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.
When the Federal government first announced that it was seriously considering legalizing online gambling, there was much excitement. But it is clear that there are going to be far too many strings attached to make the players comfortable.
Read More . . .While Betfair is the largest betting exchange it wasn't the first to offer a product where bettors could back or lay odds. But, it appears the whole concept isn't reverberating with older bettors and isn't generating much excitement stateside.
Read More . . .With the 1.5 mile distance of the Belmont Stakes, many horse players believe that the race sets up best for a horse that can lay way back and make a big late charge.
Read More . . .Poker "pros" have been proven to be unloyal employees who are now using the public to garner sympathy for their plight.
Read More . . .For the first time in quite a while, the Indianapolis 500 seems to be on the lips of every sports fan and racing enthusiast.
Read More . . .Earlier this week the executive director for the World Series of Poker announced that he wasn't expecting a drop off in enrollment for this year's main event. Ty Stewart must also believe in the tooth fairy.
Read More . . .In a publication of Fortune Magazine a couple of weeks back, Caesars President and CEO Gary Loveman posted an opinion piece suggesting that now was the right time for federal poker legislation. In the editorial Loveman compared the current situation to the prohibition act of the 1920s and argued that sometime in the future Americans will look back at the current online gambling ban and laugh at it, just as Americans do now with prohibition...
Read More . . .While general interest in horse racing has waned the past 2 decades, the same can not be said for the Kentucky Derby. From the time the Florida Derby is run in March until the Kentucky Derby is finished on the first Saturday in May almost every horse racing pundit focuses on the 3 year olds trying to win the first leg of the Triple Crown...
Read More . . .The idea of moving away from the U.S. just to play poker may seem preposterous but evidently it is gaining sway stateside. In fact PokerStars released a Q&A section on its website explaining what criteria will allow Americans to play poker on the site...
Read More . . .Since the DoJ took the dot com domains of PokerStars, Full Tilt and Absolute Poker, condemnations against the U.S. have been steady. In the past this reaction may have initiated some concern.
Read More . . .The news about the FBI crackdown against Full Tilt, PokerStars and Cereus (Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet) still has the gambling community reeling.
Read More . . .Reports have been released suggesting that Washington DC will become the first jurisdiction to offer online gambling.
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