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.
Since the inception of online gambling nearly two decades ago, there are always big stories, every year. This past year saw the advent of legal online gambling in the U.S. (finally) and the end to a one-time industry leading sportsbook. Hartley Henderson lists his top 10 stories of the year. This is Part 1 of two, check back for the rest of his list!
Read More . . .Skrill alerted Canadian customers that it would be ceasing operations in Canada.
Read More . . .Ontario Lottery and Gaming called for the introduction of Internet gambling, the cancelling of a racetrack-slots program and the introduction of new casinos, but after more than two years, the plan appears dead.
Read More . . .The latest appeals court refused to hear New Jersey’s challenge of the 1992 law and Governor Christie immediately announced he would take the fight all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court
Read More . . .Five major flaws in horse racing over the have led to a decline in attendance and have greatly affected the state of the sport today.
Read More . . .Handicapping European horses in this year's Breeder's Cup with analysis for international horses in six of the biggest races.
Read More . . .The Antiguan government announced this week that they were going to start acting on the award given to them from the WTO, but it is too little and too late.
Read More . . .The lack of any law to deal with offshore gambling in Canada and the open advertising and promotion of offshore gambling services in media and at sporting events has caught the eyes of some politicians.
Read More . . .Despite losing its appeal of PASPA in the 3rd circuit federal panel last week, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie remains optimistic that the U.S. Supreme Court will take up the case and possibly overturn it.
Read More . . .Caesars is expecting WSOP.com to be a game changer for them in the state but so far, it is falling short.
Read More . . .The good news, Americans owed money from Full Tilt Poker can now submit claims for repayment of funds. the bad news, amounts being paid back could be under scrutiny and some are excluded from the payback process.
Read More . . .Of all the recent scandals perhaps the most repugnant occurred this Saturday night when Waltrip Racing teams cheated to get their driver Martin Truex Jr. into the Chase.
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