pokie n.— «Last year the GRP released a survey showing substantial community concern with the social impact of gambling and strong support for cutting the number of Electronic Gaming Machines (EGMs), more commonly known as poker machines...
sit and go n.— «The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood hosts what are known as “sit and go” tournaments. These last about an hour and are held 24 hours a day.…”Sit and go is a poker culture term...
skin n.— «Empire Online, the internet poker operator, looked to have skinned investors yesterday when its shares dived 20½ to 153p on its second day of trading. In gambling parlance, the group is known as a “skin,” a...
bleeding deacon n.— «Our town is going nuts with gambling. I don’t have a conversation with my friends when we’re not talking about off-track betting, the Meadows, the Lotto or poker machines. I am not a Bible-thumper or bleeding deacon...