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Raid Seizes Poker Machines - 2004-02-13
Authorities raided two Edgecombe County convenience stores this week, charging the clerks with video poker machine violations.

In addition, alcoholic beverage licenses for Sarah's Grill in Temperance Hall and Peaden's Grill in Macclesfield could be taken away following the investigation, authorities said.

Coined "Operation Poker Run," Edgecombe County deputies and N.C. Alcohol Law Enforcement officers joined forces to check on stores that operate video poker machines. During the undercover campaign, an ALE agent played the video games, then checked to see what kind of payout each store would make.
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Tough losses haunt athletes - 2004-02-13
I took part in a student poker tournament over the weekend (not played for actual money of course) and went through what card-enthusiasts refer to as a “bad beat.”

A “bad beat” is when you are fully expected to win the hand and something almost completely improbable occurs (less than a five per cent chance of happening, actually—not that I’ve done the statistical analysis or anything).

In this case, the hand ended up costing me three hundred peanuts. They cost me peanuts because, as I mentioned before, we would never actually play for real money.
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