Chicago poker

February 23rd, 2010

The poker game called Chicago is one of the most popular card games in Sweden today. Relying on the keeping of score instead of the placing of bets, it is suitable even for environments such as schools, where gambling is often prohibited. The game exists in countless versions, so here a (somewhat [...]

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Golf

January 4th, 2010

Tee for the first hole at The Links at Spanish Bay
Golf (gowf in Scots) is a sport where individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and is one of the few ball games that does not use a fixed standard playing area. It is defined in [...]

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Texas Hold’em Bonus Poker

January 2nd, 2010

Texas Hold’em Bonus Poker is a gambling card game is owned and licensed by Mikohn Gaming/Progressive Gaming International Corporation. The game is based on traditional multi-player Texas Hold’em poker.
Rules

The game is played with a standard 52 card deck.
Each player makes an ante bet of 1 unit and may make an optional bonus [...]

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Craps rules related to casino security

October 17th, 2009

Players are not supposed to handle the dice with more than one hand, pass them directly from hand to hand, nor take the dice past the edge of the table. The only way to change hands when throwing dice, if permitted at all, is to set the dice on the table, let [...]

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Twist

October 11th, 2009

Twist is poker jargon for a round with specific rules which is sometimes used in the poker variant stud poker.
One can replace any round of (or add a round to) a stud poker game with a twist round, in which each player is offered the option to replace exactly one card in [...]

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Jai alai

October 10th, 2009

Jai-Alai (pronounced hi-lie in English and hi-ah-lie in Basque) means “Merry Festival” in the Basque language. The term is used to denote a fronton (or open-walled arena) used to play a variety of Pelota called Cesta Punta, and, more broadly, to the game itself. The game is characterized by the fast [...]

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Piquet rules

October 3rd, 2009

Piquet is played with a 32 card deck. Start with a standard 52 card deck and remove all of the 2’s through the 6’s. This leaves all of the 7’s through the 10’s, the face cards, and the aces.
Each game consists of a partie of six deals (partie meaning part in French). [...]

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Two-up

May 2nd, 2009

Two-up (also known as swei or swy) is a gambling game, and one of Australia’s many contributions to the world of gambling (another being the totalisator).
Rules of the Game
The game is conducted in a flat circle of approximately 20 feet (6 metres) or larger. The only equipment required (aside from materials for [...]

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Types of craps bets

April 27th, 2009

The fundamental bet in craps is the pass line bet, in which one bets that the dice will pass (that is, roll the point number before rolling a 7). A pass line bet is also won if the come-out roll is a 7 or 11. The following discussion assumes that the shooter, [...]

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Five-card draw

April 12th, 2009

Five-card draw is often the first poker variant learned by most players, and is very common in home games although it is now rare in casino and tournament play. The lowball variations make more interesting games and are more commonly played in casinos. Two to eight players can play.
The descriptions below assume [...]

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Positions and structures in basketball

March 28th, 2009

Basketball positions in the offensive zone
Although the rules do not specify any positions whatsoever, they have evolved as part of basketball. During the first five decades of basketball’s evolution, two guards, two forwards, and one center were used. Since the 1980s, more specific positions have evolved, namely:

point guard: organizes the team’s [...]

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Caribbean Stud Poker in the United Kingdom

March 23rd, 2009

Caribbean Stud Poker differs slightly in the United Kingdom, and most parts of Europe, from the US. The game is officially known as “Casino Five Card Stud Poker”, and not all casinos have the jackpot prize. Those which do have the prize, usually the large chain groups, officially call the game “Casino [...]

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Hand evaluation in badugi poker

March 21st, 2009

Badugi has a different ranking of hands than traditional poker. Although every player has four cards to use, the rules of the game require that certain cards be removed to construct a one, two, three or four card badugi hand. At the showdown (after all betting has concluded), a player is forced [...]

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Chicago poker

March 17th, 2009

The poker game called Chicago is one of the most popular card games in Sweden today. Relying on the keeping of score instead of the placing of bets, it is suitable even for environments such as schools, where gambling is often prohibited. The game exists in countless versions, so here a (somewhat [...]

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Caribbean Stud Poker in the United Kingdom

March 11th, 2009

Caribbean Stud Poker differs slightly in the United Kingdom, and most parts of Europe, from the US. The game is officially known as “Casino Five Card Stud Poker”, and not all casinos have the jackpot prize. Those which do have the prize, usually the large chain groups, officially call the game “Casino [...]

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Community card poker

March 2nd, 2009

About the time of World War II, many modern poker games used community cards (also called “shared cards” or “window cards”), which are cards dealt face up to the center of the table and shared by all players. In these games, each player is dealt privately an incomplete hand (“hole cards”), which [...]

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Caribbean stud poker

February 23rd, 2009

Caribbean stud poker is a casino table game with rules similar to five card stud poker. However, unlike standard poker games, Caribbean stud is played against the house rather than against other players (and, like most such games, it cannot be beaten in the long run). There is no bluffing or other [...]

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Pai Gow rules

February 15th, 2009

The set-up
Tiles are randomized on the table, and are stacked into eight stacks of four tiles each. This assembly is known as the woodpile. Various ritualistic “shuffles” are made, rearranging the tiles in the woodpile in standard ways that result in a new woodpile. Bets are then made.
Next, each player (including the [...]

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Ten and a half

February 10th, 2009

Ten and a half is a card game with rules very similar to blackjack. The game is popular in China and is usually used for gambling.
Rules
The rules are very similar to blackjack, with the following exceptions:

A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 are worth their face points. J, Q and [...]

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Fuck the Dealer

February 3rd, 2009

Fuck the Dealer is a simple drinking game popular in the Midwest. It is best played by three to six players, although it can be played with more. It is similar to the game Hi-Lo, except that all cards are laid out face up on the table once they’ve been played.
The rules
Play [...]

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