D.C. Code § 36-621.07 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-621.07
§ 36-621.07. Duties of an operator.
Status: in_force

(a) Upon application for an operator license, and annually thereafter, an operator shall submit to the Office an audit of the financial transactions and condition of the licensee's total operations prepared by a certified public accountant in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and applicable District and federal law.
(b) (1) An operator shall be prohibited from wagering through its own sports wagering facility or application and shall employ reasonable methods to prohibit:
    (A) A director, officer, owner, or employee of the operator, and any relative living in the same household as the aforementioned individuals from placing a wager with the operator;
    (B) An athlete, coach, referee, team owner, employee of a sports governing body or its member teams, and player and referee union personnel from wagering on a sporting event overseen by their sports governing body;
    (C) An individual, group of individuals, or entity with access to non-public confidential information held by the operator from placing wagers with the operator; or
    (D) An individual, group of individuals, or entity from placing a wager as an agent or proxy for others.
  (2) In determining which individual, group of individuals, or entity is to be excluded from placing a wager pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, an operator shall use publicly available information and any lists of such individuals, group of individuals, or entities that the sports governing body may provide to the Office, and which the Office, or sports governing body, has provided to the operator.
(c) An operator shall:
  (1) Employ a monitoring system utilizing software to identify irregularities in volume or odds and swings that could signal suspicious activities that should require further investigation, and immediately report to the Office;
  (2) Develop system requirements and specifications according to industry standards and implement the requirements and specifications as required by the Office as part of its minimum internal control standards;
  (3) Immediately report to the Office facts or circumstances related to the operation of a sports wagering licensee that may constitute a violation of District or federal law, including suspicious sports waging over a threshold set by the operator as approved by the Office;
  (4) Provide a secure location for the placement, operation, and play of sports wagering equipment;
  (5) Prevent an individual, group of individuals, or entity from tampering with or interfering with the operation of sports wagering or sports wagering equipment;
  (6) In the case of on-premises sports wagering, ensure that sports wagering occurs only in the specific locations within a designated sports wagering facility approved by the Office, using an Office-approved mobile application, other digital platform, or sports wagering device that utilizes communications technology to accept wagers originating within the District, and that sports wagering is conducted within the sight and control of designated employees of the licensee and under continuous observation by security equipment, as required by the Office.
  (6A) In the case mobile or online sports wagering, ensure that sports wagering occurs only through an Office-approved mobile or online application in locations where the Class A or Class C operator is licensed to offer sports wagering and in accordance with this subchapter and regulations issued by the Office pursuant to this subchapter .
  (7) Maintain a sufficient cash supply and other supplies within the boundaries of the District;
  (8) Maintain daily records showing the gross sports wagering receipts and adjusted gross sports wagering receipts of the operator;
  (9) Timely file with the Office records or reports required by this subchapter , or regulations issued pursuant to this subchapter ;
  (10) (A) Verify that an individual, or group of individuals, placing a wager is of the legal minimum age for placing the wager;
    (B) If the sports wagering is conducted using on-line or mobile devices, have in place technical and operational measures to prevent access by those who are underage;
    (C) Have an age verification process as a part of its registration, which may include requiring the use of a reputable independent third party that is commonly in the business of verifying an individual's personal identity information; and
    (D) Include on its website a description of the possible repercussions for an underage player, such as immediate stoppage of play, account closure, and confiscation of winnings.
  (11) (A) Allow individuals to set limits with the operator, including limits on the time spent betting and the amounts to be wagered, and take reasonable steps to prevent those individuals from overriding their self-imposed limits, including, at the request of the individual, sharing the requested limitations with the Office for the sole purpose of disseminating the request to other operators;
    (B) Prohibit an individual from sports wagering over the limit the individual has set or from sports wagering if the individual is on a list provided by the Office of the individuals who have requested to be excluded from sports wagering; and
    (C) Implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices that are appropriate to the nature of the personal information of individuals who place a  wager with the operator from unauthorized access, use, modification or disclosure;
  (12) Establish procedures to evaluate requests made by third parties to exclude an individual from sports wagering, including requests to exclude an individual from placing sports wagers when the requestor provides documentary evidence of sole or joint financial responsibility for the source of funds deposited with an operator by the individual or a court order requiring the individual to pay unmet child-support obligations;
  (13) Establish a system to allow individuals to self-identify as problem gamers to the Office and request to be excluded from any gaming regulated by the Office;
  (14) Establish a system to enable the Office to provide to the operator a daily list of players who have requested to be excluded from sports wagering;
  (15) Prohibit an operator, director, officer, owner, and employee of the operator from extending credit to an individual, group of individuals, or entity that places wagers with the operator or seeks to place wagers with the operator;
  (16) Prohibit an individual, group of individuals, or entity that places wagers with the operator from establishing more than one active account with the operator; and
  (17) Permit an individual, group of individuals, or entity that places wagers with the operator to terminate the account at any time and for any reason.
(d) An operator's unauthorized or improper disclosure of names included on the self-exclusion list, as allowed by subsection (c)(11) of this section, shall be punishable by penalties determined by the Office, including revocation of the operator's license.
(e) (1) Each operator shall submit a monthly report to the Office that includes:
    (A) The total amount of sports wagers received from authorized sports bettors;
    (B) The total amount of prizes awarded to sports bettors;
    (C) The total amount of gross sports wagering revenue received by the operator;
    (D) The total number of authorized sports bettors that requested to exclude themselves from sports wagering; and
    (E) Any additional information the Office considers necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter .
  (2) The Office shall publish reports based on the information provided by operators pursuant to this subsection.
(f) An operator may continue to use supplies acquired from a licensed sports wagering supplier whose supplier license has expired or has otherwise been cancelled, unless the Office prohibits such use.
D.C. Code § 36-641.21 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-641.21
§ 36-641.21. Rules and regulations governing game of skill machines.
Status: in_force

(a) The CFO, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter .
(b) The rules issued by the CFO pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall include:
  (1) Minimum standards under § 36-641.09(b) ;
  (2) Standards for conducting inspections of game of skill machines for compliance with industry standards;
  (3) Standards for inspecting licensed establishments for compliance with this subchapter ;
  (4) Minimum and maximum payment amounts for playing game of skill machines;
  (5) The maximum amount of allowable winnings per game;
  (6) Requirements relating to how fees and taxes are to be remitted;
  (7) The method of accounting to be used by a licensed establishment where a game of skill machine is authorized;
  (8) Methods of age verification;
  (9) Types of records that shall be required to be maintained by a licensee;
  (10) Posting requirements;
  (11) Advertising guidelines, including specific language concerning individuals under the age of 18;
  (12) Penalties for a violation of this subchapter or rule issued pursuant to this subchapter ; and
  (13) Internal control standards for game of skill machines.
D.C. Code § 36-601.22 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.22
§ 36-601.22. Operation of bingo and raffles.
Status: in_force

Bingo and raffles may be conducted in the District only in accordance with this title , any rules issued pursuant to this title , and any other applicable law or rules.
D.C. Code § 36-304.14 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 3 / § 36-304.14
§ 36-304.14. Remedy for violation of subchapter.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 36-621.16 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-621.16
§ 36-621.16. Sports Wagering Small Business Development Program.
Status: in_force

(a) All contracts, including contracts entered into by the Office under the authority of this subchapter shall be subject to the CBE requirements of subchapter IX-A of Chapter 2 of Title 2 .
(b) (1) A Class A operator license shall be issued for 5 years and require a non-refundable application fee of $1,000,000, which shall be submitted with the application; provided, that when an applicant for a Class A sports operator license partners with a joint venture with a CBE majority interest, it shall submit a non-refundable application fee of $250,000 at the time of the initial application; provided further, that subsequent renewal fees shall be paid pursuant to § 36-621.06(b)(3)(B) and in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
  (2) A Class B operator license shall be issued for 5 years and require a non-refundable application fee of $100,000, which shall be submitted with the application; provided, that when an applicant for a Class B sports operator license partners with a joint venture with a CBE majority interest, it shall submit a non-refundable application fee of $25,000 at the time of the initial application; provided further, that subsequent renewal fees shall be paid pursuant to § 36-621.06(c)(4)(B) and in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
  (3) A Class C operator license shall be issued for 5 years and require a non-refundable application fee of $2,000,000, which shall be submitted with the application; provided, that when an applicant for a Class C sports operator license partners with a joint venture with a CBE majority interest, it shall submit a non-refundable application fee of $500,000 at the time of the initial application; provided further, that subsequent renewal fees shall be paid pursuant to § 36-621.06(c-1)(3)(C) and in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(c) The application for renewal shall include a report of CBE participation, including CBE joint ventures, which the Office shall assess and consider verified CBE participation in the decision to approve renewal.
(d) (1) Within 180 days of May 3, 2019, DSLBD, in consultation with the Office, shall establish a program, with a duration of not less than 5 years, to train SBEs and SBE-eligible firms to develop the capacity to become sports wagering operators and management service providers.
  (2) The Office shall initiate recruitment activities to prepare SBEs to meet the qualifications needed to manage and operate sports wagering in the District, including:
    (A) Developing strategies with DSLBD to facilitate increased SBE participation;
    (B) Conducting bi-annual seminars for SBEs on how to do business with established sports wagering operators;
    (C) Maintaining instructions on how to bid on upcoming and current contracting and procurement opportunities;
    (D) Sending new procurement opportunity alerts to SBEs, electronically;
    (E) Participating in small business forums, workshops, and trainings sponsored by DSLBD;
    (F) Posting the relevant or applicable National Institute of Government Purchasing codes to the Office's and DSLBD's websites;
    (G) Partnering with DSLBD to invite potential bidders to pre-bid conferences for sports wagering related contract or procurement; and
    (H) Developing an annual plan regarding the utilization of qualified SBEs.
(e) The Office shall submit an annual report to the Mayor and the Council on CBE participation in sports wagering, which shall include:
  (1) Detailed information on recruitment initiatives and the creation of contract or licensing opportunities;
  (2) The number of CBEs that apply for a sports wagering operator or management services provider license;
  (3) The number of CBE applicants to receive a sports wagering operator or management services provider license;
  (4) The reports, received pursuant to subsection (f)(2) of this section, from each Class A, Class B, and Class C licensee on its CBE participation;
  (5) The number of minority or women that applied for a sports wagering operator or management services provider license; and
  (6) Analysis of the current state of individuals, group of individuals, or entities applying for an operator's or management services provider licenses.
(f) (1) Each sports wagering licensee shall provide quarterly reports to DSLBD pursuant to § 2-218.46(i) .
  (2) Each Class A, Class B, and Class C licensee shall provide to the Office a report to the Office on its CBE participation.
D.C. Code § 36-124 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 1 / § 36-124
§ 36-124. Refusal to surrender to registrant a registered container prima facie evidence of unlawful use.
Status: in_force

In any prosecution under this subchapter, the refusal of any person having possession of any registered milk bottle, can, crate, or other container to surrender possession of the same to the registrant of the name, mark, or device appearing thereon, after notice and demand by said registrant or his agent, shall be prima facie evidence of the unlawful use or traffic in the same contrary to the provisions of this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 36-409 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 4 / § 36-409
§ 36-409. Applicability.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to misappropriation occurring prior to March 16, 1989. With respect to a continuing misappropriation that began prior to March 16, 1989, the chapter does not apply to the continuing misappropriation that occurs after March 16, 1989.
D.C. Code § 36-502 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 5 / § 36-502
§ 36-502. Authority to establish, operate, and maintain a foreign trade zone.
Status: in_force

(a) Any private corporation or public corporation may make application for the privilege of establishing, operating, and maintaining a foreign trade zone or subzone in the District of Columbia, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. §§ 81a-81 u. Following approval of the application by the Foreign Trade Zones Board established pursuant to 19 U.S.C. §§ 81a-81 u, the private corporation or public corporation shall take all actions necessary to comply with 19 U.S.C. §§ 81a-81 u and any other applicable laws, rules, and regulations adopted in accordance with 19 U.S.C. §§ 81a-81 u.
(b) Any activity in the District of Columbia authorized by 19 U.S.C. §§ 81a-81 u to be conducted within a foreign trade zone or subzone:
  (1) May be conducted within a foreign trade zone or subzone operated by a private corporation or public corporation within the District of Columbia; and
  (2) Shall comply with the Zoning Regulations of the District of Columbia set forth in title 11 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (11 DCMR).
D.C. Code § 36-121 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 1 / § 36-121
§ 36-121. Filing and publication of container description.
Status: in_force

All persons, firms, partnerships, or corporations engaged in the bottling, selling, or distributing of milk or cream in bottles, cans, crates, or other containers within the District of Columbia, on which the name, trademark, or other device designating the owner is branded, blown, cut, carved, embossed, or impressed, may file with the Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia a description of the name or names, marks or devices so used by them, the said description to be a statement under oath by the owner of said name, mark, or device. The said owner of said name, mark, or device shall, after filing the description as above required, cause the same to be published at least once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the District of Columbia. The said owner of said name, mark, or device shall thereafter file with the Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia an affidavit made by himself or any other competent person stating that said description has been published as herein provided, and shall file in the office of the Health Department of the District of Columbia a copy of said registration and said affidavit of publication, both duly certified as true copies by the Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia. The registration of any such name, mark, or device shall be complete on the filing of said certified copies in the Health Office of the District of Columbia, and thereafter the name, mark, or device shall be considered as registered in accordance with this subchapter, and any bottle, can, crate, or other container on which said name, mark, or device shall be or shall be placed shall be considered as registered in accordance with this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 36-621.13 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-621.13
§ 36-621.13. Clean hands requirement.
Status: in_force

The Office shall require proof of good standing pursuant to § 29-102.08 of an applicant for a license pursuant to this subchapter and may, in addition, require certification that the Citywide Clean Hands Database indicates that the proposed licensee is current with its District taxes.
D.C. Code § 36-601.22a — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.22a
§ 36-601.22a. Monte Carlo night party.
Status: in_force

(a) The Chief Financial Officer may authorize the operation of Monte Carlo night parties in the District of Columbia.
(b) A Monte Carlo night party means an event for raising funds for charitable purposes at which wagers are made, through the use of imitation money presented to a participant in exchange for a donation to the event, in games of chance customarily associated with a gambling casino and at which a participant may use any accumulated imitation money to purchase prizes at the end of the event. The term “Las Vegas night party” may also be used to describe this type of event.
(c) The Chief Financial Officer shall issue proposed rules, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , to implement the provisions of this section. In developing the proposed rules, the Chief Financial Officer shall not permit any person, firm, partnership, association, organization, or corporation to sponsor, conduct, or hold more than 2 Monte Carlo night parties in a calendar year, shall place a maximum monetary value amount on the prizes that may be offered, and shall mandate that there be no direct correlation between the amount of imitation money presented to a participant and the participant’s donation to the event. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council of the District of Columbia (“Council”) for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules, in whole or in part, by resolution within this 45-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed effective.
D.C. Code § 36-601.07 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.07
§ 36-601.07. Reports.
Status: in_force

The Chief Financial Officer shall make an annual report in writing to the Mayor no later than December 31st of each year for the preceding fiscal year. This annual report shall include a statement of the receipts and disbursements of the Office, a summary of its activities, and any additional information and recommendations that the Chief Financial Officer may consider of value to the Mayor or which the Mayor may request. The Chief Financial Officer shall also make such additional reports as the Mayor may reasonably request.
D.C. Code § 36-304.12 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 3 / § 36-304.12
§ 36-304.12. Franchisee’s right of first refusal.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 36-621.14 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-621.14
§ 36-621.14. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) For a violation of this subchapter or a regulation issued pursuant to this subchapter , the Office shall have the authority to exercise one or more of the following:
  (1) Impose a fine of not more than $50,000, which money shall be paid to the District of Columbia Treasurer and deposited into the General Fund of the District of Columbia as general purpose revenue funds;
  (2) Revoke a licensee's sports wagering license; or
  (3) Suspend the licensee's sports wagering license for up to 365 days.
(b) An individual, group of individuals, or entity that has been fined or whose application has been denied, revoked, or suspended pursuant to this section shall have a right to a hearing before the Office and, in the event of its affirmation of the fine, denial, revocation, or suspension, whichever applies, the right to appeal the decision of the Office to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 36-155 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 1 / § 36-155
§ 36-155. Proceeding in Superior Court to ascertain violations; search warrant.
Status: in_force

Upon complaint of any person who has complied with § 36-152 , or of his agent, to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, or 1 of the judges thereof, that any person within the District of Columbia is guilty of the violation of any provision of this subchapter, the said Court or judge may issue a search warrant to discover and obtain such vessels as aforesaid and their contents, and may also cause to be brought before the said Court or judge the person so believed to be guilty, or his agent or employee, in whose possession or upon whose wagon or premises any such vessel or vessels may be found; and any such person, agent, or employee found guilty of a violation of any of the provisions of this subchapter shall be punished as aforesaid, and the said Court or judge shall also order the property taken upon any such search warrant to be delivered to its owner.
D.C. Code § 36-621.11 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-621.11
§ 36-621.11. District-operated sports wagering; sports waging retailers.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The District of Columbia, through the Office, may conduct sports wagering  authorized by this subchapter through any method of wagering, including mobile and online transactions; provided, that any systems used for mobile or online transactions include age and location verification technology designed to prevent unauthorized access by individuals whose age and current location have not been verified. The Office may engage a contractor or contractors to provide the systems and related services for accepting sports wagers.
  (2) The Office may offer a mobile or on-line sports wagering product, either by taxing mobile and on-line licensed retailers at a rate of 30%, without limit to the number of licenses issued, or through contract with a limited number of partners operating an Office of Lottery and Gaming mobile and web-based sports wagering operation, whichever can be shown to return the most revenue to the District.
  (3) Repealed.
(b) (1) The Office shall license sports wagering retailers. Businesses that apply to be licensed as sports wagering retailers shall also be licensed as lottery and daily numbers game agents ("lottery licensees").
  (2) Active lottery licensees, as well as new applicants, shall be required to apply to the Office for a separate sports wagering retailer license.
  (3) In determining whether to approve an application for a sports wagering retailer ("retailer") license, the Office shall consider the:
    (A) Financial responsibility of the business or operation;
    (B) Accessibility of the place of business or operation to the public;
    (C) Sufficiency of existing retailer licensees to serve the public; and
    (D) Volume of expected District-operated sports wagering sales.
(c) (1) An applicant for a retailer license, which shall have a term of 2 years, shall meet all requirements for licensure and pay an application fee of $5,000.
  (2) A retailer license may be renewed for 2-year periods; provided, that the licensee has continued to comply with all statutory and regulatory requirements and pays upon submission of a renewal application a $5,000 renewal fee.
(d) The Office shall require a retailer licensee to be bonded, in such amounts and in such manner as determined by the Office, and agree, in writing, to indemnify and save harmless the District of Columbia against any and all actions, claims, and demands of whatever kind or nature that the District of Columbia may incur by reason of or in consequence of issuing the retailer license to the licensee.
(e) Subject to fiscal limitations and requirements of law, the Office may authorize compensation for a retailer licensee in the manner and amounts the Office determines necessary and appropriate.
(f) (1) No sports wager shall be accepted under this section by other than a retailer licensee or an employee of the retailer licensee.
  (2) An individual, group of individuals, or entity convicted of violating this subsection shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $5,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 6 months, or revocation of the retailer license, or all of the foregoing.
  (3) Twenty-four months after May 3, 2019, the Office of the District of Columbia Auditor shall prepare a study evaluating the performance of the sports wagering instituted by this subchapter to determine the level of District revenue generated by mobile and online gaming compared to other similarly situated jurisdictions and submit the completed study to the Mayor and Council.
(g) (1) The Office shall provide sports wagering kiosks to sports wagering retailers through:
    (A) The contract #CFOPD-19-C-041 with Intralot Inc. ("Contract"), and any subsequent modifications or extensions of the Contract; or
    (B) By requiring one or more licensees licensed pursuant to § 36-621.06(b)(1) or (c-1) to provide kiosks, as a condition of its license, under the same terms as the Contract, and any subsequent modifications or extensions of the Contract.
  (2) If a contractor or licensee removes or refuses to provide a sports wagering kiosk to a sports wagering retailer as required by the Office pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, or a sports wagering retailer notifies the Office in writing that a kiosk is not functioning, the Office shall require a licensee that is subject to paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection to replace the kiosk within 15 calendar days with a functioning sports wagering kiosk.
  (3) A licensee who fails to provide a sports wagering kiosk to a sports wagering retailer, as required by the Office pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection, shall be liable for a daily penalty of $1,000.
  (4) Following the expiration of the Contract, the Office shall continue the sports wagering retailer program under terms prescribed through rulemaking or statute.
D.C. Code § 36-601.08 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.08
§ 36-601.08. Power to administer oaths and take testimony; subpoena power.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Chief Financial Officer, the designee of the Chief Financial Officer, or other agent authorized by law ("empowered authority") shall have the power to administer oaths and take testimony under oath relative to a matter of inquiry or investigation undertaken pursuant to Chapter 13 of Title 3 .
  (2) At a hearing ordered by the Chief Financial Officer or designee, the empowered authority may subpoena witnesses and require production of records, papers, and documents relevant to the inquiry or investigation.
(b) The refusal or failure to provide relevant testimony or produce relevant records, papers, or documents pursuant to a properly issued subpoena of the Chief Financial Officer or designee by any applicant before the empowered authority, or by any officer, director, or employee of the applicant, licensee, or agent, may subject the applicant to summary denial of its application and summary termination of its license or authorization of the licensee or agent.
(c) If a person disobeys the process authorized pursuant to this section or having appeared in obedience to a lawful request to appear refuses to answer any relevant or pertinent question propounded by the empowered authority, the Chief Financial Officer, or designee, may apply to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia ("Court"), or to any judge of the Court if the Court is not in session, setting forth the facts relating to the disobedience to the process or refusal to answer questions, and the Court shall order the person to appear before the Court to answer the questions the person had been asked or to produce the records, papers, or documents sought at the inquiry or investigation.
(d) Upon the person's continued refusal, the Court, in accordance with the appropriate provisions of District law, shall take such punitive action as the Court considers necessary and appropriate.
(e) Notwithstanding the imposition of any punitive action imposed on the person by the Court, the Chief Financial Officer, or designee, may proceed with the inquiry or investigation as if the person had not previously been called to testify.
D.C. Code § 36-601.14 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.14
§ 36-601.14. Operation of daily numbers games.
Status: in_force

The Office shall operate and conduct a daily numbers game. The proceeds of the sale of tickets shall be deposited in the Fund from which prizes shall be paid in the manner specified in § 3-1312 . The Chief Financial Officer shall authorize daily numbers games sales agents to distribute monies from the Fund to holders of winning tickets pursuant to regulations established by the Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer may provide by regulation for the payment of prizes to winners directly by licensed agents.
D.C. Code § 36-153 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 1 / § 36-153
§ 36-153. Unauthorized use, defacing, or sale of registered vessel.
Status: in_force

Whoever, except the person who shall have filed and published a description of the same as aforesaid, fills with milk or cream, or other beverage, as aforesaid, with intent to sell the same, any vessel so marked and distinguished as aforesaid, the description of which shall have been filed and published as provided in § 36-152 , or defaces, erases, covers up, or otherwise removes or conceals any such name or mark as aforesaid, or the word “registered,” thereon, or sells, buys, gives, takes, or otherwise disposes of, or traffics in the same without having purchased the contents thereof from the person whose name is in or upon such vessel, or without the written consent of such person, shall, for the 1st offense, be punished by a fine of not less than $.50 for each such vessel, or by imprisonment for not less than 10 days nor more than 1 year, or by both such fine and imprisonment; and for each subsequent offense by a fine of not less than $1 nor more than $5 for each such vessel, or by imprisonment for not less than 20 days nor more than 1 year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
D.C. Code § 36-621.03 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-621.03
§ 36-621.03. Public-private cooperation.
Status: in_force

(a) In recognition that governmental and private sector cooperation is essential to ensuring the integrity of sports wagering in the District and for resolving problems that may arise that have the potential to diminish the benefits of sports wagering to the District and its residents, the Office may by rule encourage operators and sports leagues to share information with the Office and each other pertaining to sports wagering, such as abnormal betting activity or patterns, the possible breach of a sports league's internal rules or codes of conduct, conduct that corrupts the betting outcome of a sporting event, suspicious or illegal wagering, the use of funds derived from illegal activity, the use of agents to place wagers, or using false identification, and to cooperate with the Office, or other District entity, in an investigation relating to sports wagering that may be conducted by the District.
(b) (1) The Office may enter into intelligence-sharing, reciprocal-use, or restricted-use agreements with the federal government, state, or local governments, law enforcement agencies, gaming enforcement agencies of other jurisdictions, and sports leagues that provide for and regulate the use of information provided and received pursuant to the agreement.
  (2) Records, documents, and information in the possession of the Office received pursuant to an intelligence-sharing, reciprocal-use, or restricted-use agreement shall be considered investigative records compiled for law-enforcement purposes under § 2-534(a)(3) .
D.C. Code § 36-641.18 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-641.18
§ 36-641.18. Unlawful acts; action by the Attorney General.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) No manufacturer, distributor, licensed establishment, or employee or agent of a manufacturer, distributor, or licensed establishment shall intentionally make a false or misleading representation concerning an individual's chances, likelihood, or probability of winning at playing a game of skill machine.
  (2) An individual or entity claiming to be aggrieved by a fraudulent act or a false or misleading statement by a licensee shall have a cause of action in a court of competent jurisdiction for damages and any legal or equitable relief as may be appropriate.
(b) The Attorney General for the District of Columbia, in the name of the District of Columbia, may bring an action in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to enjoin an individual or entity or to seek a civil penalty of up to $50,000 for a violation of this subchapter or rule issued pursuant to this subchapter .
D.C. Code § 36-303.02 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 3 / § 36-303.02
§ 36-303.02. Disclosures to prospective retail dealers.
Status: in_force

Prior to entering into any marketing agreement with any prospective retail dealer, a distributor shall disclose the information set forth in this section to such prospective retail dealer in writing. Prior to transferring any marketing agreement or interest therein to any prospective transferee, a retail dealer shall disclose the information set forth in this section to such prospective transferee in writing:
(1) The name and last known address of the previous retail dealer or dealers for the immediately prior 3-year period or for the entire period during which the distributor has either sold or distributed motor fuels or petroleum products to or through such retail service station location or owned, leased, or otherwise controlled such location, whichever period is shorter, and the grounds or reasons for the termination of, cancellation of, or failure to renew each marketing agreement with such previous retail dealer or dealers; and
(2) The existence of any present commitments, negotiations, or plans for the future sale, demolition, or other disposition of such location.
D.C. Code § 36-641.08 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-641.08
§ 36-641.08. Retailer licensure.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not offer or allow for play a game of skill machine at the location in the District unless the location:
  (1) Is a licensed establishment;
  (2) Possesses a retailer's license and a game of skill machine endorsement, as required by § 25-113.01(e) ; and
  (3) Has entered into a written use agreement with a licensed distributor (or before April 1, 2021, with a distributor) for the placement or installation of a game of skill machine or machines on the licensed premises.
(a-1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, ABCA shall perform the Office's functions under this subchapter with respect to processing and issuing retailer's licenses.
(b) A person shall apply for a retailer's license on a form prescribed by the Office. The form shall require:
  (1) The name of the applicant;
  (2) The mailing address of the applicant and, if the applicant is a corporation, the name of the state in which it is incorporated, the location of its principal place of business, and the names and addresses of its directors;
  (3) At the discretion of the Office, a report of the applicant's financial activities, including evidence of financial stability, such as bank statements, business and personal income and disbursement schedules, and tax returns; and
  (4) Any other information the Office considers necessary.
(c) An applicant for a retailer's license shall pay a nonrefundable application fee of $300 with the application.
(d) A retailer's license shall be renewed annually; provided, that the licensee continued to comply with the statutory and regulatory requirements and pays upon submission of its renewal application a $300 renewal fee.
(e) The Office may require a retailer to be bonded, in such amounts and in such manner as determined by the Office.
(f) Game of skill machines shall not be offered or allowed to be played in the District other than at an establishment licensed as a retailer.
D.C. Code § 36-641.05 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-641.05
§ 36-641.05. Conflicts of interest.
Status: in_force

(a) Before issuing, authorizing the transfer to a new owner of, or renewing a license, the Office shall determine that the applicant is not disqualified because of a conflicting interest in another license.
(b) In making a determination regarding a conflicting interest, the following standards shall apply:
  (1) No licensee under a distributor's license shall hold a license in another license issued under this subchapter ; except, that the holder of a distributor's license may also hold a manufacturer's license.
  (2) No licensee under a manufacturer's license shall hold another license issued under this subchapter ; except, that the holder of a manufacturer's license may also hold a distributor's license.
D.C. Code § 36-621.12 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-621.12
§ 36-621.12. License prohibitions.
Status: in_force

(a) (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.
D.C. Code § 36-156 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 1 / § 36-156
§ 36-156. Recorder of Deeds to make regulations.
Status: in_force

The Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia is authorized to make regulations and prescribe forms for the filing of labels, trademarks, or other distinctive marks under the provisions of this subchapter.