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District of Columbia gambling law

Online casinos in District of Columbia: is it legal?

Washington, DC allows retail and online sports wagering; online casino gaming is not legal.

Online casinos
not legal
Sports betting
online
Online poker
not legal
Sweepstakes casinos
allowed
Regulator
DC Office of Lottery and Gaming source ↗
Minimum age
18+

Licensed online sportsbooks (5)

dclottery.com ↗ · 2026-09-24
Caesars Sportsbook
under American Wagering Inc.
FanDuel
under Betfair Interactive US
BetMGM
under BetMGM, LLC
DraftKings
under Crown DC Gaming, LLC
Fanatics
under FBG Enterprises Opco, LLC

DC Office of Lottery and Gaming 'Sports Wagering Approved Licenses', revision dated 30 April 2026, linked from https://dclottery.com/olg/approved-licenses. The five operators above are every licensee whose row is marked 'District Wide / Online/Mobile APP'. Caesars, FanDuel and BetMGM hold Standard Class A Operator licences (tied to Capital One Arena, Audi Field and Nationals Park respectively) that also cover district-wide online/mobile; DraftKings and Fanatics hold Temporary Class C licences. Excluded: S&S U Street, LLC, a Provisional Class B retail licensee limited to Ward 1, and the document's long list of Supplier licensees. Several operator rows show expiration dates already past but annotated '(Extended)' by OLG, and they remain on the April 2026 approved list.

How it works here

DC Office of Lottery and Gaming 'Sports Wagering Approved Licenses', revision dated 30 April 2026, linked from https://dclottery.com/olg/approved-licenses. The five operators above are every licensee whose row is marked 'District Wide / Online/Mobile APP'. Caesars, FanDuel and BetMGM hold Standard Class A Operator licences (tied to Capital One Arena, Audi Field and Nationals Park respectively) that also cover district-wide online/mobile; DraftKings and Fanatics hold Temporary Class C licences. Excluded: S&S U Street, LLC, a Provisional Class B retail licensee limited to Ward 1, and the document's long list of Supplier licensees. Several operator rows show expiration dates already past but annotated '(Extended)' by OLG, and they remain on the April 2026 approved list.

What the legislature is doing

Bills that would change what is legal online in District of Columbia — loosening or tightening — with the status each legislature publishes. A bill that died still tells you something about the direction of travel.

B26-0656online casino
Under Council Review; Referred to Committee on Human Services with comments from the Committee of the Whole
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Sweepstakes casinos in District of Columbia

Based on each casino's own restricted-states list.

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Sources

This is general information taken from regulators' and governments' own published pages, not legal advice. Gambling law changes; check the regulator's current rules before you play.

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