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 lack of any law to deal with offshore gambling in Canada and the open advertising and promotion of offshore gambling services in media and at sporting events has caught the eyes of some politicians.
Read More . . .Despite losing its appeal of PASPA in the 3rd circuit federal panel last week, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie remains optimistic that the U.S. Supreme Court will take up the case and possibly overturn it.
Read More . . .Caesars is expecting WSOP.com to be a game changer for them in the state but so far, it is falling short.
Read More . . .The good news, Americans owed money from Full Tilt Poker can now submit claims for repayment of funds. the bad news, amounts being paid back could be under scrutiny and some are excluded from the payback process.
Read More . . .Of all the recent scandals perhaps the most repugnant occurred this Saturday night when Waltrip Racing teams cheated to get their driver Martin Truex Jr. into the Chase.
Read More . . .While New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is right that PASPA is unfair and that New Jersey is losing out on a lot of potential revenue, one as to wonder whether his fight will cost him politically in his expected run for the 2016 Republican nomination.
Read More . . .With recent publicity and interest expectation that the market for bitcoins would be very high, particularly at online gambling sites which have always been the first adapters to new payment options, but that hasn't been the case.
Read More . . .While paying real money for virtual products is somewhat understandable for games like Farmville or Candy Crush Saga what has always had me scratching my head was why anyone would pay real money for credits on virtual gambling games like Zynga Poker, Slingo or the other casino games currently available on social media.
Read More . . .An editorial from Hartley Henderson on how Full Tilt Poker players are getting repaid.
Read More . . .The conclusion of the 2-part examination of the current Federal online poker bills of the buildup to the latest Poker-only bill.
Read More . . .The first in a 2-part examination of the current Federal online poker bills and a brief history of the buildup to the latest Poker-only bill.
Read More . . .The desire to gamble by Americans exists and unfortunately they can't rely on any foreign governments to create a reasonable regulatory environment.
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