The Washington, D.C. Council today approved the District s fiscal year budget, which includes language to lift an online sports betting monopoly that has existed for more than four years.
Council members unanimously approved the District s FY 2025 budget, which will allow additional sports betting operators to do business in D.C. starting July 15. The budget will have to be signed by the D.C. Mayor and be approved by Congress before becoming law.
With this new budget, the city council will allow its existing Type-A sports betting license holders to offer online sports betting throughout the District and operators to apply for newly created Type-C licenses.
Opening up D.C. s Sports Betting Market
In a surprising move, language from Council Member Kenyan McDuffie…