Although it has only been open since September, the XL Center’s Sports Bar & Fanatics Sportsbook in downtown Hartford could be on-track to lose up to $700,000 by the end of June.
Officials at the Connecticut Lottery Corp. and the Capital Region Development Authority say the under-performance of the restaurant and sports wagering operation can be blamed on the relative newness of the facility, which is currently less of a destination for gamblers than it is for people attending concerts and sporting events that might fill the restaurant and betting parlor on game nights, but do not swarm the place on others.
