Comments on: Delaware Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Sports Betting Lottery

By: Humpty Dumpt

Humpty Dumpt — Sat, 30 May 2009 00:49:07 +0000

“the gavel has been sounded”???????
PLEASE tell me that was making fun of Emmitt Smith

By: spyboots

spyboots — Fri, 29 May 2009 01:49:38 +0000

Expectations of things such as this is 1 reason why Goodell destroyed all the spytapes and other spymaterial.

By: rsa

rsa — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:47:00 +0000

‘splain this to me Lucy (or Florio if you deem the q worthy). How can Delaware conduct an NFL® lottery, which presumably uses copyrighted images and names, without the NFL’s permission?
Are Delawarians going to have to buy “ProFootball Lottery” tickets that only have the cities listed on them?
And by the way Lucy, have YOU copyrighted the term “ProFootball” yet?

By: Rezen

Rezen — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:47:50 +0000

In my opinoin, ALL bets are driven by chance, even bets when one is betting on one’s self.
Even moreso, if one is betting on someone ELSE’s skill, then there is still an enormous element of chance involved. The weather could go bad, their could be a swarm of flies that attack in the latter innings, a fan could interfere with the play on a ball, their wife could stab them with a shoe (*cough* chuck finley *cough*), they could get carried out from a party on a stretcher the night before a game, wildfires could cause damage to their homes affecting their metal ability to play, a hurricane could destroy the stadium they play in, their practice bubble could collapse, their ear could be bitten off, etc.
There is so much more to betting than picking against the spread. To say that betting on sports is a “skill” is absolutely ridiculous.

By: Vito

Vito — Thu, 28 May 2009 15:35:32 +0000

MattR,
I could be wrong, since I’m trying to remember a criminal justice class from nine years ago, but Delaware’s Supreme Court may not have the ability to decline to hear a case like the U. S. Supreme Court. Since I don’t start law school until August, I’m not sure about this, but I think that’s the case.

By: VBG

VBG — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:52:47 +0000

There is luck involved in the NFL, otherwise explain the 2007 Dolphins winning a game… it was LUCK. Explain the 2008 Cardinals going to the Super Bowl… LUCK.
The phrase “Any given Sunday” wasn’t made up out of no where and not all NFL teams are all that “Skilled” (Lions). So there IS luck involved in the NFL.

By: sportsbook

sportsbook — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:43:17 +0000

There’s a sports betting lottery in Canada already called Pro Line – it’s nothing new.

By: Favre2012

Favre2012 — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:37:29 +0000

Quadruple “Yeah!”
War gambling. If it took skill, it wouldn’t be as much fun.

By: CFioren317

CFioren317 — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:31:05 +0000

I still don’t see where the @#$$%#@ the NFL gets off deciding to fight what an individual state can and can not do. It is not like Delaware is saying they can not have an NFL team in the state.
Sports gambling entails MANY OTHER SPORTS besides the NFL, yet we do not see MLB, NHL and NBA leagues getting their panties in a bunch over it.
Get over it NFL…Delaware will have spots gambling very soon, and New Jersey will in turn get it too. The 1992 Federal law will be overturned, and you idiots will have to take your ball and go home.

By: RAVENMIKESC

RAVENMIKESC — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:29:45 +0000

Can you go to Vegas and bet on sports……oh yeah that does’nt count…its legal there…. NFL..NO FUN LEAGUE

By: topcide

topcide — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:09:30 +0000

I’d like to know how the NFL’s position is even relevant in this considering that there is not an NFL team in the state, and last I checked the NFL was not in charge of making laws in Delaware.

By: LiveNBreath Football

LiveNBreath Football — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:02:21 +0000

How could the court actually rule on this? Doesn’t Delaware have a cases/controversies requirement? In other words, no advisory opinions.

By: TheDPR

TheDPR — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:01:04 +0000

If the sports book is run right, the same amount of money goes to winners as it does losers. Dollar for dollar, then, your chances are 50-50. That’s luck.
On the other hand, more of your idiots will lose and more of your smart people will win.
But back on the first hand again, picking the winner is a lot easier than beating the spread.

By: MattR

MattR — Thu, 28 May 2009 13:54:10 +0000

Wouldn’t the fact that the Delaware Supreme Court ruled that the lottery doesn’t violate the state’s constitution pretty much prevent the NFL from filing suit in state courts? Unless the NFL offers some amazing and completely unexpected argument, I can’t see any state court even hearing the case, let alone issuing a decision contrary to what the highest court in the state just ruled.

By: kwsbrother

kwsbrother — Thu, 28 May 2009 13:53:40 +0000

Who would be looking down their nose at the NFL if they didn’t challenge this? They could easily turn their head to it and no one is likely to say anything. Hell, it would save them the lawyer fees.

By: lightninglucci

lightninglucci — Thu, 28 May 2009 13:48:30 +0000

Yet we still can all “bet” our money in the stock market.
Skill is overrated. Pick the winners with a dartboard.

By: ShawshankReception

ShawshankReception — Thu, 28 May 2009 13:45:25 +0000

Governor’s last name is Markell.

By: TransplantedFan

TransplantedFan — Thu, 28 May 2009 13:41:00 +0000

I guess I still don’t get why the NFL is tryng so hard to block this. Did I miss it? If so, can someone do a quick recap?

By: EverybodyGotAIDS

EverybodyGotAIDS — Thu, 28 May 2009 13:37:10 +0000

However, attorney Kenneth Nachbar, who’s representing the NFL in this legal matter, recently argued that betting on sports isn’t a mere matter of chance.
“That’s not luck,” Nachbar said. “That’s skill.”
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Yes, that’s why you see so many billionaires who made their money by betting on sports.
See, the thing is, they have a SYSTEM. It’s completely foolproof! They just need a few bucks to get going, and then they’ll be rich! Come on, man, it’s just a few bucks.

By: chuck satan

chuck satan — Thu, 28 May 2009 13:34:04 +0000

Ken, this is your law license speaking…Keep your head down, last guy who bad mouthed the del. supreme court was never heard from again….
they just make you disappear…