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Bovada Restricts Access in New Hampshire

Robert Linnehan

By Robert Linnehan in Sports Betting News

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  • Bovada has added New Hampshire to its list of restricted states
  • The unregulated gaming company restricts access to 17 states and Washington, D.C.
  • It’s unknown if New Hampshire sent the company a cease-and-desist notice

Live free or die…unless you want to use Bovada in New Hampshire.

The unregulated gaming company officially added the Granite State to its restricted list, now blocking access in 17 states across the country, as well as Washington, D.C.

The New Hampshire Lottery Commission sent a cease-and-desist letter to the unregulated gaming operator on Dec. 12, 2024.

Assistant Attorney General Signs Cease-and-Desist Letter

The New Hampshire Lottery Commission cease-and-desist letter was co-signed by Chief Compliance Officer Cooley A. Arroyo, Esq., and Assistant Attorney General Mark W. Dell’Orfano. It orders Bovada to immediate cease and desist its services to New Hampshire residents and refund all state users.

“Online sports betting is legal per RSA 287-I:3, but may only be conducted by the commission through agents selected by a competitive bid process and approved by the governor and executive council. As Bovada is not an authorized agent, its conducting of sports betting with New Hampshire residents is clearly in violation of state law,” the two wrote in the letter.

Harp Media B.V., which operates the Curaçao-based company, did not acknowledge receipt of the letter, but eventually added New Hampshire to its restricted access list more than a month after the letter was sent.

Bovada has never once directly acknowledged receipt of a cease-and-desist letter from any state commission or regulator, but will usually abide by the request to add the market to its restricted access list.

New Hampshire has only one licensed sports betting operator, DraftKings, and does not authorize iGaming of any kind in the state.

“Online casino or ‘igaming’ is not authorized in New Hampshire, and there is no legal path for the licensure or operation of such a business. Accordingly, Bovada’s offering of “real money” online casino offerings including table games, slots and poker is clearly in contravention of New Hampshire law,” the authors wrote.

Bovada Restricting Access in 18 Markets

New Hampshire is the latest market to be restricted in the U.S. by Bovada.

Several state regulatory gaming bodies have issued cease-and-desist letters to Bovada over the course of the last year, ordering the offshore gaming company out of their markets. Bovada has mostly agreed to these notices, restricting access to 17 states and Washington, D.C.

The restricted U.S. markets are as follows:

  • Arizona
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Kansas
  • Louisiana
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • Ohio
  • Pennsylvania
  • Tennessee
  • Washington, D.C.
  • West Virginia
Robert Linnehan
Robert Linnehan

Regulatory Writer and Editor

Rob covers all regulatory developments in online gambling. He specializes in US sports betting news along with casino regulation news as one of the most trusted sources in the country.

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