In Delaware, a cluster of developers are recommending a 50-acre waterfront gambling resort that would bring thousands of jobs and just as many slot machines to the eastern part of Wilmington.

In order fore the prospect to come to light, supporters are designing legislation to increase gambling at sites, such as the proposed casino, not coupled to a racetrack. The 1994 law that legalized slot machines in Delaware mandates that they be constrained to sites associated to the horse racing industry.

The developers are alluring Wilmington officials with the promise of a percentage of the gambling proceeds. It is estimated that the proceeds could net millions for the city which is currently in dire need of revenue.

The name of the planned casino is Diamond Casino Resort and it would be located on Wilmington's Seventh Street Peninsula along the Christina River and cost a reported $300 million to build. The proposal includes plans for up to 4,000 slot machines in several different types of settings, a 400-room hotel, restaurants, a dinner theater, shops and a marina available to the public.