A second sports betting venue could open in Washington DC soon

Developers have plans to open a business named “Handle 19” in Southeast DC, which would mark the second legal sportsbook since online and in-person sports betting was legalized two year ago in DC.

In July, DC’s first legal sportsbook opened inside the Capital One Arena Box Office. 

The potential plans come after developers applied for an Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) license, and the hope would be that such a roll call hearing for the license would be approved in late October. 

The business would be located in the old ‘Stanton and Greene’ building on the 300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue SE.

According to the ABRA meeting filing, Handle 19, "will be a restaurant offering traditional American food. Seating Capacity of 60 inside and a Total Occupancy Load of 199. The licensee is also applying to include Sports Wagering in their operations. There will be a total of 8 betting kiosks." 

Hours of operation for the sportsbook restaurant would be Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 1 a.m., Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2:30 a.m.

DC's ABRA leadership is meeting on a portion of the proposal Tuesday evening. No information or discussion of Handle 19 has come out of the meeting on the plan as of 10:30 p.m.

The process by ABRA does give people time to protests the development. A scheduled date of October 13 is the protest petition deadline, with a possible protest petition hearing scheduled for January 6, 2021.

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