March Madness and horse racing don’t usually share the same sentence. At MyWinners venues across Connecticut, they share the same room.
While the rest of the country scrambles to find a seat at a crowded bar, MyWinners members in East Haven, Stamford, and Windsor Locks are watching every bracket game on 100+ HD screens — and slipping over to the windows to bet live races between tip-offs. No compromises. No splitting your Saturday between two spots.
Here’s everything you need to know about making the most of March at a MyWinners venue.
Two Things Connecticut Does Well — Now in One Place
March Madness is the most-watched college sports event in the country. 67 games, three weeks, and enough upsets to wreck any bracket. If you’re going to watch it, you want space, screens, and a reason to stay for the next tip-off.
That’s what MyWinners venues are built for. Each location is set up for serious sports watching — multiple screens covering every game, comfortable seating, and the kind of atmosphere where the room reacts together when a #12 seed hits a buzzer-beater.
Add live horse racing to that mix — available to bet right at the venue through our pari-mutuel windows — and you’ve got a full day’s worth of action without leaving the building.
Fanatics Sportsbook — Right Inside Every Venue
Every Winners venue hosts a Fanatics Sportsbook concession on-site. Fanatics operates independently within each location, which means you get access to their full platform — sharp lines, fast payouts, NCAA bracket betting, same-game parlays — without leaving the building.
That’s separate from the MyWinners pari-mutuel operation. Horse racing is handled by MyWinners directly at every venue. Sports betting goes through Fanatics. Two operations, one venue, no compromises on either side.Your CT Venue Options
All nine MyWinners locations across Connecticut are set up for March Madness season. Find the one closest to you:
Winners @ Bobby V’s Windsor Locks
The flagship experience. Bobby V’s Windsor Locks is a CT sports bar institution — wall-to-wall screens, a full menu, and MyWinners race betting on-site. If you want the full day of games, races, food, and a crowd that knows what they’re watching, this is the move.
Winners @ Bobby V’s Stamford
Same energy, Fairfield County. Bobby V’s Stamford brings the full experience to lower CT — Fanatics Sportsbook betting, live racing windows, and screens covering every tournament game.
MyWinners East Haven
Focused and efficient. East Haven keeps things clean — screens, windows, and betting without distraction. A reliable spot for a full slate of games with live race action running alongside.
Winners Norwalk
Convenient for the Fairfield County crowd that isn’t making the drive to Stamford. Norwalk brings the full MyWinners setup — HD screens, pari-mutuel windows, and Fanatics Sportsbook — to the middle of the coast.
Winners Milford
Sitting between New Haven and Bridgeport, Milford is a natural stopping point for south-central CT. Good screens, live racing, and a solid March Madness atmosphere.
Winners New Britain
Central CT’s home base. New Britain puts a full MyWinners venue right in the middle of the state — easy to get to from Hartford, Meriden, or Waterbury. Screens, betting, and no excuses to miss a tip-off.
Winners Hartford
Right in the capital. Hartford’s venue is built for the kind of day where you show up for the noon games and stay through the late window. Full betting setup, live racing, and a crowd that takes the tournament seriously.
Winners Manchester
East of Hartford and easy to reach from across the region. Manchester brings the same MyWinners setup — pari-mutuel windows, Fanatics Sportsbook, and HD screens — to the eastern side of central CT.
Winners Waterbury
Northwestern CT’s best bet for March Madness. The Waterbury venue covers a part of the state that knows its sports — full betting windows, live racing, and every tournament game on screen.
How to Play It
Here’s a simple way to structure a March Madness day at a MyWinners venue:
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Check the day’s racing card before you arrive — major tracks like Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita, and Belmont often run during March Madness hours.
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Place your NCAA game bets through Fanatics Sportsbook before tip-off.
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Use the breaks between games to head to the pari-mutuel windows and bet the races live.
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Collect on winners, reload on the next game, and repeat.
The pace of March Madness — back-to-back-to-back games — actually fits perfectly with live racing. There’s always something happening, and there’s always somewhere to put a bet.
Licensed, Regulated, and Worth Showing Up For
MyWinners is a fully licensed betting platform in Connecticut. That means every bet placed at our venues — whether it’s a pari-mutuel race ticket or a Fanatics Sportsbook wager — is handled through a secure, regulated system. We’re not a grey-area workaround. We’re a proper CT sportsbook with venues you can walk into.
That matters during March Madness, when a lot of betting activity moves to platforms that are harder to trust. At MyWinners, you know exactly where you stand.
Find Your Venue
All nine MyWinners Connecticut locations are open and ready for the tournament. Whether you’re in Hartford, Waterbury, Milford, Norwalk, Manchester, New Britain, East Haven, or at Bobby V’s in Stamford or Windsor Locks — there’s a venue near you with screens, seats, and betting windows ready for March.
Find your nearest MyWinners venue and plan your first trip before the bracket gets out of hand.
Place bets at app.mywinners.com, or download the MyWinners: Racing & Sports app on iOS here or Android here.
