'I think … the timing is perfect for this kind of initiative.'Ī report by Morowitz Gaming Advisors - commissioned by Delaware's three race tracks/slot machine venues - estimates the state could earn as much as $69.7 million dollars in the first full year of legalized sports gaming. Vince Lofink (R-Bear), the bill's prime sponsor. 'It's not a partisan issue, it's a revenue issue,' said State Rep. It's that promise, in a difficult budget year, that propelled the measure to passage on a mixed bipartisan vote of 28-10. If House Substitute 1 for House Bill 190 (as amended) becomes law, supporters say the state could realize between $30 million and $70 million in new revenue annually. A bill that would make Delaware the only state in the East to allow sports betting has cleared the State House of Representatives.
