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Sports Betting Bill Passes Delaware Legislature

Delaware could have legal sports betting by the end of the week.

The state Senate, on a vote of 17-2, passed a bill legalizing all types of sports betting on Tuesday and governor Jack Markell plans to sign the measure this week.

The NFL, in what could be a precursor to a lawsuit, has already filed a legal brief against the measure with the state Supreme Court.

A similar bill failed last week in the House when state casinos lobbied against passage because it called for the state to take a larger share of casino revenue. But Markell, looking to address a projected shortfall of more than $600 million in the coming fiscal year, pressed for a compromise and got it.

Is Legalized Online Gaming Set to Return to U.S?

A shift in political winds combined with a crumbling economy could help pave the way for the return of legalized online gaming to the U.S., possibly as early as later this year.

Mark Ament of SportsBiz reports on a series of developments that would overturn actions in 2006 by the Bush Administration and Republican Congress that led to the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act.