Saturday marks the two-year anniversary of the launch of GambetDC. (Cue the groans from Washington D.C. sports bettors.)
The oft-criticized sports betting platform hasn’t had an ideal two years of existence, as users have complained about the site’s odds and interface, among other concerns. There’s even potential that the D.C. Council could decide to move away from GambetDC in coming months and years, if the platform’s performance doesn’t improve.
A few days before GambetDC’s second birthday, let’s take a look down memory lane at the timeline of (mostly disappointing) events since the lottery-run platform debuted.
GambetDC launched at an unusual time in sports history, as the COVID-19 pandemic greatly disrupted professional sports across the country in the spring of 2020.