Sports Betting

There’s a chance sports betting in the District could arrive in time for the Super Bowl.

When the D.C. Council agreed to sole source the contract for the city's online sports wagering platform, it was under the impression the application would be available by September — in time for the new NFL season.

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Events D.C., the District’s official convention and sports authority, has approved a 35,000-square-foot retail and entertainment space and potential sportsbook at Nationals Park, as the city prepares for legalized sports betting.

The Washington Nationals will build a 35,000-square-foot restaurant and entertainment venue at Nationals Park under a deal approved by the city’s sports and conventions authority.

There might not be anyone who has been more at the forefront of the push for legalized sports betting in the District than Capitals and Wizards owner Ted Leonsis.

Sports betting won’t be available until the start of the NFL season in September.

Sports bettors will soon be able to place wagers in the same building where D.C.'s professional basketball and hockey teams play their home games. 

Monumental Sports owner Ted Leonsis said Wednesday he hopes there will be a sports betting location on the Capital One Arena grounds.

When the D.C. Council was set to vote on a bill legalizing sports betting late last year, Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) added a sweetener to ensure its passage: the majority of the tax revenue taken in by the city would be evenly…

The Greene Turtle, a chain sports bar in Capital One Arena that’s the quickest bar to funnel into for a post-game beer, announced it will close next month after accepting a lease buyout offer from Monumental Sports & Entertainment.

The Capital One Arena will soon welcome a new concept in the prime retail space on the Sixth and F street NW corner.

The Greene Turtle at Capital One Arena is closing to make way for a mystery project from venue owner Monumental Sports & Entertainment.

A member of Congress said Tuesday that he is continuing his inquiry into the District’s plan to award a sole-source contract for online sports gambling, contradicting the city’s representative in the House.

A member of Congress raised objections to the District’s plan to award a sole source contract to run the city’s new and potentially lucrative venture into online sports gambling. But after his concerns were made public Friday, the…

The D.C. Council gave final approval to legislation to fast-track sports betting in the District, something that will likely open sports gambling by the start of the NFL season.

Residents and visitors could be casting legal wagers on sports in D.C. as soon as this fall, putting the city among the first adopters of sports betting in the country and far ahead of both Maryland and Virginia.

WASHINGTON — Sports betting is coming to the District as soon as this fall.