Last week, several Washington D.C. Council members questioned and criticized the operation of the District's mobile sports betting app, GambetDC. Despite complaints from users and council members, GambetDC is still the most widely accessible legal sports betting platform in D.C.'
It's possible that could change, but there's disagreement among D.C. Council members about the necessity of an immediate switch from GambetDC to a competitive market. The council is made up of a chairman and 12 members (four at-large members and one representative from each of the District's eight wards), and not every member has gone on record with strong opinions about sports wagering. A handful, however, have recently expressed opinions on the state of betting in D.C.
Ready for change
Council member Elissa Silverman is among the voices critical of GambetDC. Silverman opposed the sole-source contract between the D.C. Lottery and Intralot a few years ago, and she's only soured more on GambetDC and Intralot in recent months. An iOS app outage on Super Bowl Sunday didn't help the cause.''
“I think everyone agrees that our current approach is abysmal and embarrassing,” Silverman told Sports Handle in March. “It's embarrassing to have your sports betting app fail on the biggest sports betting day of the year, which is the Super Bowl. It's embarrassing.”