William Hill US<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nIt appears that the Class A and B licensees will get a head start, as the lottery does not expect to offer its city-wide platform, including its mobile app, until January. Lottery retailers wanting to offer sports betting mist apply for a two-year license that costs $5,000 per location. Renewals will cost $2,000.<\/p>\n
In addition to the license fees, DC will also levy a 10 percent tax on gross revenue.<\/p>\n
Lottery Open to Syndicates<\/h2>\n
The Class B licensing process will allow for chains to be able to offer the same sportsbook at multiple locations. That would also work for a concept Washington attorney Jeff Ifrah is trying to push, where 10 local establishments could form a syndicate.<\/p>\n
Ifrah, who did not return a Casino.org<\/em> request for comment, told The<\/em> Washington Post<\/em> last month the plan would allow smaller bars and restaurants in DC to share expenses, which would make it easier to offer sports betting to their customers.<\/p>\n\u201cThey could share services, which I think is what they’re speaking of, but they would need a separate license for each location,\u201d Jordan said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sports fans in Washington, DC are one step closer to being able to wager legally on games after the District of Columbia Lottery announced Friday it had formally approved sports betting regulations. Nicole Jordan, the director of marketing and communications, told Casino.org that the application process for those wanting sportsbook licenses will open in a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":113768,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13592,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
DC Lottery OKs Sports Betting Rules, Will Take License Applications Soon<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n