Delaware House bill could expand mobile sports betting beyond BetRivers

Thursday, April 11, 2024 8:27 PM
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  • Bees Beesley, WBOC-TV

State Reps. Franklin Cooke (D-16) and William Bush (D-29) introduced a bill to expand mobile sports betting in the First State. HB-365 emerged from the Internet Sports Lottery Legislative Working Group – a bipartisan task force formed in the House in 2023.

The bill would introduce more options for competitive mobile sports wagering – allowing casinos to partner with multiple sports books.

Supporters say the bill would benefit both marketplace competition and state revenue.

“The addition of online sports betting in the First State means additional revenue will benefit programs for the treatment, education and assistance of compulsive gamblers and problem gambling,” Cooke said.