Sports betting in Connecticut kicked off Thursday with Gov. Ned Lamont putting $50 on the Connecticut Sun, $20 on the New York Yankees and $20 on Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Bucs.
“I never would bet against Tom Brady,” said Lamont, a first-term governor, self-described sports junkie and self-evident neophyte gambler.
He referred to “casting” his first bets, a good verb for voting or fly fishing, not so much for making bets. His wager on the Bucs, 7-point favorites at Foxwoods Resort Casino over the Patriots, risks $20 to make $6.55.