Pokerati » jack-markell http://pokerati.com Texas Hold'em and Las Vegas WSOP Poker Blog, now with PLO too! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:01:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Delaware passes sports betting bill NFL counters betting on sports is a game of skill http://pokerati.com/2009/05/13/delaware-passes-sports-gambling-bill-nfl-counters-that-sports-betting-is-a-game-of-skill/ http://pokerati.com/2009/05/13/delaware-passes-sports-gambling-bill-nfl-counters-that-sports-betting-is-a-game-of-skill/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 16:47:29 +0000 Kevin Mathers http://pokerati.com/?p=7791 The Delaware legislature passed a bill allowing sports gambling to return to the state on Tuesday. Governor, Jack Markell will be signing the legislation later this week. Delaware is one of 4 states (Oregon, Nevada and Montana being the others) that were exempt from a 1992 federal law that banned gambling on sports.

The NFL, unsurprisingly, filed a brief with the Delaware Supreme Court against the bill. Their reasoning for blocking the bill is surprising; because they state that sports betting is a game of skill, while Delaware state law states that only games of chance are allowed. Could they be unknowingly opening the door to allow all sorts of gambling on games of skill, such as poker?

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