Legal sports betting in our area?
Well, according to this ESPN the Magazine article by Chad Millman, it looks like Delaware will be the first straw.
Governor Jack Markell is planning on introducing a proposal next week that would legalize sports betting parlays in the state. (Parlays are a single wager on two or more games/propositions.)
It's believed that Delaware will bring in between $50 and $100 million in revenue on sports wagering if the proposal is enacted, which would greatly help the state's deficit.
Betting would be allowed at horse racing tracks (where they already have slot machines) and possibly in sports bars that already sell lotto tickets.
The NFL is not a fan of the proposal (*wink wink*).
"Our policy on this issue has been consistent for decades." NFL spokesman Greg Aiello wrote in an email to the magazine. "We have been an active proponent of federal and state legislation that prohibits the spread of legal sports gambling. We do not want our games used as bait."
But with state economies in need of money, legalized sports betting may be the way to go — and New Jersey could be next.
"To allow betting in Nevada and three other states is discrimination against the rest of the states," said New Jersey State Senator Ray Lesniak. "We have to do something. If you go to Atlantic City on Super Bowl weekend there won't be anyone there."
-Chris Mascaro
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Comments (5)
I thought some of the indian casinos, specifically in Conn., already had sports betting...
Based on Best's blog, with the Cornell sports juggernaut steaming along, perhaps Governor Patterson should look at opening a sports book operation in the Ithaca area.
Who knows, soon after that, billboard signs will be popping up along SR 13 (appropriate, no?) promoting the fully accredited blackjack dealer school at SUNY Cornell.
Legalizing sports betting would be a good thing for those who want to bet. Making it the best way to watch horse racing and many more. Thanks for this article.
Blackjack is already a major at the Hotel school, although it is called 21 in the Ivies.
I did not see a sports book last time I rolled thru the CT casinos, but it has been a couple years. I expect NJ will pull the trigger in AC. The city and state need the rev; with all the new stadiums built there is no baseball team moving in, no NFL squad moving out. Corzine's successor will have a free hand.
In the same vein Barney Frank has made his intentions known, internet gambling is set to make a return by year end. good news for the tax man, no so much for the Gambino.
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