$164,000 in poker fees eyed for Rota, Tinian projects
In only less than a month since the 17th Legislature took office, two local bills have so far been filed seeking to appropriate a total of $164,000 in poker license fees for Tinian and Rota. An appropriations bill for Saipan has yet to be filed.
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- Tinian hikes poker fee
- Poker license fees on Rota now worth $2K
- $500 to $1,000 increase in poker fees on Rota pushed
- Another Rota mayor’s staff charged for poker rob
- Tinian Poker Club armed robbery
- Ogo wants poker machines at Rota ports
- Investors and lawyer fight over Rota poker machines
- Poker bill now waiting for Fitial’s signature
- Man gets 7 years for Rota poker robbery
- Squabble over Rota poker machines leads to another lawsuit
- Man in armed robbery at Rota poker pleads guilty
- Poker attendant pleads guilty to stealing employer’s money
Poker slang:
- 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.
- BAD-BEAT JACKPOT - In some cardrooms, a prize that is shared by the players in a game, when a very good hand (usually Aces full, or better) is beaten by a higher hand. Jackpots are usually financed by taking a drop ($1 is a common amount) from every pot. A typical division of the jackpot will give the losing hand 50 %, the winning hand 25 %, and the other players at the table share the remaining 25 % of the Jackpot.
- BLACK - When referring to chips, black usually stands for $100 casino chips. "This guy sits down with a stack of blacks and raises the first bet." Not ALL casinos use black for $100 but that is the common usage.
- SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
- TAP - In no-limit games, to wager all of one's money in one bet.
- ASSAULT RIFLE - In Omaha, hole cards that are A-K-4-7 of any suit(s).
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