Supreme Court ruling in May 2018 ruled the federal ban on states offering sports betting was unconstitutional.
In early 2014, the state signed an online partnership that allowed Delaware and Nevada to share player pools New Jersey has since been added to this agreement.ĭelaware already had limited 'parlay' wagering on sports available to its residents even before the U.S. When online poker was first legalized in Delaware, it was only available to residents of Delaware and they could only play online against opponents living in Delaware.
(Nevada and New Jersey followed suit soon thereafter.)ĭelaware was already ahead of the curve when it came to gambling laws, having introduced horse racing back in the 1930s, the lottery in the 1970s, and casinos in the 1990s. Delaware's nickname is the 'First State.' When it comes to online gambling, that nickname is highly appropriate since Delaware was the first state to pass online gambling legislation back in 2012.
