THE BUTTON" can refer to the player who currently has the button. ("I was the button and called the blind".) Synonyms: BUCK, PUCK.
  • SUICIDE KING - King of Hearts. So named because in the drawing the king appears to be stabbing himself in the head.
  • LIMIT POKER - A poker game wherein the amount to be bet is fixed, or at most variable within a prescribed minimum and maximum. Ant.: NO-LIMIT POKER.
  • LIVE BLIND - The last and largest blind bet may or may not be LIVE. If LIVE, the blind bettor has the option of "raising" his own blind in the event the bet is called around to him. This is normal, and is sometimes referred to as "blinds are live".
  • PASS - Opposite of bet. To check, if checked to. To fold, if bet to.
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