Designated DSLBD to assume a unique role in the District's sports wagering offerings of ensuring CBE Plan compliance by all participating entities.ĭSLBD is dedicated every day to ensuring that District small and local businesses have access to all District marketplaces.Designated the Office of Lottery and Gaming (OLG) to assume two distinct roles in the District's sports waging offerings: regulator and operator and,.Legalized sports wagering in the District of Columbia.
This legislation cleared congressional review and became law on May 3, 2019.
The DC Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) supports the development, economic growth, and retention of District-based businesses and promotes economic development throughout the District's commercial corridors.ĭSLBD envisions a business environment: District businesses are connected in real-time with local, federal, and global business opportunities businesses navigate government quickly, confidently, and effectively and, every entrepreneur and business with a great idea and a great plan has the capital to make it happen.Īct 22-594, the Sports Wagering Lottery Amendment Act of 2018, amended by Act 23-2, was signed into law on January 23, 2019, and transmitted to the U.S.