Jack Markell

Legislature Honours Wiggle It Jiggleit

January 27, 2016

The Delaware Legislature paid tribute to 2015 U.S. Standardbred Horse of the Year Wiggle It Jiggleit Tuesday afternoon (January 26) with ceremonies in the House of Representatives and Senate.

DE Casino Bailout To Be Challenging

January 23, 2015

It has been reported that a lottery and gaming study commission in Delaware is supporting a multi-million-dollar taxpayer-funded bailout of three casinos in the state, but politicians opposing the mea...

Online Intrastate Gaming Signed Into Delaware Law

On Thursday, June 28, Delaware Governor Jack Markell signed the Delaware Gaming Competitiveness Act of 2012 into law. The legislation will allow the state to become the first to legally enter the intr...

Markell To Focus On Racinos, Not Expansion

January 16, 2012

According to a report, Delaware Governor Jack Markell, who is up for re-election this year, has switched his position from pushing for more casinos to shoring up the state's 'struggling' racinos

Del Gaming Expansion Bill On Hold

It has been reported that last week Delaware Governor Jack Markell asked sponsors of a bill which would see more casinos in the state to hold the bill until 2011

No Time Lost In Delaware

January 29, 2010

Delaware lost no time yesterday in moving forward on table games at its racinos, hoping to get a jump on neighboring Pennsylvania, where the games also have been

Delaware Appeals To U.S. Supreme Court

January 14, 2010

According to an article in today’s edition of The News Journal, Delaware’s Governor, Jack Markell, intends to appeal a ruling to drastically limit sports betting

Delaware To Appeal Fed. Court Decision On Sports Wagering

September 15, 2009

On Monday, September 14, the state of Delaware filed a 24-page petition to the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals asking for the court to hear whether the state should be able to offer single-game sports wa...

Appeals Court Rules Against Delaware

August 31, 2009

A federal appeals court in the United States today ruled that the state of Delaware can only offer parlay-style wagering on National Football League games, not the single-game wagering that the state ...

Delaware's Single-Game Wagering Shot Down

August 25, 2009

On Monday, August, 24, a federal appeals court ruled that the state of Delaware's bid to legalize single-game sports wagering be blocked, citing a violation of a 1992 federal ban on sports wagering

Markell Camp On Lawsuit

An item in today's Harness Tracks of America daily newsletter states that Delaware governor Jack Markell gave a low-key but clear response over the weekend to Major League Baseball, the NFL,

Sports Gambling Coming To Delaware

USA Today and other media outlets have reported that on Tuesday, May 12, the Delaware state senate approved a sports gambling bill by a vote of 17-2

Sports Betting Bill Passes In Del. House

According to a report by delawareonline.com, in the early hours of Friday, May 8, 2009, after what is described as "intense" negotiations, a sports betting bill has passed in the house of the state of...