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Monday 25th June 2012
Members of the Delaware Senate are set to decide tomorrow whether to ratify proposed legislation that would legalise intrastate online gambling and lottery tickets sales.
The Delaware Gaming Competitiveness Act of 2012 made it through the House Gaming and Parimutuels Committee in May before passing a full Delaware House of Representatives vote two weeks ago and would authorise Internet gaming for players over the age of 21 in the state under the control and operation of the Delaware Lottery.
Supported by first-term Democrat governor Jack Markell, the proposed legislation, which is also known as House Bill 333, was then approved by the Senate Executive Committee on Wednesday and would see online slots and table games authorised while keno would be expanded beyond Delaware's three existing casinos to at least 100 sites.
The Senate debate on the bill has already attracted large amounts of national attention as, if passed in its current form, the measure would additionally authorise residents to wager on National Football League (NFL) games in at least 20 sites other than casinos.
The proposed bill would enable state officials to eliminate the four million dollars in slot machine fees currently paid by casinos in ‘The First State’ while table gaming duties would be slashed from $6.75 million to around three million dollars. In return for these breaks, casinos would be asked to spend an equal amount on traditional business expenses such as marketing, capital improvements and debt reduction.
House Bill 333 calls for the establishment of a centralised online gambling system regulated by the Delaware Lottery but operated by a third-party vendor. Individual websites would be made available via each of the three existing Delaware casinos and include games such as blackjack, poker and slots. The proposed legislation would also permit bars and restaurants to offer keno instant lottery games and sell professional football parlay cards, which are currently only available in casinos.
Source: OnlineCasinoNews
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