laity (iou) and Dealer Advantage - Poker (gambling)

laity (iou)

laity noun. LME.
[from LAY adjective + -ITY.]
I. Treated as sing. & (usu.) collect. pl.
The body of people not in ecclesiastical orders as opp. to the clergy; lay people collectively. LME.
D. Cupitt Christianity makes a sharper distinction than Other faiths between the clergy and the laity.
Those people not following some particular profession or occupation, or not knowledgeable in some particular subject. M19.
G. B. Shaw All Careers,_Industries_-_Professions.html">Professions are conspiracies against the laity.
II.
The condition or state of being a lay person. E17.

Dealer Advantage - Poker (gambling)

In a draw Poker game, before the draw, the dealer gets information about how everyone bets before it is his turn to act, at the draw, about how many cards they take, and, again, after the draw, about how they bet. In hold ' em-type Games in which the Betting each round proceeds from the dealer' s left and around, the dealer finds out how each player acts on his hand before himself having to act. This positional edge is called dealer advantage.

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