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I have written about<\/a> Delaware’s gambling proposal<\/a> a few times. As you can probably tell, the prospect of sports wagering just a few hours from my house sounds like a great idea to me.<\/p>\n

The NCAA does not agree<\/a>. They have threatened to forbid the University of Delaware from holding any NCAA playoff games on campus if the state adds sports gambling. I have a few problems with this proposed punishment.<\/p>\n

First off, it’s stupid. Second off, Las Vegas has a bowl game, as the article points out. Third, it’s dumb. Fourth, I find the NCAA cracking down on possible gambling because of the Division I-AA football playoffs – I refuse to use the new stupid name they have – pretty funny since they won’t allow a I-A playoff. Fifth, it’s stupid and dumb.<\/p>\n

If that wasn’t enough to harsh my buzz, the racinos in the state don’t like the idea<\/a>, mainly because the governor wants to add more race tracks with gambling and allow sports bets to be placed in some non-casino locations. I can kind of see their point, but one of the proposed new race tracks<\/a> is less than half an hour from where we vacation in the summer. Can’t they let that one pass and stop the others?<\/p>\n

Beyond all this fighting about the locations, a newspaper columnist chimes in<\/a> about the difficulty of relying on a parlay betting proposal. While I see the problems he brings up, I don’t see it as making the plan dead in the water. Sure, it will upset some people, but the bottom line is people like to gamble on sports. I think most people will put up with placing a regular parlay bet, but will there be enough?<\/p>\n

I guess the bottom line is that the idea which caused me such joy when I heard it might take a little longer to pass than I had anticipated. The Delaware legislature meets through June so hopefully they can hash something out and have us all ready to bet by the beginning of football season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"