However, both challenges are surmountable. As a result, DraftKings and FanDuel have little incentive to invest significant resources in launching online poker platforms. Second, Connecticut is a small poker market with a population of just over 3.5 million.
Neither DraftKings nor FanDuel has experience with online poker, and getting started would require a significant change in their usual approach to legal online gambling. The Mashantucket Pequots offer online gambling and sports betting via DraftKings, and the Mohegans offer the same via FanDuel. The state and its operators must overcome two challenges to establish a viable online poker market.įirst, Connecticut law only permits up to two online gambling platforms, one each operated by the Mashantucket Pequots and Mohegans.
