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DC Lawmakers Pass Bill On Mobile Betting Contract

The DC Council yesterday "narrowly authorized the city to grant a sole-source contract to run its new foray into online sports betting, a move that concerns critics who say the lucrative deal should be competitively bid." Lawmakers late last year legalized sports gambling at arenas, at retailers and on a mobile app, but the city "has a monopoly on mobile betting." The newly passed bill would let the city "suspend competitive bidding rules and allow Greece-based Intralot, which already has the contract to operate the D.C. Lottery, to manage online sports gambling and related services." Lawmakers "have to approve it a second time before it can head to the desk" of Mayor Muriel Bowser (WASHINGTON POST, 2/6).

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