Connecticut Launches Online Sports Betting Statewide After Successful Trial Run

Online sports wagering is now live across the state of Connecticut, enabling players to register and wager with three authorized sportsbooks.


Gov. Ned Lamont revealed on Monday that the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection had okayed to a complete launch of online sports betting and web casino gambling starting on Tuesday at 6:00 a.m. ET.


The choice followed a successful weeklong "soft launch" of online wagering in the New England state that included just a number of hundred gamers.


Now, anyone who is 21 or older in the state can head to the online sportsbooks of DraftKings Inc., FanDuel Group, and PlaySugarHouse-owner Rush Street Interactive Inc. to start establishing their accounts. Those 3 books are the only ones lawfully enabled to take wagers in the state on behalf of their tribal and lotto partners.


"Connecticut has actually shown to be a leader when it pertains to the video gaming economy going back decades, which tradition will continue with the launch of these brand-new online alternatives for all qualified homeowners," Lamont said in a news release.


The complete launch of online sports betting and iCasino in Connecticut has been licensed to begin tomorrow at 6AM.


I thank the staff at @CTDCP for their efforts over the last several months to make sure that this can be done securely. We encourage everyone to take pleasure in these responsibly.


Lamont signed legal sports betting legislation in May, after striking a new gaming contract with the state's Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes previously in the year.


DraftKings and FanDuel are partnered with the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan people for online betting, which for the tribes and their partners can include sports wagering and more than 130 internet-based casino games.