Hacksaw Gaming Enters Connecticut With FanDuel
Hacksaw Gaming said on November 2 that its games are now live in Connecticut for the first time through FanDuel Casino. It is the second US market with FanDuel after Pennsylvania in July 2025.
Key Takeaways
- With a November 2 announcement, Hacksaw Gaming slots went live in Connecticut for the first time through FanDuel Casino.
- It extends the July 2025 Pennsylvania deal and rests on a licence from Connecticut’s Department of Consumer Protection in March 2026.
- Connecticut’s online casino market has two operators, FanDuel (Mohegan Sun) and DraftKings (Foxwoods). The list of launch games was not disclosed.
Pennsylvania in July 2025, a Connecticut licence in March 2026, and a Connecticut launch in November. That is the order Hacksaw Gaming has followed in the US. Its parent company, Hacksaw AB, said in a Nasdaq Stockholm release on November 2 that it has extended its FanDuel partnership into Connecticut. It is the first time Hacksaw slots are available to players in the state.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| July 2025 | Live in Pennsylvania under the FanDuel deal |
| March 2026 | Connecticut Online Gaming Service Provider licence granted |
| November 2, 2026 | Connecticut launch through FanDuel Casino announced |
The second state came about 16 months after Pennsylvania, with the state licence review coming first in between. Both states went through the same partner, FanDuel, so in the US Hacksaw has chosen to widen its state list with one operator rather than add operators. The release did not give the term or value of the deal.
In the US, Each State Needs Its Own Licence
In the US, online casino gaming is allowed and regulated state by state, not federally. Game studios also need a licence in each state before they can supply operators there. Hacksaw getting its Online Gaming Service Provider licence from the state’s Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) eight months before the Connecticut launch is part of that process. The company said the launch adds Connecticut to its locally licensed US markets. As a real-money regulated market, it works differently from a sweepstakes casino that runs on virtual currency.
Connecticut Has Only Two Online Casinos
Connecticut opened online casino gaming in October 2021. It now has two operators: FanDuel, partnered with Mohegan Sun, and DraftKings, partnered with Foxwoods. With only two operators, getting into one gives a studio one of just two doors into the state market. FanDuel Casino runs in five states, Connecticut, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, which leaves Hacksaw room to keep adding states with the same partner.
The Company Says US Growth Will Continue
Marcus Cordes, Operational CEO of Hacksaw Gaming, described the Connecticut debut with FanDuel as an important milestone for the company. He named FanDuel as one of the leading brands in US online gaming, added that the two teams have a strong relationship, and said the company plans to keep growing its US presence. The release did not say which titles went live first in Connecticut or which state comes next.
Hacksaw AB is a B2B technology platform and game developer that covers not only slots but also scratch cards, crash games and prediction market infrastructure. In US regulated markets, the same game often ships with an RTP version set to each state’s rules, so the figures you see in a demo can differ from the local version.
Try Recent Hacksaw Releases in Demo First
The Connecticut game list is not known yet, but Hacksaw’s recent slots can be played for free on AI Slot. Examples include November release Le Clubber and October’s Le Vampire, Wicked Grin and 3 Adventures of Alice Hold & Win. The full list is on the Hacksaw Gaming free slots page.
Sources: Hacksaw AB press release (Nasdaq Stockholm), PlayUSA, Bonus.com, AI Slot game data