Finance & Revenue: I-Gaming and Lottery Amendment Repeal Act

Thursday, January 26, 2012

10:00AM

Room 412

As a follow up to the June 29, 2011 Public Oversight Roundtable on the matter of i-gaming, the committee is providing another opportunity for the DC Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board to provide an update on the series of community meetings held in the fall of 2011, as well as the implementation efforts of i-gaming in the District of Columbia. This measure was included in Title VII, Subtitle G. Lottery Modernization Act of Bill 18-1100, the "Fiscal Year 2011 Supplemental Budget Support Act of 2010," which is now Law 18-370.

Bill 19-474, the "Lottery Amendment Repeal Act of 2011" would amend the Law to legalize Lotteries, Daily Numbers Games, and Bingo and Raffles for Charitable Purposes (DC Law 3-172) to eliminate online gambling.

The hearing will continue until all witnesses have testified or 1:00 p.m. and will recess. The hearing will resume at 6:00 p.m.

Please see hearing notice (link below) for more information.