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.
Following the latest criminal and professional sagas involving athletes and sports teams, Hartley looks at some of the biggest and worst stories ever in involving athletes in pro sports.
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A look inside the report that Triple Crown winner Justify failed a drug test prior to the Kentucky Derby and why it has taken so long to come to light.
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In the wake of two online sportsbooks leaving the New Jersey market, what is in store for offshore operators who target U.S. bettors?
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Germany seems determined to restrict online wagering to sports betting but their licensing situation is far from resolved and nothing is moving forward.
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Why do bonuses offered by gambling companies get more scrutiny than other businesses and should they be banned, as many anti-gambling groups are calling for?
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Many experts predicted a decline in sports betting revenue in Las Vegas once states passed laws and opened up sports wagering, but the opposite has occurred.
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A look at current betting options in the U.K versus the U.S., with some insights as to what will help expand sports betting in America.
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The government in Kenya has shut down many online gambling sites under dubious circumstances.
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Women in professional sports get paid less than men, but they may be able to attract sports betting companies as a way to offset lower incoming revenue.
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Sports betting in California has a long way to go and new legislation introduced could be DOA.
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New York finally passed laws to allow sports betting at land-based casinos in the state, which includes Native American casinos, but the Seneca Nation has not yet signed on.
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After a large money laundering scandal was discovered at a Canadian casino, the United States called Canada a major money laundering country, but really the problem is worldwide.
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