Major changes in mobile sports betting are on the horizon as the DC Council opens the market to multiple operators. The new budget slashes tax rates and welcomes competitors like BetMGM and Caesars to expand citywide. An amendment ensures betting kiosks remain in convenience stores … Read more
Elissa Silverman filed the Sports Wagering and Fair Competition Amendment Act of 2022. This measure would add Class C sportsbook licenses for mobile operators. This removes Intralot’s online sports betting monopoly and increases the tax rate to 15%. WASHINGTON – Councilmember Elissa Silverman filed a … Read more
Washington DC’s February sports betting handle saw an increase from January’s. GambetDC saw a 10.4% decline in its sports betting handle from January to February WASHINTON – Washington DC sportsbooks bounced back to an above average monthly sports betting handle in February, but still fell … Read more
GambetDC and the DC Lottery will be providing sports betting kiosks to bars and restaurants among other venues in the District to wager on sports. Ben’s Next Door, Lou’s City Bar, Takoma Station Tavern, and Dirty Water Sports Bar are the four businesses in Washington, … Read more
Florida has not yet been approved by the U.S. Department of the Interior to regulate sports betting but they have already been hit with their first lawsuit on the subject. Connecticut is gearing up for a launch of their sports gaming market in the 2021 … Read more
Intralot, the sports betting provider for GambetDC, has been audited and the findings are not good. Having been paid $215 million for a five-year contract by the DC Lottery, they’re coming up short in many areas. On top of that, five of the seven claims … Read more
William Hill Sportsbook in DC saw a 14.9% drop in January handle compared to their December figures. The sportsbook still continues to outshine GambetDC, bringing in $51 million in bets for the FY 2021 next to GambetDC’s $17.5 million. WASHINGTON – The William Hill Sportsbook … Read more
Handle 19 was denied approval for a sports betting license in Washington, D.C. If they withdrew their application within 15 days of being denied, the OLG would consider their application withdrawn and would allow them to reapply which the business plans to do. It is … Read more
Washington DC saw a 10% decrease in total betting handle in December. The Gambet DC mobile app saw an increase in betting activity. William Hill saw a decrease in sports betting handle. WASHINGTON – Sports bettors in Washington DC may have embraced GambetDC, the state … Read more
The Washington Nationals now have a sportsbook to call their own in BetMGM. BetMGM will offer the Nationals a mobile sports betting application as well as an open venue in Nationals Park to gamble during the games. WASHINGTON – The Washington Nationals now have an … Read more
Iowa now allows residents the opportunity to remotely join sportsbooks in 2021 and two new operators, PointsBet and BetMGM have entered their market. William Hill now has a mobile sportsbook application available in Washington, DC to go along with their retail venue at the Capital … Read more
North Carolina will have legal sports betting launch in 2021 at both Harrah’s locations in the state. Tribes in California received the required number of signatures to get legal sports wagering on the November 2022 ballot while Ohio continues to try for sports wagering legalization … Read more
