District of Columbia Administrative Code

1507 EXPENSES 1507.1 Money for reasonable and necessary expenses ordinarily incidental to raffles shall be paid from the gross receipts only by checks having consecutive numbers drawn on the raffle bank account established according to § 1506. 1507.2 No expense, including compens…

1508 FINANCIAL REPORTS 1508.1 A financial report on a form provided by a Board shall be completed and filed within thirty (30) days of the raffle draw. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 29 DCR 5015 (November 12, 1982); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 3788 (…

1509 50/50 RAFFLES CONDUCTED BY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS AFFILIATED WITH COLLEGIATE OR PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS 1509.1 The Office may issue a 50/50 raffle license to a recognized and qualified charitable organization affiliated with a collegiate or professional sports team. 1509.2…

1600 PREMISES 1600.1 The premises where any licensed Monte Carlo night party is conducted or where it is scheduled to be conducted shall be open or available at reasonable times for inspection by the Board. 1600.2 A licensed organization shall only lease a premise for any Monte C…

1601 MONTE CARLO NIGHT PARTY WORKERS 1601.1 A Monte Carlo night party shall have at least the following workers: (a) Member-in-charge; (b) Deputy member-in-charge; (c) Pit boss; (d) Worker (dealer, croupier); (e) General cashier; (f) Assistant cashier; and (g) Prize pay-out recor…

1602 MONTE CARLO NIGHT PARTY GAMES AND EQUIPMENT 1602.1 Only approved games of chance shall be permitted. Approved Monte Carlo night party equipment and games include all of the following: (a) All wheels; (b) Roulette; (c) All dice games; (d) Chip trays; (e) Twenty-one or blackja…

1603 OPERATION OF MONTE CARLO NIGHT PARTY 1603.1 Licensed organizations holding a Monte Carlo night party shall conduct only the types of games and use only the equipment authorized by this chapter. 1603.2 At the entrance to the premises, a licensed organization shall post rules …

1604 METHOD OF PLAY 1604.1 In all dice games, the size of the dice shall be a minimum of three quarters of an inch (3/4 inch). The following rules shall be posted when dice games are played: (a) The dice shall hit the side boards of the table when thrown. If the dice do not hit t…

1605 PRIZES 1605.1 The total aggregate value of all prizes to be awarded at a Monte Carlo night party shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) per event. 1605.2 There shall be no cash prizes awarded at a Monte Carlo night party. 1605.3 All prizes shall be awarded.…

1606 MONTE CARLO NIGHT PARTY RAFFLES 1606.1 A licensed organization may conduct a raffle in conjunction with a Monte Carlo night party where the following is present: (a) There shall be no pre-sale of tickets. All tickets shall be sold during the event; (b) The drawing shall be h…

1607 RECORDKEEPING 1607.1 Each licensed organization shall keep within the District accurate records of all gross receipts and disbursement for each Monte Carlo night party, including amount of money received, number of tickets sold, and the disbursements required to award prizes…

1608 DISBURSEMENT OF MONTE CARLO NIGHT PARTY RECEIPTS 1608.1 A licensed organization shall keep gross receipts in a separate bank account. 1608.2 All gross receipts from each Monte Carlo night party shall be deposited in a separate Monte Carlo night party bank account by the end …

1609 EXPENSES 1609.1 Money for reasonable and necessary expenses ordinarily incidental to Monte Carlo night parties shall be paid from the gross receipts only by checks having consecutive numbers drawn on the Monte Carlo night party bank account established according to § 1608. 1…

1610 FINANCIAL REPORT 1610.1 A financial report on a form provided by a Board shall be completed and filed within ten (10) days of the Monte Carlo Night party. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 3788, 3822 (May 20, 1988). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Lotte…

1700 GAMES PROHIBITED 1700.1 No game prohibited by law shall be allowed at any bingo operation, raffle draw or Monte Carlo night party. 1700.2 In the Federal enclave, in adjacent public buildings and land controlled by the Shipstead-Luce Act as amended by 53 Stat. 1144, in the Ol…

1701 ADVERTISING 1701.1 There shall be no advertisement of a bingo operation, raffles, or Monte Carlo Night parties in the Federal enclave, in the Old Georgetown district, or on real or personal property owned by or under the control of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Au…

1702 PERSONS UNDER AGE EIGHTEEN 1702.1 No person shall knowingly permit any person under the age of eighteen (18) years to participate as a player in a bingo game to purchase raffle tickets or participate in Monte Carlo Night parties in accordance with D.C. Official Code § 3-1334…

1703 AIDING OR ABETTING UNAUTHORIZED BINGO, RAFFLES OR MONTE CARLO NIGHT 1703.1 No person shall aid or abet in conducting bingo, raffles, or Monte Carlo night parties except in accordance with D.C. Official Code § 3-1332. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 29 DCR 5015 (Novembe…

1704 FINES 1704.1 Pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 3-1324, the Board may levy a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($ 1,000) for any violation of the rules governing the conduct of bingo, raffles or Monte Carlo night parties. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 29 DCR 5…

200 BOARD APPROVAL 200.1 For the purposes of Chapters 2 through 4, the formal title "Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board" and any abbreviated reference to the "Board" shall mean the board, appointed under D.C. Code §2-2501 (1994 Repl. Vol.). The term "the Agency," shall me…

201 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS 201.1 Any person, firm, partnership, association, organization, or corporation which meets the requirements of this section is eligible for a license to sell lottery tickets. 201.2 To be eligible for a license issued by the Agency, an applicant shall …

202 APPLICATION FOR ORIGINAL AND RENEWAL LICENSES 202.1 Each applicant for an original or renewal license shall file a completed application on a form provided by the Agency. 202.2 The application shall be completed by a person at least eighteen (18) years of age who is an owner,…

203 EVALUATION OF AN APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE AND AN ASSIGNMENT OF ON-LINE COMPUTER TERMINAL 203.1 The Agency shall consider all relevant information in evaluating an application in accordance with the criteria specified in §§201.2 and 205.1. 203.2 The Agency may conduct pre-lic…

204 ISSUANCE OF ORIGINAL AND RENEWAL LICENSES 204.1 The Board may vote to issue a license to sell lottery tickets upon the favorable recommendation of the Executive Director. 204.2 The Executive Director's recommendation shall include a determination that all requirements of this…

205 MINIMUM SALES STANDARDS FOR AGENTS 205.1 Pursuant to Chapter 2, §201.2(d) of the D.C. Municipal Regulations, all licensed agents shall demonstrate the ability to maintain a Minimum Sales Standard as determined by the Executive Director. 205.2 The Minimum Sales Standard for ag…

206 CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP, LOCATION, ADDRESS OR TYPE OF OPERATION 206.1 If the location, type of operation, or ownership of an agent's establishment substantially changes, the agent shall not sell lottery tickets or actively engage in lottery business until a license has been issue…

207 OTHER LOTTERY LICENSES 207.1 In addition to the normal agency license as provided for in this Title, the agency may offer different variations of lottery licenses that are listed below. Note all licensees must adhere to all laws, rules and regulations of the Agency, with the …

208 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 2286, 2287 (April 3, 1992); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 46 DCR 2814 (March 19, 1999); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 10654 (December 12, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published…

209 DENIAL, REVOCATION, OR SUSPENSION OF ORIGINAL OR RENEWAL LICENSE 209.1 The Board may deny, suspend for not more than sixty (60) days, or revoke a license for reasons, including but not limited to, the following: (a) If any owner, partner, directors or officer of the establish…

210 NOTICE OF DENIAL, REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION 210.1 If the Board initially votes to deny an original or a renewal license, or to revoke or suspend an agent's license, the Agency shall send a written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, stating the following: (a) T…

211 EMERGENCY INTERRUPTION OF AN AGENTS LOTTERY OPERATIONS 211.1 The Board may order an agent to cease the sale of lottery tickets without a prior hearing, for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, if an agent violates any of the provisions of this title, and the Board finds t…

212 INTERRUPTION OF ON-LINE OPERATIONS 212.1 The Executive Director may interrupt on-line lottery operations services to an agent without notice or prior hearing for one of the following reasons: (a) Failure to make prompt payment to the Agency according to §305; (b) Failure to n…

213 VOLUNTARY SURRENDER OF LOTTERY LICENSE 213.1 The agent shall notify the Agency at least thirty (30) days in advance, in writing, of the agent's intent or desire to surrender the Lottery license. 213.2 The agent shall allow the Agency or the Agency's representative access to t…

USE OF THE OFFICE’S SPORTS WAGERING MOBILE APPLICATION OR WEBSITE To Deposit funds and/or place a Wager using Office’s Mobile App or Site a Player must: Be at least eighteen (18) years of age; Have a valid Account; Have sufficient funds in their Account to Wager; Be able to be p…

ACCOUNTS 2001.1 To apply for an Account, a Player must provide all information requested on the registration form including, the Player’s full legal name, address, date of birth, and last four digits of the Player’s Social Security number. 2001.2 By submitting an application for…

ACCOUNT FUNDING A Player may Deposit funds into their Account using by a credit card, debit card, ACH bank transfer, electronic wallet, or any other method approved by the Office. By initiating a Deposit, the Player represents and warrants that they: Have authority to use the pa…

BONUSES AND PROMOTIONAL OFFERS The Office may offer Bonuses or similar promotional incentives. Bonuses appear as funds in the Player’s Account and may be used to play Games as described in the specific rules for the particular Bonus or promotional offering. Bonuses have no cash …

GEOLOCATION Players consent to the Office transmitting, collecting, maintaining, processing and using their location data to provide and improve location-based Services. Players may withdraw this consent at any time by turning off the location settings on their device or by noti…

WAGERS The Office will only accept Wagers through the Mobile App, Site and licensed Lottery Sports Wagering retailers that are recorded on the Office’s gaming system. Mobile and Site-based Wagers are placed through the internet connection between the Player's device and the Offi…

PRIZE CLAIMS Winnings are only paid if the Office has previously verified all relevant information including, name, age and Physical Address of the Player. Prize payments are subject to tax withholding and reporting. Prize payments may be subject to delinquent child support offs…

WITHDRAWING PRIZES Players may Withdraw prizes in their Account. Players may not Withdraw Deposits that are made into their Account. It is the Player’s responsibility not to Deposit more than they intend to Wager. Prizes may be Withdrawn by ACH, bank transfer, electronic wallet,…

SPORTS WAGERS AND WAGER TYPES The Office may offer the following Wagers and Wager types: (a) Money Line—A Money Line or straight up wager is a bet on the outright winner of the game or event without any point spread odds; Point Spread/Handicap—A Point Spread Wager is when a plus…

FOOTBALL Overtime is taken into account for football Wagers except for the following Wager types: Final Result in the form of Home/Tie/Away or 1X2; Half Time/Full Time (Home/Tie/Away or 1X2); and, those Wagers that have to do with second (2nd) half or fourth (4th) quarter in whi…

BASKETBALL Overtime is taken into account for Basketball Wagers, except for the following Wager types: Final Result in the form Home/Tie/Away or 1X2; Half Time/Full Time (Home/Tie/Away or 1X2); and, those Wagers that have to do with 2nd half or 4th quarter in which the score of …

BASEBALL The name of the starting pitcher has no relevance on how Wagers are settled. If a baseball game is postponed and not played on the same day of its original schedule in local time, then all selections on this game will be voided. If this game is scheduled for a later day…

ICE HOCKEY For ice hockey, only regulation time (1st three (3) periods) play is taken into account for Wagers. Overtime periods played, or any other method used for determining the winner of the game, are not taken into account for ice hockey Wagers, unless stated or in the Wage…

SOCCER For soccer Wagers, the result of regulation time is taken into account plus time added to the game in respective of possible delays. Extra time and penalties are not taken into account for soccer Wagers, unless stated in the program or in the Wager type’s description. The…

TENNIS In the instance where a tennis match is cancelled, or postponed, or suspended and is not completed within the competition’s time frame it was scheduled for, then all Wagers that involve this match are refunded. An exception to this rule is for Wagers whose results have al…

BOXING/COMBAT SPORTS (MMA) The result of a boxing match (or any other combat sport) is determined in accordance with the rules established by the competition’s Governing Body, unless otherwise stated. All Wagers will be refunded under the following conditions: If the fight is ca…

GOLF For Golf Wagers, the following provisions are valid: A golfer awarded the winner's trophy will be deemed an official result. A golfer is deemed to have played, once they have teed off. In the event of a golfer withdrawing after having teed off, Wagers will not be refunded. …