The League is now going full bore with an injuction to prevent it based on the state constitution. It's funny, the NFL has no problem bringing a regular season game to London where there is a sportsbook on every corner. If the League is so hellbent against wagering why do they play overseas. They are worried about a state that doesn't have a professional sports team.
Delaware plans to take NFL bets this year
By A.J. Perez, USA TODAY
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2009-07-13-delaware-sports-betting_N.htm
For now, Delaware's three track-based casinos would be the only place sports betting is allowed.
The state of Delaware intends to allow single-event betting on NFL games beginning with the start of the upcoming season Sept. 10, but court challenges from sports leagues could delay the plan.
When approved by the state legislature and signed into law in May, the sports lottery's exact form was left to be determined. State lottery director Wayne Lemons told USA TODAY on Monday it will allow bettors to wager on the outcome of one game or a parlay of several games.
"We will have both types of bets," Lemons said.
That would allow Delaware to join Nevada as the only states with legal betting on NFL games. And Delaware lawmakers have not ruled out allowing wagering on other pro sports and college sports. U.S. pro sports leagues and the NCAA have long opposed sports betting, but they have withheld legal action against Delaware's plan pending the state's decision on specifics.
Jeff Miller, the NFL's vice president of government relations and public policy, declined to comment Monday. Gov. Jack Markell's spokesman, Joseph Rogalsky, also declined to comment.
The clear preference for those who wager on sports is to bet on a single game," says Anthony Cabot, a Las Vegas attorney who specializes in gaming law. "It's far more popular than simply offering parlay cards."
Markell pushed a sports lottery this spring as a way to reduce the state's huge budget deficit. Sports betting is expected to generate as much as $55 million a year for the state, which also faces competitive pressure from nearby states that have joined it in adding slot machines to horse-racing tracks.
There's also a chance that Delaware could end up choosing to pull the plug, if the house takes the same kind of bath that it did 33 years ago. The challenge will be to set (and adjust) the betting lines and the over/under limbo poles in a manner that results in equal betting on each side of every gamble. That way, Delaware is guaranteed to make a profit from the eleventh dollar that is wagered in order to win ten.
Though the placing of the bets might entail luck, the setting of the lines requires a high degree of skill. And if Delaware gets it wrong, the money that supposedly will be flowing in to the state's coffers could in reality end up flowing out to folks who'll enjoy the fruits of a unique type of tax refund.
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By A.J. Perez, USA TODAY
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2009-07-13-delaware-sports-betting_N.htm
For now, Delaware's three track-based casinos would be the only place sports betting is allowed.
The state of Delaware intends to allow single-event betting on NFL games beginning with the start of the upcoming season Sept. 10, but court challenges from sports leagues could delay the plan.
When approved by the state legislature and signed into law in May, the sports lottery's exact form was left to be determined. State lottery director Wayne Lemons told USA TODAY on Monday it will allow bettors to wager on the outcome of one game or a parlay of several games.
"We will have both types of bets," Lemons said.
That would allow Delaware to join Nevada as the only states with legal betting on NFL games. And Delaware lawmakers have not ruled out allowing wagering on other pro sports and college sports. U.S. pro sports leagues and the NCAA have long opposed sports betting, but they have withheld legal action against Delaware's plan pending the state's decision on specifics.
Jeff Miller, the NFL's vice president of government relations and public policy, declined to comment Monday. Gov. Jack Markell's spokesman, Joseph Rogalsky, also declined to comment.
The clear preference for those who wager on sports is to bet on a single game," says Anthony Cabot, a Las Vegas attorney who specializes in gaming law. "It's far more popular than simply offering parlay cards."
Markell pushed a sports lottery this spring as a way to reduce the state's huge budget deficit. Sports betting is expected to generate as much as $55 million a year for the state, which also faces competitive pressure from nearby states that have joined it in adding slot machines to horse-racing tracks.
There's also a chance that Delaware could end up choosing to pull the plug, if the house takes the same kind of bath that it did 33 years ago. The challenge will be to set (and adjust) the betting lines and the over/under limbo poles in a manner that results in equal betting on each side of every gamble. That way, Delaware is guaranteed to make a profit from the eleventh dollar that is wagered in order to win ten.
Though the placing of the bets might entail luck, the setting of the lines requires a high degree of skill. And if Delaware gets it wrong, the money that supposedly will be flowing in to the state's coffers could in reality end up flowing out to folks who'll enjoy the fruits of a unique type of tax refund.
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These slot machines are actually video lottery terminals since they are operated in conjunction with the Delaware lottery. In addition, they are different than terminals in other states because Delaware machines pay off in cash. Other games can be played on the video machines including video poker, video keno and video blackjack.
DelPark is actually a pretty decent facility and has a very nice golf course and golf facility on it. So any RXer's looking to come down GoGo would be happy to entertain as live 20 minutes from there. Most likely the juice will be -110 or -115 one would guess and limits will probably not be great so from that perspective it may not be the best out. But the line setting and movement could be key especially if they don't get it right. Will definately be there the first few weeks to find soft spots in those lines and/or take advantage of slow moving numbers. Don't see them pulling this off perfectly particulary early given the time they have to get this rolling by 9/10.
Kudo's to the "first state". I guarantee once they get that first straight play NFL approved they will quickly have NCAA football and later basketball. They probably just want to go small first but once the money starts coming in on a Sunday you bet they want that same revenue on a Saturday.
