Delaware Lottery Sports Betting
The Delaware Lottery is tasked with regulating the sports betting sector. This organization was created in 1974 and oversees all betting activity in Delaware, including slots, casino games, keno, lottery gaming and poker.
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- The Delaware State Senate passed HB131 to include sports betting into the Delaware Code and to allow the Lottery Director to add sports bettors to an involuntary exclusion list. HB131 passed the Senate with 21 votes on June 11 th, 2019. This amendment gives the state Lottery Director more duties and sets punishments for wagering by excluded people.
The Delaware Lottery reported that the state's sports betting revenue in 2020 decreased by 32.8% compared to 2019.
The Delaware Lottery, which regulates the state’s sports betting industry, reported that sports betting revenue in 2020 decreased by 32.8% compared to 2019. The handle also fell by 43.9%, with players wagering only $57.6 million in 2020, down from $102.6 million in 2019.
The decrease was due to a combination of the coronavirus pandemic and Delaware’s lack of mobile betting. Other states that offer mobile bettering faired much better than Delaware, which only offers land-based betting. These states were able to keep up a small, steady offering of bets even when most pro-sports leagues were on hiatus. When they resumed, betting resumed. The blow of COVID-19 could have been softened had Delaware had mobile operations in place.
Sportsbook Operators
Dover Downs and Harrington Raceway shut down in mid-March and reopened in July. Delaware Park only opened at the end of August. Though Delaware Park opened later than the other two, it generated $4.5 million in revenue, more than any other operator. While Delaware Park came out as the industry leader in 2020, it still showed a 42.3% decrease compared to 2019. Its handle also decreased by more than half.
Harrington Raceway came in second place with $2.1 million in revenue, a slight decrease from the $2.2 million earned in 2019. The handle slipped more significantly by 21%.
Dover Downs came in third place with $1.8 million in revenue, a 30.8% decrease compared to 2019. Handle decreased by 22%.