United States - Vermont: gambling regulation and licensing
Part of United States
- Online sports bettingRegulated
- Online casinoProhibited
- Land-based (reference)Prohibited
- Headline tax
- Not yet verified
- Licence required
- Not yet verified
- Last verified
- 30 Aug 2026
Summary
Vermont administers gambling through the Department of Liquor and Lottery, a combined agency covering alcohol control and the state lottery, with sports wagering added to its responsibilities when the state authorised it. There is no separate gaming commission and no commercial casino industry. Combining alcohol and gambling supervision in one department is a New England pattern and reflects scale rather than philosophy: Vermont is among the smallest states by population and does not sustain the standalone regulatory apparatus a larger commercial market requires. The practical consequence is a smaller published evidence base than a dedicated regulator generates, and fewer public filings from which market data can be drawn. This profile records the department and leaves the substantive detail as honest gaps. Vertical status, licence types, fees, tax treatment, advertising rules and compliance obligations have not yet been verified against primary sources. Vermont authorised mobile sports wagering on a limited-operator model rather than an open one, so the number of brands available is a matter of state procurement rather than of market demand, and readers comparing state markets should weight it accordingly.
Key facts
- Regulator
- Vermont Department of Liquor and Lottery
- Regulator type
- Sub-national body
- Headline tax
- Not yet verified
- Licence required
- Not yet verified
- Minimum age
- Not yet verified
- Tax base
- Not yet verified
Legal framework
Primary statutes
H.127 (Act 63), an act relating to sports wagering, codified as Chapter 25, Sports Wagering
- Year
- 2023
- In force
- Yes
- Summary
- Cited as Act 63 of 2023.
Advertising
- Advertising permitted
- Yes
- Affiliate rules
- Affiliates are not separately licensed. The operator remains accountable for advertising published on its behalf, and only state-licensed operators may be promoted.
- Celebrity and influencer rules
- Advertising must not be directed at people below the legal minimum gambling age, which constrains the use of personalities and channels with an under-age following.
- Penalties for breach
- T supervises advertising as part of its licensing function and can take disciplinary action against the licence.he Vermont Department of Liquor and Lottery
Restrictions
- Advertising is regulated by the Vermont Department of Liquor and Lottery as a condition of licensure rather than under a separate advertising statute.
- Only operators licensed in the state may lawfully be promoted to its residents.
- Advertising must not be directed at people below the legal minimum gambling age.
- Operators must not direct marketing at self-excluded persons.
- Online casino is not authorised, so only sports betting may be promoted. This is the most common misreading of a US state record: a sports betting licence is not an iGaming licence.
Sources
- Department of Liquor and Lottery
State of Vermont
Tier 1Accessed 27 Aug 2026 - H.127 (Act 63), an act relating to sports wagering
Vermont General Assembly
Tier 1Accessed 29 Aug 2026Published 14 Jun 2023