Connecticut Sports Betting – Is Sports Betting Legal In Connecticut?

There are three legal online sportsbooks available in Connecticut.

• DraftKings Sportsbook: DraftKings launched in Connecticut the day sports betting became legal in the state and is run through a partnership with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation at Foxwoods Resort Casino.
• Fanatics Sportsbook: The state’s newest mobile sportsbook, Fanatics launched in Connecticut in December 2023 and is partnered with the Connecticut Lottery.
• FanDuel Sportsbook: One of the biggest names in North American sports betting, FanDuel launched in Connecticut in October 2021 and is partnered with the Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino.

While Connecticut only has three mobile sportsbooks, there is a number of retail sportsbooks spread throughout the state for bettors who prefer to wager in person.

Bettors must be at least 21 years old to legally bet on sports online or in person in Connecticut, which is the age limit for most states with legal sports betting.

Sportsbooks verify your age when you sign up to confirm that you’re at least 21. If you’re under 21, you won’t be able to register for an online sportsbook or place a legal sports wager in Connecticut.

Connecticut hasn’t had a men’s pro team since the Hartford Whalers moved to North Carolina and became the Carolina Hurricanes in 1997. It does have a WNBA team along with multiple minor-league teams.

• Connecticut Sun

Founded in 1999 as the Orlando Miracle, the Sun moved to Connecticut in 2003 after being purchased by the Mohegan Tribe. The Sun play their home games at the Mohegan Sun Arena inside the Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino.

Along with the Seattle Storm, the Sun are one of two WNBA teams that don’t share a market with an NBA team. They won back-to-back conference titles in 2004 and 2005 but have yet to win a championship.

Connecticut has several prominent college sports programs. However, bettors are prohibited from wagering on in-state teams.

• Central Connecticut Blue Devils

The Blue Devils have competed at the FCS level since 1993 and have won 10 conference championships in program history. They’ve gone 0-2 in their two playoff appearances.

Their men’s basketball team has been in Division I since 1986 and has played in the Northeast Conference since 1997. The Blue Devils have made three appearances in the Division I NCAA Tournament – all in the 2000s – but have yet to win a game.

• UConn Huskies

One of the most recognizable brands in college sports, the Huskies are one of the nation’s best programs on the hardwood. Their men’s basketball team has won six national championships (tied for third-most all-time), while their women’s basketball team has won a record 11 national titles.

The Huskies compete as an Independent in football and joined Division I in 2002. Although they’ve been less successful on the gridiron, they’ve won 26 conference championships and played in seven bowl games.

• Fairfield Stags

The Stags compete in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference on the hardwood and have made three appearances in the Division I NCAA Tournament, most recently in 1997. They’ve also appeared in the NIT six times.

Fairfield briefly had a men’s football team from 1996 to 2002. It was discontinued despite going 44-28.

• Quinnipiac Bobcats

Another MAAC school, Quinnipiac transitioned to Division I in 1996 and has never made an NCAA Tournament. That said, the Bobcats made the Division II NCAA Tournament four times prior to moving up, going 1-7 in those appearances.

Quinnipiac does not have a football team.

• Sacred Heart Pioneers

The Pioneers left the Northeast Conference in 2024, making them one of two NCAA Division I FCS independent schools. Their best season came in 2001 when they went 11-0 and won the school’s first conference championship.

While their men’s basketball team moved to Division I in 1999, their best season came in 1986 when they won the Division II national championship. They have yet to make the Division I NCAA Tournament.

• Yale Bulldogs

The state’s lone Ivy League school, Yale has one of the oldest football programs in the world dating back to 1872. The Bulldogs produced two of the first three Heisman Trophy winners (Larry Kelley and Clint Frank) along with the “Father of American football” (Walter Camp) and the first professional football player (Pudge Heffelfinger). They have won 27 national championships and rank in the top 10 for most wins in college football history.

Yale’s men’s basketball team has made seven NCAA Tournaments (including four since 2015) and advanced to the Round of 32 twice.