Interest at WSOP likely will have no bearing on general poker play
- Jul 9, 2014
Many believe that the increase in players at the World Series of Poker is an indication that online poker is again on the rise in the U.S..
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Hartley Henderson
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.
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Does Amaya Gaming’s purchase of PokerStars and Full Tilt open the way to the U.S. market?
- Jun 26, 2014
After spending 4.9 billion dollars, Amaya Gaming hopes this purchase finally opens the U.S. market to the PokerStars and Full Tilt brands.
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Social Networking and Virtual Currency Plays Havoc with NASCAR Voting
- Jun 3, 2014
Users on Reddit used dogecoin to propel athletes to the Sochi Olympics. Now they are using it to prop up NASCAR driver Josh Wise and perhaps vote him as the year's most popular driver.
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Super Sunday Presents Great Betting Opportunities for Motor Sport Fans
- May 23, 2014
Hartley looks at all three big auto races this Sunday for the best betting opportunities that exist.
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California Chrome is a Serious Triple Crown Threat
- May 14, 2014
This year California Chrome won the Kentucky Derby in a fairly easy fashion and once again there is some buzz in the media about whether California Chrome could be the horse to break the 35 year Triple Crown drought.
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Controversy About Card Counting Makes Headlines Again
- May 8, 2014
The situation with Ben Affleck has raised the question again as to whether card counting is indeed cheating and whether the casinos really have the right to ban a player for getting that advantage.
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Self-Centered Poker Pros Tarnish the Game for Everyone
- Apr 29, 2014
Poker professionals who prey on weaker players consider themselves skillful, but are these players really good for the game?
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Toronto’s Bitcoin Expo Gives Some Hope for Online Gamblers
- Apr 22, 2014
Last weekend the Bitcoin Alliance of Canada hosted the first bitcoin expo in Toronto and Hartley went to see whether bitcoins or other virtual currency are really a viable option for online gambling in the future.
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Three Years after Black Friday, the Time is Right for PokerStars to Enter the U.S. Market
- Apr 15, 2014
Today, Tuesday April 15th marks 3 years since the fateful day for poker players when the U.S. government seized the websites of the top online poker companies, and now it's time to let them back in.
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The Graham and Chaffetz Online Gambling Bills are Hypocritical, Ill Advised and Undemocratic
- Apr 1, 2014
A movement to ban online gambling with recent bills in Congress is a misguided and illogical effort driven essentially by one man on a crusade.
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Infighting in California Costing the State Online Gambling Revenue
- Mar 26, 2014
When the issue of online gambling and particularly poker was discussed in the past it was just assumed that California would be the first state to implement it. But a combination of factors almost ensures that a bill will not be passed anytime soon and in the process California will continue to lose potential revenue from online gambling.
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New Jersey’s Trial of Online Gambling Fails to Produce . . . So Far
- Mar 20, 2014
New Jersey's trial of online gambling has failed to produce great results Chris Christie had promised. It is still very early since the rollout of online gambling.
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