Inside Gaming: Bankruptcy for Riviera, May Losses for Las Vegas, and Legal Fireworks for Station Casinos

The heat has really been on the gaming industry in July, and casino executives haven’t exactly been lying by their fancy pools sipping mai tais. After several years of decline, the Riviera finally filed for bankruptcy on Monday. That announcement…

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STUD - Any of several poker games in which some of each players' cards are exposed.
ROLLED UP - In seven-card stud, being dealt three of a kind in the first three cards.
FORCED BET - In some stud games a player may be required to make a bet to start the action on the first card. This is similar conceptually to blinds and antes, but in this case is dependent on the cards shown rather than player position. Usually the weakest hand is forced to bet.
QUARTER - [1] Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip. [2] To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".
KICKER TROUBLE - Not having as high a kicker as an opponent.
FAVORITE - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that figures to be the winner. Ant: UNDERDOG.

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