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The Delaware Charitable Gambling Act was a legislatively-referred state statute on the November 6, 1984 election ballot in Delaware, where it was approved.
The Charitable Gambling Act of 1984 has the distinction of being the only statewide ballot measure ever to appear on the Delaware ballot.
Election results
| Referendum (Combined) |
|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage |
 a Yes | 92,465 | 73.5% |
| No | 33,318 | 26.5% |
Election results by region
| Referendum (Rural New Castle County) |
|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| a Yes | 54,380 | 73.3% |
| No | 19,790 | 26.7% |
| Referendum (City of Wilmington) |
|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| a Yes | 8,391 | 79.1% |
| No | 2,217 | 20.1% |
| Referendum (Kent County) |
|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| a Yes | 12,418 | 71.3% |
| No | 5,001 | 28.7% |
| Referendum (Sussex County) |
|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| a Yes | 17,276 | 73.2% |
| No | 6,310 | 26.8% |
Official results via: 1984 The Delaware Secretary of State
Text of the proposal
The language that appeared on the ballot:
- Do you favor allowing the State to license volunteer fire companies, veterans organizations, religious or charitable organizations, and fraternal organizations to sponsor and conduct lotteries provided the profits are used solely for the purposes of these companies, organizations and societies with the limits of...RURAL NEW CASTLE, CITY OF WILMINGTON, KENT COUNTY, [or] 'SUSSEX COUNTY[1]
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