FanDuel finished out its short-lived run as the sole city-wide digital sports betting provider with $23.2m in handle for June and nearly $10m for two weeks in July. The DC Lottery released the revenue reports for the operator this week.
FanDuel earlier this year took over digital sports betting for the lottery, which previously used the much-maligned GamBetDC app provided by contractor Intralot. More than four years after launching GamBetDC, the lottery announced in March that it had subcontracted with FanDuel to take over online wagering. FanDuel went live in April.
Between then and now, the DC Council approved a more competitive market and the lottery allowed Intralot’s sports betting contract to expire on 15 July. Because Intralot was no longer providing digital sports betting services to the lottery, FanDuel temporarily shuttered before relaunching through a partnership with Audi Field days later.
DC sports betting revenue is currently reported by two agencies. The DC Lottery ..
