Articles by Wendeen Eolis

Poker By Wendeen H. Eolis Poker Player Newspaper July 16, 2013 Just as the 2013 World Series of Poker was beginning to wind up its engines for the main event at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Congressman Joe Barton (R-TX-) rolled into town for his third visit to the annual WSOP; this […]

Poker By Wendeen H. Eolis Poker Player Newspaper July 2, 2013 Last weekend, Kristen Bicknell, a twenty six year old cash games grinder from Canada, turned up at the 2013 World Series of Poker Ladies Championship as an unknown player. She proved not only ample survival skills but also the power of discipline, desire, and […]

Poker By Wendeen H. Eolis Poker Player Newspaper May 21, 2013 Last March poker aficionados attending the annual “ATLARGE” gathering in Atlantic City, were energized like never before. The buzz in the Atlantic Club and Casino and Hotel (ACC) poker room that weekend was all good news. PokerStars, a staunch supporter of the online poker […]

Poker By Wendeen H. Eolis Poker Player Newspaper May 6, 2013 The surprise move in the gambits of gaming companies seeking to position themselves for future fortunes in the online and commercial gaming market came last week from an unlikely source, the Atlantic Club Casino and Hotel (ACC) in Atlantic City New Jersey. The casino […]

Poker By Wendeen H. Eolis Poker Player Newspaper May 1, 2013 PokerStars’ purchase agreement for the Atlantic Club Casino and Hotel in Atlantic City has expired. In a public statement, this morning, Michael Frawley, COO of Atlantic Club Casino and Hotel has confirmed that the purchase agreement is terminated. Nevertheless, it is too early to jump […]

Poker By Wendeen H. Eolis Poker Player Newspaper April 23, 2013 While most of the country was glued to the movements of Boston area law enforcement agents immediately after the Boston Marathon bombings, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York had it sights set elsewhere on a sting against organized crime […]

Poker By Wendeen H. Eolis Poker Player Newspaper April 15, 2013 In a video-link proceeding, from a California courtrooom, Ray Bitar, a founder of Full Tilt Poker, was sentenced today by Chief Judge of the US District Court of New York, Loretta Preska, to time served and an estimated forfeiture of $40,000,000. In keeping with the unexpectedly […]

Poker By Wendeen H. Eolis Poker Player Newspaper April 9, 2013 The application by PokerStars for an Interim Casino Authority (ICA) license at the Atlantic Club Casino and Hotel in Atlantic City appears to be in limbo for the moment. The Casino Control Commission (CCC) has yet to announce the next steps in the process, […]

Poker By Wendeen H. Eolis Poker Player Newspaper March 27, 2013 The battle for supremacy in the emerging online poker market stateside is in full swing with a series of gambits by the American Gaming Association (AGA). The AGA has effectively delayed PokerStars’ anticipated acquisition of the Atlantic Club Casino & Hotel in Atlantic City by […]

Poker By Wendeen H. Eolis Poker Player Newspaper March 18, 2013 Over the past two weeks the American Gaming Association and PokerStars have sparred over the future of the online gaming company’s activities in Atlantic City. There is no end in sight for a battle that has AGA pressing the New Jersey Division of Gaming […]