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Email Problems Accompany Connecticut Online Lottery Launch
The CT Lottery has finally added internet sales to its capabilities, but the new products have come with additional technical difficulties. The Connecticut iLottery soft-launched on June 10 with an iOS app, but lottery representatives had to offer troubleshooting for online lottery players via email, SMS, and telephone. Meanwhile, Android users must wait until July […]
Connecticut Lottery Hires Former DC Lottery Head Suarez, Who Oversaw Controversial Intralot Contract
Connecticut Lottery Corporation (CLC) officials are “thrilled to welcome” Frank Suarez as the state agency’s new president and CEO. The June 13 CLC appointment announcement mentions his Aug. 1 start date and regards his tenure leading the DC Lottery‘s online sports betting marketplace as positive, rather than problematic. Suarez won out in an 11-month-long search […]
Connecticut Lottery Finally Ready For Online Draw Ticket Sales & Keno
The three-year wait for an online lottery in Connecticut could finally be at an end. According to the latest update by the Connecticut Lottery Corporation (CLC), lottery players in the state should be able to purchase draw tickets and play Keno online before the end of June. On May 20, the Lottery confirmed with PlayiLottery, […]
White Hat Studios Continues to Expand Partnerships at a Lightning Pace
White Hat Studios’ content is rapidly making its way into more US online casinos—so rapidly, in fact, that announcements of new operator partnerships have been arriving on a weekly basis. The latest of these include expansions of existing partnerships with Caesars and FanDuel. FanDuel Casino now offers White Hat slots to its players in Connecticut and Pennsylvania. […]
Connecticut Report on Gambling Impact Shows Overreliance on Problem Gambling Spend
Those at risk of or suffering from gambling addiction account for the lion’s share of gambling revenue, according to worrisome findings by Connecticut’s Department of Mental Health and Addictions Services (DMHAS). The researchers found that the highest-risk segments of gamblers make up less than 7% of the state population yet account for over 70% of Connecticut […]
As We Enter 2024, Connecticut Players Still Await an Online Lottery
The New Year is here, but Connecticut residents are still waiting for an online lottery option despite it having been legalized almost three years ago. Connecticut lawmakers authorized online draw ticket and Keno sales in the same 2021 bill that established Connecticut online casinos and sportsbooks. In May 2023, the Connecticut Lottery Corporation (CLC) announced IGT […]
Evolution Expands Its Connecticut Live Dealer Studio, Its Sixth US Opening
Evolution expanded its Connecticut live dealer studio, creating the company’s sixth such opening of a space serving US online casino operators. Human croupiers serve online gamblers in five states. Evolution () was allowed to begin serving Nutmeggers with a live stream when the state’s online gambling marketplace launched on Oct. 19, 2021. In July 2022, […]
Fanatics Will Be New Connecticut Lottery Sportsbook, Competing With DraftKings, Mohegan Sun
Fanatics Sportsbook will be Connecticut’s third retail and online sports betting operator. Beginning in mid-December, the Connecticut Lottery Corporation (CLC) partner will compete with DraftKings and Mohegan Sun, powered by FanDuel tech. That means Fanatics Sportsbook will be competing against the top revenue-generating sportsbooks in the nation. That’s notable for many reasons. Perhaps the primary […]
Annabelle — ‘Haunted’ Doll Returns to Mohegan Sun This Hallowe’en
The infamous “haunted” doll Annabelle will return to Mohegan Sun Casino and Resort as part of the third-annual Seekers of the Supernatural Phantasma-Con on Oct. 28. The doll and the stories surrounding it served as the real-world inspiration for the character of the same name in the horror movie The Conjuring and its sequels. Fans of the […]
Quality Control Issues Delay Launch of Connecticut Online Lottery
Connecticut Lottery players are still wondering when online draw ticket sales will begin, as it appears the new Connecticut online lottery app will miss its fall launch window. Sales of draw tickets and keno plays over the Internet became legal in Connecticut in 2021, alongside sports betting and online casino games. However, the Lottery has been extremely […]
