Talent is No Longer Enough in Sports
- Dec 11, 2011
There was a time when a bad attitude or negative actions by athletes off the field were overlooked if the player had talent, but today's teams and sponsors have a different view.
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Hartley Henderson
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.
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Online Gambling is about to Lose Its Biggest Advocate in Congress
- Dec 3, 2011
Earlier this week, Barney Frank announced he would not run for re-election in 2012. Sadly, Internet gambling proponents will lose their biggest voice in Congress.
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The Horse Racing Industry Just Doesn't Get It
- Nov 28, 2011
Horse racing attendance and handle has been declining for years. The horse racing industry needs to look at increasing perks and comps rather than cutting them.
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Is the U.S. System of Taxing Gambling Winnings Fair?
- Nov 18, 2011
The question that must now be asked is whether gambling is truly earned income and whether the tax system on gambling is really fair.
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Christie's Mandate to Expand Gambling in New Jersey is Now Clear
- Nov 11, 2011
The mandate is clear and Christie should start gathering a team together to determine the best way to start a challenge of PASPA.
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Governor Christie Now Pushing for Legalized Sports Betting in New Jersey
- Nov 5, 2011
Last year the New Jersey Senate passed a law to legalize online gambling in the state. Their hope was that online betting would bring much needed revenue to the struggling economy and also take away some of the illegal betting that was already happening offshore...
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Breeders Cup Needs to Become More International
- Oct 29, 2011
Next week, the horse racing super bowl takes place at Churchill Downs in Kentucky with the 28th running of the Breeders Cup. Unfortunately the best horses in the world will once again not be competing. Prince Khalid Abdulla and Henry Cecil, the owner and trainer of Frankel have decided not to run the superstar miler in the Breeders Cup...
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Rick Dutrow Exemplifies Much of What is Wrong with Horse Racing
- Oct 22, 2011
In April of this year horse trainer Rick Dutrow was denied a license by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commissions licensing review board citing numerous violations of its rules.
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Sportsbooks Expect a Slight Increase in Hockey Betting due to the NBA Lockout
- Oct 14, 2011
It wasn't that long ago that NHL hockey was ignored in most of the United States. But, the question that many are asking is whether hockey betting will see a huge spike in the absence of NBA basketball this year?
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Canada May be One Step Closer to Single Game Sports Betting
- Oct 7, 2011
In recent years there has been some interest in changing the federal law in Canada regarding single game sports betting, but to date no motions have been successful.
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Will American Players be Paid after the AGCC Revokes Full Tilts License?
- Sep 30, 2011
When it was announced that French investors were interested in purchasing Full Tilt Poker, many poker players owed money were hopeful...
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Full Tilt Poker: Not a Ponzi Scheme but a Combination of Incompetence and Denial
- Sep 22, 2011
Full Tilt Poker may not have been running a ponzi scheme but instead the recent allegations show a mixture of greed, incompetence and denial perpetuated predominantly by one man.
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