This law allowed Delaware Lottery to fully regulate the multi-game sports bets system in the state by selling parlay tickets to bettors. In 2009, Delaware passed a law that added sports lottery to the jurisdiction of the state's lottery body, Delaware Lottery which was established in 1974. So instead, sports betting enthusiasts in Delaware can either place their bets in one of the three physical sportsbooks in Delaware or travel to neighboring states like Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey to bet on legal sports betting websites in the preferred state.

This type of multi-game sports betting was only allowed under PASPA in Delaware because it had already been grandfathered in the state before the act came along.Īlthough online sports betting is legal in the state, sportsbooks are yet to go live due to the high cost of launching in the state. A month after the Supreme Court struck PASPA, the three racinos (racetracks that offer casino gambling services) in Delaware were officially opened for sports betting.Įven when PASPA was still in place, Delaware was permitted to provide quasi-sports betting that necessitated players to place a parlay bet on at least three NFL teams. Fortunately, the First State beat New Jersey to it, NJ being the state that fought vigorously against PASPA in the courts. After the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) was struck down in May 2018, Delaware was one of the first states in the United States of America to legalize sports betting.

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