DC online casino bill B26-0656 faces Dec. 15 deadline after months in committee

An Oct. 22 report on Washington, D.C.'s proposed online casino market describes the same bill Councilmember Wendell Felder filed on April 9, with the same 25% tax and sweepstakes ban. B26-0656 was still in committee as of mid-September, and it must reach final reading by the Council's Dec. 15 Legislative Meeting or lapse. An Oct. 22 report on Washington, D.C.’s Internet Gaming and Consumer Protection Act of 2026 put a licensed online casino market and a ban on dual-currency sweepstakes casinos back in front of the industry. The bill is not new.