The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection reported that $95.4 million was wagered on sports in June 2022. This betting total pushed the lifetime betting handle in Connecticut to $1.08 billion. Connecticut is now only the 18th state to surpass $1 billion in lifetime betting handle. … Read more
In February, Connecticut’s sportsbooks recorded their second-lowest sports betting handle ($115.6 million) and their lowest revenue figure ($5 million) since launching in October 2021. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe generated $3.2 million of this revenue, outpacing the Mohegan Tribe ($1.1 million) and the Connecticut Lottery ($802,013) … Read more
Maryland should launch their sportsbooks by the end of 2021 if they remain on schedule. Louisiana has licensed DraftKings as their first DFS operator and plans to go live with sports wagering for NFL betting action. The Mohegan Tribe in Connecticut has switched to FanDuel … Read more
The Mohegan Sun Tribe in Connecticut has partnered with FanDuel. FanDuel will launch one of the three mobile sportsbooks in Connecticut. FanDuel daily fantasy sports will also be able to remain in CT with this deal. HARTFORD, Conn. – The Mohegan Sun Tribe in Connecticut … Read more
Connecticut regulated sports betting officially which caused some issues with daily fantasy sports (DFS) operators needing to partner with a local sportsbook. The Connecticut Lottery Corporation offered temporary licenses to FanDuel and DraftKings to allow them to continue operating in Connecticut. The licenses will last … Read more
Connecticut is halfway through the Connecticut General Assembly with passages to regulate sports betting. The House of Representatives approved sports wagering legislation on Thursday where it is now on its way to the Senate for approval. Connecticut wants to go live with its sports gaming … Read more
Connecticut sports betting is expected to go live by the 2021 NFL season. Legislation for the industry has not yet fully been hammered out but is expected to be done by June. The Connecticut Lottery is preparing for the impending regulatory market by beginning the … Read more
The Connecticut General Assembly will be hearing bills regarding the regulation of mobile and retail sportsbooks in the state. Governor Ned Lamont wants to see regulated sportsbooks launch in Connecticut by the start of NFL season. HARTFORD, Conn. – With a deadline fast approaching as … Read more
The Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes have expanded their Tribal Gaming Compacts for the next 10 years to include sports betting and online gaming. Sportsbooks would be seen through both brick and mortar and mobile platforms in Connecticut with these new agreements. The Connecticut General … Read more
Governor Ned Lamont and local tribal nations had a public hearing discussing the potential launching of legal sports betting in Connecticut. The Mohegan Tribe has signed on for sports betting as well as online gambling. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation has not come to an … Read more
Tribal Chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, Rodney Butler, wants answers as to why his Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe cannot open up legal sportsbooks in Connecticut. A 1991 gaming compact gave exclusivity to all gaming in Connecticut for these two Tribes which would make … Read more
A sports betting bill in Connecticut could give the state tribes exclusive rights to sports betting. Online sports betting seems to be in the discussion as well. Sports betting was legalized in Connecticut back in 2017 but more legislative approval is needed. HARTFORD, Conn. – … Read more
