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DC Sports Betting Could Become More Competitive With BetMGM Entry

Competition in and around the Washington DC sports betting market could ramp up as BetMGM announced an access agreement. BetMGM will offer retail and online sports betting through MLB‘s Washington Nationals. The multi-year exclusive partnership will include a sportsbook connected to Nationals Park and a mobile app permitted for use only in the immediate vicinity […] Read More

Posted on: January 12, 2021 | | Matthew Waters

William Hill Launches Sportsbook App In Washington DC, Which Is Likely To Widen Gap With Lottery Offering

William Hill already generates 3.5 times more handle than Intralot-run GambetDC despite only offering a retail sportsbook to date. Read More

Posted on: December 30, 2020 | | Brad Allen

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

William Hill Continues To Lead DC Sports Betting As GambetDC Stalls

William Hill is still, by far, the Washington DC sports betting leader in the latest non-shocker update out of the nation’s capital. For the third straight month, William Hill’s results were far better than those from the DC Lottery‘s mobile platform. If the success of mobile elsewhere is instructive, the William Hill lead via retail […] Read More

Posted on: November 17, 2020 | | Matthew Waters

Maryland Sports Betting Ballot Question: What You Should Know Before You Vote

Maryland is one of three states that will vote on whether or not to allow sports betting in the 2020 election. None of the votes in Louisiana, Maryland or South Dakota will lead to sports betting launching in the near future, however. The votes in all three states are simple yes or no votes that […] Read More

Posted on: October 26, 2020 | | Matthew Waters

Retail Still King In DC Sports Betting Thanks To Intralot, Gambet

Washington DC sports betting had an unlikely leader for the second straight month. William Hill took $12.2 million in bets during September from its temporary retail sportsbook at Capital One Arena. That’s nearly four times the $3.3 million bet with GambetDC, the district-wide mobile DC sports betting app operated by Intralot for the DC Lottery. […] Read More

Posted on: October 15, 2020 | | Matthew Waters

How A Retail-Only Sportsbook Is The DC Sports Betting Leader

As expected, the Washington DC sports betting leader is not – and most likely will never be – GambetDC. For now, it’s William Hill. William Hill, the only other sports betting operator in DC with a retail-only book at Capital One Arena, took $9.1 million in bets for August. The sportsbook officially opened July 31 […] Read More

Posted on: September 17, 2020 | | Matthew Waters

Bettors Rejecting Awful Intralot Prices Throughout US Sports Betting Market

Even the pent-up demand to bet on US sports isn’t enough for bettors in Montana and Washington DC to consider Intralot‘s offensive lines. Handle from both operations combined since launch earlier this year through mid-August was less than $6 million. Of course, major sports started to shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic in mid-March, […] Read More

Posted on: August 31, 2020 | | Matthew Waters

Report: DC Sports Betting Takes Just $1.2 Million In Wagers In First Two Months

The sports betting app from the DC Lottery has woefully underperformed in its early days, even when accounting for launching during the pandemic. Read More

Posted on: August 7, 2020 | | Matthew Waters

William Hill Brings DC Sports Betting An Alternative To Flopping GambetDC

Rejoice, District residents: you’re no longer stuck with Intralot‘s underwhelming DC sports betting platform and odds. William Hill soft-launched its temporary retail sportsbook Friday in the box office of Capital One Arena, with a grand opening planned for Monday. The sportsbook represents the first retail iteration a William Hill partnership deal with owner Ted Leonsis […] Read More

Posted on: July 31, 2020 | | Adam Candee