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.
Though many in the gambling industry aren't in favor of Republican Supreme Court nominee Brett Cavanaugh, Democratic judges and lawmakers have been complicit for enacting and upholding gambling prohibitions in the U.S.
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Horse racing in the United States has seen some growth in the last few years as the industry works on problems such as facilities, horse safety and making racing venues more family friendly.
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China may look to the province of Hainan to expand gambling and offer online casino and sportsbook services to the Asian market.
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Whether to pay or not to pay an integrity fee is being debated in states throughout the U.S., but New York has a solid approach that just may work for everyone.
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The upcoming addition of sports betting at racetracks around the U.S. should give racing a boost amongst millenials, halting the decline in revenue that racing has seen for years.
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The idea that Congress would even get involved in drafting new sports betting legislation seems almost absurd, but that doesn't mean it won't happen.
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Hartley examines the reasons that states not named New Jersey or Delaware have lost some of their initial thirst for sports betting in the U.S., as have several gambling companies.
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The Indianapolis 500 lost its luster in the 1990s but recent moves by the IRL have brought glory back to the Brickyard and renewed betting from gamblers.
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Harltey examines some reasons why offshore sportsbooks will continue to service U.S. bettors, despite the recent change in U.S. sports betting laws.
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Hartley examanies other U.S. gambling legislation and how it impacts the Supreme Court ruling to repeal the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act.
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With sports betting legalization looming, Hartley examines how DFS can survive and compete against sportsbooks and single game wagering.
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Some U.S. states have already begun to count the cash if and when sports betting becomes legalized throughout America, but many may end up barely breaking even.
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