{"id":7706,"date":"2018-06-06T16:02:04","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T16:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=7706"},"modified":"2018-06-07T15:50:17","modified_gmt":"2018-06-07T15:50:17","slug":"let-the-games-begin-delaware-starts-taking-sports-bets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/let-the-games-begin-delaware-starts-taking-sports-bets\/","title":{"rendered":"Let The Games Begin: Delaware Starts Taking Sports Bets"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When the Supreme Court<\/strong> overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA)<\/strong> mid-May, most people assumed that New Jersey<\/strong> would be the second state to accept legalized single-game sports wagers. Nevada<\/strong>, of course, was the first.<\/p>\n Well, you know what they say about assuming.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, the board at Dover Downs<\/strong> in Delaware<\/strong> lit up like \u201ca Christmas tree,\u201d according to Legal Sports Report\u2019s<\/strong> Eric Ramsey<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Gov. John Carney<\/strong> stepped up to the counter to place the first single-game sports bet in the aptly-nicknamed First State.<\/p>\n Governor @JohnCarneyDE<\/a> just placed the first legal sports bet in Delaware! He bet $10 on the Phillies moneyline at @DoverDowns<\/a>. “Go Fightin’ Phils!” pic.twitter.com\/w1YWuebRaK<\/a><\/p>\n\n