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.
When Singapore recently announced it was going to ban online gambling made many offshore companies became nervous and have decided to leave the Singapore market immediately .
Read More . . .New regulations and laws around the globe on Internet gambling are making choices difficult for some of the worlds largest online gambling operators.
Read More . . .A bill on sports betting (C-290) that unanimously passed in the Canadian House of Commons seems on the verge of dying a procedural death.
Read More . . .Ladbrokes withdrawal from Canada, follows several other UK online gambling companies, but thier departure may be a bit premature.
Read More . . .Hartley takes a look at the new UK Gaming Comission Law and how it will likely affect players and operators around the world.
Read More . . .NASCAR has been trying to find new methods to make the championship more intriguing and exciting and the current format offers great betting opportunities. Hartley offers insights and predictions on who will be the Chase champion.
Read More . . .Antigua is asking for $100 million in new proposal regarding Internet gambling, but at this point the tiny Caribbean nation has lost all bargaining power with the United States.
Read More . . .The horse racing industry may be unwilling to seriously address an uptick in horse fatalities, but to new horse goers it is a turnoff.
Read More . . .When it comes to gambling Chris Christie has been Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde for the state of New Jersey.
Read More . . .The Restoration of America's Wire Act Bill introduced recently would repeal the 2011 decision by the DoJ that opened the door for licensed and regulated Internet gambling in the U.S., but this latest effort to curb iGaming is once again misguided.
Read More . . .The news of Matchbook's withdrawal from Canada has many Canadian bettors wondering what exactly is happening and which online gambling companies will be next to leave the market.
Read More . . .Atlantic City, once the gambling mecca of the East, is suffering from the rapid closure of its casinos and Internet poker does not appear to be the answer.
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