Connecticut: status at a glance
| Online casino | Live, state-licensed |
|---|---|
| Sports betting | Online and retail |
| Online poker | Legalised, not live legal, no operator launched per one source; another lists the state as regulated |
| Sweepstakes casinos | Banned by statute SB 1235 (Public Act 25-112), in force 1 Oct 2025 |
The 2021 law behind online casino gaming
Online casino play in Connecticut rests on Public Act 21-23, an act concerning the authorization, licensing and regulation of online casino gaming, retail and online sports wagering, fantasy contests, keno and the online sale of lottery tickets. The Gaming Division's overview says Governor Lamont signed it in May 2021. Section 3 took effect on July 1, 2021 and set the licensing model that still governs the market.
The act does not open the market to any company that applies. It names the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut as the holders of master wagering licenses for casino gaming, and each master license permits a single online casino skin. A skin, in the act's wording, is the branded name and logo on the website or app that bettors use to reach the platform. That one-skin limit explains why the state's casino list is so short.
Who may hold a license
Three kinds of licensee appear in the act. A master wagering licensee is a tribe or its wholly owned affiliate (or, for products other than casino, the Connecticut Lottery Corporation). An online gaming operator is a company that runs an electronic wagering platform under a direct contract with a master licensee. A service provider supplies goods or services to either of them; the act says that geolocation, identity verification, payment processing and data provision can require a service license.
In practice a company such as an established national sportsbook operator does not hold the tribal license itself. It operates under the master license of Foxwoods or of Mohegan Sun, which is why the Division's page prints the casino name in parentheses after the brand.
How many legal online casinos Connecticut has
The Division's Legal Gaming page, read on November 11, 2026, says residents may play online casino games through DraftKings or FanDuel. That makes two, a count we took from the regulator's page ourselves. The Division publishes no PDF list with holder names or permit numbers, so that sentence is all the count rests on.
The same page lists three platforms for sports wagering, adding Fanatics under the Connecticut Lottery. That third brand is not licensed for casino play according to the page. Industry trackers have reported additional supplier licenses, such as a game technology supplier licensed in 2026; we did not read a Division page confirming that, so we leave it out as a fact.
What games are covered
The act defines online casino gaming to include slots, blackjack, craps, roulette, baccarat, poker and video poker, bingo, live dealer and other peer to peer games, along with any other games the department authorizes. All of them are played over the internet, through a website or mobile device. The definition covers peer to peer poker in principle, but the Division's page names no poker operator, so no poker brand is named here.
Technical standards for the casino platform, including a specification for live dealer streaming, sit on the Division's laws page.
Rules a resident should know
- Age: 21 or older for online casino play. The act says an account holder must be verified at 21, and the Division's page repeats it. The minimum age for fantasy contests and lottery tickets is 18.
- Location: the act requires a person to be physically present in Connecticut when placing an online casino wager outside the tribal reservations, and requires the platform to verify this.
- Responsible gambling: the act requires a voluntary self-exclusion process and the display of problem gambling information.
- Money to the state: the Division's data page shows $108,265,925 in online casino gaming payments to the state for 2025.
Checking a license
Read the Gaming Division's Legal Gaming page and look for the exact brand name. The regulator page walks through the steps and the complaint route. A brand that appears nowhere on that page is not shown by the Division as licensed for online casino play.
The sweepstakes position
Connecticut also addresses the sweepstakes casino model. Public Act 25-112 amended section 42-301 effective October 1, 2025, so that a sweepstakes or promotional drawing that allows participation in real or simulated online casino gaming or sports wagering is barred unless the person holds a gaming license under the state's chapter 229b. The Connecticut sweepstakes page sets out the text and the penalties.
Frequently asked questions
How many online casinos are licensed in Connecticut?
The Gaming Division's page names two, DraftKings and FanDuel. The short list follows from the act: each of the two tribal master licenses allows one casino skin.
Can a Connecticut resident play at a casino that is not on the Division's page?
The Division's pages show no license for such a brand. An unlicensed site is outside the consumer protections of the state's framework, including the verified age and location checks.
Is poker part of Connecticut's online casino law?
The act lists poker and video poker within online casino gaming. The Division's current page names no poker operator.
Does the state publish a spreadsheet of operators?
No spreadsheet or PDF was found. The operator names appear in the text of the Legal Gaming page.