DOVER, Del. (AP) - The state of Delaware is appealing
restrictions on its sports betting lottery to the U.S. Supreme
Court.
Attorneys for the state planned to submit court papers Wednesday
night seeking to reverse a ruling by a federal appeals court in
Philadelphia, but it is uncertain whether the Supreme Court will
take up the case.
State officials wanted to offer single-game bets on a variety of
sports, but the appeals court ruled that the state's lottery must
be restricted to multi-game, or parlay, wagers on professional
football. That's because a failed 1976 National Football League
lottery that allowed Delaware to be one of four states exempted
from a 1992 federal ban on sports betting.
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