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BetRiver’s sports betting, igaming app off to strong start

Mobile sports betting and IGaming started strongly in Delaware under new vendor Rush Street Interactive, which operates under the BetRivers brand. Delaware Lottery figures showed that mobile gaming revenues rose substantially after BetRivers took over online gaming management from former operator 888 Holdings. BetRivers quietly debuted in late December and introduced online sports betting in Delaware. Revenues rose sharply...

Harvey Hanna buys Rehoboth’s Crosswinds Motel

Harvey, Hanna & Associates, Inc. has purchased the Crosswinds Motel at 312 Rehoboth Ave. in Rehoboth Beach. Terms were not disclosed. The 23-room Crosswinds Motel opened in 1998. Harvey Hanna will renovate the property. It's the second project in Rehoboth for Harvey Hanna, which did a makeover of the former Sand Castle Motel, now a boutique hotel branded...

IGamer White Hat enters Delaware through BetRivers app

White Hat Studios, a developer in the US iGaming market, partnered with Rush Street Interactive, Inc. to enter the Delaware market with BetRivers. The studio's sixth iGaming state entry signals its 50th state deployment. The signing makes titles available to BetRivers’ Delaware-based player base, including branded games such as Almighty Buffalo Megaways. The provider’s Jackpot Royale will also become...

Application window opens on March 1 for Sports Tourism capital fund

The Delaware Tourism Office will begin accepting applications on March 1 for the Sports Tourism Capital Investment Fund. Established through the recent Bond and Capital Improvements Act, the fund provides financial support to new or existing sports sites that hold events throughout the year to attract out-of-state visitors and contribute to the economy.  “Sports tourism is a growing...

Army Corps meeting on seashore park repairs slated for this month

 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District awarded a $ 5.3 million contract to Agate Construction Co., Inc., Egg Harbor Township, NJ, for repairs at Indian River Inlet in Sussex County, DE. Work is anticipated to begin in the spring. The contract calls for repairing a failed section of bulkhead along the north shoreline of the Indian River Inlet....

River & Bay’s budget includes razing Wilmington Airport motel to make way for parking

Delaware River and Bay Authority commissioners have approved a capital improvement program and five-year strategic plan, including funding for airports, bridges, and ferries. The two-state agency's budget includes razing a motel at the Wilmington (ILG) Airport (formerly New Castle Airport) to make way for parking as Avelo Airlines continues to provide service. Avelo has a station at...

Travel: Wilmington-Lakeland service?; American’s smooth holiday season

Signs point to a May or perhaps June launch for Avelo Airlines flights to and from Lakeland, FL. One unanswered question is whether the city between Tampa and Orlando will become a destination to and from Delaware. The Enilria site reported that one of its subscribers reported that only Wilmington (ILG), New Haven, and Wilmington, NC have flights scheduled to...

State jobless rate stays at 4.2%

Delaware’s jobless rate in December remained stuck at 4.2%, unchanged from November 2023. The number of unemployed Delawareans was 21,700 compared to 23,000 in December 2022, the Delaware Department of Labor reported. The nation's jobless rate was 3.7% in December 2023, unchanged from November 2023. In December 2022, the US unemployment rate was 3.5%, while Delaware’ came...

Phish Mondegreen festival ticket prices announced

More details have been released on the Phish festival planned for August at The Woodlands in the Dover Motor Speedway. complex. Known as Modegreen, the festival will run from Aug. 15 to 18. Mondegreen refers to the mishearing of a song lyric, an example being the Jimmy Hendrix lyric 'Scuse me while I kiss this guy" instead...

Avelo moves into 2024 with strong on-time performance

Avelo Airlines moved into 2024 with a strong on-time record, an 85% gain in passenger traffic and plans to grow its jet fleet. According to market research firm Anuvu (Anuvu.com), Avelo achieved the U.S. airline industry’s lowest flight cancellation rate and ranked second in on-time performance in 2023. According to a release and Anuvu, in ...

Birdie’s indoor golf complex opens in Middletown

Birdie's, a brand new indoor entertainment center, opened this week. With several public golf courses nearby, including one co-owned by the University of Delaware and NFL quarterback Joe Flacco, Middletown is the ideal location for Birdie's concept. Birdie’s features golf for all levels, miniature golf courses, and a bar and restaurant under one roof, a release stated. Birdie's plans...

My take: Avelo not in the black but still faring better than Breeze

As 2023 ended, parking lots at Wilmington Airport remained near capacity as Avelo Airlines drew holiday passengers from Delaware and the Delaware Valley. Hundreds of close-in spaces are available as of today. It was a hopeful sign as the airline pares its schedule over the winter to Florida destinations. It's partly the result of scheduled maintenance that will take...

Minimum wage takes next step toward $15 an hour

Delaware slightly less than a year away from a $15-an-hour minimum wage. On Jan. 1, the base wage increased from $11.75 to $13.25 an hour, with the $15 rate going into effect on the first day of 2025. Like nearby states (Pennsylvania's $7.25-an-hour wage is an exception), Delaware is phasing in the $15-an-hour wage. The path to $15...

Delaware to negotiate agreement on bringing US Wind’s power lines ashore

Gov. John Carney Tuesday announced the start of formal negotiations between Delaware and US Wind in bring power cables ashore in Delaware from its two planned offshore wind projects, MarWin and Momentum Wind. The goal is agreements for a lease of state land, for energy credits to reduce electricity costs, and for funding for workforce and environmental...

Travel notes: American strikes back at Frontier’s Pittsburgh service; Avelo’s weakest routes

The Petreon site recently listed the weakest and strongest cities in the percentage of filled seats on airline routes as of September. When it came to Avelo, no Wilmington destinations had the highest load factors. It's worth noting that service from Delaware was launched less than a year ago and it takes time for some routes to catch on....
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