Inside Gaming: Wynn Sues IBM, Reno Casino Given 24 Hrs, and France Licenses Select Poker Sites
It has been a slow week in the U.S. gambling industry. Wynn attorneys occupied themselves by suing IBM over alleged infringement of a contract worth about what Ivey bets on craps in a sitting, and the Nevada Gaming Commission decided it couldn’t…
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Poker jargon:
- FIRE - To make the first bet in a betting round. Used to emphasize that the player bet when a check was possible, showing strength.
- INSIDE STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight, where only one rank will complete the hand. E.g., 4-5-6-8 is an inside straight since only a 7 will fill (i.e., complete) the hand. Often called a GUT-SHOT. Compare: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT, OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT.
- STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
- DECLARE - In high/low games, declaring one's hand as high or low or both ways (usually done with chips in hand). Usually played in home games; casinos tend to play CARDS SPEAK.
- EVEN-MONEY - A bet that pays off exactly the amount wagered. E.g., "Double or nothing" is an even-money bet.
- HOYLE - Edmund Hoyle (1769-?) was the authoritative source for rules of card games. Hoyle is to card rules as Webster is to word definitions.
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