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Others see bringing iGaming into trendy commercial areas like Adams Morgan as dangerous, with the potential of mixing alcohol and gambling, a fear Councilmember Brown rebuffs because there is no cash involved.

Georgiana Bloom: Online Gambling: A Good Bet for D.C.? Georgiana Bloom 2011

Some who oppose iGaming are appalled at the legislative process creating the online gambling law.

Georgiana Bloom: Online Gambling: A Good Bet for D.C.? Georgiana Bloom 2011

Councilmember Michael A. Brown, who pushed iGaming legalization, quietly tacked it onto an important budget bill, rather than abiding by the usual practice of making it a stand-alone bill that would see a full public hearing.

David Grosso: We Can Fix Our Campaign Finance Laws and Use Full Disclosure to Stop Corruption in D.C. David Grosso 2012

A woman with parents in their 70s who drive outside of Delaware to gamble and don't return until five in the morning, would rather have them iGaming at home.

Georgiana Bloom: Online Gambling: A Good Bet for D.C.? Georgiana Bloom 2011

According to news reports, Brown received donations from four top officials of the company that was awarded the iGaming contract worth $38 million.

David Grosso: We Can Fix Our Campaign Finance Laws and Use Full Disclosure to Stop Corruption in D.C. David Grosso 2012

The D.C. Council just repealed Internet gambling legislation, also called iGaming, after a limited but damning investigation, combined with as I noted here public outrage over the secretive way iGaming was forced through the Council.

David Grosso: We Can Fix Our Campaign Finance Laws and Use Full Disclosure to Stop Corruption in D.C. David Grosso 2012

Councilmember Michael A. Brown, who pushed iGaming legalization, quietly tacked it onto an important budget bill, rather than abiding by the usual practice of making it a stand-alone bill that would see a full public hearing.

David Grosso: We Can Fix Our Campaign Finance Laws and Use Full Disclosure to Stop Corruption in D.C. David Grosso 2012

The D.C. Council just repealed Internet gambling legislation, also called iGaming, after a limited but damning investigation, combined with as I noted here public outrage over the secretive way iGaming was forced through the Council.

David Grosso: We Can Fix Our Campaign Finance Laws and Use Full Disclosure to Stop Corruption in D.C. David Grosso 2012

According to news reports, Brown received donations from four top officials of the company that was awarded the iGaming contract worth $38 million.

David Grosso: We Can Fix Our Campaign Finance Laws and Use Full Disclosure to Stop Corruption in D.C. David Grosso 2012

The iGaming provision was the brainchild of D.C. Councilmember At-Large Michael A. Brown, as a budget enhancer he projects will bring in $13 million over the first four years.

Georgiana Bloom: Online Gambling: A Good Bet for D.C.? Georgiana Bloom 2011