The latest batch of NFL Playoff picture odds has shifted in favor of the San Francisco 49ers and the Washington Football Team after each of them notched one in the win column thus placing themselves in a dead heat to qualify as a wild card team in the NFC. Both the 49ers and Washington are … Read more
Washington, D.C. area sports bettors are in for a treat come June, as local online lottery platform, GambetDC, plans to roll out a new downloadable app that will allow for mobile wagers to be placed on major athletic competitions. Per an Executive Director Order from the government of Washington D.C., the new sports betting app … Read more
The nation’s capital should have accepted its first legal sports wager this week, but all bets are off until the coronavirus pandemic is over. The launch of Washington DC sports betting, with Intralot’s “GambetDC” app, was delayed indefinitely by the Office of Lottery and Gaming this week after officials determined not to go live until … Read more
Better late than never—especially if you’re a politician, a regular, or a sports bettor who’s living in the nation’s capital today. Legal sports betting in Washington DC is scheduled to launch sometime before March ends, according to a recent public statement from the DC Office of Lottery and Gaming (OLG). The mobile betting app from … Read more
Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder plans to have a sportsbook in the future stadium of the franchise—one way or another. And where exactly the Redskins play home games may come down to whether a state makes sports betting legal sooner rather than later. Located in Landover, Maryland, FedEx Field is currently the home stadium for … Read more
The primary sponsor for bringing legal sports betting to the nation’s capital has officially hit the road. And for the soon-to-be sportsbooks and bettors in Washington DC, they should be glad he’s never coming back. District of Columbia Councilman Jack Evans, the longest-serving member on the city council, announced Tuesday that he would be stepping … Read more
The Holiday season is already in full swing, and a few state lawmakers are hoping to give residents the gift of legal sports betting before the last of the 2019 legislative sessions wrap up. Licensed and regulated sportsbooks still aren’t offered in the majority of states, and most of the legislatures that haven’t passed a … Read more
Hit the road Jack and don’t you come back. No more, no more, no more, no more! What’d you say?! In a nutshell, that’s the message the DC Council sent to Councilmember Jack Evans, the bill sponsor for Washington DC sports betting, as more evidence of his ethics violations begins to come to light. The … Read more
We hope everyone had a succulent Thanksgiving Day feast and arrives back home safely, especially with Winter Storm Ezekiel causing delays throughout the northern United States. And with Black Friday and Cyber Monday kicking off the holiday shopping season, there haven’t been too many developments on legal sports betting at the state level. Very few … Read more
If you live in one of the states that have legalized sports betting—currently 19 states and Washington DC—then for this Thanksgiving, I bet you’re thankful for the licensed and regulated sportsbooks that are either already accepting wagers or will launch sometime next year. Most of the United States still doesn’t have the option to place … Read more
The long wait for sports betting in Washington DC may finally be over. And that’s something both the big-name sportsbooks and District’s small businesses can be thankful for. Office of Lottery and Gaming recently stated it plans to begin accepting applications for DC sports betting licenses after Thanksgiving, according to a report from WTOP. Although … Read more
Halloween is just a few days away, but things are already looking grim for the Washington Nationals, who were up 2-0 in the World Series and are now down 3-2 after the Houston Astros won again last night. And it appears nothing can spook Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, who flew to New Jersey to bet … Read more