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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.           

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Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs 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.