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 |
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 |
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 |
BetMGM Bites Into DC Sports Betting Share In First Full Month
It looks like those in and around the DC sports betting market are happy to have a second national brand as an option. BetMGM took market share from both leader William Hill and distant-second GambetDC. The MGM Resorts–Entain joint venture launched its mobile DC sportsbook through a partnership with the Washington Nationals in June. BetMGM’s […] Read More
Posted on: August 17, 2021 |
Can Retail DC Sports Betting Kiosks Help Struggling GambetDC?
Despite all its advantages, GambetDC has made itself the underdog in DC sports betting for nearly a year. The DC Lottery hopes that changes with the rollout of retail betting kiosks to four bars. Those kiosks went live Friday night and are the beginning of the rollout process, according to the Office of Lottery and […] Read More
Posted on: July 30, 2021 |
BetMGM Takes First DC Sports Betting Action, William Hill Still Leads
William Hill faced its first real competition in the DC sports betting market from a nationally known sportsbook in June. For now, though, it appears BetMGM has more work to do before William Hill feels the pressure. The BetMGM debut gave the nation’s capital two commercial DC sportsbooks when it launched through a partnership with the […] Read More
Posted on: July 19, 2021 |
Elys Closes US Bookmaking Acquisition With Focus On American Future
The road to acquiring US Bookmaking began with a referral from one of Elys Game Technology‘s suppliers. The two sides closed on the acquisition last week, not long after the purchase was announced. Elys paid $12 million up front in a 50-50 cash-stock split. The deal includes another potential $41.8 million in cash and stock […] Read More
Posted on: July 19, 2021 |
Latest DC Sports Betting Update Does Not Bode Well For GambetDC
DC sports betting continues to founder under GambetDC, though the DC Lottery continues to ask for more time to prove its case. DC Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie questioned members of the Office of Lottery and Gaming during a Budget Oversight Hearing Thursday. The hearing did not include much positive information for the Lottery’s sports betting efforts. […] Read More
Posted on: June 21, 2021 |
BetMGM Brings New Competition To DC Sports Betting
BetMGM is finally live in the DC sports betting market, which is yet another bad sign for Lottery-run GambetDC. It took BetMGM just under four months to go live after submitting its application packet Feb. 12. It’s the third mobile sportsbook app to launch in Washington DC in the year-plus the market has been live. […] Read More
Posted on: June 11, 2021 |
Analysis: Past-Due DC Sports Betting Audit Likely To Show GambetDC Failures
The rollout of DC sports betting has been less than perfect since Intralot’s contract was steamrolled through DC Council more than two years ago. It is only fitting, then, that a deep dive into the market’s performance is delayed because the office in charge of the audit did not know it had to do it. […] Read More
Posted on: May 26, 2021 |