Answer:

hoyle

Answer	Crossword Clue
HOYLE	The father of whist
HOYLE	Game authority
HOYLE	Argument settler, often

HOYLE	Writer of game laws?
HOYLE	Proverbial settler of card-table disputes
HOYLE	Big name in games
HOYLE	Rules maven
HOYLE	"According to" rules guy
HOYLE	He knew the rules
HOYLE	Poker Hall of Fame charter inductee
HOYLE	Games authority

HOYLE	Games immortal
HOYLE	"A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist" author
HOYLE	Guru of games
HOYLE	According to ...
HOYLE	According to ... (by the rules)
HOYLE	Authority in card games
HOYLE	Rules setter
HOYLE	Game rules authority Edmond

HOYLE	Game rules expert Edmond
HOYLE	Rules expert
HOYLE	Man of rules
HOYLE	Games maven
HOYLE	Rules man
HOYLE	Card game authority
HOYLE	Rules immortal
HOYLE	Card-rules expert

HOYLE	According to ..
HOYLE	Card-game expert
HOYLE	According to .. (legit, as in a card game)
HOYLE	18th-century game expert
HOYLE	Card-game maven
HOYLE	Card-game authority
HOYLE	Card game authority Edmond
HOYLE	Card game rules expert Edmond

HOYLE	According to ... (correctly)
HOYLE	Card authority.
HOYLE	According to ....
HOYLE	Name in games.
HOYLE	Rule book of card games.