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Delaware

More detail
  • Legal framework. Delaware runs all legal gambling as a state lottery monopoly. There is no commercial-casino licensing regime separate from the Lottery. Three racino casinos (Dover, Delaware Park, Harrington) offer video lottery (slots), table games, retail sports betting, and the state's internet games.
  • Sports betting. Delaware was one of four states exempted from PASPA and ran NFL parlay cards from 1976/2009. It became the first state to launch single-game sports betting after Murphy v. NCAA (June 5, 2018).
  • Online casinos. The state's Internet Lottery (iGaming) product has operated since the early 2010s under the Lottery.
  • Taxes. The state takes a very high revenue share on sports wagering (50%) versus slots (42.5%) and table games (15.5%).

Reviewed Oct 11, 2026 · 37 sources

Legal status

LiveLegal, not launchedLimitedContestedProhibitedNot authorizedRepealedNA
VerticalStatusLaunchedModelDetails
Sports (online)LimitedJan 3, 2024Monopoly StateMobile/online sports betting is run by the Lottery as an extension of the same sports-lottery program as retail; BetRivers (Rush Street Interactive, selected by the Delaware State Lottery in Aug. 2023, replacing 888) is the sole online sportsbook operator, operating as the Lottery's exclusive mobile-wagering contract partner rather than as one of several independently licensed operators. Soft-launched Dec. 27, 2023 and fully live Jan. 3, 2024 at Delaware Park, Bally's Dover Casino Resort, and Harrington Raceway & Casino. No statute specific to mobile/online sports wagering was enacted; Delaware relies on the internet-gaming authority already created by the 2012 Gaming Competitiveness Act, which lets video-lottery agents offer "internet versions" of Lottery-run games, rather than separate mobile-specific legislation. House Bill 365 (2024) would have let each of the 3 casinos partner with up to 2 online sportsbook operators ($500,000 five-year license fee plus 18% of adjusted revenue) but died in the House Appropriations Committee in 2024 after the Lottery and BetRivers opposed it. BetRivers remained the sole operator as of October 2026.
29 Del. C. § 4805(a)(26), § 4815(c) (Delaware Sports Lottery); Delaware Gaming Competitiveness Act of 2012 (HB 333)
[1],[2],[3],[4]?
Sports (retail)LiveJun 5, 2018Monopoly StateOperated by the Lottery at the state's 3 racino casinos and licensed retail "Sports Pick" locations; single-game wagering began June 5, 2018, three weeks after Murphy v. NCAA struck down PASPA. No wagering on Delaware-based teams.
29 Del. C. § 4805(a)(26), § 4815(c) (Delaware Sports Lottery)
[5],[1]
Online casinoLiveOct 31, 2013Monopoly StateRun directly by the Lottery (not a licensed-operator model) at the 3 casinos; Delaware became the first state to launch regulated online real-money casino games, on October 31, 2013 (games provided by 888 Holdings), narrowly ahead of New Jersey. Online poker followed within about 1-2 weeks once the multistate Nevada-Delaware poker network pieces were in place; sources differ on whether poker was part of the October 31 launch or followed in mid-November 2013, so the poker-specific go-live date is not pinned down to the day. Legalized by Gov. Jack Markell's June 28, 2012 signing of HB 333 (Delaware Gaming Competitiveness Act), which let video-lottery agents offer internet versions of their table games and video-lottery offerings, with all games remaining operated by the Delaware Lottery.
29 Del. C. § 4803(k)-(n) (definitions), § 4805(a)(34), § 4815(e) (Internet Lottery); Delaware Gaming Competitiveness Act of 2012 (HB 333)
[6],[7],[8]
Online pokerLive2013Monopoly StateOperated as part of the Lottery's internet gaming platform; Delaware previously shared a multistate poker network with Nevada. Legalized by the same June 28, 2012 signing of HB 333 that authorized internet casino games and internet lottery; Delaware was reported as the second state (after Nevada) to formally authorize online poker.
29 Del. C. § 4803(k)-(n), § 4805(a)(34); Delaware Gaming Competitiveness Act of 2012 (HB 333)
[6],[8]
Commercial casinosLiveDec 29, 1995Monopoly State3 racino casinos, all run under the Lottery as video-lottery agents, not independently licensed commercial casinos. Table games legalized January 2010.
29 Del. C. § 4803(ff), (ii); § 4819 (video lottery); table games added 2010
[9],[5],[10]
Tribal casinosNot authorizedNo federally recognized tribe holds Delaware land eligible for IGRA Class III gaming.[6]
LotteryLiveMar 1, 1975Monopoly StateCreated by the General Assembly May 31, 1974.
29 Del. C. § 4801 et seq. (State Lottery)
[5]
iLotteryLiveJan 22, 2026Monopoly StateInternet lottery/e-instants revenue-shared under § 4815(e) (first $3.75M/year of proceeds to the State Lottery Fund after costs and player payouts); authorized by the same June 28, 2012 Gaming Competitiveness Act (HB 333) that created internet casino games and online poker, which let the Lottery Office conduct traditional lottery games over the internet to verified in-state players. The launch date above is for the Lottery's current online eInstants platform, built with Scientific Games and announced January 22, 2026 ("an evolutionary new iLottery program," 250+ eInstant titles including licensed brands, integrated with the Delaware Lottery Players Club loyalty program). Online multistate draw-game sales (Powerball, Mega Millions) were reported as planned for fall 2026 but not yet live as of mid-2026 trade coverage.
29 Del. C. § 4803(k)-(n), § 4815(e); Delaware Gaming Competitiveness Act of 2012 (HB 333)
[6],[8],[11]?
Daily fantasyLiveLegalized Jul 26, 2017CompetitiveOperators register with the Division of Gaming Enforcement/Lottery Director rather than obtain a full gaming license; subject to a 15% tax on net adjusted revenues plus a $50,000 annual fee; fee/tax administration now runs partly through 30 Del. C. § 2301(d)(3). Before HB 249, the Delaware DOJ had taken the position (announced around July 2016) that paid-entry fantasy sports contests could not legally operate in the state; HB 249 reversed that by declaring DFS a "game of skill." Registered operators as of the DGE's most recent General Assembly report include DraftKings, FanDuel, PrizePicks, and Underdog. Pick'em-style (player-vs-house) formats are not separately addressed by statute.
29 Del. C. Ch. 48, Subch. III (§§ 4860-4873, Interactive Fantasy Contests), enacted by HB 249 of 2017
[12],[13],[14]
VGTs / VLTsLimitedDec 29, 1995Monopoly StateDelaware calls commercial slot machines "video lottery" and operates them as a Lottery monopoly at the 3 racinos rather than as a separate non-casino VGT program; players receive >=87% of proceeds on average, with 42.5% of the remainder returned to the State.
29 Del. C. § 4803(ff),(ii); § 4815(b); § 4819
[6]
Historical horse racingNot authorizedDelaware has not authorized historical horse racing machines; video lottery terminals at the 3 racinos occupy the analogous slot-machine role.[6]
Sweepstakes casinosProhibitedThe Division of Gaming Enforcement has taken the position that dual-currency "sweepstakes casino" sites are illegal unlicensed online gaming under the Delaware Constitution, the Delaware Penal Code, and the Delaware Gaming Competitiveness Act of 2012. DGE issued a cease-and-desist order to VGW Luckyland, Inc. (Chumba Casino, LuckyLand Slots, Global Poker); per DGE's April 7, 2025 announcement, Delaware residents could no longer participate in those platforms effective April 2, 2025. VGW complied (while disagreeing with DGE's position) and exited the state; some reporting describes an earlier, lower-profile 2023 order that VGW did not fully comply with before the 2025 action. No statute names "sweepstakes casinos" specifically; the prohibition rests on regulator/AG-style enforcement under existing unlicensed-gambling law.[15]
Prediction marketsNot authorizedNo DE-specific regulator statement, cease-and-desist, or litigation addresses CFTC-registered sports event contracts (Kalshi, Polymarket, etc.). Contracts are available to Delaware residents under claimed CFTC/federal preemption, with no DE regulator, AG, or court action against them, unlike several other states. Delaware sits in the 3rd Circuit (with NJ and PA); the 3rd Circuit's April 6, 2026 ruling for Kalshi on CFTC preemption in the New Jersey litigation is binding circuit precedent in Delaware, which would weigh against a future DE cease-and-desist to Kalshi surviving a preemption challenge on the same facts.[16]?
Skill gamesNot authorizedNo Delaware statute, bill, AG opinion, or court ruling authorizes unregulated "skill game"/"grey machine" cash-payout terminals (the Pennsylvania/Georgia-style Pace-O-Matic category) in bars or convenience stores, unlike the active disputes over such machines in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Virginia, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, and other states. 11 Del. C. §1432(c) defines "gambling device" broadly as any device/machine/paraphernalia/equipment "used or usable in the playing phases of any gambling activity," with no skill-based carve-out, and §1405 makes knowingly manufacturing, keeping, possessing, or exhibiting such a device a class A misdemeanor; the only exceptions are antique slot machines (25+ years, not used for gambling) and the State's own video lottery machines (§1405(e)). The Delaware Lottery holds the only authorized cash-payout terminal program (video lottery at the 3 racetrack-based facilities); by 29 Del. C. §4819(a), video lottery machines "shall only be located within the confines of an existing racetrack property," so there is no licensing path for skill-game-style cash terminals in ordinary retail locations.
11 Del. C. §1405; 11 Del. C. §1432; 29 Del. C. §4819
[16],[17]
Card roomsNot authorizedNo stand-alone card-room category; table games/poker operate only inside the 3 Lottery-run racino casinos.[6]
Lottery couriersNot authorizedNo DE-specific statute, regulation, or AG/DGE opinion addresses third-party lottery couriers. Jackpocket, the largest US digital lottery courier, lists its operating states/territories as Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Washington D.C., and West Virginia; Delaware is absent from that list, consistent with no courier currently operating in the state.[18]?
Pick'em fantasyNot authorizedNo statute or published DGE rule distinguishes pick'em/player-vs-house formats from peer-to-peer DFS, but DGE's October 2024 registration of PrizePicks in Delaware covers only its peer-to-peer "Arena" product rather than a house-side pick'em product. DGE appears to treat player-vs-house pick'em as unauthorized sports wagering while peer-to-peer contests remain registered as fantasy contests under 29 Del. C. §§ 4860-4873.[19],[20]?
Pari-mutuelLiveCompetitiveLive harness racing at Dover Downs and Harrington; live thoroughbred racing at Delaware Park; purses funded via § 4815(b) video-lottery and § 4815(c) sports-lottery revenue shares.
29 Del. C. Ch. 48 (video lottery/racino integration); Del. Harness/Thoroughbred Racing Commission regulations
[6]
Advance deposit wageringLiveCompetitiveAdvance deposit wagering platforms are licensed to take pari-mutuel wagers from DE residents on in-state and simulcast races.[6]?
Charitable gamingLiveMonopoly StateLicensed charitable organizations may operate video lottery-style machines; player return 60-86% of proceeds, 40% (or 35% if networked) of the remainder to the State, 1% of the State's share to the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health.
29 Del. C. § 4819A (charitable video lottery machines)
[21]
Esports bettingNot authorizedDelaware's "sports lottery" definition (29 Del. C. § 4805; 10 Del. Admin. Code § 204-2.0) is limited to "the outcome of any professional or collegiate sport or sporting event," with no reference to esports or electronic sporting events. House Bill 365 (152nd General Assembly, 2023-24) would have expanded the definition to include "amateur and electronic sporting events" as part of a broader mobile-sports-wagering overhaul, but it stalled in House Appropriations and did not become law.[22],[2]
Social casinoLiveFree-to-play social casino games with no stake and no cash or prize redemption fall outside Delaware's gambling prohibition and are not licensed or regulated as gambling. Games with paid virtual currency, transferable benefits or dual-currency sweepstakes are a separate question. This is an inference from the statute, not approval of any particular app.
11 Del. C. § 1406(a)(1)
[23]

Sports betting in Delaware: status, tax rate, sportsbooks and bills →

Tax rates

VerticalChannelRateBaseTierPromos deductibleSinceStatute
Commercial casinosretail15.5%
Table games: 15.5% of proceeds to the State
GGRNoJan 1, 201029 Del. C. § 4815(d)[6],[10]
Commercial casinosretail42.5%
42.5% of video lottery (slot) proceeds to the State after >=87% average player return
GGRNoDec 29, 199529 Del. C. § 4815(b)[6],[10]
Daily fantasytotal15%
15% tax on net adjusted revenues (entry fees less prizes) plus a $50,000 annual registration fee; administered partly through 30 Del. C. § 2301(d)(3).
NET_REVENUEJul 26, 201729 Del. C. Ch. 48, Subch. III (§§ 4860-4873); 30 Del. C. § 2301(d)(3)[12],[13]
Online casinoonline42.5%
Internet video lottery (slots): 42.5% of net proceeds returned to the State, same State share as retail video lottery under § 4815(b)(3)a, after netting player returns and administrative/vendor costs.
GGRNoOct 31, 201329 Del. C. § 4815(e), (b)(3)a
§ 4815(e) sends Internet proceeds (after the first $3,750,000/fiscal year to the State Lottery Fund) to the same distribution subsections used for retail: Internet video lottery proceeds are split under § 4815(b)(3)-(b)(4), whose State share is the same 42.5% as retail video lottery.
[6]
Online casinoonline15.5%
Internet table games: 15.5% of net proceeds returned to the State under § 4815(d)(1)a (same rate as retail table games), plus 4.5% of proceeds to purses under § 4815(d)(2).
GGRNoOct 31, 201329 Del. C. § 4815(e), (d)(1)a, (d)(2)[6]
Online pokeronline15.5%
Online poker is a form of Internet table game under the Lottery's platform and is taxed the same as Internet table games generally: 15.5% of net proceeds to the State under § 4815(d)(1)a, plus 4.5% to purses.
GGRNoOct 31, 201329 Del. C. § 4815(e), (d)(1)a, (d)(2)
Online poker is taxed as the same Internet table-games rate since it runs on the same Internet gaming platform and licenses.
[6]?
Sports (online)online50%
50% of total win returned to the State (statutory 'total win' base, not standard AGR); online sports wagering runs through the same § 4815(c)(1) video-lottery-agent revenue split as retail since BetRivers operates through the state's 3 casino/video-lottery-agent licensees
OTHERNoJan 3, 202429 Del. C. § 4815(c)(1)
No separate online/internet sports-wagering rate exists in statute: § 4815(c) splits revenue by licensee type (video lottery agent vs. other sports lottery agent), not by channel, and § 4815(e) (Internet gaming) covers only Internet video lottery/table games, not sports wagering. Since BetRivers' mobile platform operates under the Lottery's video-lottery-agent casino contracts, the same 50%-of-total-win split applies to online as to retail.
[6]?
Sports (retail)retail50%
50% of total win returned to the State (statutory 'total win' base, not standard AGR)
OTHERNoJun 5, 201829 Del. C. § 4815(c)(1)[6]
VGTs / VLTsretail42.5%
Same regime as casino_commercial: Delaware's video lottery terminals ARE the commercial-casino slot program (racino model), taxed at 42.5% of proceeds to the State after >=87% average player return; there is no separate bar/truck-stop VGT category.
GGRNoDec 29, 199529 Del. C. § 4815(b)[6],[10]

Rules and requirements

Casinos

Number of commercial casinos/racinos operating
3
Bally's Dover Casino Resort, Casino at Delaware Park, and Harrington Raceway & Casino -- all Lottery-run racinos.
[9]
Number of federally recognized tribes with Class III compacts
0[6]

Legislation

Summary of significant pending gambling legislation this session
Historical proposal: HB 365 (152nd General Assembly, 2024) would have authorized up to two Internet sports-lottery partners per video-lottery agent, a $500,000 initial five-year license fee, and an 18% rate on monthly adjusted gross sports-lottery receipts. Final official status: House Appropriations, May 23, 2024; the General Assembly ended without enactment. This is not current authorization or a currently pending bill.[2],[4]

Minimum age

Minimum age to gamble in a commercial casino
21[1]
Minimum age for charitable bingo/raffles
21
Delaware's charitable gaming vertical is operated as licensed video lottery-style machines, which carry the same 21+ minimum as other Lottery-run machines.
[26]
Minimum age to play DFS
18
A "minor" is defined as anyone under 18 (29 Del. C. § 4862(13)), and registered operators may not let minors enter a fantasy contest (§ 4865(g)).
[12]
Minimum age for online casino
21[1]
Minimum age to purchase lottery
18
Tri-State Lotto Compact games cannot be sold to anyone under 18 (29 Del. C. § 4853(j)(2)); other lottery products also follow the 18+ standard.
[27]
Minimum age to place a sports wager
21
"Each player shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age" (10 Del. Admin. Code § 204-7.4).
[1],[28]

Notes

Free-text notes that fit no other field
Delaware ran a limited NFL parlay-card sports lottery in 1976 (one season) and again from 2009 (federal court limited the 2009 law to NFL parlays only) until Murphy v. NCAA (2018) allowed full single-game expansion.[5]

Sports betting rules

Wagering on college sports allowed at all
Yes
The "sports lottery" definition covers "any professional or collegiate sport or sporting event," excluding only events involving a Delaware college or university.
[22]
Wagering on in-state college teams allowed
No
Delaware Sports Lottery does not permit wagers on Delaware-based college or pro teams.
[1]
Esports wagering allowed
No
The "sports lottery" definition is limited to professional or collegiate sport, with no reference to esports or electronic sporting events.
[22]
New online accounts must be created in person
No
Neither the sports-lottery operating rules nor the agent-duties regulation describes an account-registration process, in person or otherwise; the Director may offer a mobile app letting players buy tickets by phone or computer.
[29],[28]
Online sports wagering available statewide (not tethered to premises)
Yes
BetRivers is the Lottery's sole online sportsbook, available statewide (status is limited because there is one operator, not because mobile is tethered).
[1],[3]
Operators must use official league data for some bets
No
Neither the sports-lottery operating rules nor the agent-duties regulation imposes any requirement to use official league or governing-body data for any category of wager.
[29],[28]

Tax revenue

Uses that commercial-casino and iGaming tax revenue is directed to by law, largest share first where the law sets shares
general_fund, horse_racing
The State's 42.5% (video lottery) and 15.5% (table games) shares exceed the harness/thoroughbred purse shares (around 9.6%-11.35% and 4.5% respectively).
[6]
Where gaming tax revenue goes (education fund
Video lottery (slots): 42.5% of proceeds to the State after >=87% player return, plus 11.35% harness / 9.6% thoroughbred purses (29 Del. C. S4815(b)). Sports lottery: 50% of total win to the State, plus 10.2% (harness) / 9.6% (thoroughbred) purses (S4815(c)). Table games: 15.5% to the State plus 4.5% purses (S4815(d)). Internet lottery: first $3,750,000/year of proceeds to the State Lottery Fund after operating costs and player payouts (S4815(e)).[6]
Uses that sports-wagering tax revenue is directed to by law, largest share first where the law sets shares
general_fund, horse_racing
The State's 50%-of-total-win share exceeds the harness/thoroughbred purse shares (10.2%/9.6%).
[6]

Revenue

Tax revenueMonthly · Sports (retail)
Monthly3-month average
$0$2.5M$5.0M$7.5M2020202220242026Nov 2021 $6.6M$1.3M

Calendar-year totals from available reports; incomplete years are partial totals.

VerticalMeasure20262025202420232022202120202019
Online casinoGGR$136M$132M$72.9M$15.1M$13.2M$10.1M$7.8M$3.3M
Online casinoAGI (adjusted revenue)$112M$110M$62.6M$6.5M
Online casinoHandle$3.2B$3.4B$1.9B$204M
Online pokerGGR$513K$489K$424K$441K$421K$640K$291K
Sports (retail)GGR$12.2M$22.8M$14.3M$8.4M$15.2M$22.4M$8.4M$12.5M
Sports (retail)Handle$152M$276M$215M$56.9M$54.9M
Sports (retail)Tax paid$6.7M$13.2M$7.9M$6.2M$10.2M$11.2M$4.2M$6.2M

Multi-month totals

VerticalPeriodGGRTax paid
Sports (retail)Mar 30, 2020 to Jul 26, 2020$12.1K$6,058
Sports (retail)Jan 1, 2018 to Jun 24, 2018$875K$438K
Online casinoMonthly GGR
Monthly3-month average
$10.0M$20.0M20182020202220242026Jul 2026 $16.2M$15.6M
Online pokerMonthly GGR
Monthly3-month average
$50.0K$100K20182020202220242026May 2020 $94.0K$61.2K
Sports (retail)Monthly GGR
Monthly3-month average
$5.0M$10.0M$15.0M2020202220242026Nov 2021 $13.2M$2.2M

Online casino by operator, latest reported 12-month window

Available reports only; missing months may make totals incomplete. License-holder totals may include partner-operated brands; rows are not necessarily additive.

OperatorChannelReported periodHandleGGR
Delaware Park Casino & RacingonlineOct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026$2.1B$82.7M
Harrington Raceway & CasinoonlineOct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026$1.1B$51.0M
Bally's CorporationonlineOct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026$959M$42.1M

Online poker by operator, latest reported 12-month window

Available reports only; missing months may make totals incomplete. License-holder totals may include partner-operated brands; rows are not necessarily additive.

OperatorChannelReported periodHandleGGR
Delaware Park Casino & RacingonlineOct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026—$490K
Harrington Raceway & CasinoonlineOct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026—$157K
Bally's CorporationonlineOct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026—$94.8K

Sports (retail) by operator, latest reported 12-month window

Available reports only; missing months may make totals incomplete. License-holder totals may include partner-operated brands; rows are not necessarily additive.

OperatorChannelReported periodHandleGGR
Delaware Park Casino & RacingretailSep 29, 2025 – Sep 27, 2026$157M$12.6M
RetailersretailSep 29, 2025 – Sep 27, 2026$23.0M$4.7M
Harrington Raceway & CasinoretailSep 29, 2025 – Sep 27, 2026$51.1M$4.2M
Bally's CorporationretailSep 29, 2025 – Sep 27, 2026$26.4M$2.3M
What these figures mean
  • Online casino: GGR is table games plus video lottery reported net win on calendar-year pages; bets minus player wins before promotional deductions on FY2024 onward pages. Adjusted revenue is from FY2024, published total net gaming revenue less separately reported poker revenue. Casino figures exclude poker. From FY2024 the parser separately records gross casino win, promo/adjustment deductions and adjusted casino net. State share is published as a fiscal-year summary, not monthly tax paid.
  • Online poker: GGR is the poker rake and fee net column. Poker remains separately printed on current fiscal-year reports and is excluded from the casino series. No monthly poker tax paid is printed.
  • Sports (retail): GGR is the Lottery's "Net Proceeds" line for sportsbooks. Tax paid is the Lottery's "State Share" line for sportsbooks (the state's share under a lottery-run model, not a tax). Delaware sports wagering is run by the Lottery, and online betting is not reported apart from retail.
Revenue report sources (30)

Lottery

Status
Live · Monopoly State
Created by the General Assembly May 31, 1974.
[5]
Authorized
May 31, 1974
29 Del. C. § 4801 et seq. (State Lottery)
First tickets sold
Mar 1, 1975
Run by
Delaware Lottery (Delaware State Lottery Office)
Minimum age
18[27]
Multistate games
Powerball, Mega Millions, Lotto America[24],[25]
Where the money goes
Lottery revenue net of prizes and operating costs goes to the State General Fund: the Lottery must transfer 30% of ticket/game revenue to the General Fund monthly, and remit to the General Fund any quarterly operating surplus in the State Lottery Fund above $1,000,000, under 29 Del. C. § 4815(a).[6]
Online sales (iLottery)
Live · since Jan 22, 2026
NotesInternet lottery/e-instants revenue-shared under § 4815(e) (first $3.75M/year of proceeds to the State Lottery Fund after costs and player payouts); authorized by the same June 28, 2012 Gaming Competitiveness Act (HB 333) that created internet casino games and online poker, which let the Lottery Office conduct traditional lottery games over the internet to verified in-state players. The launch date above is for the Lottery's current online eInstants platform, built with Scientific Games and announced January 22, 2026 ("an evolutionary new iLottery program," 250+ eInstant titles including licensed brands, integrated with the Delaware Lottery Players Club loyalty program). Online multistate draw-game sales (Powerball, Mega Millions) were reported as planned for fall 2026 but not yet live as of mid-2026 trade coverage.
[6],[8],[11]?
Courier services
Not authorized
NotesNo DE-specific statute, regulation, or AG/DGE opinion addresses third-party lottery couriers. Jackpocket, the largest US digital lottery courier, lists its operating states/territories as Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Washington D.C., and West Virginia; Delaware is absent from that list, consistent with no courier currently operating in the state.
[18]?
Lottery sales and money kept by the stateState fiscal years
SalesKept by the stateOnline gambling legalized
$200M$400M$600MFY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY202412$402M$132M
  1. 1Jun 28, 2012: online casino and online poker legalized · launched: online casino Oct 31, 2013; online poker 2013
  2. 2Jan 3, 2024: online sports betting (limited) launched
Yearly figures
Fiscal yearSalesPrizesAdministrationKept by the statePrize share
FY2024$402M$258M$11.6M$132M64%
FY2023$413M$198M$11.6M$204M48%
FY2022$393M$224M$10.6M$159M57%
FY2021$371M$226M$10.8M$134M61%
FY2020$303M$189M$10.8M$103M62%
FY2019$348M$244M$10.7M$92.7M70%
FY2018$328M$137M$10.4M$181M42%
FY2017$323M$135M$10.7M$178M42%
FY2016$401M$109M$50.9M$241M27%
FY2015$401M$109M$50.9M$241M27%
FY2014$405M$102M$49.0M$254M25%
FY2013$453M$99.3M$44.5M$309M22%
FY2012$415M$85.6M$49.0M$281M21%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Finances

Lottery timeline

  • Jan 22, 2026 · Launched · iLottery
    Delaware Lottery and Scientific Games launch a new iLottery online eInstants platform (250+ games) integrated with the Lottery's Players Club[11]
  • Jun 28, 2012 · Legalized · iLottery
    HB 333 (Delaware Gaming Competitiveness Act of 2012) authorizes the Lottery to sell traditional lottery games over the internet[8]
  • Mar 1, 1975 · Launched · Lottery
    Delaware Lottery begins ticket sales[5]
  • May 31, 1974 · Legalized · Lottery
    Delaware General Assembly authorizes the State Lottery[5]

Lottery bills

  • HCR157 (153): REQUESTING THAT THE STATE LOTTERY OFFICE PROVIDE A REPORT ON ILOTTERY. · Passed Legislature Jun 30, 2026
  • HB335 (153): AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE STATE LOTTERY. · Dead Jun 9, 2026

Licensed operators

OperatorBrandVerticalLicenseStatusLaunchedPartner / venue
Bally's CorporationBally's Dover Casino ResortCommercial casinosactiveDover[30]
Delaware Park Casino & RacingDelaware Park Casino & RacingCommercial casinosactiveWilmington (Stanton)[31],[32]
Harrington Raceway & CasinoHarrington Raceway & CasinoCommercial casinosactiveHarrington[33],[32]
Bally's CorporationBally's Casino (Dover)Online casinoactiveDec 27, 2023Bally's Dover Casino Resort[32]
Rush Street InteractiveBetRivers Casino (Delaware Park / Harrington)Online casinoactiveDec 27, 2023delaware-park-casino-racing · Delaware Park Casino & Racing / Harrington Raceway & Casino[32]
Rush Street InteractiveBetRivers SportsbookSports (online)activeDec 27, 2023[32]
888 Holdings888 (Delaware internet games)Online casinoexited (Dec 2023)Oct 31, 2013[34],[32]

Casinos

3 properties open.

PropertyTypeCityOperatorOpenedSportsbookHotel
Bally's Dover Casino Resort
Formerly Dover Downs Hotel & Casino; renamed after Twin River Worldwide Holdings (now Bally's Corporation) acquired Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment in 2019.
[37]		RacinoDoverBally's CorporationYes
Casino at Delaware Park[37]RacinoNewarkDelaware Park Casino & Racing
Harrington Raceway & Casino[37]RacinoHarringtonHarrington Raceway & Casino

Economy

Adults 21 and over
798K (2024; 1.1M residents)
Gambling revenue per adult
$165 in 2025 · 22nd of 31 states with a full year of reports
$132M kept by operators from online casino, divided by adults 21 and over. Tribal casinos and the lottery are not included.
Gambling taxes collected
$8.9M in FY2025 · 0.13% of all state taxes
Gambling jobs
1,346 in 2025 · $45,418 average annual pay
Undercount: the Bureau of Labor Statistics withholds some figures to protect individual employers.
Gambling taxes collectedState fiscal years
Gambling taxesLottery proceeds
$200M$400MFY2013FY2016FY2019FY2022FY2025$8.9M$132M

Census Bureau tax collections on amusements and pari-mutuel wagering. Most states book casino, sports betting and video gaming taxes here; amusement taxes can also include admissions taxes unrelated to gambling. Lottery proceeds are what the lottery transfers to the state after prizes and costs.

Gambling jobsAnnual average
2,0004,0002015201720192021202320251,346

Casinos, casino hotels, card rooms, bingo halls, off-track betting and slot-route operators, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Racetracks are not included. Jobs at tribal casinos are counted as government jobs.

Gambling jobs by industry, 2025

IndustryOwnershipEmployersJobsAverage pay
Gambling industriesprivately owned151,346$45,432
Casino hotelsprivately ownedwithheld

Taxes by fiscal year

Fiscal yearAmusement taxesPari-mutuel taxesShare of state taxesLottery proceeds
FY2025$447K$8.5M0.13%—
FY2024$437K$8.8M0.14%$132M
FY2023$498K$13.4M0.21%$204M
FY2022$434K$62.0K0.01%$159M
FY2021$333K$39.0K0.01%$134M
FY2020$284K$51.0K0.01%$103M
FY2019$303K$72.0K0.01%$92.7M
FY2018$321K$67.0K0.01%$181M
FY2017$312K$63.0K0.01%$178M
FY2016$306K$69.0K0.01%$241M

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, States (NST-EST2025-ALLDATA); U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC): Historical Dataset; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages, NAICS 7132 (Gambling industries)

Timeline

  • Jan 22, 2026 · Launched · iLottery
    Delaware Lottery and Scientific Games launch a new iLottery online eInstants platform (250+ games) integrated with the Lottery's Players Club[11]
  • Apr 2, 2025 · Cease And Desist · Sweepstakes casinos
    Division of Gaming Enforcement cease-and-desist takes effect against VGW Luckyland (Chumba Casino, LuckyLand Slots, Global Poker); Delaware residents barred from the platforms[15]
  • Jun 5, 2018 · Launched · Sports (retail)
    Delaware becomes the first state to launch expanded single-game sports betting after PASPA's repeal[5]
  • May 14, 2018 · Court Ruling · Sports (retail)
    Murphy v. NCAA strikes down the federal sports-wagering ban (PASPA)[5]
    Murphy v. NCAA, 584 U.S. 453 (2018)
  • Jul 26, 2017 · Legalized · Daily fantasy
    Delaware enacts HB 249, the Interactive Fantasy Contests Act, declaring DFS a game of skill and establishing licensing, a 15% tax on net adjusted revenue, and a $50,000 annual fee[13]
  • Jul 1, 2016 · Restricted · Daily fantasy
    Delaware Department of Justice announces that paid-entry daily fantasy sports contests may not legally operate in the state[13]
    Precursor to HB 249's 2017 reversal; exact July 2016 date approximate per secondary reporting.
  • Oct 31, 2013 · Launched · Online casino
    Delaware becomes the first state to launch regulated real-money online casino games, provided by 888 Holdings[7]
  • Jun 28, 2012 · Legalized · Online casino
    Gov. Jack Markell signs the Delaware Gaming Competitiveness Act of 2012 (HB 333), authorizing the Lottery to offer internet casino games[8]
  • Jun 28, 2012 · Legalized · Online poker
    HB 333 (Delaware Gaming Competitiveness Act of 2012) authorizes online poker as part of the Lottery's internet gaming platform[8]
  • Jun 28, 2012 · Legalized · iLottery
    HB 333 (Delaware Gaming Competitiveness Act of 2012) authorizes the Lottery to sell traditional lottery games over the internet[8]
  • Jan 1, 2010 · Legalized · Commercial casinos
    Delaware legislation authorizes lottery-owned table games at the 3 racino casinos[5]
  • Aug 1, 2009 · Restricted · Sports (retail)
    Federal court limits Delaware's 2009 sports-wagering expansion to NFL parlay cards only[5]
  • May 1, 2009 · Legalized · Sports (retail)
    Delaware enacts broader sports-wagering law[5]
  • Jan 1, 1992 · Other · Sports (retail)
    Delaware receives a partial federal (PASPA) sports-betting exemption[5]
  • Jan 1, 1976 · Launched · Sports (retail)
    Delaware offers an NFL final-score sports lottery game for one season under the 1976 PASPA exemption[5]
  • Mar 1, 1975 · Launched · Lottery
    Delaware Lottery begins ticket sales[5]
  • May 31, 1974 · Legalized · Lottery
    Delaware General Assembly authorizes the State Lottery[5]

Legislation

AI outlook · Oct 11, 2026

Delaware's 2025-2026 session ended with no gambling laws enacted. The only action was a concurrent resolution ordering an iLottery study from the Lottery Office. The findings could shape future legislation on online lottery and retailer protections.

What to watch: Attention turns to the Lottery's report, due by January15, 2027, which may spur retailer-support or iLottery expansion bills in the next General Assembly session.

HCR157Passed legislature153rd General Assembly (2025-2026) · Jun 30, 2026
REQUESTING THAT THE STATE LOTTERY OFFICE PROVIDE A REPORT ON ILOTTERY.
  1. IntroducedJun 29, 2026
  2. Out of committeeJun 30, 2026
  3. Passed HouseJun 30, 2026
  4. Passed SenateJun 30, 2026
  5. To governor
  6. Law
Passed Senate · Jun 30, 2026
Bill Bush (D), Trey Paradee (D), Darius Brown (D), Sarah McBride +3 cosponsorsiLottery, Lottery
AI summary · Oct 11, 2026

This adopted resolution directs the Lottery Office to deliver a report on iLottery data and options to boost traditional retailer support by mid-January 2027.

Next: The State Lottery Office must submit the requested iLottery report to the General Assembly by January 15, 2027. Expect the filing near that deadline.

Actions (5)

This House Concurrent Resolution calls on the State Lottery Office to submit a report to the General Assembly by January 15, 2027, detailing iLottery data and analyzing options to expand support for traditional lottery retailers in the future.

Jun 30, 2026Senate: Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
Jun 30, 2026House: Passed In House by Voice Vote
Jun 30, 2026House: Amendment HA 1 to HCR 157 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
Jun 30, 2026House: Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits
Jun 29, 2026House: Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

Open States record

All 2 Delaware gambling bills since 2025 →

Regulators

Sources

  1. Sports Lottery · Delaware Lottery · regulator page · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    Checked directly per audit instructions to verify whether mobile sports wagering is actually offered; this page describes retail-only locations and does not mention online/mobile wagering or BetRivers, consistent with the Lottery's general site also not naming BetRivers (checked separately). Online launch is instead confirmed via de-betrivers-launch (independent trade press) and the existence of the DE-coded de.betrivers.com subdomain.

    “Visit a Sports Pick retailer or Delaware Casino Sportsbook to place a wager.”
  2. House Bill 365 (152nd General Assembly) · Delaware General Assembly · bill · retrieved Oct 12, 2026

    Would have expanded the "Sports lottery" definition to include amateur and electronic sporting events as part of a mobile-sports-wagering overhaul; last action House Appropriations 5/23/24, did not pass.

  3. Rush Street Interactive launches BetRivers in Delaware · SBC Americas · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    Reports the Jan. 3, 2024 full public launch of BetRivers online sportsbook/casino at Delaware Park, Bally's Dover Casino Resort, and Harrington Raceway & Casino, after a Dec. 27, 2023 soft launch; RSI was selected by the Delaware State Lottery in Aug. 2023 as the vendor, replacing 888. Corroborated by parallel coverage from LotteryDaily, CDC Gaming, and WSN.

  4. Branches of Delaware Government · State of Delaware · government other · retrieved Oct 12, 2026

    Official portal read 2026-10-12: the General Assembly has 21 senators and 41 representatives, contradicting the removed 100–11 House-vote claim.

  5. Delaware Lottery · Wikipedia · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    secondary source only

    “After the Supreme Court struck down the federal ban on May 14, 2018, the lottery expanded betting on June 5, 2018”
  6. Delaware Code Title 29, Chapter 48, Subchapter I: State Lottery, S 4815 State Lottery Fund · Delaware Code Online (Delaware General Assembly) · statute · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “there shall be returned to the State 42½%...there shall be returned to the State at a rate of 50% of the total win...there shall be returned to the State 15.5%”
  7. Delaware Online Casino Launch Wants No Tricks for Halloween Start Date · Casino.org · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “Delaware will become the first state to launch online real money casino games on October 31, narrowly beating out New Jersey.”
  8. HB 333 - Delaware Gaming Competitiveness Act of 2012 (146th General Assembly) · Delaware General Assembly · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026

    Synopsis confirms the Act authorizes internet lottery (Lottery-run traditional games online to in-state players) and lets video-lottery agents offer internet versions of table games/video-lottery games, with all games remaining operated by the Delaware Lottery; the bill-detail page's synopsis did not explicitly address online poker, which is corroborated instead by contemporaneous press coverage (casino-org-de-launch; pokerfuse reporting found in research but not separately added as a source).

    “signed on June 28, 2012”
  9. List of casinos in Delaware · Wikipedia · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    secondary source only

    “Casino at Delaware Park, Dover Downs, and Harrington Raceway & Casino”
  10. Bally's Dover Casino Resort · Wikipedia · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    secondary source only

    “Slot machines began operating at the casino on December 29, 1995...This followed a 1994 Delaware law allowing slot machines at the state's horse tracks. Table games were added in 2010”
  11. Scientific Games and Delaware Lottery Launch Evolutionary New iLottery Program with Focus on Sustainable Growth · PR Newswire (via AIJourn) · press · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “ATLANTA, Jan. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ ... launched an evolutionary new iLottery program”
  12. Delaware Code Title 29, Chapter 48, Subchapter III: Interactive Fantasy Contests · Delaware Code Online (Delaware General Assembly) · statute · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “Fees. (Transferred to S 2301(d)(3) of Title 30.)”
  13. DE HB249 | 2017-2018 | 149th General Assembly · LegiScan (Delaware General Assembly bill tracking) · bill · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    Bill-tracking aggregator for the Delaware Interactive Fantasy Contests Act (HB 249), which passed House 2017-06-27, Senate 2017-06-30, signed 2017-07-26; details on the 15% tax/$50,000 fee and the prior DOJ restriction corroborated via multiple trade-press summaries (bettingusa.com, wdel.com) in search results.

  14. Delaware Interactive Fantasy Contests -- 2025 General Assembly Report · Delaware Division of Gaming Enforcement · regulator report · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    Official DGE annual report to the General Assembly on registered DFS operators (DraftKings, FanDuel, PrizePicks, Underdog, etc.); fetched successfully as a PDF but binary/compressed content could not be parsed into a quotable excerpt, so operator-roster details are corroborated via secondary trade-press summaries rather than a direct quote from this PDF.

  15. Delaware Shuts Down Illegal Online Slots · State of Delaware (Office of the Governor / news.delaware.gov) · government other · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “Effective April 2, 2025, Delaware residents can no longer participate in VGW Luckyland's unlicensed online gaming platforms.”
  16. Delaware Code Title 11, Chapter 5, Subchapter VII — §§1401-1432 (Gambling offenses; definitions) · Delaware Code Online (Delaware General Assembly) · statute · retrieved Oct 11, 2026

    Directly fetched 2026-10-11 (large page, read in sections). §1432(c) defines "gambling device" as quoted above (excludes lottery tickets/policy slips). §1405 makes possessing a gambling device a class A misdemeanor, with exceptions for antique slot machines (25+ years, not used for gambling) and video lottery machines owned/leased by the State (§1405(e)). §1432 does not separately define "gambling," "contest of chance," or "game of chance"; §1406(a)(1) refers to "any other game of chance ... played for money" in the context of banking/percentage games.

    “any device, machine, paraphernalia or equipment which is used or usable in the playing phases of any gambling activity”
  17. Delaware Code Title 29, Chapter 48, Subchapter I: State Lottery, § 4819 — Video lottery machines; location · Delaware Code Online (Delaware General Assembly) · statute · retrieved Oct 11, 2026

    Directly fetched 2026-10-11.

    “Video lottery machines and table game equipment shall only be located within the confines of an existing racetrack property”
  18. West Virginia Lottery results: See winning numbers for Powerball, Lotto America · Yahoo News / USA TODAY Network · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    Full list (per fetch) continues: Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Washington D.C., and West Virginia. Delaware does not appear.

    “in these U.S. states and territories: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota,”
  19. PrizePicks confirms double launch in Delaware and Missouri · SBC Americas · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    Secondary source only; reports PrizePicks' October 2024 Delaware DGE registration for its peer-to-peer "Arena" product.

  20. Delaware Daily Fantasy Sports · BettingUSA.com · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    Secondary source only; describes DGE's apparent (unpublished) treatment of house-vs-player pick'em as distinct from licensed peer-to-peer DFS.

  21. Delaware Code Title 29, Chapter 48, Subchapter I, S 4819A: Charitable video lottery machines · Delaware Code Online (Delaware General Assembly) · statute · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “not less than 60% or more than 86% on an average annual basis...40% goes to the State...1% of the State's share goes to the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health”
  22. 10 Del. Admin. Code § 204-2.0 — Definitions (Sports Lottery Rules) · Delaware Lottery / Cornell LII · regulation · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “a lottery in which the winners are determined based on the outcome of any professional or collegiate sport or sporting event”
  23. 11 Del. C. § 1406 — Gambling devices · Delaware General Assembly · statute · retrieved Oct 12, 2026

    Section 1406(a)(1) read 2026-10-12; the game-of-chance prohibition refers to play for money or another thing of value. The dataset social-casino category is restricted to genuinely free games with no valuable prize, not dual-currency redemption products.

  24. Delaware Lottery - Home · Delaware Lottery · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “Powerball ... Lotto America ... Play 3 ... Play 4 ... Play 5 ... Multi-Win Lotto ... Mega Millions ... POWERBALL Xs & Os ... Keno”
  25. Delaware Lottery to End Lucky For Life Game After February 21 · Milford LIVE · press · retrieved Oct 11, 2026

    Also reports Delaware will not join the national Millionaire for Life replacement game, citing limited player interest in its $5 price point.

    “the final drawing for Lucky for Life® will take place on Saturday, February 21, 2026”
  26. 10 Del. Admin. Code § 205-5.0 — Agents: Duties (Charitable Video Lottery Regulations) · Delaware Lottery / Cornell LII · regulation · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “players who are under the age of twenty-one (21) years”
  27. Delaware Code Title 29, Chapter 48, Subchapter II: Tri-State Lotto Compact · Delaware Code Online (Delaware General Assembly) · statute · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “Tickets cannot be sold to anyone under 18”
  28. 10 Del. Admin. Code § 204-7.0 — Sports Lottery (operational rules) · Delaware Lottery / Cornell LII · regulation · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “Each player shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age.”
  29. 10 Del. Admin. Code § 204-6.0 — Agents: Duties (Sports Lottery Rules) · Delaware Lottery / Cornell LII · regulation · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “6.1.7 [agents must] prevent play by anyone under 21 or who is intoxicated”
  30. Bally's Dover Casino Resort · Wikipedia · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    secondary source only

    “Slot machines began operating at the casino on December 29, 1995...This followed a 1994 Delaware law allowing slot machines at the state's horse tracks. Table games were added in 2010”
  31. Delaware Park Casino Sold to Clairvest Group and Former Caesars Board Member · Casino.org · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    Direct fetch not performed in this pass; drawn from a search-engine result summary (see delaware-park-casino-racing.yaml).

  32. Delaware Lottery launches online sportsbooks and relaunches online casinos with BetRivers · Rush Street Interactive · press · retrieved Oct 12, 2026

    Confirms December 27 soft launch and five-year term; no retail transition is stated.

  33. Harrington Raceway & Casino · Wikipedia · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    Direct fetch not performed in this pass; drawn from a search-engine result summary (see harrington-raceway.yaml).

  34. Delaware Online Casino Launch Wants No Tricks for Halloween Start Date · Casino.org · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “Delaware will become the first state to launch online real money casino games on October 31, narrowly beating out New Jersey.”
  35. HCR157: REQUESTING THAT THE STATE LOTTERY OFFICE PROVIDE A REPORT ON ILOTTERY. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  36. HB335: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE STATE LOTTERY. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  37. List of casinos in Delaware · Wikipedia · secondary · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “Delaware is home to three casinos, all of which are racinos.”