Articles by Wendeen Eolis

By Wendeen H. Eolis Poker Player Newspaper May 4, 2007 United States Representative Shelly Berkley and her Nevada colleague United States Representative John Porter have introduced their long awaited bi-partisan bill that calls for a study of Internet gaming, and Representative Barney Frank is one of their co-sponsors. Mr. Frank has barely left the podium […]

By Wendeen H. Eolis Poker Player Newspaper May 3, 2007 The deed has been done. Congressman Barney Frank (MA) has introduced the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act (IGREA) of 2007 into the United States House of Representatives. IGREA is a cleverly constructed piece of legislation. IGREA is an innovative frontal assault on UIGEA Representative […]

By Wendeen H. Eolis Poker Player Newspaper March 28, 2007 Reciting part of Henry Wadsworth Longefellow’s poem the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank stopped short of telling me when he would gear up for an attack on the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA). I figured it out remembering […]

By Wendeen H. Eolis Poker Player Newspaper March 5, 2007 After weeks of protestations that Alfonse D’Amato was only a maybe, today the Poker Players Alliance crows about its catch. As first reported by Poker Player (February 16th), Senator D’Amato is on board as the Chairman of the PPA, an organization that has set itself […]

By Wendeen H. Eolis Poker Player Newspaper March 03, 2007 Since the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, politics and poker have become inextricably intertwined, far beyond the imagination of legendary New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, in the 1959 Broadway musical. Fiorello’s song of politics and poker is fitting background music […]

By Wendeen H. Eolis Poker Player Newspaper February 25, 2007 A heretofore shy Poker Player Alliance is set to confirm that Senator Alfonse D’Amato will chair the PPA. The three-term former Senator has given the signal of “I do,” as in, I formally accept your offer of the chairmanship of the PPA. The PPA can […]

By Wendeen H. Eolis Poker Player Newspaper February 21, 2007 “Signed or unsigned, the deal is sealed,” insists my confidential source, a key player in the global gaming industry. The die has been cast; former New York Senator Alfonse D’Amato has been tapped to sit as the Chairman of the Poker Players Alliance. Unlawful Internet […]

By Wendeen H. Eolis Poker Player Newspaper February 16, 2007 The key players continue to jockey for position in timing the announcements to various media, but the die has been cast; former New York Senator Alfonse D’Amato has been tapped to sit as the Chairman of the Poker Players Alliance. The PPA has grand plans, […]

By Wendeen H. Eolis Poker Player Newspaper February 14, 2007 Of all the concepts that speed up an accurate people reading assessment- whether it be in a card room, a conference room, or a courtroom, listening skills are at the top the list. It is easy to miss the subtleties, nuances, and signals that occur […]

By Wendeen H. Eolis Poker Player Newspaper January 26, 2007 As a child I blurted out whatever questions came into my head. More often than not, they were basic and simple questions designed to challenge my parents’ authority: “Why are you asking?” and “What do you mean?” These questions are powerful probes – and asking […]