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.
Hartley examines the reasons that states not named New Jersey or Delaware have lost some of their initial thirst for sports betting in the U.S., as have several gambling companies.
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The Indianapolis 500 lost its luster in the 1990s but recent moves by the IRL have brought glory back to the Brickyard and renewed betting from gamblers.
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Harltey examines some reasons why offshore sportsbooks will continue to service U.S. bettors, despite the recent change in U.S. sports betting laws.
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Hartley examanies other U.S. gambling legislation and how it impacts the Supreme Court ruling to repeal the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act.
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With sports betting legalization looming, Hartley examines how DFS can survive and compete against sportsbooks and single game wagering.
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Some U.S. states have already begun to count the cash if and when sports betting becomes legalized throughout America, but many may end up barely breaking even.
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A satirical look at the players' and owners' view of the integrity fee being examined for leagues if and when a new sports betting law gets enacted.
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The Supreme Court may rule on New Jersey's sports betting case this week and thought there are several different ways they can rule, a partial repeal might be the worst outcome for everyone.
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Every few years a city dominates in major sports winning two or three different championships and Philadelphia, Toronto and Boston are this year's hot sports cities.
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Today Predictit.org, a real money prediction site, saw a 20% drop on the likelihood of PASPA being repealed. Do insiders have information that SCOTUS may no longer be favoring a full repeal?
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In the U.S., states are moving forward with online gambling and sports betting legislation much of it unrealistic and misguided. States should take a look at what the UK Gambling Commission has done to regulate commercial gambling in Great Britain.
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The leagues have resigned themselves to the fact that sports betting will be legalized but are any of their proposed fees justified and will they work to enhance sports betting or drive it deeper into the shadows?
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