Caesars Vermont: Safe? Never Even Filed a Bid

Caesars Vermont: No License, and No Bid on Record

Caesars Vermont turns up nothing because there is no Caesars Vermont — the state legalized mobile sports betting in 2024 with exactly three licensed operators, and Caesars was not one of the five companies that even applied. That is a different story than most locked-out states tell, where a brand loses a bid rather than skipping the process entirely.

Legal status in Vermont

Vermont's Act 103, signed by Governor Phil Scott in June 2023, authorized the Department of Liquor and Lottery to license a minimum of two and a maximum of six mobile sportsbooks, with a 20% minimum revenue-share floor and a $550,000 annual operator fee. When the state's request for proposals closed in September 2023, five companies filed bids: DraftKings, FanDuel, Fanatics, BetMGM, and Penn Interactive's ESPN Bet. Caesars Sportsbook was not among them, despite having submitted public comments during the earlier rulemaking period on how sports wagering procedures should work. On December 12, 2023, the department selected three winners — DraftKings, FanDuel, and Fanatics — at revenue-share commitments of 31%, 33%, and 31% respectively, and mobile wagering launched January 11, 2024 with only those three live. Vermont has not reopened bidding since, so the three open license slots Act 103 still allows remain unfilled, and Caesars has not surfaced as a candidate for any of them. Vermont has not legalized online casino play for any operator, so there is no separate casino path for Caesars here either.

State gambling authority: Vermont Department of Liquor and Lottery (DLL), which ran the 2023 request for proposals and licenses the three operators that did win.

Caesars Vermont isn't a story about a brand that applied and lost. It's a story about a brand that wasn't in the room when the state picked winners. Vermont legalized mobile sports betting in 2024 through a competitive license process, five companies filed bids for it, and Caesars simply was not one of the five.

Is Caesars Legal in Vermont?

No. Act 103, signed by Governor Phil Scott in June 2023, let the Department of Liquor and Lottery license between two and six mobile sportsbooks, with a 20% minimum revenue-share floor and a $550,000 annual operator fee attached to each. The department opened a formal request for proposals, and five companies answered it by the September 2023 deadline: DraftKings, FanDuel, Fanatics, BetMGM, and Penn Interactive's ESPN Bet.

Caesars wasn't absent by accident, but it wasn't a bidder either: Caesars submitted public comments earlier in the process, during the period when Vermont was drafting its sports-wagering rules. When the actual bidding window opened that fall, it did not file one. BetMGM did file and lost on a disqualifying term in its revenue-share proposal — a real loss. Caesars never got that far.

Three Winners From Five Bids

On December 12, 2023, the department named its three licensees: DraftKings, FanDuel, and Fanatics, with revenue-share commitments of 31%, 33%, and 31% of gross gaming revenue. Mobile wagering went live under those three on January 11, 2024, and Vermont has not reopened the process since. Three of the six license slots Act 103 allows still sit empty, and nothing in the public record points to Caesars angling for one of them.

Is Caesars Legit, Given It Sat This One Out?

Yes. Caesars Entertainment trades on the Nasdaq as CZR and runs its sportsbook under real state licenses in roughly two dozen jurisdictions plus Washington DC, on the Liberty platform it inherited through the 2021 William Hill acquisition. Skipping one small state's license round is not evidence against the company's legitimacy elsewhere — it is simply a market Caesars has not chosen to enter, for reasons neither the company nor the regulator has made public.

Is It Safe to Bet With Caesars From Vermont?

There is nothing to rate for safety, because there is no account to open. A Vermont resident cannot register, deposit, or place a mobile wager through Caesars Sportsbook under any name. DraftKings, FanDuel, and Fanatics are the three operators actually answering to the Department of Liquor and Lottery here.

Could Caesars Still Get In?

The legal room exists on paper — Act 103 permits up to six licenses and only half that number are filled — but Vermont has not reopened its request-for-proposals process since 2023, and no second round is scheduled. If one opens, Caesars would need to actually submit a bid, which is the step it skipped the first time. Online casino isn't part of that conversation regardless: Vermont hasn't legalized it for any operator.

Who This Page Is For

Vermont readers who assumed Caesars either has a license or lost a fair fight for one — neither happened. DraftKings, FanDuel, and Fanatics are the only legal mobile sportsbooks in the state. Treat any of them as entertainment spending, never income. 21+. Call 1-800-GAMBLER for help.

Caesars Sportsbook Vermont — Frequently Asked Questions

Is Caesars Sportsbook legal in Vermont?

No. Vermont's mobile sports betting market, live since January 11, 2024, is limited to three licensed operators — DraftKings, FanDuel, and Fanatics. Caesars Sportsbook has no license there and no pending application.

Did Caesars apply for a Vermont license and lose?

No — and that is the detail that sets Vermont apart from most states where Caesars is locked out. Five companies filed bids by the state's September 2023 deadline: DraftKings, FanDuel, Fanatics, BetMGM, and Penn Interactive's ESPN Bet. Caesars was not one of the five. It had weighed in earlier, during the public comment period on the state's sports-wagering rules, but never submitted a bid when the formal window opened.

Is Caesars legit, even without a Vermont license?

Yes. Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR) is a publicly traded company operating a sportsbook live in roughly two dozen other states and Washington DC, built on the Liberty platform it acquired with William Hill in 2021. Sitting out one small state's licensing round is not a legitimacy signal — it is a business decision this page cannot explain, since neither Caesars nor the Department of Liquor and Lottery has published a reason.

Is it safe to bet with Caesars from a Vermont address?

There is no real-money Caesars Sportsbook account for a Vermont resident to open, so the usual license-and-recourse checklist does not apply. DraftKings, FanDuel, and Fanatics operate under the Department of Liquor and Lottery's direct oversight instead, with geolocation enforcing the state line for all three.

Could Caesars still launch in Vermont?

The legal room exists — Act 103 allows up to six licenses and only three are filled — but Vermont has not reopened its request-for-proposals process since the original 2023 round, and there is no public timeline suggesting it will. Caesars would need to file an actual bid next time, something it skipped the first time around.

Does Caesars offer online casino in Vermont?

No, and no operator does — Vermont has not legalized online casino play for anyone, licensed sportsbook or not. Caesars Palace Online Casino is a four-state product nationally (New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, West Virginia) regardless, so Vermont was never in line for it even if the sportsbook situation changes.