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.
The situation with Ben Affleck has raised the question again as to whether card counting is indeed cheating and whether the casinos really have the right to ban a player for getting that advantage.
Read More . . .Poker professionals who prey on weaker players consider themselves skillful, but are these players really good for the game?
Read More . . .Last weekend the Bitcoin Alliance of Canada hosted the first bitcoin expo in Toronto and Hartley went to see whether bitcoins or other virtual currency are really a viable option for online gambling in the future.
Read More . . .Today, Tuesday April 15th marks 3 years since the fateful day for poker players when the U.S. government seized the websites of the top online poker companies, and now it's time to let them back in.
Read More . . .A movement to ban online gambling with recent bills in Congress is a misguided and illogical effort driven essentially by one man on a crusade.
Read More . . .When the issue of online gambling and particularly poker was discussed in the past it was just assumed that California would be the first state to implement it. But a combination of factors almost ensures that a bill will not be passed anytime soon and in the process California will continue to lose potential revenue from online gambling.
Read More . . .New Jersey's trial of online gambling has failed to produce great results Chris Christie had promised. It is still very early since the rollout of online gambling.
Read More . . .Hartley examines the main reasons why interest in poker on TV has declined so greatly (particularly in North America) and what, if anything, can be done to renew it.
Read More . . .Hartley's annual take on the Oscars. Betting on the Oscars with such high priced favorites can be tricky. Hartley highlights value plays across the board.
Read More . . .NASCAR has always been unique because unlike every other sport, the signature race takes place at the beginning of the year. Here is an analysis of the 2014 Daytona 500 and the best betting opportunities.
Read More . . .So who will win the gold medal in this year at the Sochi Olympics? Looking at the rosters it can really be weaned to 4 teams – Canada, Russia, Sweden and the United States.
Read More . . .Ever since an indication was given that the United States may be moving towards legalizing online gambling,
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