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CT’s two casinos generate $175M million in online and sports gambling revenue

Online betting and sports wagers have added a nearly one-third premium to slot revenue generated by Foxwoods Resort and the Mohegan Sun casinos since expanded gambling was established in Connecticut last year, cheering tribal officials who fought to bolster their gambling enterprises. The revenue is a needed boost for the casinos that are…

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Calls to CT’s problem gambling hotline up 203% since launch of online gambling

Calls to Connecticut's problem-gambling hotline have more than tripled over the last six months after the state launched a series of sportsbooks and online gambling platforms, a deluge that advocates say has caught them off guard and strained resources. According to the Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling, which operates the hotline, calls and…

Gambling Addiction ・ 16 April 2022

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Will Gambling Expansion Make It Onto The Ballot In Alabama This Year?

In November, Alabama voters may finally get a second chance to vote on whether they want a state lottery. Online sports betting legalization and retail casino expansion could make their way onto the ballot as well. SB 293 and SB 294 are almost ready for their third readings in the Senate Tourism and Marketing Committee. Legislators added bill…

Gaming Authorities ・ 15 March 2022

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Connecticut's Online Casinos Made $8.9M In Their First Partial Month

Even accounting for the smaller population, Connecticut's online casino revenue is off to a slow start compared to other iGaming states. Yesterday, the Nutmeg State released its revenue figures for October and its two online gambling operators generated a bit less than $8.9 million in gross gaming revenue (GGR). After promotional deductions, the…

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Connecticut Joins the Online Gambling Party, Poker Invited but Left at the Door

Connecticut joined the online gambling party this week with sports betting, casino, and slots games, but online poker players still have to wait before they can ante up online. The Connecticut Lottery Corp., the Mohegan Tribe, and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe officials launched sites online gambling sites on Tuesday, bringing more than 130…

Poker ・ 21 October 2021

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CT online gambling launches with thousands of bets and an open future

A day after New Jersey announced it was the first state to take in more than $1 billion in sports wagers in a single month, Connecticut fully launched online casino gaming and sports betting with thousands of bets placed in the first few hours. Now the question is what the largest betting expansion in decades will mean for state coffers, and for…

Sports ・ 31 October 2021

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Online gambling starts in Connecticut, with the first bets placed on NLCS

HARTFORD, Conn. - Online gambling in Connecticut began at 6 a.m. Tuesday, kicking off expanded wagering that was years in the making in negotiations between elected officials and the state's two Native American-owned casinos over details of sports betting and digital games. FanDuel, the partner of Mohegan Sun casino, and DraftKings, which is…

Politics ・ 20 October 2021

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Online Gambling Starts Today

Starting at 6 a.m. today residents across the state will have a casino in their pockets. That's because residents will have access to three different online gambling platforms, two operated by the tribes and one by the Connecticut Lottery. The Connecticut Lottery Corporation in partnership with Rush Street Interactive will begin taking bets via…

Sports ・ 19 October 2021

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Top 10 Questions about the CT Online Gambling Launch Answered

Sports betting was expected to go live in Connecticut on October 7, but was delayed until October 19, 2021. Now, we can finally place our first bets in the state. With some confusion arising in recent weeks, here are 10 of your most-asked questions, answered. In a media release, the Department of Consumer Protection said it had notified the…

Top and Best ・ 29 October 2021

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Online gambling to launch in CT on Tuesday

HARTFORD - All adults age 21 and older in Connecticut can participate in online wagering starting Tuesday morning. The state Department of Consumer Protection has cleared the full launch of online sports wagering and iCasino in Connecticut to begin at 6 a.m., Gov. Ned Lamont said Monday. The start of online gaming follows the soft launch of…

Sports ・ 19 October 2021

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Unrestricted online gambling set to begin Tuesday in Connecticut, ushering in broadest expansion in decades

HARTFORD, Conn. - Unrestricted online gambling in Connecticut begins Tuesday, inaugurating the broadest expansion of legalized wagering in the state since the two Native American casinos opened in the 1990s. The state Department of Consumer Protection authorized the launch of online sports wagering and iCasino to begin at 6 a.m. Tuesday following a…

Lottery ・ 18 October 2021

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Which Online Casino Operators Will be Launching in Connecticut?

Sports betting may be front and center in Connecticut right now, but online casino gaming is on its way as well. In fact, with the state's first three online sportsbooks going live on Oct. 19, the door will be open for all the classics, including slots, blackjack and roulette. But, the Connecticut lottery isn't allowed to have online casinos, so…

Law ・ 12 October 2021

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Limited Online Gambling Starts This Week

The soft launch period will last for seven days, with limited hours and a limited umber of patrons. By Christine Stuart, CTNewsJunkie.com Starting at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12 hundreds of Connecticut residents will be able to use their phones or computers to place a bet with one of three vendors. Tuesday will start the seven-day soft launch period…

Politics ・ 11 October 2021

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Law ・ 18 October 2021

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CT Online Betting Launch Soon, LA Casinos Await Licensing

Connecticut and Louisiana are the latest states to join the US's booming legal sports wagering market. Lawmakers in both jurisidictions legalized the vertical earlier this year, and now casino operators and officials are adding the finishing touches to those new markets. the state Department of Consumer Protection has approved a soft…

Law ・ 11 October 2021

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Connecticut set for limited launch of online gambling

HARTFORD - Online gambling is coming to Connecticut, on a limited basis. A "soft launch" beginning Tuesday will allow several hundred people to open accounts to wager for a seven-day period. The state marked the first day of its long-awaited rollout of legalized sports and internet wagering on Sept. 30, when Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods held events to…

Politics ・ 19 October 2021

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Online gambling in Connecticut to launch on a limited basis Tuesday

Bettors can gamble on their phones, tablets and other online devices beginning Tuesday, the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection announced. The agency said Friday it notified the Connecticut Lottery Corp., Mohegan Tribe and Mashantucket Pequot Tribe - owners and operators of the state's two casinos - they may begin a seven-day limited…

Covid ・ 09 October 2021

New Haven Register

Online gambling for sports and casino games in CT begins Tuesday with a soft launch

Online sports and casino gambling is expected to begin in Connecticut Tuesday with a 7-day, soft launch for a total of 2250 people identified by the fantasy sports companies that have joined forces with the Connecticut Lottery Corp., and the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes. The soft launch includes online casino games for the two tribes and…

Sports ・ 28 December 2021

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Connecticut Online Gambling Debut Delayed

Online gambling in Connecticut - including the highly anticipated online sports betting - has been delayed beyond the originally scheduled October 7 start date. The reason: an unforeseen hiccup with federal procedures. Because Connecticut gambling expansion required the compacts between the state and both the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and…

Sports ・ 06 October 2021

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What Will Online Gambling Legalization Mean for Connecticut State?

A new era of online gambling will get underway in when FanDuel, DraftKings and PlaySugarHouse launch this month. The state should eventually earn around $100 million per year by taxing this nascent industry, according to Gov. Ned Lamont. This article explores the economic impact that will have upon Connecticut, and how the state will spend the…

Lottery ・ 05 October 2021

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CT Announces Tentative Launch Date Of Oct 7 For Online Gambling

This is a breaking story and may be updated. Things are moving fast in the Nutmeg State. Just last week, the Governor's Office announced that it had received approval for the new tribal gaming compacts from the Bureau of Indian Affairs at the Department of the Interior. With that final bit of red tape out of the way, word at the time was that the…

Politics ・ 21 September 2021

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Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut reports slot revenue down 15% in August

oxwoods Resort Casino announced Thursday $30.8 million in slot revenue for the month of August. The figures see revenue down from the $36.5 million in July, although revenue was up 3.8% over the $29.6 million reported in August 2020. The casino has reported $7.7 million in direct payment to the state of Connecticut in accordance with the…

Finance ・ 17 September 2021

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CT Online Gambling May Launch In October After Federal Approval

This is a breaking news story and will be updated tomorrow. Connecticut is almost ready to play ball via online gambling and sports betting platforms, now that it's received the necessary federal approval for its amended tribal compact. The new compacts themselves were signed in March, between the Governor's Office and the two tribes which run the…

Politics ・ 10 September 2021

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CT Regulation Review Committee Approves Gambling Expansion Rules

Connecticut officials continued to move ahead on online gambling and sports betting today by approving regulations to govern it. A launch date can't be set yet because of a necessary federal approval. However, today's action by the Connecticut General Assembly's Regulation Review Committee brings the launch one step closer. That body approved the…

Law ・ 31 August 2021

Online Poker Report

CT Governor, Tribes Just Inches From Agreement On Gambling Expansion

2021 stands to be a good year for gambling expansion, as states race to make up for time that they lost to fighting COVID-19 last year. Already, five states have introduced bills which would legalize online casinos, online poker, or both. Not all of these are equally likely to succeed. At one extreme, you have longshot efforts like this…

Politics ・ 29 May 2021