Councilmembers Unconvinced GambetDC Can Lead DC Sports Betting

Yet another meeting about GambetDC seemingly left councilmembers unconvinced the DC sports betting market is performing as strongly as possible. Sports betting in DC operates under a system that gives the DC Lottery the only District-wide sports betting app, which is powered by Intralot after it won a no-bid five-year contract giving it a 42.5% cut […] Read More

Posted on: July 14, 2022 | | Matthew Waters

Analysis: Will GambetDC Super Bowl Disaster Finally Lead To Changes?

It appears that GambetDC has never been more in shambles than it is right now. That is really saying something about the DC Lottery‘s Intralot-powered sportsbook, considering the oft-troubled operation has never been on firm footing. There have been a number of failings recently, though, that might actually lead to some changes. Anyone interested in DC […] Read More

Posted on: March 8, 2022 | | Matthew Waters

Breaking: GambetDC, Once Again After Super Bowl Sunday Outage

DC sports betting is far from perfect, but the DC Lottery did themselves no favors this weekend. GambetDC – the only sportsbook available throughout the majority of the District – was not operational on Apple devices for Super Bowl betting before and during the game. The app launched with a dark screen and a pop-up that […] Read More

Posted on: February 15, 2022 | | Matthew Waters

DC Sports Betting Audit Calls For Major Changes, Lottery Shrugs

The Washington DC Auditor offered six suggestions to improve the performance of Gambet DC, including better returns for sports bettors. Read More

Posted on: September 9, 2021 | | Brad Allen

First Local DC Sports Betting Business License Approved

Sports betting in DC is finally expanding to its local business community that wants to offer something other than GambetDC kiosks. The regulator awarded Elys Game Technologies its supplier license and Grand Central LLC its Class B license Aug. 26, according to the application status report that received an update Tuesday after six weeks. The […] Read More

Posted on: September 1, 2021 | | Matthew Waters

DC Sports Betting Report On GambetDC Delayed Yet Again

It does not take long looking at the statistics from the DC sports betting market to see that GambetDC is failing — unless it is for an official report that could change how DC sports betting operates, it seems. An audit on the performance of GambetDC was due in May. That requirement was part of […] Read More

Posted on: August 26, 2021 | | Matthew Waters

GambetDC Shifts Blame, Slashes DC Sports Betting Forecast

If you ask the DC Lottery, the biggest problem with its Intralot-powered GambetDC sportsbook is a lack of available customers. The Lottery’s interim executive director Ridgley Bennett blamed the pandemic and a lack of commuters for GambetDC’s underperformance so far in a hearing Wednesday before the DC Council’s Committee on Business and Economic Development. GambetDC […] Read More

Posted on: March 11, 2021 | | Matthew Waters

Intralot Provides Unintentional Comedy To Ohio Sports Betting Hearing

More testimony on how to shape the legal Ohio sports betting market came Wednesday from a number of proponents. Bally’s, Caesars, Intralot and the Ohio Licensed Beverage Association all testified in support of sports betting at Wednesday’s Select Committee on Gaming hearing. They offered a few different perspectives: Bally’s and Caesars stuck to the typical […] Read More

Posted on: March 4, 2021 | | Matthew Waters

A Physical Sportsbook Is Still Embarrassing A Sports Betting App In DC

What many see as a missed opportunity for Washington DC sports betting is what the DC Lottery calls business as expected. Read More

Posted on: December 16, 2020 | | Matthew Waters

More Montana Sports Betting Retailers Could Be Coming After Ruling

A rule that limited where Montana sports betting could be offered was overturned this month in district court, but it’s unclear if that will stick. The Lewis and Clark County District Court ruled the requirement that sports betting can only be offered by establishments with an alcoholic beverage license was not the intent of the […] Read More

Posted on: November 18, 2020 | | Matthew Waters