In what I would call a surprise decision, the Markell administration has announced that it plans to appeal the sports betting decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Gov. Jack Markell says Delaware will appeal restrictions on it sports betting lottery to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Markell and his aides said Thursday that the state expects to file its appeal by the end of the month.
The earlier court decision blocked Delaware from operating single game bets, which is thought to bring in much more revenue. Delaware lost pretty decisively in the last court decision, I wonder what arguments they are planning to present in the appeal. Assuming SCOTUS takes the case (a big if), this case will be very closely watched. Think of the case as Delaware v. the NFL.