HARTLEY HENDERSON has been involved with the online gambling world for more than twenty 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 writing his popular "Frontline" column 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 in 2017, 2019 and again in 2020. His weekly insights are not to be missed here at OSGA.
In the face of the nation's highest tax rate on sports betting, operators in New York have had a tough time making money and voiced their concerns in a recent public hearing.
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Lotteries run sports betting in many states, provinces and countries, but is this really in the best interests of the general public and bettors?
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A look back at the top gambling stories from around the world in 2022.
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Hartley Henderson lists his top 10 gambling stories of 2022 for North America. In the second of two parts, Hartley unveils the biggest story and examines everything gambling, from LIV golf to excessive advertising to the iGaming launch in one of the biggest markets in Canada.
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Hartley Henderson lists his top 10 gambling stories of 2022 for North America. In the first of two parts, Hartley examines the stories that affected gambling in the United States, from the return of land-based gambling to sportsbetting in one of the biggest markets in the U.S. to yet another horse racing story that is not so good.
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The demise of FTX caused ripples throughout the cryptocurrency world, so columnist Hartley Henderson looked to see if there has been any effect on gambling operations that rely on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies?
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Sporting events, especially ones set on a huge international stage, have always been a platform for political jockeying and protests.
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