The Delaware House Committee on Gaming & Parimutuels met today to discuss the two Senate Bills related to charitable gaming and no-limit poker. Both bills passed the committee without unfavorables, but there were only three favorables for SB 30 and four for SB 31. Still, there is no fiscal note associated with the bills, meaning [...]

Wednesday April 29, at 2:30, the Delaware House Committee on Gaming & Parimutuels will discuss Senate Bills 30 and 31. These bills would expand somewhat the poker offerings in the state. Although some caps will be removed, for instance paving the way for no-limit hold-em as a charitable game, there will still be some severe [...]

It turns out there is not just one bill related to poker moving through the Delaware legislature, but two. Senate Bill 31 has also passed in the senate, and is now in the House Gaming & Parimutuels Committee. It does not mention poker by name, but would alter existing law on charitable gaming and bingo. [...]

While people have been paying attention to Delaware Governor Markell’s efforts to offer sports betting at the state’s racinos, Delaware Senate Bill 30 has quietly moved through the legislature. This week it passed the Delaware Senate unanimously with no abstentions, and it moved to the House Gaming & Parimutuels Committee. Here is the synopsis from [...]

The governor of Delaware, Jack Markell, wants to expand the state’s gambling offerings. They have race tracks with slot machines at the moment, but Pennsylvania is now offering the same, and Maryland will be in the near future. So Markell wants to take advantage of something those states cannot offer – sports betting.  Senator Bill [...]