Professional Poker Players Show their Lack of Loyalty
- Jun 3, 2011
Poker "pros" have been proven to be unloyal employees who are now using the public to garner sympathy for their plight.
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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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The Indianapolis 500 is Regaining its old Glory
- May 26, 2011
For the first time in quite a while, the Indianapolis 500 seems to be on the lips of every sports fan and racing enthusiast.
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WSOP Organizers are Dreaming in Technicolor
- May 19, 2011
Earlier this week the executive director for the World Series of Poker announced that he wasn't expecting a drop off in enrollment for this year's main event. Ty Stewart must also believe in the tooth fairy.
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Caesars Hypocritical Stance on Online Gambling is still Confusing
- May 13, 2011
In a publication of Fortune Magazine a couple of weeks back, Caesars President and CEO Gary Loveman posted an opinion piece suggesting that now was the right time for federal poker legislation. In the editorial Loveman compared the current situation to the prohibition act of the 1920s and argued that sometime in the future Americans will look back at the current online gambling ban and laugh at it, just as Americans do now with prohibition...
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The Kentucky Derby is Still the Most Exciting 2 Minutes in Sports
- May 6, 2011
While general interest in horse racing has waned the past 2 decades, the same can not be said for the Kentucky Derby. From the time the Florida Derby is run in March until the Kentucky Derby is finished on the first Saturday in May almost every horse racing pundit focuses on the 3 year olds trying to win the first leg of the Triple Crown...
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Professional Poker Players Looking to Relocate to Canada May find it Difficult
- May 2, 2011
The idea of moving away from the U.S. just to play poker may seem preposterous but evidently it is gaining sway stateside. In fact PokerStars released a Q&A section on its website explaining what criteria will allow Americans to play poker on the site...
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Condemnation of the U.S. over Poker Shutdown Rings Hollow
- Apr 23, 2011
Since the DoJ took the dot com domains of PokerStars, Full Tilt and Absolute Poker, condemnations against the U.S. have been steady. In the past this reaction may have initiated some concern.
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Online Poker Site Crackdown puts the Industry in Jeopardy
- Apr 19, 2011
The news about the FBI crackdown against Full Tilt, PokerStars and Cereus (Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet) still has the gambling community reeling.
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The First Place to Offer Online Gambling in the U.S is D.C.?
- Apr 15, 2011
Reports have been released suggesting that Washington DC will become the first jurisdiction to offer online gambling.
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As The NHL Playoffs Approach, Few in the U.S. Care
- Apr 7, 2011
Professional hockey has always generated little interest in the United States. Yet bettors may feel that hockey doesn't offer great value for the money, nothing is further from the truth.
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Nevada Casinos Getting their Ducks in a Row
- Apr 1, 2011
Recent announcements by Caesars, Wynn and Station Casinos to partner with current online poker giants ensure that they are ready to launch if a new law is passed.
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Major U.S. Sports Betting Scandals have been Few and Far Between
- Mar 25, 2011
In recent years several cases involving betting have come to light in all areas of sport, but if the U.S. leagues are really serious about the integrity of the games they should start promoting sports betting.
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