More organizations are speaking out in an attempt to keep funds from DC sports betting dedicated to problem gambling programs.
Mayor Muriel Bowser proposed stripping the $200,000 set aside annually for a problem gambling fund for use elsewhere in her fiscal 2024 budget proposal. The District collected $600,000 so far from DC sports betting taxes, but none of it has been used for problem gambling.
Jeremy Kudon from the Sports Betting Alliance submitted testimony to DC’s Committee on Health on March 30 to state its support for problem gambling funds in the District.
While operators have their own problem-gambling tools, they are most effective when supported by public programs, Kudon wrote.
