New Sportsbooks and NFL Contests

• Sep 10, 2010

With the start of the NFL season come inqiruies on several new books. In addition this is the final days for several sportsbook contests.

Latin America - JustBet

• Aug 27, 2010

Our time in Costa Rica took us to many of the larger outfits that have been established for quite awhile in Costa Rica. The JustBet group is one of them.

Latin America - 5Dimes

• Aug 20, 2010

We visited 5Dimes on the top floor of a seven story office building in downtown San Jose. At one time, this building housed over a dozen sportsbooks, but the only survivor of the industry consolidation left in the building is 5Dimes.

Latin America - BetPhoenix

• Aug 13, 2010

During our recent trip to Costa Rica we needed to see several shops that had opened or expanded since our last visit. One of these places was BetPhoenix.

Latin America 2010

• Aug 6, 2010

San Jose is not the bustling gambling town that it used to be. The most surprising thing is how deep the consolidation of the industry has run in this country.

April Offshore Report

• Apr 16, 2010

The industry is constantly shifting and much of it revolves around payouts. Check out the update inside and some news on the death of an industry icon.

BetFirstClass Announces New Ownership and Management Team

• Apr 2, 2010

BetFirstClass, an online sports gambling portal, is pleased to announce that the company has been acquired by LBJ Consulting, signaling a new era and a whole new synergy for the company.

Mailbag February 19

• Feb 19, 2010

One thing that we can count on here at OSGA is a slew of post-Super Bowl complaints. So far, February 2010 has not disappointed...

Super Bowl Prop Betting and Bonuses for the Big Game

• Feb 4, 2010

January Offshore Report

• Jan 22, 2010

The new year has brought with it a slew of complaints on offshore outfits and a nice move by one sportsbook to improve their product.

Cheers and Jeers for 2009

• Dec 31, 2009

Another year is almost in the books. It was another year of player and operator frustration, continued U.S. Department of Justice arrests and seizures, stalled Federal and State gambling bills and few positives.

WagerWeb website

• Dec 17, 2009

The WagerWeb.com website has been down for several hours. They are doing maintenance that is taking longer than planned. WagerWeb expects the website to be up by 6PM ET. You can call WagerWeb at (866) 464-2387 or (866) 371-9833.