The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied Delaware's appeal to install sports betting beyond NFL parlays, the Associated Press reported Monday.
The report said the justices did not comment on their decision to uphold a federal appeals court ruling that prevented Delaware - one of four states permitted to have sports betting through a grandfather clause - from adding single-game betting on the NFL, as well as the NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball and major NCAA sporting events.
Last year, those organizations successfully sued to prevent the expansion of sports betting in Delaware, which was looking to increase state revenue streams to close a huge deficit in spending.
A Philadelphia federal appeals court ruled that the expanded betting plan would violate a 1992 federal ban on sports betting. Delaware ran an NFL parlay betting game in 1976 and claimed it was exempt from the ban.
The report said the justices did not comment on their decision to uphold a federal appeals court ruling that prevented Delaware - one of four states permitted to have sports betting through a grandfather clause - from adding single-game betting on the NFL, as well as the NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball and major NCAA sporting events.
Last year, those organizations successfully sued to prevent the expansion of sports betting in Delaware, which was looking to increase state revenue streams to close a huge deficit in spending.
A Philadelphia federal appeals court ruled that the expanded betting plan would violate a 1992 federal ban on sports betting. Delaware ran an NFL parlay betting game in 1976 and claimed it was exempt from the ban.