There are expected to be between two and six legal Vermont sports betting sites – the number will be dictated by the Department of Liquor and Lottery, which is in charge of setting up the relevant partnerships. There will be no in-person wagering the state does not have the facilities in place to host retail sportsbooks. Under the new legislation, Vermont online sports betting is expected to launch as soon as January 2024. Phil Scott, who signed the bill as promised. The House approved those amendments, and then the bill made its way to Gov. Matthew Birong and several co-sponsors from both parties in January 2023, and was passed by the House in March.Īfter three readings in the Senate, and several amendments, the bill was cleared in early May 2023. Phil Scott signs legislation to enable sports wageringĪ close look at how sports betting came to be legal in Vermont requires one to review a timeline which ultimately led to the passage of HB 127 represented the culmination of repeated efforts to introduce legal Vermont sports betting in recent years.