The departure comes in the wake of a council vote that could be viewed as a show of unhappiness with how wagering has rolled out in the district thus far. legislation that could create a more competitive market
Suarez is leaving his post as the executive director of the D.C. Office of Lottery and Gaming to take the new job, and he is doing so after defending the district’s sports betting status quo to lawmakers who want to invite some fresh faces into the district. Yet those concerns were not enough to stop a majority of the D.C. council from supporting legislation that now contains the competitive market and tax rates Suarez warned about during a meeting this week.