HARTLEY HENDERSON has been involved with the online gambling world for nearly thirty years. His insights helped Intertops become the first sportsbook online to list odds for reality TV betting when they opened lines for Survivor in 2000. Hartley worked extensively for WWTS in the heyday of that storied sportsbook in the mid-2000s and finally landed at Major Wager for five years. His contacts throughout the online gaming industry are unparalleled and his column often offers exclusive interviews and opinions from gambling leaders around the world. Hartley was voted our top writer 5 times since he began at OSGA over a decade ago, most recently 2024. His weekly insights are not to be missed here at OSGA.
Nevada-based PropSwap offers an opportunity for players to sell live betting tickets to other gamblers. Now that U.S. sports betting laws have changed, the company and it's unique concept are on the rise.
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The return of John Kyl to the U.S Senate has gamblers and operators worried about the recent changes in America's online gambling laws.
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Fan Duel was the first daily fantasy sports site online, but the conservative approach of the CEO and company has left them in Draft Kings' wake.
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Hartley examines the effects of the huge fluctuation in cyrptocurrency prices on online gambling companies.
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Hartley examines how Texans feel about casinos, sports betting and online gambling.
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With sports betting becoming legal and regulated in the U.S., it's just a matter of time until handicapper and sportsbook advertising will inundate the airwaves and social media.
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Though many in the gambling industry aren't in favor of Republican Supreme Court nominee Brett Cavanaugh, Democratic judges and lawmakers have been complicit for enacting and upholding gambling prohibitions in the U.S.
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Horse racing in the United States has seen some growth in the last few years as the industry works on problems such as facilities, horse safety and making racing venues more family friendly.
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China may look to the province of Hainan to expand gambling and offer online casino and sportsbook services to the Asian market.
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Whether to pay or not to pay an integrity fee is being debated in states throughout the U.S., but New York has a solid approach that just may work for everyone.
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The upcoming addition of sports betting at racetracks around the U.S. should give racing a boost amongst millenials, halting the decline in revenue that racing has seen for years.
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The idea that Congress would even get involved in drafting new sports betting legislation seems almost absurd, but that doesn't mean it won't happen.
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