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06-16-2007, 10:34 PM
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Exiting on the AC expressway I saw a billboard for.......
blackjack at Philadelphia Park racetrack. Is this actually true? It says they have 55 seats for BJ.
Can poker be far behind? 
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06-16-2007, 10:41 PM
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Re: Exiting on the AC expressway I saw a billboard for.......
It's not real blackjack. Table games are not legal in PA. The "blackjack" they speak of is really just a black-jack looking front-end to a slot-machine-guts game.
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/b...-7378017c.html There's still a long road ahead to get table games here. jb
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06-17-2007, 12:25 AM
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Re: Exiting on the AC expressway I saw a billboard for.......
There are also signs advertising poker at Delaware race tracks, though I assume it is some kind of poker machines. I am curious exactly what it is though, just regular video poker or something else.
Rob
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06-17-2007, 02:42 AM
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Re: Exiting on the AC expressway I saw a billboard for.......
[ QUOTE ]
There are also signs advertising poker at Delaware race tracks, though I assume it is some kind of poker machines. I am curious exactly what it is though, just regular video poker or something else. Rob [/ QUOTE ] Three card poker and maybe Let It Ride, no Hold'em yet in Delaware. Lots of competition in the area, I would expect real tables in Delaware and Philly in three years with live poker. The competition may drive Delaware to open a sportsbook as well.
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06-17-2007, 06:53 PM
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Re: Exiting on the AC expressway I saw a billboard for.......
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There are also signs advertising poker at Delaware race tracks, though I assume it is some kind of poker machines. I am curious exactly what it is though, just regular video poker or something else. Rob [/ QUOTE ] Only machines at DE casinos - no live games of any kind.
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06-17-2007, 08:33 PM
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Re: Exiting on the AC expressway I saw a billboard for.......
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The competition may drive Delaware to open a sportsbook as well. [/ QUOTE ] Sports betting is illegal under federal law in states where it wasn't already legal before ~1980. This is why there are no sportsbooks in AC, and why it's not likely there will be any in Delaware.
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06-17-2007, 08:45 PM
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Re: Exiting on the AC expressway I saw a billboard for.......
Under existing law, Delaware is the only state that is eligible to open a sportsbook other than Nevada. That fact is often mentioned in industry articles relating to escalation of gambling competition in the Delaware Valley. It is unlikely and will definitely be the last form of gambling to come but Delaware has historically been committed to low taxes and I could see it happening if slots alone can't support Delpark and Dover Downs.
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06-17-2007, 10:07 PM
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Re: Exiting on the AC expressway I saw a billboard for.......
I don't understand how federal law could prohibit something in some states and not in others. Seems like it should violate some part of the constitution, but not sure which.
Rob
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06-17-2007, 11:05 PM
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Re: Exiting on the AC expressway I saw a billboard for.......
By virtue of a failed experiment with sports gaming in the late 1970s, Delaware was one of four states, along with Nevada, Montana and Oregon that were grandfathered in under the federal law.
Unlike single-game betting allowed in Las Vegas, a Delaware sports lottery would require combination or parlay bets - selecting both a winning team and the total points scored by both teams, for example - to retain the element of chance from the original 1970s game. Do not look for it to happen soon though. The Governor has guaranteed a veto if it is approved by the General Assembly. Her term expires 1/2009.
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