DraftKings Electric Poker is in testing in Connecticut, pokerfusecan reveal.
Connecticut is one of eight states that have passed legislation making regulated real money online poker legal, doing so in 2021. However, there is currently no active, legal online poker in the state.
That could all change if DraftKings wins regulatory approval from the gaming division of the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (CDCP). If the current review of the operator’s peer-to-peer poker product is successful, DraftKings Electric Poker would be allowed to proceed to the next stage — a soft launch with real players taking part, the CDCP told pokerfuse.
Connecticut would then be poised to become the fifth US state where regulated real money online poker is currently available to players — joining, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Pennsylvania.
Delaware doesn’t make the list because it is currently in the middle of a de facto blackout for legal online poker since Rush Street Interactive (RSI) took over as the Delaware Lottery’s exclusive igaming provider at the end of 2023.
Connecticut would be the second state with Electric Poker, following its launch in Michigan on August 20. Electric Poker functions as a three-handed, winner-takes-all jackpot sit and go tournament.
Source: https://pokerfuse.com/news/industry/221443-online-poker-coming-connecticut-draftkings/
Connecticut is one of eight states that have passed legislation making regulated real money online poker legal, doing so in 2021. However, there is currently no active, legal online poker in the state.
That could all change if DraftKings wins regulatory approval from the gaming division of the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (CDCP). If the current review of the operator’s peer-to-peer poker product is successful, DraftKings Electric Poker would be allowed to proceed to the next stage — a soft launch with real players taking part, the CDCP told pokerfuse.
Connecticut would then be poised to become the fifth US state where regulated real money online poker is currently available to players — joining, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Pennsylvania.
Delaware doesn’t make the list because it is currently in the middle of a de facto blackout for legal online poker since Rush Street Interactive (RSI) took over as the Delaware Lottery’s exclusive igaming provider at the end of 2023.
Connecticut would be the second state with Electric Poker, following its launch in Michigan on August 20. Electric Poker functions as a three-handed, winner-takes-all jackpot sit and go tournament.
Source: https://pokerfuse.com/news/industry/221443-online-poker-coming-connecticut-draftkings/
