Online gambling and sports betting were on the political agenda in two US jurisdictions on Wednesday, while actual wagering began in a different state on Tuesday.

The District of Columbia (DC) Council held a hearing Wednesday to discuss the bill introduced last month that aims to amend DC’s gambling laws to include sports betting. Bill sponsor Jack Evans has vowed to have a final draft of his legislation ready for a Council vote by early November.

Evans pressured the Council to act swiftly to approve the law before year’s end, after which the big boys in Congress will have 30 days to review the plan. Evans said the goal was to have legal wagering in place before the new baseball season gets underway next spring.

The Council was largely supportive of the bill but has yet to determine whether to designate the DC Lottery as the sole authorized wagering operator – with a to-be-determined technology partner – or to issue multiple licenses to private operators.