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It is not often that online casinos are given a reason to sweat, but when online casinos are made to sweat it typically comes out of the United States; such is the case with the latest development in sport betting.

Sports betting is illegal in the United States, but like most forms of gambling, including online casinos, there are people that will accept wagers out their and if a gambler is even remotely determined they will find them.  Like most industries, the illegal sports gambling business has gone online. 

However, the state of Delaware may be taking a bite out of their business.  Delaware has long tossed about the idea of legalizing sports betting, mainly as a way to compete in the tough gambling market of the northeastern United States.  In a surprise development, a bill that once seemed dead in the water now seems certain of passage into law.

“If Delaware legalizes sports gambling, it is not as if they are going to cripple existing bookies that are operating illegally,” said gambling industry observer William Hillson.

“But, if Delaware sets a precedent that other states follow, it could mean the end of illegal gambling operations as we know it.”

It certainly is not Delaware alone that has online bookies quaking in their boots; it is the potential domino effect.  Again, gambling is very competitive in the northeast, if Delaware corners the market in online gambling, it will only be a matter of time before a state line New Jersey follows suit. 

Similar to the hopes once held by online casinos that at least one state would regulate the form of gaming, once Delaware legalizes sports gambling it will only be a matter of time before the several states follow and the United States will have no use for illegal sports betting services.

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