{"id":10713,"date":"2026-05-04T22:06:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T22:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/proposed-washington-d-c-online-casino-bill-adds-25-tax\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T22:06:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T22:06:50","slug":"proposed-washington-d-c-online-casino-bill-adds-25-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/proposed-washington-d-c-online-casino-bill-adds-25-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposed Washington D.C. Online Casino Bill Adds 25% Tax"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Washington D.C. lawmakers are looking at a real-money online casino bill that would legalize iGaming, tax operators, and shut out sweepstakes-style casino products.<\/p>\n<p>The plan would cover adults 21 and older on nonfederal land in the District. 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They said Washington customers spend an estimated $700 million a year on unlicensed offshore iCasino platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Legal operators also pointed to safer gambling controls. The bill would require deposit limits, loss caps, time restrictions, cooling-off periods, self-exclusion tools, default limits for new accounts, staff training, and tighter marketing rules.<\/p>\n<p>However, opponents saw the same bill very differently. Problem gambling and responsible gambling witnesses warned that online casino legalization could deepen losses for residents already under financial pressure.<\/p>\n<p>Les Bernal, national director of Stop Predatory Gambling, said: <em>\u201cThis is like putting Dracula in charge of the blood bank.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-ins box-100 text-center relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-logo-title-box box-100 text-left relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-box box-25 relative img-radius\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/site\/betus\/\" title=\"Visit Site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t<amp-img alt=\"BetUS\" src=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/BetUS.png.webp\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" layout=\"fixed\"><br \/>\n\t\t<\/amp-img><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-title box-25 relative py-10\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/site\/betus\/\" title=\"BetUS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">BetUS<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\">\n\t\t<strong><strong>Get 125% \/ $2,500 on 1st deposit!<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-1\">New players only. 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OLG officials supported most of the regulatory language Monday but did not fully back or reject online casino legalization.<\/p>\n<p>Licensing would stay open, with no fixed operator cap. BetMGM, Caesars, DraftKings, FanDuel, Fanatics, and theScore Bet already run mobile sports betting in D.C. and could seek iCasino approval. More casino and sportsbook brands could apply as well. Each operator would usually get two approved gaming brands unless regulators allow more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A separate section targets sweepstakes casinos.<\/strong> The bill bans \u201csweepstakes gaming\u201d and dual-currency systems that look like casino gambling without standard gambling regulation. The attorney general could use cease-and-desist orders, injunctions, and fines of up to $100,000 per violation. Repeat cases could bring higher penalties.<\/p>\n<p>Several sweepstakes casino representatives testified against the proposal.<\/p>\n<p>No vote followed the hearing. The full 13-person council must approve the bill before it can become law. If passed, the city CFO would have 90 days to set rules, and a launch could come within 180 days after regulatory systems are ready. Several operators said they could launch within six months.<\/p>\n<p>Washington D.C. would join eight states with legal real-money iCasino. 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