PRO SPORTS LEAGUES AND NCAA FILE

The four major professional sports leagues (MLB, NBA, NFL and the NHL) and
the NCAA today filed a complaint against the state of Delaware in federal
court in Wilmington, DE seeking to stop the state from offering single-game
betting on pro and college games.

The leagues and the NCAA assert that the state’s recently announced
decision to offer single-game betting as part of the 2009 Delaware Sports
Lottery violates federal law. The Professional and Amateur Sports
Protection Act (“PASPA”) became law in 1992 and prohibits states from
operating a lottery or betting scheme based on pro or college games.

Four states, including Delaware, were grandfathered in the legislation
since they had previously operated sports betting. The exception only
applies to the type of wagering scheme that occurred in the states from
January 1, 1976 through August 31, 1990.

Delaware did not conduct single-game wagering during its 1976 sports
lottery, which was limited to parlay bets on NFL games. The PASPA
exception does not permit Delaware to now conduct single-game wagers on the
NFL or wagering on sports other than the NFL, the lawsuit states.

The leagues and the NCAA recognize that Delaware has many pressing economic
issues but more legalized single-game wagering presents a direct threat to
the integrity of their games and long-term health of their sports.