Delaware May Corner Gambling Market When Sports Betting Begins

Lawmakers in Delaware have given the OK to many different types of gambling recently, and the state is taking that endorsement and running with it. With table casino games, expanded slot gambling, and sports betting, Delaware is poised to become the biggest gambling destination on the East Coast.

Governor Jack Markell wanted the sports betting, but little did he know the extent to which the sports betting would be offered. The state now claims they will allow gamblers to bet on single games, something not in the original proposal.

Markell had sold lawmakers on the idea of parlay bets, where a gambler had to take two or more games and bet them on the same ticket. All of the games chosen had to win for a bet to become a winner. ow that approval has been given, the state seems intent on giving sports bettors more options.

"We don't get a lot of business now from Atlantic City," said Ed Sutor, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dover Downs Hotel & Casino, "However, I think sports betting will attract some new people. It's a new product, and I think people in Philadelphia and perhaps as far away as New York will come down to Delaware to try it."

That is the fear for many states on the East Coast. Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and New York have all expanded their casino gambling options, taking business away from Atlantic City, but now Delaware is threatening to steal all of their business.

Delaware did not stop at sports betting. By next April, table games such as blackjack and baccarat will be available at state race tracks. The tracks are also going to expand and offer video slot gambling. The full gamut of gaming could be enough to make Delaware the new gambling capital of the East Coast.

July 16, 2009
Posted By Terry Goodwin
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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