Is online gambling legal in Connecticut? Online casinos, sweepstakes, sports betting and Stake
Is online gambling legal in Connecticut?
Connecticut licenses real-money online casinos through the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, Gaming Division. Sweepstakes casinos face state enforcement action but no confirmed statutory ban. Online sports betting is licensed by the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, Gaming Division. Stake.com’s terms list the United States as restricted. Stake.us excludes Connecticut in its own terms. Not legal advice. Read 2026-10-08.
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Not legal advice. This page reports what state agencies and operator terms say, with the date each was read. It ranks nothing and links to no operator.
Is Stake legal in Connecticut?
Stake.com and Stake.us are different products. Stake.com is the crypto casino on the register; its restricted-territory clause lists the United States, so a player in Connecticut is outside the territories its terms accept.Source: Stake.com terms , retrieved
Stake.us is a sweepstakes casino with Gold Coins and redeemable Stake Cash. Its terms exclude Connecticut: the state is one of the 22 named in clause 2.1.Source: Stake.us terms , retrieved
On the public record: Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency, 2025-03, Cease-and-desist letter to Stake.us. The full record is on the Stake.us check.
Online casino and sports betting law in Connecticut
- Real-money online casino
- Licensed, Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, Gaming Division, live since 2021.Online casino gaming opened to all adults 21 and older on 19 October 2021, through the two tribal nations (DraftKings with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, FanDuel with the Mohegan Tribe).Source: portal.ct.gov , retrieved
- Online sports betting
- Licensed, Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, Gaming Division.Three platforms are licensed for sports wagering: DraftKings, FanDuel and Fanatics.Source: portal.ct.gov , retrieved
Online casino play in Connecticut is legal only with an operator licensed in the state. An offshore crypto casino is not one of them.
Sweepstakes casinos in Connecticut
No statutory ban is confirmed for Connecticut, but state authorities have acted against sweepstakes casinos. The Department of Consumer Protection announced a settlement with High5Games over an "unlicensed sweepstakes casino" on 29 May 2025. A 2025 statute (SB 1235) is reported by trade press; the General Assembly site disallows automated fetching, so the statute was not read: not verified.Source: portal.ct.gov , retrieved
Of the 26 sweepstakes brands on the register, 11 exclude Connecticut in their own terms, 3 do not list it, and 12 have no excluded-state list on record. A brand that does not exclude the state is not thereby lawful there.
| Brand | Excluded per its terms | Terms read |
|---|---|---|
| Chumba Casino | Not verifiedThe brand’s terms were not read, so its excluded-state list is not on record. | |
| Cider | Yes | |
| Crown Coins Casino | Not verifiedThe brand’s terms were not read, so its excluded-state list is not on record. | |
| DoubleU Casino | No | |
| Fliff | Yes | |
| Fortune Coins | No | |
| Funrize | Yes | |
| Hello Millions | Yes | |
| High 5 Casino | Yes | |
| Lavish Luck | Not verifiedThe record counts 14 excluded states but the names could not be reconciled with that count. | |
| Legendz | Yes | |
| Lucky Legends | Not verifiedThe brand’s terms were not read, so its excluded-state list is not on record. | |
| McLuck | Not verifiedThe brand’s terms were not read, so its excluded-state list is not on record. | |
| Modo Casino | Not verifiedThe brand’s terms were not read, so its excluded-state list is not on record. | |
| MoonSpin | Yes | |
| Pulsz | Yes | |
| Punt | Not verifiedThe record counts 6 excluded states but the names could not be reconciled with that count. | |
| RealPrize | Yes | |
| Rolla | Not verifiedThe brand’s terms were not read, so its excluded-state list is not on record. | |
| Rolling Riches | Not verifiedThe brand’s terms were not read, so its excluded-state list is not on record. | |
| Sixty6 | Yes | |
| Spree | Not verifiedThe brand’s terms were not read, so its excluded-state list is not on record. | |
| Stake.us | Yes | |
| Sweeptastic | Not verifiedThe brand’s terms were not read, so its excluded-state list is not on record. | |
| Wow Vegas | Not verifiedThe brand’s terms were not read, so its excluded-state list is not on record. | |
| Zula Casino | No |
Crypto casinos that accept or restrict Connecticut
21 of the 24 casino operators on the register name the United States in their restricted-territory clause, which covers Connecticut. Jackbit: the record says the United States is not restricted anywhere in the terms. None of these operators holds a licence from a US state regulator in the register’s records, so playing there from Connecticut is outside the state’s licensed market either way. The licence column shows the authority each record names.
| Operator | US in restricted list | Licence on record | Terms read |
|---|---|---|---|
| BC.GAME | Yes, restricted | Offshore Finance Authority of the State of Anjouan, under the Computer Gaming Licensing Act 007 of 2005 | |
| BetFury | Yes, restricted | Curacao Gaming Authority | |
| Bets.io | Yes, restricted | Anjouan Gaming Authority, Autonomous Island of Anjouan, Union of the Comoros | |
| Bitcasino | Yes, restricted | Curacao Gaming Authority | |
| Cloudbet | Yes, restricted | Curacao Gaming Authority | |
| Coins.game | Not verified | Anjouan Gaming Authority, Autonomous Island of Anjouan, Union of the Comoros | no data |
| Duelbits | Not verified | Curacao Gaming Authority | |
| Flush | Yes, restricted | Government of the Autonomous Island of Anjouan, Union of Comoros | |
| FortuneJack | Yes, restricted | Anjouan Offshore Finance Authority | |
| Gamdom | Yes, restricted | Anjouan, Union of Comoros, per the operator's own FAQ | |
| Jackbit | No, per the record | Curacao Gaming Authority | |
| Lucky Block | Yes, restricted | Gaming Services Provider N.V., named in the terms as the licensing body | |
| mBit | Yes, restricted | Curacao Gaming Authority | |
| Metaspins | Yes, restricted | Anjouan Gaming Authority, Autonomous Island of Anjouan, Union of the Comoros | |
| Rakebit | Yes, restricted | Offshore Finance Authority of the State of Anjouan, via Anjouan Licensing Services Inc., under the Computer Gaming Licensing Act 007 of 2005 | |
| Rollbit | Yes, restricted | Curacao Gaming Authority | |
| Roobet | Yes, restricted | Curacao Gaming Authority | |
| Shuffle | Yes, restricted | Curacao Gaming Authority | |
| Sportsbet.io | Yes, restricted | Curacao Gaming Authority | |
| Stake | Yes, restricted | Curacao Gaming Authority | |
| Thunderpick | Yes, restricted | Curacao Gaming Authority / Gaming Control Board | |
| Vave | Yes, restricted | Curacao, per the operator's help centre | |
| Wild.io | Yes, restricted | Anjouan, Union of Comoros, per the operator's own terms and footer | |
| Winz.io | Yes, restricted | Anjouan, Union of Comoros, per the operator's own terms and footer |
Legal routes in Connecticut
The state licenses these, through the regulator named. Check an operator against the regulator’s own list before depositing.
- Real-money online casino: Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, Gaming Division
- Online sports betting: Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, Gaming Division
Help
Connecticut Council on Problem Gaming helpline: 1-888-789-7777.Source: portal.ct.gov , retrieved
National Problem Gambling Helpline (NCPG): 1-800-MY-RESET (1-800-697-3738), call, text or chat. NCPG lists call, text and chat at 1-800-MY-RESET. Its SMS terms say texting 1-800-522-4700 also reaches the helpline. 1-800-GAMBLER is not listed on the NCPG page.Source: NCPG , retrieved
What we could not verify
- Sweepstakes: A 2025 statute (SB 1235) is reported by trade press; the General Assembly site disallows automated fetching, so the statute was not read: not verified.
- The excluded-state lists of 12 sweepstakes brands are not on record, so their position on Connecticut reads not verified: Chumba Casino, Crown Coins Casino, Lavish Luck, Lucky Legends, McLuck, Modo Casino, Punt, Rolla, Rolling Riches, Spree, Sweeptastic, Wow Vegas.
- No court ruling on whether a specific sweepstakes or offshore casino is lawful in the state was searched for.
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