Connecticut’s three licensed online sportsbooks combined for $217,119,542 in total handle and $17,615,726 in gross gaming revenue during March 2026, making it one of the strongest months on record for the state and capping off the best Q1 period since legal sports betting launched in October 2021.

The Headline Numbers

  • Total handle: $217.1M
  • Gross gaming revenue (GGR): $17.6M
  • Hold: ~8.1%
  • Tax to General Fund: $2.42M at the 13.75% rate
  • YoY GGR growth: approximately 10.5% over March 2025

Online activity now accounts for more than 96.5% of all sports wagers placed in Connecticut, leaving the two tribal retail sportsbooks at Foxwoods (DraftKings) and Mohegan Sun (FanDuel) as a small but meaningful in-person slice.

The Closest Three-Way Race in CT History

March 2026 produced the tightest competitive distribution Connecticut has seen since legalization:

  • FanDuel (via Mohegan Digital, LLC): ~38.6% of handle
  • DraftKings (via Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation): ~37.2% of handle
  • Fanatics Sportsbook (via Connecticut Lottery Corporation): roughly 25% online share

FanDuel narrowly led DraftKings by just over $3.1 million — under 2% of their combined $158.9 million in handle. That level of parity is rare in larger US markets, where one operator typically dominates by double-digit percentage points.

Fanatics Sportsbook accepted approximately $50.7 million in wagers in March, continuing its steady share growth since taking over the Connecticut Lottery partnership from SugarHouse in December 2023.

Why Q1 Was Strong

Two structural factors drove the Q1 2026 record:

  1. March Madness with UConn deep in the bracket. Connecticut bettors cannot wager on UConn game lines or props, but the bracket-wide futures, every other tournament game line, and bracket-pool contests still pull in significant handle during the men’s and women’s tournaments.
  2. NFL conference championship and Super Bowl carryover into early January. January 2026 alone produced $237.3M in handle — Connecticut’s biggest single month of 2026 to date — driven by playoff betting volume.

What’s Next

The CT Department of Consumer Protection’s Gaming Division publishes monthly reports through its public data portal. April 2026 numbers, expected in mid-May, will be the first month without significant tournament-driven action and will give a clearer baseline for the rest of the year.

Connecticut’s three-operator market structure remains protected by tribal compacts through 2031, meaning the FanDuel / DraftKings / Fanatics competitive set is unlikely to change significantly in the near term.