Posted on 05/29/2020 1:30:23 PM PDT by C19fan
After delaying its launch when sports shut down due to the coronavirus, DC sports betting is finally here — but without an app. The Gambet DC platform, which was slated to go live at the end of March, is finally live. That means mobile sports betting will be available in DC by Sunday at the latest. “While we recognize there will be a limited number of events to wager on, this ‘soft launch’ will provide us with an opportunity to roll out the Gambet DC website to potential players in the District in preparation for the return of sports,” said Nicole Jordan, the director of marketing and communications at the Office of Lottery and Gaming. The extra two months apparently weren’t long enough, though. Gambet DC’s iOS and Android apps won’t be available until early June. The platform will be available first through a web browser only. The app won’t be widely advertised during the soft launch. A “full-scale advertising and marketing campaign” will begin when there’s a more robust sports schedule, Jordan said. Terrible Intralot odds, part 2 It looks like the terrible odds previewed from Montana’s launch of Sports Bet Montana, also powered by Intralot, weren’t a fluke. The lotteries in DC and Montana both awarded Intralot their sports betting operations without a public bid. Sports bettors in their jurisdictions will pay a premium for that. Half of the week one NFL point spreads are listed at -118 for both sides, with the Bengals as high as -139. The vast majority of odds for the upcoming UFC Fight Night this Saturday are also worse compared to other US sportsbooks.
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Wouldn’t it be ironic if these places legalized sports betting, and don’t get many takers because Sports Bettors are still betting with their bookie?
I read some place in states with legal weed the dealers are still in business because the states’ takes are too high.
Can we bet on people in DC saying and doing stupid things. For example, I bet $10 on HCTIM running ahead of YCNAN in the 5th?
If I had to make a bet, pardon the pun here, I would bet that DC ends up gaining a lot less revenue from this legalized sports betting than they were projecting.
And if that happens then that will touch on other issues such as how the District of Columbia is going to balance their budget.
So, betting on sports is illegal in most states, I assume because betting on sports is ‘immoral’. But the states’ getting a piece of the action makes it moral and legal. Same holds true for the ‘numbers racket’ and legalized marijuana.
No doubt the states will come down hard on the bookies.
“Wouldn’t it be ironic if these places legalized sports betting, and don’t get many takers because Sports Bettors are still betting with their bookie” ... because the bookie offers better odds ...
Hey, if I play poker or blackjack online in Texas, is that a crime? I’m missing my casino fix and can’t drive off to the casinos in Louisiana to do it.
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