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.
Recently USGamingSurvey.com conducted a study to see how motivated U.S.-based poker players are to seeing online poker legalized and regulated in the U.S. The results of the survey were mind boggling
Read More . . .While it’s not unusual for the government to sell seized assets to the general public, what has many scratching their heads is the fact that the domains were sold to David Gzesh.
Read More . . .Mitt Romney's choice for vice president certainly won’t help online gambling interests as both candidates clearly oppose any gambling expansion.
Read More . . .The U.S. DoJ and PokerStars came up with an agreement that everyone can feel comfortable with . . . and will repay Full Tilt Poker customers waiting since Black Friday.
Read More . . .Zynga poker announced this week the release of its real money poker application and if they are able to finalize licensing issues and launch their product in 2013, current poker networks should be scared.
Read More . . .The UIGEA never had anything to do with preventing ransactions for terrorists and criminals using online gambling sites for money laundering purposes.
Read More . . .With Delaware now being the first state to introduce online gambling it will be interesting to see if they can physically restrict play within their state's borders.
Read More . . .As Mitt Romney considers who to choose as a running mate for the 2012 election, the one candidate that keeps reappearing as a contender is New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.
Read More . . .The leagues should consider embracing sports betting now or they will be on the outside looking in rather than benefitting from legalized sports wagering
Read More . . .Part two of this series looking at the history of actions that were taken by both parties going back to 1995. Part two begins in 2006.
Read More . . .In my last article I looked at the bills and legislation that were introduced and passed on Capital Hill in the last 15 years for online gambling. As stated in the article neither Mitt Romney nor Barack Obama seem interested in legalizing Internet gambling at the federal level, but bills are introduced in Congress...
Read More . . .Christie deserves credit for getting off the pot and supporting his legislators and citizens demands to offer sports betting. It no doubt wasn't an easy decision and is one that he will receive some consternation for, particularly since Mitt Romney announced that he opposes any expansion of gambling. But the small amount of support Christie will lose from some members of the Republican Party will be gained by voters who will support him for standing up for the best interests of his state.
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