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Delaware Casinos Slated for State Bailout Money

Don Rush

Delaware Casinos are expected to get $9.9 million a year in assistance in an amendment in the state Senate.

The offer came up a day after closed door meetings this week and will be offered up for a vote in the Senate on Tuesday.

It comes after $8 million was provided this year.

State Senator Brian Bushweller, sponsor of the amendment, told the Wilmington News Journal that the limited help would not necessarily guarantee a solution to the casinos’ financial problems.

But, he said, it was needed so that the state legislature could begin to work on a permanent long-term solution.

It is not clear where the money will actually come from and Bushweller as well as other lawmakers would not say.           

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.