The Interior Department officially approved both compacts on September 9, 2021, and has since published acceptance of both the Mohegan Compact and the Mashantucket Pequot Compact. Department of the Interior and published in the Federal Register. The expanded gaming provisions become effective once both compacts are approved by the U.S. The bill was developed alongside amended state-tribal gaming compacts allowing each of the Tribes to conduct retail and online sports betting and DFS operations on tribal land.
On August 31, Connecticut’s Legislative Regulation Review Committee adopted emergency gaming regulations effective for the next 6 months while the state finalizes permanent rules.
On May 25, 2021, the Connecticut General Assembly enacted legislation authorizing retail and online sports betting, online casino gaming, and online daily fantasy sports (DFS) to be offered exclusively by the Connecticut Lottery Corporation (the Lottery) and the state’s Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Indian Tribes (the Tribes).
