District of Columbia gambling law changes https://gamblingatlas.org/states/district-of-columbia/ New laws, launches, tax changes and enacted bills on gambling in District of Columbia. en-us Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT DC Attorney General announces $6.5 million in restitution from Intralot and a subcontractor tied to fraud in the original GambetDC contract https://gamblingatlas.org/states/district-of-columbia/#timeline event:DC:2025-01-14:DC Attorney General announces $6.5 million in restitution fr Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT Sports Wagering Amendment Act of 2024 permanently enacted as D.C. Law 25-217 https://gamblingatlas.org/states/district-of-columbia/#timeline event:DC:2024-09-18:Sports Wagering Amendment Act of 2024 permanently enacted as Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT D.C. Law 25-217, § 7172(g), 71 DCR 9990 Caesars Sportsbook takes over former GambetDC retail kiosks (53 locations) in small DC businesses, sharing 40% of gross gaming revenue with OLG https://gamblingatlas.org/states/district-of-columbia/#timeline event:DC:2024-09:Caesars Sportsbook takes over former GambetDC retail kiosks Sun, 01 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT Tiered sports-wagering tax rates take effect — 20% (Class A), 10% (Class B), 30% (Class C) of gross sports wagering revenue, replacing the prior flat 10% rate https://gamblingatlas.org/states/district-of-columbia/#timeline event:DC:2024-08-01:Tiered sports-wagering tax rates take effect — 20% (Class A) Thu, 01 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT Sports Wagering Amendment Act of 2024 (emergency version, D.C. Act 25-506) takes effect, authorizing Class A/B online wagering and creating the Class C team-partnership license https://gamblingatlas.org/states/district-of-columbia/#timeline event:DC:2024-07-15:Sports Wagering Amendment Act of 2024 (emergency version, D. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 12:00:00 GMT D.C. Act 25-506, 71 DCR 8406 DC Council gives final approval to FY2025 Budget Support Act provisions opening sports wagering to multiple citywide mobile operators https://gamblingatlas.org/states/district-of-columbia/#timeline event:DC:2024-06-25:DC Council gives final approval to FY2025 Budget Support Act Tue, 25 Jun 2024 12:00:00 GMT Council rejected a 9-4 vote attempt to strip the multi-operator language from the budget act. FanDuel's app becomes DC's exclusive mobile sportsbook, operating as Intralot's subcontractor https://gamblingatlas.org/states/district-of-columbia/#timeline event:DC:2024-04-15:FanDuel's app becomes DC's exclusive mobile sportsbook, oper Mon, 15 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT GambetDC mobile app shuts down https://gamblingatlas.org/states/district-of-columbia/#timeline event:DC:2024-04-14:GambetDC mobile app shuts down Sun, 14 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT OLG/Intralot propose replacing GambetDC with FanDuel as DC's exclusive mobile sports-wagering operator; Councilmember McDuffie introduces a multi-operator bill the same week https://gamblingatlas.org/states/district-of-columbia/#timeline event:DC:2024-03-20:OLG/Intralot propose replacing GambetDC with FanDuel as DC's Wed, 20 Mar 2024 12:00:00 GMT D.C. Law 25-50 further amends § 36-621.11 https://gamblingatlas.org/states/district-of-columbia/#timeline event:DC:2023-09-06:D.C. Law 25-50 further amends § 36-621.11 Wed, 06 Sep 2023 12:00:00 GMT D.C. Law 25-50, § 7022(a)(1), 70 DCR 10366 D.C. Law 24-332 amends sports-wagering provisions (§ 36-621.11) https://gamblingatlas.org/states/district-of-columbia/#timeline event:DC:2023-03-22:D.C. Law 24-332 amends sports-wagering provisions (§ 36-621. Wed, 22 Mar 2023 12:00:00 GMT D.C. Law 24-332, § 6(a), 70 DCR 1582 Game-of-skill-machine manufacturer/distributor/retailer licensing takes effect under D.C. Code § 36-641.01 et seq. https://gamblingatlas.org/states/district-of-columbia/#timeline event:DC:2021-03-31:Game-of-skill-machine manufacturer/distributor/retailer lice Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:00:00 GMT DC Lottery unveils DC iLottery online ticket/e-Instant sales platform https://gamblingatlas.org/states/district-of-columbia/#timeline event:DC:2020-12-21:DC Lottery unveils DC iLottery online ticket/e-Instant sales Mon, 21 Dec 2020 12:00:00 GMT D.C. Law 23-68 amends § 36-621.11 (mobile/online sports-wagering provisions) https://gamblingatlas.org/states/district-of-columbia/#timeline event:DC:2020-03-19:D.C. Law 23-68 amends § 36-621.11 (mobile/online sports-wage Thu, 19 Mar 2020 12:00:00 GMT D.C. Law 23-68, § 9, 67 DCR 743 GambetDC mobile sports-wagering app launches as the DC Lottery's statewide monopoly platform, operated by Intralot https://gamblingatlas.org/states/district-of-columbia/#timeline event:DC:2020:GambetDC mobile sports-wagering app launches as the DC Lotte Wed, 01 Jan 2020 12:00:00 GMT Sports Wagering Lottery Amendment Act of 2018 (D.C. Law 22-312) adds Subchapter II (Sports Wagering) to D.C. Code Title 36, Chapter 6 https://gamblingatlas.org/states/district-of-columbia/#timeline event:DC:2019-05-03:Sports Wagering Lottery Amendment Act of 2018 (D.C. Law 22-3 Fri, 03 May 2019 12:00:00 GMT D.C. Law 22-312, § 2(e), 66 DCR 1402 U.S. Supreme Court strikes down PASPA (Murphy v. NCAA), clearing the way for DC sports-wagering legislation https://gamblingatlas.org/states/district-of-columbia/#timeline event:DC:2018-05-14:U.S. Supreme Court strikes down PASPA (Murphy v. NCAA), clea Mon, 14 May 2018 12:00:00 GMT D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board established under D.C. Code § 36-601.01 et seq. https://gamblingatlas.org/states/district-of-columbia/#timeline event:DC:1982:D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board established Fri, 01 Jan 1982 12:00:00 GMT DC Lottery begins ticket sales https://gamblingatlas.org/states/district-of-columbia/#timeline event:DC:1982:DC Lottery begins ticket sales Fri, 01 Jan 1982 12:00:00 GMT