title: Vermont — Market entry in practice: How hard is entry, really? | advennt.io canonical: https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/vermont/market-entry/ [Jurisdictions](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/) [Vermont](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/vermont/) Market entry in practice Vermont · Question 03 of 11 # Market entry in practice: How hard is entry, really? Mixed · Probable · AI-generated · [Back to full Vermont report →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/vermont/) Key section parameters | Jurisdiction | Vermont (US-VT) | |---|---| | Regulator | Vermont Department of Liquor and Lottery (DLL) | | Favourability | Mixed | | Confidence | Probable | | Review status | AI-generated | | Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 | Summary answer New entrants must win a DLL competitive-bid process (last run 2023); no rolling-application pathway currently exists. Two of six statutory licence slots remain unfilled with no active RFP as of 2026. ## Full section analysis New entrants must win a DLL competitive-bid process (last run 2023); no rolling-application pathway currently exists. Two of six statutory licence slots remain unfilled with no active RFP as of 2026.