Helene Keeley, Director of the Delaware Lottery, said "We knew that we needed to move forward. We knew that the competition from the other states was growing, and we needed to go online and we needed to launch as quickly as possible. We deferred to the [legislative] working group but then we had to make an executive decision," Keeley stated.
Delaware Lottery Director Helene Keeley says the lottery does not have a date set for when online sports betting will go live in the state, but the department is tracking for a roll out in early winter.
The ACMA found the operators of Ladbrokes, Neds, bet365 and Sportsbet, breached interactive gambling rules through their use of ‘Fast/Quick Codes’ to facilitate in-play betting on sports matches. Also The ACMA has requested that Australian internet service providers (ISPs) block more illegal offshore gambling and affiliate marketing websites
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says that $656 million has been wagered on sports since its legalization in September. That translates to $8 million in tax revenue.
Lottery Executive Director Mark William Bracken said the retreat from TV was due to the relatively limited advertising budget the Legislature provides the Lottery and because “the cost of advertising has increased” now that sports betting companies are going heavy on advertising to attract gamblers to their platforms. Treasurer Deborah Goldberg's calls for the Lottery to be allowed to sell its products online have not been embraced by the Legislature, with the House backing the move last session but Senate Democrats not agreeing to it.