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The four major sports leagues are suing Delaware in the hopes of blocking the state from implementing sports betting. Congress banned sports betting in 1992 but grandfathered in 4 states – Delaware, Nevada, Montana and Oregon – that had already offered it. The leagues and NCAA feel Delaware’s plan would “irreparably harm professional and amateur sports by fostering suspicion and skepticism that individual plays and final scores of games may have been influenced by factors other than honest athletic competition.” State officials hope to have the law in place in time for the upcoming NFL season. Read more about this topic at ESPN.com

I do not see what the big deal is if sports betting is made legal in the state of Delaware. It is already allowed in Nevada so the chance of any games being compromised already exists. Maybe the major sports leagues feel that with more opportunities for fans to bet this risk increases? I just think that if there are some people out there that want to fix a sporting event would already have the means necessary in Nevada. A few more Joe Blows from Delaware aren’t going to hurt anything.

Also, there is always going to be the risk of a betting scandal with any sport. I would much rather prefer that the bets coming in on a game are regulated and monitored for any suspicious betting patterns to protect the integrity of the sport. I think Nevada currently does a good job at this and I see no reasons why Delaware would not do the same. Hopefully this lawsuit does not affect the status of sports betting in Delaware and fans on the East coast can place wagers on their favorite teams.

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