WASHINGTON — Georgetown men's basketball is in the NCAA tournament after winning the Big East title game last week. The 12-seed Hoyas take on 5-seed Colorado Saturday, but you can't bet on the game in Washington, D.C.
Why? The GAMBETDC app, which runs through the DC Lottery, does not allow you to do so because it's a college sport that has a school/team in the District.
GAMBETDC confirmed this information when WUSA9 called their hotline last Saturday afternoon.
This inability to bet on Georgetown games has been an occurrence all season for Hoyas basketball fans that may be wagering the odds for their favorite team. It is also a rule that some other sportsbooks across the country have had to implement.
This month in Illinois, Barstool Sports opened a sportsbook there. Part of the advertising for the sportsbook included comments that residents in the state, unfortunately, would not be able to bet on the University of Illinois basketball game.
In Illinois, it's state law, which may be a stipulation under D.C. law for universities in the District.
The same issues also occur in Virginia for college sports teams like the Virginia Tech Hokies and Virginia Cavaliers, according to Legal Sports Betting.
Georgetown faces Colorado in First Round
No. 12 seed Georgetown (13-12) vs. No. 5 seed Colorado (22-8)
NCAA Tournament First Round, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis; Saturday, 12:15 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Georgetown is set to face Colorado in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Georgetown blew out Creighton by 25 in its last outing, while Colorado is coming off of a 70-68 loss to Oregon State in its most recent game.
SENIOR STUDS: Colorado's McKinley Wright IV, Jeriah Horne and D'Shawn Schwartz have collectively accounted for 48 percent of the team's scoring this season and have scored 58 percent of all Buffaloes points over the last five games.
FACILITATING THE OFFENSE: Wright has either made or assisted on 52 percent of all Colorado field goals over the last five games. The senior guard has accounted for 39 field goals and 24 assists in those games.
WINLESS WHEN: Georgetown is 0-5 when scoring fewer than 63 points and 13-7 when scoring at least 63.
ASSIST RATIOS: The Hoyas have recently gotten baskets via assists more often than the Buffaloes. Colorado has 28 assists on 71 field goals (39.4 percent) across its past three contests while Georgetown has assists on 28 of 68 field goals (41.2 percent) during its past three games.
DID YOU KNOW: Colorado has committed a turnover on just 16.9 percent of its possessions this season, which is the second-best percentage among all Pac-12 teams. The Buffaloes have turned the ball over only 11 times per game this season.
The Associated Press contributed.