[bernie]

One wonders if he's the one who actually came up with all the ideas or if someone else is feeding it to him riding his coattails.

If it's the latter, he is just a pawn in someone else's marketing scheme. Sure, he'd probably get paid well, but how smart do you have to be, if this is the case, to say, 'yes, poker is booming, im a very popular player, go ahead and market me'.

Smart doesnt equate with obvious.

b