Sports Betting

A couple of District bar owners are cautiously optimistic about the prospect of bringing sports gambling to their respective venues.

Sports betting is now legal in the nation’s capital. The D.C. Council voted, 11-2, on Tuesday to legalize sports gambling in the District.

The District has become the first jurisdiction in the region to legalize sports betting after an 11-2 vote Tuesday from the D.C. Council.

The D.C. Council gave final approval to legal sports betting Tuesday, making the nation’s capital the first in the region to allow residents and visitors to bet money on professional sports teams and contests.

WASHINGTON — The D.C. Council has passed a bill to legalize sports betting in the District.

The D.C. Council is set to cast a final vote today on a bill that would bring legalized sports betting to the nation’s capital, putting the city on the short list of states that already allow it and ahead of any other place in the…

WASHINGTON — The rush is on to capitalize on legal sports betting, with Washington poised to join the growing list of states with a regulated market. But how much gold is at the end of this particular rainbow?

The D.C. Council on Tuesday cast a first vote in favor of bringing legal sports betting to the nation’s capital, pushing the city one step closer to becoming the first place in the Washington region to capitalize on the increasingly…

WASHINGTON — What are the odds that D.C.’s football team would lose two quarterbacks to broken legs this season?

If all goes as expected, you may be able to bet on sports games from your cell phone or even your seat inside Capital One Arena early next year.

Sports betting is one step closer to becoming a reality in D.C.

The Washington Nationals, Monumental Sports and Entertainment, several major professional sports leagues, MGM, and daily fantasy sports sites DraftKings and FanDuel have joined together to get the D.C. Council to pass a bill that would…

Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans has reported income of up to $350,000 in recent years from a consultancy he formed in 2016 with lobbyist N. William Jarvis, who has lobbied Evans since then on behalf of a client seeking a contract extension…

D.C. COUNCIL member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) does not bother with any pretense when he talks about a proposal to legalize sports betting in the District . He doesn’t gamble, doesn’t like gambling, and acknowledges the risks and dangers of…

WASHINGTON — Optimism and a sense of urgency surround a move to legalize sports betting in D.C., where leaders hope to beat Maryland and Virginia to the punch. “Sports betting is going to happen and I believe we should act before our…

A proposal to legalize sports betting in Washington is moving forward after the bill sponsor again affirmed he has secured the necessary support. If passed, Washington would join eight states that have legalized the activity. Five of those…

WASHINGTON — One of the sponsors of a bill allowing for sports betting in D.C. said that he has the numbers to advance it to the next step. D.C. Councilman Jack Evans, a Democrat who represents Ward 2, said that he is “very confident” he…

The nation’s capital could be the next home to legal sports betting under legislation introduced Tuesday. D.C. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) proposed a bill that would let residents and visitors place wagers on sports matches,…