Delaware has joined the list of states offering legal single-game sports betting, a club that until Tuesday consisted entirely of Nevada.

On Tuesday afternoon shortly after 1:30pm, Delaware Gov. John Carney strode up to the new sportsbook at the Dover Downs Hotel & Casino to place the state’s inaugural single-game wager, a $10 punt on the Philadelphia Phillies (he’s from Philly) to beat the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.

Following Carney’s ceremonial wager, Dover Downs opened up action to other patrons, and similar scenes played out at the state’s two other authorized sports betting venues, the Delaware Park racino and the Harrington Raceway & Casino. Online wagering is expected to follow the land-based bets, but there’s no timeline for that.

Oddly enough, you must be 21 years old to place a sports wager in Delaware, while the state allows adults as young as 18 to place race betting wagers. Clearly, there is nothing US governments won’t do to prop up the dying racing industry. But we digress…