Dreamstime/Nevinates After many years of political gridlock, Connecticut finally found its path to legalizing sports betting this year.
The good news for online poker players and other gamblers is that iGaming came along for the ride. In fact, it proved to be the bargaining chip the Governor’s Office needed to persuade the tribes to let the state lottery operate a sportsbook.
Theoretically, this includes the possibility of Connecticut online poker . In practice, however, Nutmeggers shouldn’t expect it to happen right away, and it may not happen at all.
The state has said it expects to be ready for a synchronized sports betting and online casino launch on Oct. 7. Based on phrasing, this seems more like a target date than a firm promise. At this stage of the process, however, and with so few products to test and license, any delays are likely to be short.
Sports betting is all the rage in the US these days, and so there’s no shortage of coverage on what to expect from Connecticut sportsbooks . Some of that coverage includes talk about online casinos, some doesn’t. Poker is almost always left out of the conversation, however.
To try to rectify that, here is our explainer on what you can – and can’t – expect for online poker in Connecticut. How Connecticut gambling expansion is structured
Although Connecticut has legalized all the major gambling verticals, it has done so in a limited way.
As is the case in Michigan and West Virginia, online poker isn’t considered distinct from online casino in Connecticut . Both are distinct from sports betting, but lumped together under the umbrella of “online gaming.”
That said, the regulatory rules drafted by the Department of Consumer Protection treat online poker as being part of the same sub-category of online gaming as live dealer casino games . It considers both to be a form of “simulcasting,” since multiple geographically separated players are wagering on the same game. This has important ramifications we’ll get to later.The only entities that will be able to offer online gaming legally in the state are the two tribes. Unlike most online gambling […]
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