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.
Ontario has released plans for sports betting and online gambling and it opens the door for a wide variety of global gaming companies to offer services to Canadians.
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New York is set to award online sports betting licenses, but the process is both limited and cloudy for operators and bettors.
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In post-Covid gambling, land-based casinos throughout North America have raised limits and removed less profitable games.
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In light of last year's disappointing tournament and with Covid still active throughout the world, the expectation of the WSOP in Las Vegas looks more like a pipe dream.
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New Tribal gaming compacts may be in violation of several antiquated U.S. gambling laws.
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Outrage over a Federal court ruling overturing the NYRA suspension of Bob Baffert, just in time for the Saratoga meet.
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Despite high vaccination rates, Canada is still closed to Americans and Canadian teams have effectively begged the Canadian government to reopen the borders.
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Hartley examines the recent expiration of a DOJ opinion on the Wire Act and wonders why the law is still on the books.
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Germany finally has proposed a new interstate gambling treaty, but is may be too restrictive for both players and operators.
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Hartley examines the Dana White blackjack ban story once again and raises the age-old question of whether casinos and sportsbooks have the right to cut off winning players.
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Hartley takes a look at the passing of a bill to legalize and regulate single game sports betting in Canada.
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Hartley examines what an omnichannel is and how it will help casinos bring together all aspects of gambling for players.
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