District of Columbia § 36-621.12 License prohibitions.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 36-621.12 — License prohibitions.

District of Columbia § 36-621.12

Title 36Trade Practices.

Ch. 6Lottery, Gaming, and Sports Wagering.

Subch. IISports Wagering.

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D.C. Code § 36-621.12 (2026).

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(1)The Office shall not grant any license pursuant to this subchapter if evidence satisfactory to the Office exists that the applicant has:

(A)Knowingly made a false statement of a material fact to the Office;

(B)Been suspended from operating a gambling game or operation, sports wagering device, sports wagering operation, or other related suspension;

(C)Had a license revoked by a governmental authority responsible for regulation of gaming and sports wagering;

(D)Been convicted of a felony and has not received a pardon or been released from parole or probation for at least 5 years;

(E)Been convicted of a gambling-related offense or a theft or fraud offense; or

(F)Whether an individual, group of individuals, or entity, been directly employed by an illeg

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(1) The Office shall not grant any license pursuant to this subchapter if evidence satisfactory to the Office exists that the applicant has:

(A) Knowingly made a false statement of a material fact to the Office;

(B) Been suspended from operating a gambling game or operation, sports wagering device, sports wagering operation, or other related suspension;

(C) Had a license revoked by a governmental authority responsible for regulation of gaming and sports wagering;

(D) Been convicted of a felony and has not received a pardon or been released from parole or probation for at least 5 years;

(E) Been convicted of a gambling-related offense or a theft or fraud offense; or

(F) Whether an individual, group of individuals, or entity, been directly employed by an illegal or offshore sports wagering operator that serviced the United States or otherwise accepted black market wagers from individuals located in the United States.

(2) The Office may deny a license to an applicant or suspend or revoke a license if the applicant or licensee:

(A) Has not demonstrated, to the satisfaction of the Office, financial responsibility sufficient to adequately meet the requirements of the proposed activity;

(B) Is not the true owner of the business or the sole owner and has not disclosed the existence or identity of other individuals, groups of individuals, or entities that have an ownership interest in the business; or

(C) Is a corporation that sells more than 5% of a licensee's voting stock, more than 5% of the voting stock of a corporation that controls the licensee, sells a licensee's assets, other than those bought and sold in the ordinary course of business, or an interest in the assets, to an individual, group of individuals, or entity not already determined by the Office to have met the qualifications of a licensee pursuant to this subchapter , or is a non-corporate entity where an individual, group of individuals, or entity not already determined by the Office to have met the qualifications of a licensee pursuant to this subchapter holds more than a 10% interest in the non-corporate entity.