The first month of full-scale Delaware sports betting exceeded the state’s expectations and resulted in approximately $1 million in revenue off of more than $7 million wagered in June, according to recently released revenue numbers. Delaware was the first state to begin offering sports betting after the United States Supreme Court ruled in May that the federal ban on state-sponsored sports betting was unconstitutional. Delaware’s three racetracks and casinos began offering sports betting through the state lottery on June 5, just three weeks after the Supreme Court sports betting ruling. From June 5 to June 24, when the revenue numbers…

It looks like we can plan for Delaware sports betting after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a federal prohibition on as unconstitutional under the 10th Amendment. New Jersey, the state originating the case, will be the first state to legalize sports gambling, Richard Wolf reports. Delaware will be the first new state to offer sports betting following the nationwide legalization of such wagering, Gov. John Carney announced in a news release Thursday. Sports wagering will begin at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at three locations, a move that comes after the Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act…

Delaware is poised to become the first state to legalise sports betting in the wake of this week’s US Supreme Court ruling, with plans to launch as early as June. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court voted to repeal a federal ban on sports betting in the country, allowing states across the US to individually legalise such activities. The federal 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) had blocked states from launching a regulated market –with the exception of Nevada, Oregon, Delaware and Montana – but a bid led by New Jersey to overturn the Act has proved successful. However…