Washington D.C.’s Muriel Bowser sent the District's FY 2025 budget back to the D.C. council without a signature, putting sports betting in the crosshairs of political bickering.
Fortunately for eager sports bettors in the nation's capital, the lack of budget signature only temporarily impacted the District's sports betting plans. FanDuel, which stopped accepting mobile bets Tuesday, began accepting bets again Wednesday morning.
BetMGM and Caesars Sportsbook should also launch in D.C. in the near future, a launch made possible by new sports betting language in the budget that eliminates the area's sports betting monopoly.
“In DC, the Mayor returning the budget unsigned will still permit it to pass into law,” Bowser's press secretary told via email. “It is a demonstration of the Mayor's objections to several elements of the budget passed by the DC Council … Sports betting in DC will move forward as detailed in the budget.”