So, the original Dylan Byers note was correct. DC is an industry town. Not having "the game" on (which for DC's media and political community is the WHCD) is not cool if "the game" is as important to the community of interest as the WHCD is.
But, private equity or some gulf sheikh probably owns the bar (forget about any kind of local mom and pop joint) and they don't want anything stopping people from drinking and hooking up.
The goobers not caring about the WHCD is of interest to the fact that most people don't focus on the details of how the sausage is made. Somnolence is one results. The other is gross distortion because the distance and filters people get media from make it harder to understand the relevance of many parts of how the sausage is made.