Delaware's sports betting monopoly isn't changing in the immediate future, as a bill to bring multiple sports betting apps to the state failed to become law.
The state's legislative session concluded at the end of June, meaning HB 365 officially won't become law. The bill aimed to bring up to six online sportsbooks, rather than the one (BetRivers) that’s currently operational. Operators would have faced an 18% tax rate.
“We know this is an industry that is continuing to grow,” Rep. Franklin Cooke said in an April statement when the bill was introduced. “Having looked closely at other implementation models and studying data from other states, I'm confident we're more than ready to get this bill through the legislature and onto the governor's desk.”
Despite thorough research into the bill’s creation, it never gained enough traction in the legislature to become law.