There are now seven players in the state-by-state online poker industry in the States of America. Connecticut became the seventh state to open the doors for online poker inside its borders earlier this month. However, there has also been molasses-slow response to this new development as there have been no operators stepping up to offer their product to Connecticut residents.
No Action Since February 1
As of February 1, the state of Connecticut has been open for business as to online poker . Also featured along with these new regulations was the opportunity for sports betting to be offered to citizens of Connecticut. While sports betting has been able to take off well, to this date there have been zero takers when it comes to offering online poker to willing customers.
The state regulations are not exactly anything that has not been enacted in other locales. For an online poker product to be offered, the company must partner with one of the two Indian tribes that call Connecticut home. These tribes, the Mohegan Tribe and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, are a major part of the casino gaming scene in the state. The Mohegans own and operate the popular Mohegan Sun Casino and Resort, while the Mashantucket own and operate Foxwoods Resort Casino.
For sports betting, Mohegan Sun has hooked up with FanDuel, while Foxwoods drew DraftKings as their sportsbook partner. The bottom line is, however, that no online poker operation has chosen to contact either tribe to move forward with an online poker offering. PokerStars, partypoker, 888Poker…none of the top players in the industry have stepped up to enter the Connecticut market.
Is Population the Problem?
Why hasn’t neither the tribal casinos nor the online poker players come to the plate yet in Connecticut for online poker? What might be thought of as a simple answer is that you need to have a population base to be able to even crack the seal on an online poker operation without the ability to compact with other states.
Connecticut is one of the smallest states in the States of America in area, but […]
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