Federal court says no to Del. sports betting

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports:

Delaware's attempt to offer sports gambling, starting next week, hit a wall yesterday when a federal appeals court ruled that the state's plans violated federal law.

Although Delaware is one of four states exempt from a 1992 federal ban on sports betting, the three-judge panel decided that the state's plan to pursue single-game betting, a lucrative form currently permitted only in Nevada, was illegal.

Some states are more equal than others.