DC sports betting put on hold after judge issues injunction in no-bid contract case
WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - The effort to get sports betting up and running in the District has been put on hold in the courts.
A D.C. Superior Court judge issued a temporary restraining order Thursday to stop the city from paying the sole vendor it chose to run its sports betting app.
The case was brought by a D.C. man who says the city illegally awarded its betting contract to the company called Intralot, instead of opening up bidding to others.
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