Appeals court blocks Delaware's sports betting plan

Lottery Post — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:24:44 GMT

A federal appeals court today blocked Delaware's bid to open sports betting Sept 1.

A three-judge panel of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals decided that Delaware's plans violate a 1992 federal ban on sports gambling.

The professional leagues and the NCAA sued Delaware in June, but the case is not scheduled to be heard until December. The leagues asked the court for an emergency injunction to halt the betting.

Delaware is one of four states that had sports gambling prior to a federal b... [ More ]