The Delaware online gambling regulations have been released in a draft, and the public will be permitted to comment on them until July 31st. Unlike in New Jersey and Nevada – the only two other states in the nation to pass similar legislation thus far – the Delaware Internet betting industry will be run by the Delaware State Lottery. In New Jersey and Nevada, the market is overseen by state gambling regulators.
Delaware Online Gambling to offer Suite of Games
According to the text of the regulations, which are currently only in a first draft form, the Delaware Lottery will have the authority to offer a wide variety of casino games in addition to online poker and other forms of Internet wagering. In this sense, the market in Delaware will resemble that in New Jersey, which also will permit an extensive range of games when sites go live there, something that is expected to happen by Thanksgiving.
By contrast, only online poker is permitted in Nevada. The first regulated online poker room there opened its virtual doors back in April.
In Delaware, a license can be issued for “any other game which is determined by the Director to be compatible with the public interest and to be suitable for use after such appropriate test or experimental period as the Director may deem appropriate,” meaning that Delaware residents will have a veritable smorgasbord of betting options.
