Delaware Sportsbetting: US sports leagues succeed in request for urgent appeal

The legal tussle between the major US sports leagues and the state of Delware intensified as the week ended, with the leagues gaining the advantage in their request for an urgent appeal hearing for an injunction stopping Delaware from implementing newly approved state laws permitting sports betting.

The tit-for-tat struggle started when the leagues opposed moves by the state to introduce single game sportsbetting, launching litigation that included a request for an injunction against Delaware implementing its sportsbetting initiative until the main case on the constutionality of the new Delaware law had been heard on December 7th. Delaware were ahead on that one when the judge rejected the injunction.

Like to bet on sports, even from the USA. You can just visit this website.

Clearly concerned that Delaware could be taking bets as the football season commenced in September, the leagues then launched an urgent appeal against the rejection of the injunction.

Delaware lawyers responded by opposing the urgency application as unnecessary.

In the latest clash Friday, the leagues were successful in getting the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia to grant an expedited hearing to keep Delaware from instituting sports betting at its three racetracks and casinos on September 1, in time for the college and pro football season.

The court ruled that a three-judge panel will listen to arguments from the leagues that sports betting does irreparable harm to their reputations at an urgent hearing on August 24th.

In confident mood, a spokesman for Delaware Governor Jack Markell said: "The court made clear it wants to move quickly to resolve these issues, which is fine. We look forward to our day in court."

ESPN reported that Jeffrey Standen, a law professor at Willamette University in Salem, Ore., and a sports gambling expert would bet on the state winning this one.

"If I had to handicap this, I think the argument is stronger in state law," said Standen. "But the leagues would prefer to win a federal claim."

Cryptologic 14 top games to be provided to Loto-Quebec - 02/08/2012 : The companies have signed a multi-year agreement that will see Cryptologic providing a portfolio of quality games to the Societe du jeu virtuel du Quebec, the online gaming division of the provincial state lottery corporation Loto-Quebec, known as Espacejeux.

Utah : Online Gambling : HB108 - 02/08/2012 : An intrastate attempt by Utah politician Stephen Sandstrom to introduce state legislation banning any legalisation of internet gambling has failed at the start gate.

MORE U.S. DISCUSSION ON INTERNET GAMBLING DUE THIS WEEK - 02/08/2012 : Interest in online gambling in the United States is set to continue on Thursday this week when the US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs meets to hear the views of a wide cross section of interested parties on the possible impact of legalised internet gambling on tribal gaming.

Judge wont dismiss DoJ Black Friday charges - 02/08/2012 : Former Utah banker John Campos and e-processor Chad Elie, who face charges relating to the payment processing of online poker transactions, suffered a setback Tuesday when a Manhattan judge refused to allow their motion for dismissal of Black Friday indictments against them.

ANOTHER MAJOR INTERNET GAMBLING BUST IN MALAYSIA - 02/08/2012 : Police units in Malaysia raided a series of premises in a week long anti-online gambling operation, seizing 225 computers and detaining 47 men, according to reports from the Bernama news agency. All of the detained men were later released on bail.