In this June 27, 2019 photo, a customer ponders the odds at the new sportbook at Bally's casino in Atlantic City, N.J. The following month, the D.C. Council awarded a no-bid $215 million contract to Greek gaming giant Intralot, after it pledged that a local firm, Veterans Services Corp., would perform most of the work. An investigation by The Washington Post found that Veterans Services has no employees. (Wayne Parry/AP)