Evans: iGaming Delayed Until Late Fall or Possibly Next Year

Efforts to roll out iGaming by September face a setback as D.C. Lottery officials announce a series of town-hall style meetings to be held in each of the District's eight wards.

“It could be October, it could be November, it could be next year,” said council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) according to the Washington Post.

Evans on the proposed online gaming system in late June.

At the hearing, Evans said he had concerns about “what will protect individuals from losing their money” and called for more “consumer protection.”

Effective July 7, 2011, DC Lottery announced its intention to hold, at minimum, one iGaming community meeting in each Ward of the District of Columbia. According to a DC Lottery document,

"The purpose of the community meetings is to provide residents of the District of Columbia and Community Associations with an overview of the proposed iGaming program and to solicit public comments relating to the proposed iGaming program."

Evans was to include community comments.

“Our civic groups and Advisory Neighborhood Commissions play a vital role in shaping our neighborhoods,” Evans said in a news release.  “We cannot move forward without providing them the opportunity to weigh in on these issues.”