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 it's clearly more difficult than it sounds, online poker in California may be never happen unless every Native American tribe benefits from legalization.
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Sports betting in New Jersey is currently dead after a recent court decision, but has their fight uncovered a path toward legalized gambling on sporting events?
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After years of political posturing, bids are being accepted for a massive casino project in Toronto, but the reality is a casino will most likely be built in the suburbs of the 4th largest city in North America.
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Almost immediately after there was an indication that New York's fantasy sports bill was going to become law, other states created similar legislation.
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Thirteen years after a WTO ruling regarding online gambling, it's time for the U.S. to drop the charade and pay Antigua what it's due.
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Quebec is making a mockery of problem gambling and of the Canadian constitution with the call for ISPs to block online gambling websites that aren't part of the government monopoly.
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Hartley breaks down the policies of the nominees for Vice President, Mike Pence and Tim Kaine, and evaluates what their nominations mean for gambling in the U.S.
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A story of a woman who has been fighting with Bet365 to receive a payout hit the UK news, bringing into question the role of regulators, while reminding bettors that sportsbooks have been finding way to not payout since the inception of Internet gambling.
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The gambling world has been abuzz the last couple of weeks regarding a rumor that DraftKiings and FanDuel may be preparing to merge in an effort to cut costs. . .
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Last week a DFS bill passed in the Senate and Assembly in New York thereby effectively making the bill a law, unless governor Cuomo vetoes it, which is unlikely.
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If the recent scandals involving Phil Mickelson are affecting his game it isn't showing.
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The Las Vegas Sands settled a wrongful dismissal case initiated by former Sands China CEO Steve Jacobs, but it's uncertain how the Sands' CEO feels about his decision to let this case continue for years.
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