The casino gambling industry in the U.S. State of Delaware has never thrived as much as it has in Las Vegas, the Midwest or even its close neighbor, Pennsylvania. However, the slot machines at Delaware racinos have always generated a steady stream of casino revenue and state levies that state-funded projects and racino operators have come to depend on. A recent news report published by the Delaware News Journal sheds light on how all this could change very soon.

With a large casino gambling expansion now taking place in Pennsylvania, Delaware's three racetrack slots parlors could be facing very tough times on the road up ahead. Delaware Park in Stanton looks as if it will be facing the toughest challenges, for in addition to being the closest casino to Harrah's high-end Chester Casino in Pennsylvania, Delaware Park is apparently receiving the greatest level of patron dissatisfaction. As reported by the Delaware Lottery, customer satisfaction with the state's three racinos is being tinged with suspicion and discontent.

Despite laws that guarantee minimum slot machine payout percentages, players seem to be skeptical about the winnings that are actually being divulged. The Lottery report shows that an increasing number of slots players are complaining about winnings. Add this to the fact that Chester Casino is actually a shorter traveling distance for some Delaware residents and you have an equation that almost certainly guarantees a loss of business for Delaware Park.

Delaware's casinos are putting themselves at even more risk by pumping money into more expansions, in an attempt to keep Delaware citizens loyal. So far, these attempts look futile, for revenue forecasts have been dropping the last few years. Even more foreboding is the Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council 's prediction that casino slots revenue will drop $10 million in 2007 because of Chester Casino.