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Delaware Example Will Lead to National Sports Betting
DOVER, DELAWARE --
NFL attorneys are beginning to look like men fighting the tide with teacups as the momentum in the Delaware sports betting case has gone strongly to the state. And experts are saying that the desperation of sports leagues to stop the Delaware plan to use sports betting for revenue comes from knowing that other states will be rushing to adopt similar programs as soon as Delaware shows profit.
New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine has already filed suit, asking courts to declare the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 as unconstitutional, in that it gives favored treatment to some states over others. And other states are carefully watching the Delaware legal battle, knowing that US sports gambling could offer a market worth hundreds of billions of dollars to tax.
According to the Boston Herald, Christy Mihos, the Republican candidate for governor of Massachusetts, wants that state to bring sports wagering to its lottery.
Governor Charlie Crist of Florida has formed a committee to study sports betting and report on its possible value to the state.
Ray Lesniak, the New Jersey state senator whose suit may open up possibilities for other states, told USA Today that the practice of sports betting has been tried internationally without destroying the games. All it is taking is Delaware to crack open the door to the revenue riches.
"My sense is that if this is a home run, all the other states will be clamoring for it," says Delaware Park General Manager Andrew Gentile.
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