proposed tax rate of 10 percent<\/a> on sports betting revenue is seen as attractive to gaming companies, as is the fact that neither Maryland nor Virginia, the states closest to Washington, D.C., have legalized sports betting.<\/p>\nAssuming Caesars and D.C. United come to terms and a retail sports wagering location is opened at Audi Field, the only DC-based professional sports venue that would be without a sports betting area and partner would be Nationals Park, home of the World Series champion Washington Nationals.<\/p>\n
However, a 35,000-square-foot entertainment venue will soon be attached to the baseball stadium, and it’s widely expected a sportsbook will be included.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe NFL’s Washington Redskins play at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., freezing the team out of in-stadium betting until that state approves sports wagering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Caesars Entertainment is reportedly in talks with Major League Soccer (MLS) club D.C. United about bringing a sportsbook to the team’s home pitch, Audi Field. The gaming company and the team are hoping to have the sportsbook operational by the spring, according to media reports. The 2020 MLS season starts in February. We are absolutely […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":120818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Caesars Could Bring a Sportsbook to Audi Field, Home of DC United<\/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