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.
Do gaming commissions care about more than collecting licensing fees and ensuring that websites are operating in accordance with local laws or do they really advocate for players when problems arise?
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Hartley takes a look at today's athletes and the effect of the 'me first' attitude that is prevalent in both sports and gambling.
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Malta and Antigua have held meetings and are determining ways to use bitcoin to grow their economies and their gambling industries.
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In most of Florida only the Seminole Indians offer gambling and fighting between the tribe and state legislators came to a head last week when the Florida Supreme Court agreed to a constitutional amendment that would permit counties to offer any form of casino gambling.
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Almost 5 years later, Absolute Poker customers appear to be getting the money back, but most in the industry believe that any serious players had already taken their money out.
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It has been 20 years since World Sports Exchange opened and changed sports betting online. Unfortunately, it has also been four years since they closed, stiffing players in the process.
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Cantor Gaming is shopping their Las-Vegas sportsbook business around and the most likely buyers appear to be sportsbooks in England.
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The NCAA does not want betting on their sports, but they do want the viewership and revenue generated from football and basketball games, which most certainly would decline if there was no gambling.
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It appears that Poland doesn't really care about the EU's objections to new monopolistic online gambling regulations.
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A review of all of the categories for the 89th Academy Awards, with predictions for who will win the Oscars.
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If Trump does come out in favor of sports betting, the question that remains is can Trump and the GOP simply overturn or amend current laws or will he defer to the states or the leagues?
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A look at betting Super Bowl props as sportsbooks worldwide will be offering up to 500 proposition bets for Super Bowl 51.
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