Philadelphia Inquirer, The, July, 2009 by Suzette Parmley Inquirer Staff Writer
Four professional sports leagues and the National Collegiate Athletic Association sued the state of Delaware yesterday, hoping to prevent the state from starting a sports-betting lottery when the NFL season begins Sept. 10.
Faced with budget challenges, Delaware hopes to raise $50 million in profit in the first year alone.
The focus of the complaint, filed in federal district court in Wilmington, is Delaware’s plan for betting on single games, which is much more appealing to gamblers than multigame lotteries.
Major League Baseball, the NFL, NHL, NBA, and the NCAA fear that such interest will prompt gamblers to try to fix games or illegally obtain information to win bets.
“Sports lotteries involving single-game betting threaten the integrity of professional…
