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05/16/2010		Online Casino Style: News Delaware Battle Lost
Home History Games News Dictionary		Though the overall tenor of the online gambling prospects in the United States is one of hope, one state in particular isn't celebrating. Recent reports coming out of the east coast relay the bad news that the US Supreme Court has ruled against an appeal filed by the state, requesting that the sports betting regulations be extended to include all events, not just American football. Delaware already has a huge advantage over most if the states, as they are one of only four that permit sports gambling of any kind. The ban on sports betting is actually separate from the prohibition on online casinos constituted by the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, instead related to a federal ban from 1992. Because Delaware offered bets on football when laws began prohibiting sports betting in 1976, they are still able to offer the grandfathered products- mainly wagers on professional football. That platform will continue to be protected, despite the failed appeal. Three of the most disappointed bodies are the intra-state slot parlors that had hoped to add full service sports betting to their gambling menus, something that will now have to wait. Another is Governor Jack Markell, who had supported the local gambling interests in the initiative. Though the court issued the ruling without commentary on their reasoning, Markell later commented that he felt they were robbed of the chance to properly argue the advantages of opening up the market. He also said that he wasn't surprised, as few Supreme Court Appeals are actually heard. Had it been successful, the court case would have opened up sports betting in Delaware to include single game bets on professional sports as a whole, as well as collegiate sports. Only parlay bets on the National Football League are currently legally available. New Jersey, a neighbor and gambling industry competitor, is fighting a similar battle, though using a different perspective to fight for legalization. Atlantic City wants full on sports betting so as to better compete with Las Vegas' gambling Mecca. New Jersey, however, contends that the ban on sports betting itself is unconstitutional, that it infringes upon states' rights to determine law. "I'm glad they lost," said state Senator Ray Lesniak of New Jersey. "I'm glad, because their challenge was based on an interpretation of the law. We are challenging it because we believe it’s unconstitutional. We did ask them we wrote a letter to them asking [them] to call the existing law unconstitutional, because that would help both Delaware and New Jersey. But they wanted it all for themselves."

05/16/2010

Online Casino Style: News
Delaware Battle Lost

Though the overall tenor of the online gambling prospects in the United States is one of hope, one state in particular isn't celebrating. Recent reports coming out of the east coast relay the bad news that the US Supreme Court has ruled against an appeal filed by the state, requesting that the sports betting regulations be extended to include all events, not just American football.

Delaware already has a huge advantage over most if the states, as they are one of only four that permit sports gambling of any kind. The ban on sports betting is actually separate from the prohibition on online casinos constituted by the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, instead related to a federal ban from 1992. Because Delaware offered bets on football when laws began prohibiting sports betting in 1976, they are still able to offer the grandfathered products- mainly wagers on professional football.

That platform will continue to be protected, despite the failed appeal. Three of the most disappointed bodies are the intra-state slot parlors that had hoped to add full service sports betting to their gambling menus, something that will now have to wait. Another is Governor Jack Markell, who had supported the local gambling interests in the initiative. Though the court issued the ruling without commentary on their reasoning, Markell later commented that he felt they were robbed of the chance to properly argue the advantages of opening up the market. He also said that he wasn't surprised, as few Supreme Court Appeals are actually heard.

Had it been successful, the court case would have opened up sports betting in Delaware to include single game bets on professional sports as a whole, as well as collegiate sports. Only parlay bets on the National Football League are currently legally available. New Jersey, a neighbor and gambling industry competitor, is fighting a similar battle, though using a different perspective to fight for legalization. Atlantic City wants full on sports betting so as to better compete with Las Vegas' gambling Mecca. New Jersey, however, contends that the ban on sports betting itself is unconstitutional, that it infringes upon states' rights to determine law.

"I'm glad they lost," said state Senator Ray Lesniak of New Jersey. "I'm glad, because their challenge was based on an interpretation of the law. We are challenging it because we believe it’s unconstitutional. We did ask them we wrote a letter to them asking [them] to call the existing law unconstitutional, because that would help both Delaware and New Jersey. But they wanted it all for themselves."