🔥 Delaware launches sports betting, other states close behind - The Mainichi

Because of a failed sports lottery experiment in , Delaware was partially exempted from the federal ban on sports gambling that was recently struck down by the Supreme Court. Thus far, no state law has made it to the books with the integrity fee attached. That exemption led to broader sports betting legislation passed in and Delaware's current NFL parlay wagering system, which combined to give the state a head start in offering full-scale sports wagering. Pennsylvania also prospectively legalized sports betting last year, but it could be months before regulations are in place that would allow sports books to open. Officials there have said they hoped to have sports betting when football season kicks off in late summer. West Virginia also passed a law before the Supreme Court decision that legalized sports betting if authorized by the court. John Carney planned to join other state officials Tuesday afternoon at Dover Downs for the launch of sports betting at Delaware's three casinos, which will offer single-game and championship wagering on professional baseball, football, hockey, basketball, soccer, golf and auto racing. Republican West Virginia Gov. Tuesday's launch means Delawareans will be able to make legal wagers on the NBA championship series between Golden State and Cleveland and the Stanley Cup hockey finals between Washington and Las Vegas. In the meantime, Pennsylvania gaming officials notified casinos last week they could begin applying for licenses. In Mississippi, where lawmakers proactively legalized gambling on sports at the state's 28 licensed casinos in the event of a favorable Supreme Court decision, state regulators have proposed rules to govern sports books that could be voted on as early as June That means casinos could start taking bets 30 days later, in late July. So far, none has submitted an application.{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} State officials have not produced an estimate of what sort of tax revenue the activity could mean for Pennsylvania, which already rakes in more in taxes on casino gambling than any other state. In New Jersey, the legislature is racing to push through laws governing sports books in the state, which had hoped to be the first other than Nevada to offer gambling on individual games -- only to be beaten by Delaware, where the necessary laws were already on the books. AP -- Full-scale sports betting is coming to Delaware, barely three weeks after the U. Supreme Court cleared the way for states to implement wagering schemes. The West Virginia Lottery Commission is working on draft rules and regulations but has given no timetable for when those rules might be ready. Once they are written, there would be a day public comment period. Jim Justice has also said he wants state officials, professional leagues and casinos to reach an agreement on what the leagues have called an "integrity fee" -- money that the leagues would use to police betting patterns -- but the subject was not addressed in a recent special session of the legislature. {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}Delaware launches sports betting, other states close behind June 5, Mainichi Japan In this May 14, file photo, men watch horse racing on an array of screens at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. New Jersey lawmakers hope to have a final bill passed and signed by the end of this week that resolves several competing proposals to allow sports betting at casinos and horse racing tracks.