At the same hearing, Office of Lottery and Gaming Director Frank Suarez announced that his office was working with Intralot — the Greek company that in 2019 was awarded a five-year, no-bid contract by the D.C. Council to develop GambetDC — to find a more popular betting provider to replace the platform and immediately improve the city’s financial returns. Last week, as part of that plan, the lottery office announced that FanDuel would take over sometime this spring, with guarantees and projections to bring in much more revenue.
While the FanDuel solution could address immediate concerns with the GambetDC app, McDuffie said it still wouldn’t allow city gamblers to choose among platforms, as they can in many states. He said it could also hamper District businesses that have invested in on-site retail sportsbooks, including the city’s three “Class A” wagering facilities based at designated sports venues — FanDuel at Audi Field, Caesars Sportsbook at Capital One Arena and BetMGM at Nationals Park.
The sportsbooks at Capital One Arena and Nationals Park offer mobile platforms that are restricted to a two-block radius of the facility. If approved, McDuffie’s legislation would…
