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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 7331
January Session, 2019
AN ACT CONCERNING SP ORTS WAGERING IN THE STATE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) As used in this section 1
and sections 2 to 6, inclusive, of this act, unless the context otherwise 2
requires: 3
(1) "Casino gaming facility" has the same meaning as provided in 4
section 12-557b of the general statutes; 5
(2) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Consumer 6
Protection; 7
(3) "Department" means the Department of Consumer Protection; 8
(4) "Electronic sports wagering platform" or "platform" means the 9
combination of hardware, software and data networks used to 10
manage, administer, offer or control sports wagering over the Internet, 11
including through an Internet web site or a mobile device; 12
(5) "Licensed sports wagering operator" means an operator licensed 13
by the commissioner to conduct sports wagering in person or sports 14
wagering on a platform; 15
(6) "Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding" means 16 Substitute Bill No. 7331
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the memorandum of understanding entered into by and between the 17
state and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe on January 13, 1993, as 18
amended from time to time; 19
(7) "Mashantucket Pequot procedures" means the Final 20
Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Procedures prescribed by the Secretary 21
of the United States Department of the Interior pursuant to 25 USC 22
2710(d)(7)(B)(vii) and published in 56 Federal Register 24996 (May 31, 23
1991), as amended from time to time; 24
(8) "Minor" means an individual who is under twenty-one years of 25
age; 26
(9) "Mohegan compact" means the Tribal-State Compact entered 27
into by and between the state and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 28
Connecticut on May 17, 1994, as amended from time to time; 29
(10) "Mohegan memorandum of understanding" means the 30
memorandum of understanding entered into by and between the state 31
and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut on May 17, 1994, as 32
amended from time to time; 33
(11) "Operator eligible to conduct sports wagering in person" means 34
a person or business organization operating the off-track betting 35
system, a limited liability company operating a casino gaming facility 36
that offers sports wagering and the Connecticut Lottery Corporation; 37
(12) "Operator eligible to conduct sports wagering on a platform" 38
means a limited liability company operating a casino gaming facility 39
that offers sports wagering, the Connecticut Lottery Corporation and 40
any other individual or business organization applying to the 41
commissioner for a license pursuant to section 4 of this act; 42
(13) "Sports bettor" means an individual who is not a minor and is 43
physically present in this state when placing a sports wager with a 44
licensed sports wagering operator; 45 Substitute Bill No. 7331
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(14) "Sporting event" means (A) any sporting or athletic event at 46
which two or more persons participate and receive compensation in 47
excess of actual expenses for such participation in such sporting or 48
athletic event, or (B) any sporting or athletic event sponsored by an 49
intercollegiate athletic program of an institution of higher education. 50
"Sporting event" does not include horse racing, any sporting or athletic 51
event that involves a university or college of the state system of public 52
higher education, as described in section 10a-1 of the general statutes, 53
or an independent institution of higher education, as defined in section 54
10a-173 of the general statutes, or any sporting or athletic event 55
sponsored by a minor league or high school; 56
(15) "Sports governing body" means the organization that prescribes 57
final rules and enforces codes of conduct with respect to a sporting 58
event and participants in the sporting event; 59
(16) "Sports wagering" means risking or accepting any money, 60
credit, deposit or other thing of value for gain contingent in whole or 61
in part on (A) a sporting event or a portion or portions of a sporting 62
event, or (B) the individual performance statistics of an athlete or 63
athletes in a sporting event or a combination of sporting events. 64
"Sports wagering" does not include the payment of an entry fee to play 65
fantasy contests, as defined in section 12-578aa of the general statutes; 66
(17) "Sports wagering in person" means sports wagering using any 67
system or method of wagering requiring a sports bettor to be 68
physically present at a facility in this state; 69
(18) "Sports wagering on a platform" means sports wagering using 70
any system or method of wagering over the Internet, including 71
through an Internet web site or a mobile device, that does not require a 72
sports bettor to be physically present at a facility in this state that 73
conducts sports wagering in person; 74
(19) "Sports wagering gross revenue" means the amount equal to the 75
total amount of all wagers placed on sporting events not excluded 76 Substitute Bill No. 7331
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from sports wagering that a licensed sports wagering operator collects 77
from all sports bettors, less the total amount of all sums paid out as 78
winnings to sports bettors, except that the cash equivalent value of any 79
merchandise or thing of value awarded as a prize shall not be included 80
in the sums paid out as winnings; and 81
(20) "Sports wagering vendor" means a person or business 82
organization that develops or maintains an electronic sports wagering 83
platform on behalf of a licensed operator eligible to conduct sports 84
wagering on a platform. 85
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) The provisions of this 86
section, sections 1 and 3 to 6, inclusive, and 15 and 20 of this act, and 87
sections 12-561, 12-577, 12-578f, 12-801, 12-806, 12-810, 12-811, 12-812, 88
12-816, 17a-713 and 53-278a of the general statutes, as amended by this 89
act, shall not be effective unless the following conditions have been 90
met: 91
(1) On or after the effective date of this section, the Governor enters 92
into new tribal-state compacts with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe 93
and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut pursuant to the 94
federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 2710(d)(3) 95
concerning the authorization of sports wagering that: (A) Allows each 96
tribe to offer sports wagering on Indian lands and through an 97
electronic sports wagering platform, (B) provides that the 98
authorization of sports wagering in person and through an electronic 99
sports wagering platform in this state does not relieve each tribe from 100
the tribe's obligation to contribute a percentage of the gross operating 101
revenues of video facsimile games to the state as provided in the 102
Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding and the 103
Mohegan memorandum of understanding, as the case may be, and (C) 104
provides that the authorization of sports wagering in person and 105
through an electronic sports wagering platform in this state does not 106
terminate the moratoria on the operation of video facsimile games by 107
the tribes pursuant to section 15(a) of the Mashantucket Pequot 108
procedures and section 15(a) of the Mohegan compact. 109 Substitute Bill No. 7331
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(2) The new tribal-state compacts are approved or deemed 110
approved by the Secretary of the United States Department of the 111
Interior pursuant to the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, P.L. 112
100-497, 25 USC 2701 et seq., and its implementing regulations. If such 113
approval is overturned by a court in a final judgment, which is not 114
appealable, the authorization for sports wagering provided under this 115
section shall cease to be effective. 116
(3) The new tribal-state compacts are approved by the General 117
Assembly pursuant to section 3-6c of the general statutes. 118
(b) On and after July 1, 2019, the commissioner may issue licenses to 119
operate sports wagering in person, licenses to operate sports wagering 120
on a platform, and sports wagering vendor licenses, as applicable, in 121
accordance with sections 3 and 4 of this act. 122
Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) No person may conduct 123
sports wagering in person in this state unless the person is an operator 124
eligible to conduct sports wagering in person and such operator has 125
obtained a license from the commissioner pursuant to this section. 126
(b) (1) Each applicant for a license pursuant to this section shall 127
submit a completed application on forms prescribed by the 128
commissioner. Such application may require the applicant to submit 129
any information the commissioner deems pertinent to the issuance of 130
such license. Each applicant, except the Connecticut Lottery 131
Corporation, shall submit to state and national criminal history records 132
checks, conducted in accordance with section 29-17a of the general 133
statutes, before such license is issued. 134
(2) Each applicant for a license to operate sports wagering in person 135
shall submit with its application a nonrefundable application fee of 136
one hundred thousand dollars. Except as provided in subsection (c) of 137
this section, each such license shall expire biennially on the 138
anniversary date of the issuance of such license unless renewed in 139
accordance with this section. The nonrefundable application fee for 140 Substitute Bill No. 7331
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such renewal shall be one hundred thousand dollars. Upon the 141
issuance or renewal of a license, the licensee shall pay a licensing fee of 142
seven hundred fifty thousand dollars to the commissioner. The 143
Connecticut Lottery Corporation shall be exempt from the application 144
fee, renewal application fee and licensing fee for a license to operate 145
sports wagering in person. 146
(3) If licensed pursuant to this section, (A) a person or business 147
organization operating the off-track betting system may conduct sports 148
wagering in person at any of the system facilities authorized for off-149
track betting under section 12-571a of the general statutes, and (B) the 150
Connecticut Lottery Corporation may conduct sports wagering in 151
person at no more than four high tier claim centers, as designated by 152
the corporation. 153
(4) Applications for renewal of any such license shall be on such 154
form as prescribed by the commissioner. 155
(c) (1) The commissioner shall, as soon as practicable after the 156
receipt of a completed license or renewal application, grant or deny the 157
license or renewal application. Any holder of a license issued pursuant 158
to this section who submits an application to renew such license prior 159
to the expiration of such license may continue to perform the activities 160
authorized by such license until the commissioner approves or denies 161
such renewal application. 162
(2) Failure by any operator eligible to conduct sports wagering in 163
person that holds a license pursuant to this section or any off-track 164
betting facility or high tier claim center to comply with the 165
requirements of this section and any regulations adopted pursuant to 166
section 5 of this act shall constitute grounds for the commissioner to 167
investigate such licensee or facility. A violation of the provisions of 168
section 4 of this act by an operator eligible to conduct sports wagering 169
in person that is licensed pursuant to this section and section 4 of this 170
act shall constitute grounds for an investigation. After a hearing held 171
in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, 172 Substitute Bill No. 7331
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the commissioner may suspend or revoke such license for good cause 173
or suspend operations at such facility and impose a civil penalty of not 174
more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars. Any licensee whose 175
license is suspended or revoked or who is fined, any facility whose 176
sports wagering in person operations are suspended or that is fined, or 177
any applicant aggrieved by the action of the commissioner concerning 178
an application for a license or renewal application, may appeal in 179
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes. 180
Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) No person may conduct 181
sports wagering on a platform unless the person is an operator eligible 182
to conduct sports wagering on a platform and such operator has 183
obtained a license pursuant to this section. 184
(b) (1) A limited liability company operating a casino gaming 185
facility that offers sports wagering and the Connecticut Lottery 186
Corporation may submit an application for a license pursuant to this 187
section. Such application may require the submission of information 188
listed in subdivisions (2) to (7), inclusive, of subsection (d) of this 189
section, and any information the commissioner deems pertinent to the 190
issuance of such license. Such license shall expire biennially on the 191
anniversary date of the issuance of such license unless renewed in 192
accordance with subsection (j) of this section. 193
(2) Each applicant, except the Connecticut Lottery Corporation, shall 194
submit to state and national criminal history records checks, conducted 195
in accordance with section 29-17a of the general statutes, and submit a 196
nonrefundable application fee of one hundred thousand dollars, before 197
such license is issued. Upon the issuance or renewal of a license, the 198
licensee, except the Connecticut Lottery Corporation, shall pay a 199
licensing fee of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars to the 200
commissioner. 201
(c) Not later than sixty days after the conditions specified in section 202
2 of this act have been met, the commissioner shall develop and issue a 203
request for proposals to qualify individuals or businesses for up to 204 Substitute Bill No. 7331
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three additional licenses to develop, manage, operate and maintain 205
sports wagering on a platform in this state. 206
(d) The request for proposals shall require a responder to: 207
(1) Specify the amount the responder is willing to pay to obtain a 208
license, which shall be no less than seven hundred fifty thousand 209
dollars; 210
(2) Specify the number of employees and physical office locations 211
the respondent has or will have in this state to ensure the proper 212
operation of sports wagering on a platform; 213
(3) Describe the electronic sports wagering platform to be used; 214
(4) Describe the types and numbers of sporting events the responder 215
will offer for sports wagering in this state; 216
(5) Provide a market analysis detailing the impact on and benefits to 217
the state if the responder receives a license, including projected 218
revenue to the state; 219
(6) Provide information and documentation to demonstrate that the 220
responder has sufficient business ability, experience and financial 221
stability to develop, manage, operate and maintain sports wagering on 222
an electronic platform in this state; 223
(7) Describe the methods used to ensure the integrity of the platform 224
and security controls to be used regarding the (A) sports data acquired 225
to determine the results of sports wagers, (B) sports bettor data, and 226
(C) sports bettor verification of age and presence in the state; 227
(8) Provide a responsible gaming plan associated with the operation 228
of sports wagering; and 229
(9) Provide any other information the commissioner deems 230
necessary to evaluate the qualifications of the responder. 231 Substitute Bill No. 7331
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(e) Each proposal shall be submitted not later than thirty days after 232
the date the commissioner issues the request for proposals pursuant to 233
subsection (c) of this section. Each proposal shall be accompanied by a 234
fee of one hundred thousand dollars, which shall be refundable if the 235
responder is (1) not selected by the commissioner to receive a license, 236
and (2) waives the right to challenge the commissioner's decision. 237
(f) The commissioner shall develop selection criteria and a scoring 238
method to evaluate responses to the request for proposals. Of those 239
deemed qualified under the selection criteria and scoring method, the 240
commissioner shall rank the responders based on the licensing fee each 241
offered to pay in the responder's proposal, from highest to lowest. The 242
commissioner shall issue a license to the qualified responder who 243
offered to pay the highest licensing fee. The licensing fee paid by the 244
first qualified responder accepting a license from the commissioner 245
shall establish the licensing fee that the commissioner shall offer to 246
additional qualified responders. The commissioner shall issue 247
additional licenses using the ranked list of qualified responders, 248
issuing the first such license to the highest ranked responder and 249
proceeding through the list, from highest to lowest, until the 250
commissioner has issued not more than two additional licenses. The 251
commissioner shall not issue more than three licenses under this 252
process and shall not issue a license for a fee of less than seven 253
hundred fifty thousand dollars. 254
(g) A license issued pursuant to subsection (f) of this section shall 255
expire two years after issuance, but the commissioner may extend a 256
license for an additional two years upon renegotiation of the licensing 257
fee established through the process described under subsection (f) of 258
this section. 259
(h) The commissioner may initiate additional requests for proposals 260
to issue licenses pursuant to this section if the commissioner does not 261
issue three licenses pursuant to subsection (e) of this section or a 262
license expires pursuant to subsection (g) of this section. If the 263
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company operating a casino gaming facility that offers sports wagering 265
or the Connecticut Lottery Corporation, the commissioner may initiate 266
a request for proposal to issue a license in place of the license or 267
licenses not issued or renewed. 268
(i) (1) No person or business organization may develop an electronic 269
sports wagering platform on behalf of a licensed operator eligible to 270
conduct sports wagering on a platform unless such person or business 271
organization holds a sports wagering vendor license issued by the 272
commissioner pursuant to this subsection. 273
(2) Each applicant for a sports wagering vendor license shall submit 274
with its application a nonrefundable application fee of one hundred 275
thousand dollars. Except as provided in subsection (j) of this section, 276
each such license shall expire biennially on the anniversary date of the 277
issuance of such license unless renewed in accordance with this 278
section. The nonrefundable application fee for such renewal shall be 279
one hundred thousand dollars. Upon the issuance or renewal of a 280
license, the licensee shall pay a licensing fee of three hundred thousand 281
dollars to the commissioner. 282
(3) Applications for renewal of any such license shall be on such 283
form as prescribed by the commissioner. 284
(j) (1) The commissioner shall, as soon as practicable after the receipt 285
of a completed license or renewal application, grant or deny the license 286
or renewal application. Any holder of a license issued pursuant to this 287
section who submits an application to renew such license prior to the 288
expiration of such license may continue to perform the activities 289
authorized by such license until the commissioner approves or denies 290
such renewal application. 291
(2) Failure by any operator eligible to conduct sports wagering on a 292
platform that holds a license pursuant to this section to comply with 293
the provisions of this section and any regulations adopted pursuant to 294
section 5 of this act shall constitute grounds for the commissioner to 295 Substitute Bill No. 7331
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investigate such licensee. A violation of the provisions of section 3 of 296
this act by an operator eligible to conduct sports wagering on a 297
platform that is licensed pursuant to section 3 of this act and this 298
section shall constitute grounds for an investigation. After a hearing 299
held in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general 300
statutes, the commissioner may suspend or revoke such license for 301
good cause and impose a civil penalty of not more than two hundred 302
fifty thousand dollars. Any licensee whose license is suspended or 303
revoked or who is fined or any applicant aggrieved by the action of the 304
commissioner concerning an application for a license or renewal 305
application, may appeal in accordance with the provisions of chapter 306
54 of the general statutes. 307
Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) Each licensed sports 308
wagering operator shall: 309
(1) Verify that a sports bettor is at least twenty-one years of age; 310
(2) Allow any individual to exclude himself or herself from placing 311
sports wagers or limit the amount of money such individual may use 312
to place sports wagers with an operator, and, on and after the date the 313
operator is notified by such individual of such exclusion or limit, shall 314
take reasonable steps to prevent such individual from placing sports 315
wagers or exceeding such limit, as the case may be; 316
(3) Enter into an agreement with a provider of sporting event data 317
that meets or exceeds the minimum qualifications set forth in 318
regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to subsection (i) of 319
this section; 320
(4) Report any suspicion of abnormal betting activity to the 321
commissioner for immediate investigation by the commissioner; 322
(5) Maintain the security of wagering data, sports bettor data and 323
other confidential information to prevent unauthorized access to and 324
dissemination of such data and information; and 325 Substitute Bill No. 7331
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(6) Share records in real time, at the account level and in 326
pseudonymous form, to the department with respect to sports wagers 327
placed with such operator. 328
(b) (1) No individual who is a licensed sports wagering operator or 329
sports wagering vendor, an officer, director, owner or employee of a 330
sports wagering operator or sports wagering vendor, and no family 331
member of such individual who resides in the same household as such 332
individual, shall place any wager with a licensed sports wagering 333
operator. 334
(2) No athlete, coach, referee, team owner, employee of a sports 335
governing body, employee of a sports governing body's member 336
teams, or personnel of any bargaining unit of a sports governing 337
body's athletes or referees, shall place any wager on any sporting event 338
overseen by such governing body. In determining which individuals 339
are prohibited from placing a wager under this subdivision, a licensed 340
sports wagering operator shall use publicly available information and 341
any lists provided by the relevant sports governing body to the 342
commissioner. 343
(3) No individual with access to nonpublic, confidential information 344
that could affect the outcome of a sporting event shall place any wager 345
on such sporting event with any licensed sports wagering operator. 346
(4) No individual shall place any sports wager pursuant to this 347
section as an agent or a proxy for another individual. 348
(5) Each licensed sports wagering operator shall take reasonable 349
steps to prevent the conduct prohibited under subdivisions (1) to (4), 350
inclusive, of this subsection and shall immediately notify the 351
commissioner if such operator believes such conduct has occurred. 352
(6) A licensed sports wagering operator and a licensed sports 353
wagering vendor shall not disclose or sell any sports bettor's 354
information. Records that directly or indirectly identify a sports bettor 355
shall be kept confidential and shall not be disclosed. 356 Substitute Bill No. 7331
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(7) No prizes shall be paid to any individual who is restricted from 357
placing sports wagers pursuant to this subsection. Any such prize shall 358
be deposited into the sports wagering account established in section 6 359
of this act. 360
(c) Except as provided in section 12-816 of the general statutes, as 361
amended by this act, a tax is imposed on sports wagering gross 362
revenue earned by a licensed sports wagering operator at the rate of 363
ten per cent. The Commissioner of Revenue Services shall assess and 364
collect such tax as the commissioner may prescribe by regulations 365
adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general 366
statutes. The commissioner shall deposit the tax collected pursuant to 367
this section in the sports wagering account established by section 6 of 368
this act. Such tax shall be due and payable each Tuesday of the week. If 369
any such tax is not paid when due, the commissioner shall impose a 370
delinquency assessment upon the licensed sports wagering operator in 371
the amount of ten per cent of such tax or ten dollars, whichever 372
amount is greater, plus interest at the rate of one and one-half per cent 373
of the unpaid principal of such tax for each month or fraction of a 374
month from the date such tax is due to the date of payment. Subject to 375
the provisions of section 12-3a of the general statutes, the 376
commissioner may waive all or part of the penalties provided under 377
this subsection when it is proven to the commissioner's satisfaction 378
that the failure to pay such tax within the time required was due to 379
reasonable cause and was not intentional or due to neglect. Failure to 380
pay any such delinquent tax upon demand may be considered by the 381
Commissioner of Consumer Protection as cause for revocation of a 382
license to operate sports wagering. 383
(d) The amount of unclaimed moneys, as determined by the 384
Commissioner of Consumer Protection, held by a licensed sports 385
wagering operator on account of outstanding and uncashed winning 386
sports wagering tickets, shall be due and payable to the commissioner 387
at the expiration of six months after the date of the sporting event 388
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are not paid when due, the commissioner shall impose a delinquency 390
assessment upon the licensed sports wagering operator in the amount 391
of ten per cent of such money or ten dollars, whichever amount is 392
greater, plus interest at the rate of one and one-half per cent of the 393
unpaid principal of such moneys for each month or fraction of a month 394
from the date such moneys are due to the date of payment. Subject to 395
the provisions of section 12-3a of the general statutes, the 396
commissioner may waive all or part of the penalties provided under 397
this subsection when it is proven to the commissioner's satisfaction 398
that the failure to pay such moneys within the time required was due 399
to reasonable cause and was not intentional or due to neglect. 400
(e) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may authorize 401
deputies to enter upon the premises of a licensed sports wagering 402
operator's place of business for the purposes of inspecting books and 403
records, and supervising and examining cashiers, ticket sellers and 404
other persons handling money on behalf of such operator. 405
(f) A sports governing body may request that the commissioner 406
restrict, limit or exclude wagering on a sporting event or events by 407
providing notice in such form and manner as the commissioner 408
prescribes. 409
(g) (1) Each licensed sports wagering operator that offers sports 410
wagering shall immediately report to the commissioner any 411
information relating to (A) criminal or disciplinary proceedings 412
commenced against such operator or an employee of such operator in 413
connection with its operations, (B) abnormal betting activity or 414
patterns that may indicate a concern with the integrity of a sporting 415
event, (C) any potential breach of the relevant sports governing body's 416
internal rules or codes of conduct pertaining to sports wagering, (D) 417
any other conduct that corrupts the betting outcome of a sporting 418
event for purposes of financial gain, including match-fixing, and (E) 419
suspicious or illegal wagering activities, including the use of funds 420
derived from illegal activity to place a wager, the placing of a wager to 421
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proxy to place a wager or the use of false identification to place a 423
wager. 424
(2) Such operator shall also immediately report to the relevant 425
sports governing body any information relating to conduct described 426
under subparagraphs (B) to (D), inclusive, of subdivision (1) of this 427
subsection. 428
(h) If the commissioner finds, after a hearing conducted pursuant to 429
chapter 54 of the general statutes, that any individual or entity 430
knowingly violated any provision of this section or any regulation 431
adopted pursuant to subsection (i) of this section, the commissioner 432
shall assess such individual or entity a civil penalty of not more than 433
fifty thousand dollars for each violation, not to exceed two hundred 434
fifty thousand dollars for multiple violations arising out of the same 435
transaction or occurrence. 436
(i) The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the 437
provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to implement the 438
provisions of this section and sections 3 and 4 of this act. Such 439
regulations shall include provisions to protect the public interest in the 440
integrity of sports wagering and reduce the dangers of unsuitable, 441
unfair or illegal practices, methods and activities in the conduct of 442
sports wagering. Such regulations shall include, but need not be 443
limited to, provisions regarding: (1) The types of sporting events upon 444
which sports wagers may be placed or accepted; (2) the minimum 445
amount of cash reserves to be maintained by licensed sports wagering 446
operators; (3) the acceptance of wagers on a series of sports events; (4) 447
the maximum wagers which may be accepted by a licensed sports 448
wagering operator from any one sports bettor on any one sports event; 449
(5) the type of wagering tickets which shall be used; (6) the method of 450
issuing tickets; (7) minimum accounting standards for a licensed sports 451
wagering operator; (8) the types of records which shall be maintained 452
by a licensed sports wagering operator and available for inspection 453
upon the request of the commissioner; (9) requirements for 454
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enable effective auditing of sports wagering operations; (10) 456
requirements for establishing and funding a sports wagering account; 457
(11) minimum qualifications for a provider of sporting events data; 458
and (12) requirements for any advertisement for sports betting to 459
ensure such advertisement (A) does not target minors, problem 460
gamblers or other vulnerable individuals, (B) includes information 461
about gambling addiction or Internet web site links to resources 462
related to gambling addiction, and (C) is not false, misleading or 463
deceptive to a reasonable consumer. 464
Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) There is established an 465
account to be known as the "sports wagering account" which shall be a 466
separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. Any amounts 467
received by the commissioner pursuant to sections 3 to 5, inclusive, of 468
this act shall be deposited in the sports wagering account. The account 469
shall contain any other moneys required by law to be deposited in the 470
account. 471
(b) Moneys in the account shall be expended by the commissioner 472
for the purposes of compensating the department for the reasonable 473
and necessary costs incurred by the department for the regulatory and 474
licensing activities specified in sections 1 to 5, inclusive, of this act. On 475
and after the first full fiscal year that the commissioner finds money 476
has been deposited in the sports wagering account, the commissioner 477
shall contribute two per cent of the moneys deposited in the account 478
during the previous fiscal year to the program for treatment and 479
rehabilitation of compulsive gamblers established pursuant to section 480
17a-713 of the general statutes. At the end of each fiscal year, the 481
commissioner shall transfer any money in excess of such reasonable 482
and necessary costs and such contribution to the General Fund. 483
(c) The commissioner may establish receivables for the expenses to 484
be incurred by the department prior to moneys being deposited in the 485
sports wagering account. Such receivables shall not exceed nine 486
hundred thousand dollars. 487 Substitute Bill No. 7331
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Sec. 7. Section 12-577 of the general statutes is repealed and the 488
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 489
The commissioner shall annually cause to be made by some 490
competent person or persons in the department a thorough audit of 491
the books and records of each association licensee under this chapter, 492
[and] each casino gaming facility and each licensed sports wagering 493
operator, as defined in section 1 of this act, and the commissioner may, 494
from time to time, cause to be made by some competent person in the 495
department a thorough audit of the books and records of any other 496
person or business organization licensed under this chapter. All such 497
audit records shall be kept on file in the commissioner's office at all 498
times. Each licensee and casino gaming facility shall permit access to 499
its books and records for the purpose of having such audit made, and 500
shall produce, upon written order of the commissioner, any documents 501
and information required for such purpose. 502
Sec. 8. Subsection (b) of section 12-811 of the general statutes is 503
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 504
1, 2019): 505
(b) No director, officer or employee of the corporation shall, directly 506
or indirectly, participate in, or share in the winnings from, (1) a game 507
conducted pursuant to sections 12-563a and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, 508
or (2) sports wagering, if the corporation conducts sports wagering 509
pursuant to section 3 or 4 of this act. 510
Sec. 9. Section 12-812 of the general statutes is repealed and the 511
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 512
(a) The president of the corporation, subject to the direction of the 513
board, shall conduct daily, weekly, multistate, special instant or other 514
lottery games and shall determine the number of times a lottery shall 515
be held each year, the form and price of the tickets and the aggregate 516
amount of prizes, which shall not be less than forty-five per cent of the 517
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the conduct of multistate lottery games. The proceeds of the sale of 519
tickets shall be deposited in the lottery fund of the corporation from 520
which prizes shall be paid, upon vouchers signed by the president, or 521
by either of two persons designated and authorized by him, in such 522
numbers and amounts as the president determines. The corporation 523
may limit its liability in games with fixed payouts and may cause a 524
cessation of sales of tickets of certain designation when such liability 525
limit has been reached. If licensed to conduct sports wagering 526
pursuant to section 3 or 4 of this act, the president shall deposit the 527
proceeds of sales related to sports wagering, as defined in section 1 of 528
this act, in the lottery fund, from which prizes shall be paid. 529
(b) The president, subject to the direction of the board, may enter 530
into agreements for the sale of product advertising on lottery tickets, 531
play slips and other lottery media. 532
(c) On a weekly basis, the president shall estimate, and certify to the 533
State Treasurer, that portion of the balance in the lottery fund which 534
exceeds the current needs of the corporation for the payment of prizes, 535
the payment of current operating expenses and funding of approved 536
reserves of the corporation, [. The] and that portion of the balance that 537
is attributable to the proceeds of sports wagering, as defined in section 538
1 of this act. Upon notification of receipt of such certification by the 539
Treasurer, the corporation shall transfer the amount so certified from 540
the lottery fund of the corporation to the General Fund, [upon 541
notification of receipt of such certification by the Treasurer] except that 542
the corporation shall transfer the amount attributable to the proceeds 543
of sports wagering to the sports wagering account established in 544
section 6 of this act. 545
Sec. 10. Subdivision (2) of section 53-278a of the general statutes is 546
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 547
1, 2019): 548
(2) "Gambling" means risking any money, credit, deposit or other 549
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or the operation of a gambling device, including the playing of a casino 551
gambling game such as blackjack, poker, craps, roulette or a slot 552
machine, but does not include: Legal contests of skill, speed, strength 553
or endurance in which awards are made only to entrants or the owners 554
of entries; legal business transactions which are valid under the law of 555
contracts; activity legal under the provisions of sections 7-169 to 7-186, 556
inclusive; any lottery or contest conducted by or under the authority of 557
any state of the United States, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any 558
possession or territory of the United States; and other acts or 559
transactions expressly authorized by law on or after October 1, 1973. 560
Fantasy contests, as defined in section 12-578aa, shall not be 561
considered gambling, provided the conditions set forth in subsection 562
(b) of section 12-578aa have been met and the operator of such contests 563
is registered pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of section 12-564
578aa. Sports wagering, as defined in section 1 of this act, shall not be 565
considered gambling if the conditions set forth in section 2 of this act 566
have been met and the sports wagering is conducted by a licensed 567
sports wagering operator, as defined in section 1 of this act; 568
Sec. 11. Subdivision (4) of section 53-278a of the general statutes is 569
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 570
1, 2019): 571
(4) "Gambling device" means any device or mechanism by the 572
operation of which a right to money, credits, deposits or other things 573
of value may be created, as the result of the operation of an element of 574
chance; any device or mechanism which, when operated for a 575
consideration, does not return the same value or thing of value for the 576
same consideration upon each operation thereof; any devic e, 577
mechanism, furniture or fixture designed primarily for use in 578
connection with professional gambling; and any subassembly or 579
essential part designed or intended for use in connection with any 580
such device, mechanism, furniture, fixture, construction or installation, 581
provided an immediate and unrecorded right of replay mechanically 582
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devices shall be presumed to be without value. "Gambling device" 584
does not include a crane game machine or device or a redemption 585
machine. A device or equipment used to play fantasy contests, as 586
defined in section 12-578aa, shall not be considered a gambling device, 587
provided the conditions set forth in subsection (b) of section 12-578aa 588
have been met. A device or equipment used to participate in sports 589
wagering, as defined in subsection (a) of section 1 of this act, shall not 590
be considered a gambling device if the conditions set forth in section 2 591
of this act have been met; 592
Sec. 12. Section 12-561 of the general statutes is repealed and the 593
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 594
No commissioner or unit head or employee of the department shall 595
directly or indirectly, individually or as a member of a partnership or 596
as a shareholder of a corporation, have any interest whatsoever in 597
dealing in any lottery, racing, fronton, betting enterprise or casino 598
gaming facility or in the ownership or leasing of any property or 599
premises used by or for any lottery, racing, fronton, betting enterprise 600
or casino gaming facility. No commissioner or unit head shall, directly 601
or indirectly, wager at any off-track betting facility, race track or 602
fronton authorized under this chapter, purchase lottery tickets issued 603
under this chapter, [or] play, directly or indirectly, any authorized 604
game conducted at a casino gaming facility or place a sports wager 605
with a licensed sports wagering operator, as defined in section 1 of this 606
act. The commissioner may adopt regulations in accordance with the 607
provisions of chapter 54 to prohibit any employee of the department 608
from engaging, directly or indirectly, in any form of legalized 609
gambling activity in which such employee is involved because of his or 610
her employment with the department. For purposes of this section, 611
"unit head" means a managerial employee with direct oversight of a 612
legalized gambling activity. 613
Sec. 13. Section 12-810 of the general statutes is repealed and the 614
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 615 Substitute Bill No. 7331
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(a) The Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, 616
shall apply to all actions, meetings and records of the corporation, 617
except (1) where otherwise limited by subsection (c) of this section as 618
to new lottery games and serial numbers of unclaimed lottery tickets, 619
[and] (2) with respect to financial, credit and proprietary information 620
submitted by any person to the corporation in connection with any 621
proposal to provide goods, services or professional advice to the 622
corporation as provided in section 12-815, and (3) as provided in 623
subsection (d) of this section. 624
(b) The records of proceedings as provided in subsection (a) of 625
section 12-805 shall be subject to disclosure pursuant to the provisions 626
of subsection (a) of section 1-210. 627
(c) Any new lottery game and the procedures for such game, until 628
the game is publicly announced by the corporation, and any serial 629
number of an unclaimed lottery ticket shall not be deemed public 630
records, as defined in section 1-200, and shall not be available to the 631
public under the provisions of section 1-210. The president shall 632
submit a fiscal note prepared by the corporation with respect to the 633
procedures for a new lottery game to the joint standing committees of 634
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to finance, 635
revenue, bonding and public safety after approval of such game by the 636
board. 637
(d) The name and any personally identifying information of a 638
person who is participating in or has participated in the corporation's 639
sports wagering voluntary self-exclusion process established in 640
subsection (a) of section 5 of this act shall not be deemed public 641
records, as defined in section 1-200, and shall not be available to the 642
public under the provisions of section 1-210. The president may 643
disclose the name and any records of such person if such person claims 644
a winning from placing a sports wager. 645
Sec. 14. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 12-578f of the 646
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 647 Substitute Bill No. 7331
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thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 648
(1) "Authorized games" means any game of chance, including, but 649
not limited to, blackjack, poker, dice, money-wheels, roulette, baccarat, 650
chuck-a-luck, pan game, over and under, horse race game, acey-deucy, 651
beat the dealer, bouncing ball, video facsimile game and any other 652
game of chance authorized by the Commissioner of Consumer 653
Protection. "Authorized games" does not include sports wagering, as 654
defined in subsection (a) of section 1 of this act; 655
Sec. 15. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) The Commissioner of 656
Economic and Community Development shall seek partnerships with 657
professional sports leagues and governing bodies to promote sports 658
activities and economic development in this state. The commissioner 659
shall contact representatives of Major League Baseball, the Professional 660
Golfers' Association, the Ladies Professional Golf Association, the 661
National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, the 662
National Football League, Major League Soccer, the National Women's 663
Soccer League and any other professional sports league or governing 664
body the commissioner identifies. The commissioner may consult with 665
members of the General Assembly, business leaders, municipal leaders 666
and other interested stakeholders in developing partnerships with 667
professional sports leagues or governing bodies. The commissioner 668
shall set a goal of scheduling at least three major league professional 669
sports events in the state each year, at locations that reflect the 670
geographic and demographic diversity of the state. 671
(b) Not later than July 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the 672
commissioner shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions 673
of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committees 674
of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 675
public safety and security and commerce concerning the 676
commissioner's activities during the preceding year in developing 677
partnerships with professional sports leagues and governing bodies 678
and scheduling events in the state. 679 Substitute Bill No. 7331
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Sec. 16. Section 12-816 of the general statutes is repealed and the 680
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 681
The exercise of the powers granted by sections 1-120, 1-121, 1-125, 682
12-563, 12-563a, 12-564, 12-566, 12-568a and 12-569, subsection (c) of 683
section 12-574, [and] sections 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, and sections 3 684
and 4 of this act, if the corporation is a licensed sports wagering 685
operator, constitute the performance of an essential governmental 686
function and all operations of the corporation shall be free from any 687
form of federal or state taxation. In addition, except pursuant to any 688
federal requirements, the corporation shall not be required to pay any 689
taxes or assessments upon or in respect to sales of lottery tickets, or 690
any property or moneys of the corporation, levied by the state or any 691
political subdivision or municipal taxing authority. The corporation 692
and its assets, property and revenues shall at all times be free from 693
taxation of every kind by the state and by the municipalities and all 694
other political subdivisions or special districts having taxing powers in 695
the state. 696
Sec. 17. Section 12-801 of the general statutes is repealed and the 697
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 698
As used in section 12-563a and sections 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, 699
the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the 700
context clearly indicates another meaning: 701
(1) "Board" or "board of directors" means the board of directors of 702
the corporation; 703
(2) "Corporation" means the Connecticut Lottery Corporation as 704
created under section 12-802; 705
(3) "Division" means the former Division of Special Revenue in the 706
Department of Revenue Services; 707
(4) "Lottery" means (A) the Connecticut state lottery conducted prior 708
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Special Revenue, (B) after such transfer, the Connecticut state lottery 710
conducted by the corporation pursuant to sections 12-563a and 12-800 711
to 12-818, inclusive, (C) the state lottery referred to in subsection (a) of 712
section 53-278g, and (D) keno conducted by the corporation pursuant 713
to section 12-806c; 714
(5) "Keno" means a lottery game in which a subset of numbers are 715
drawn from a larger field of numbers by a central computer system 716
using an approved random number generator, wheel system device or 717
other drawing device. "Keno" does not include a game operated on a 718
video facsimile machine; 719
(6) "Lottery fund" means a fund or funds established by, and under 720
the management and control of, the corporation, into which all lottery 721
revenues of the corporation, and all revenues of sports wagering if the 722
corporation is licensed to conduct sports wagering pursuant to section 723
3 or 4 of this act, are deposited, from which all payments and expenses 724
of the corporation are paid and from which transfers to the General 725
Fund and sports wagering account are made pursuant to section 12-726
812, as amended by this act; and 727
(7) "Operating revenue" means total revenue received from lottery 728
sales less all cancelled sales and amounts paid as prizes but before 729
payment or provision for payment of any other expenses. 730
Sec. 18. Section 12-806 of the general statutes is repealed and the 731
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 732
(a) The purposes of the corporation shall be to: (1) Operate and 733
manage the lottery in an entrepreneurial and business-like manner free 734
from the budgetary and other constraints that affect state agencies; (2) 735
provide continuing and increased revenue to the people of the state 736
through the lottery by being responsive to market forces and acting 737
generally as a corporation engaged in entrepreneurial pursuits; and (3) 738
ensure that the lottery continues to be operated with integrity and for 739
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(b) The corporation shall have the following powers: 741
(1) To receive as transferee from the state of Connecticut all of the 742
tangible and intangible assets constituting the lottery including the 743
exclusive right to operate the lottery as the exclusive lottery of the state 744
and, subject to subsection (b) of section 12-808, to assume and 745
discharge all of the agreements, covenants and obligations of the 746
Department of Consumer Protection entered into which constitute a 747
part of the operation and management of the lottery; 748
(2) To operate and manage the lottery consistent with the provisions 749
of sections 1-120, 1-121, 1-125, 12-563, 12-563a, 12-564, 12-566, 12-568a 750
and 12-569, subsection (c) of section 12-574 and sections 12-800 to 12-751
818, inclusive, and as specifically provided in section 12-812; 752
(3) To have perpetual succession as a body corporate and to adopt 753
bylaws, policies and procedures for the operation of its affairs and 754
conduct of its businesses; 755
(4) To introduce new lottery games, modify existing lottery games, 756
utilize existing and new technologies, determine distribution channels 757
for the sale of lottery tickets, introduce keno pursuant to signed 758
agreements with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan 759
Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, in accordance with section 12-806c, 760
and, to the extent specifically authorized by regulations adopted by the 761
Department of Consumer Protection pursuant to chapter 54, introduce 762
instant ticket vending machines, kiosks and automated wagering 763
systems or machines, with all such rights being subject to regulatory 764
oversight by the Department of Consumer Protection, except that the 765
corporation shall not offer any interactive on-line lottery games, 766
including on-line video lottery games for promotional purposes; 767
(5) To establish an annual budget of revenues and expenditures, 768
along with reasonable reserves for work ing capital, capital 769
expenditures, debt retirement and other anticipated expenditures, in a 770
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appropriate and prudent; 772
(6) To adopt such administrative and operating procedures which 773
the board of directors deems appropriate; 774
(7) To enter into agreements with one or more states or territories of 775
the United States for the promotion and operation of joint lottery 776
games and to continue to participate in any joint lottery game in which 777
the corporation participates on July 1, 2003, regardless of whether any 778
government-authorized lottery operated outside of the United States 779
participates in such game; 780
(8) Subject to the provisions of section 12-815, to enter into 781
agreements with vendors with respect to the operation and 782
management of the lottery, including operation of lottery terminals, 783
management services, printing of lottery tickets, management 784
expertise, marketing expertise, advertising or such other goods or 785
services as the board of directors deems necessary and appropriate; 786
(9) To purchase or lease operating equipment, including, but not 787
limited to, computer gaming and automated wagering systems and to 788
employ agents or employees to operate such systems; 789
(10) To retain unclaimed prize funds as additional revenue for the 790
state, or to use unclaimed prize funds to increase sales, or to return to 791
participants unclaimed prize funds in a manner designed to increase 792
sales; 793
(11) To establish prize reserve accounts as the board of directors 794
deems appropriate; 795
(12) To pay lottery prizes as awarded under section 12-812, as 796
amended by this act, to purchase annuities to fund such prizes, and to 797
assure that all annuities from which payments to winners of lottery 798
prizes are made are invested in instruments issued by agencies of the 799
United States government and backed by the full faith and credit of the 800
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business in the state, provided the issuer has been determined by the 802
Department of Consumer Protection to be financially stable and meets 803
the minimum investment rating as determined by the department; 804
(13) To pay the Office of Policy and Management to reimburse the 805
Department of Consumer Protection for the reasonable and necessary 806
costs arising from the department's regulatory oversight of the 807
corporation, in accordance with the assessment made pursuant to 808
section 12-806b, including costs arising directly or indirectly from the 809
licensing of lottery agents, performance of state police background 810
investigations, and the implementation of subsection (b) of section 12-811
562 and sections 12-563a, 12-568a, 12-569, 12-570, 12-570a and 12-800 to 812
12-818, inclusive; 813
(14) In the event that the operation or management of the 814
corporation becomes subject to the federal gaming occupation tax, to 815
pay such tax on behalf of lottery sales agents and to assist agents 816
subject thereto; 817
(15) To determine the commissions payable to lottery sales agents, 818
provided any agent's commission shall not average less than four per 819
cent of such agent's lottery sales; 820
(16) To invest in, acquire, lease, purchase, own, manage, hold and 821
dispose of real property and lease, convey or deal in or enter into 822
agreements with respect to such property on any terms necessary or 823
incidental to carrying out the purposes of sections 12-563a and 12-800 824
to 12-818, inclusive, provided such transactions shall not be subject to 825
approval, review or regulation pursuant to title 4b or any other statute 826
by any state agency, except that real property transactions shall be 827
subject to review by the State Properties Review Board; 828
(17) To borrow money for the purpose of obtaining working capital; 829
(18) To hold patents, copyrights, trademarks, marketing rights, 830
licenses or any other evidence of protection or exclusivity issued under 831
the laws of the United States or any state; 832 Substitute Bill No. 7331
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(19) To employ such assistants, agents and other employees as may 833
be necessary or desirable to carry out its purposes in accordance with 834
sections 12-563a and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, to fix their 835
compensation and, subject to the provisions of subsections (e) and (f) 836
of section 12-802, establish all necessary and appropriate personnel 837
practices and policies; to engage consultants, accountants, attorneys 838
and financial and other independent professionals as may be necessary 839
or desirable to assist the corporation in performing its purposes in 840
accordance with sections 12-563a and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive; 841
(20) To make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary 842
or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its 843
powers under sections 12-563a and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive; 844
(21) In its own name, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, 845
adopt a seal and alter the same at pleasure; 846
(22) Subject to the approval of the board and to the requirement to 847
remit excess lottery funds to the General Fund as set forth in section 848
12-812, as amended by this act, to invest any funds not needed for 849
immediate use or disbursement, including any funds held in approved 850
reserve accounts, in investments permitted by sections 3-20 and 3-27a 851
for the proceeds of state bonds; 852
(23) To procure insurance against any loss in connection with its 853
property and other assets in such amounts and from such insurers as it 854
deems desirable; 855
(24) To the extent permitted under any contract with other persons 856
to which the corporation is a party, to consent to any termination, 857
modification, forgiveness or other change of any term of any 858
contractual right, payment, royalty, contract or agreement of any kind; 859
(25) To acquire, lease, purchase, own, manage, hold and dispose of 860
personal property, and lease, convey or deal in or enter into 861
agreements with respect to such property on any terms necessary or 862
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(26) To account for and audit funds of the corporation; 864
(27) To pay or provide for payment from operating revenues all 865
expenses, costs and obligations incurred by the corporation in the 866
exercise of the powers of the corporation under sections 12-563a and 867
12-800 to 12-818, inclusive; [and] 868
(28) To exercise any powers necessary to carry out the purposes of 869
sections 12-563a and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive; [.] and 870
(29) To operate sports wagering in person, if licensed pursuant to 871
section 3 of this act, and to operate sports wagering on a platform, if 872
licensed pursuant to section 4 of this act. 873
Sec. 19. Section 17a-713 of the general statutes is repealed and the 874
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 875
(a) The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall 876
establish a program for the treatment and rehabilitation of compulsive 877
gamblers in the state. The program shall provide prevention, treatment 878
and rehabilitation services for chronic gamblers. The department may 879
enter into agreements with subregional planning and action councils 880
and nonprofit organizations to assist in providing these services, 881
provided not less than twenty-five per cent of the amount received 882
pursuant to section 12-818 annually shall be set aside for contracts with 883
subregional planning and action councils established pursuant to 884
section 17a-671 and nonprofit organizations and not less than five per 885
cent of the amount received pursuant to section 12-818 annually shall 886
be set aside for a contract with the Connecticut Council on Problem 887
Gambling. The department may impose a reasonable fee, on a sliding 888
scale, on those participants who can afford to pay for any such 889
services. The department shall implement such program when the 890
account established under subsection (b) of this section is sufficient to 891
meet initial operating expenses. As used in this section, "chronic 892
gambler" means a person who is chronically and progressively 893
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gambling behavior that compromises, disrupts or damages personal, 895
family or vocational pursuits. 896
(b) The program established by subsection (a) of this section shall be 897
funded by: [imposition of:] (1) [A] Imposition of a fee of one hundred 898
thirty-five dollars on each association license, for each performance of 899
jai alai or dog racing conducted under the provisions of chapter 226, 900
provided no such licensee shall contribute more than forty-five 901
thousand dollars in any one year; (2) imposition of a fee of twenty-five 902
dollars for each teletheater performance on each operator of a 903
teletheater facility; [and] (3) the amount received from the Connecticut 904
Lottery Corporation pursuant to section 12-818; and (4) the amount 905
received from the sports wagering account pursuant to section 6 of this 906
act. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall collect the fee 907
from each association licensee or such operator on a monthly basis. 908
The receipts shall be deposited in the General Fund and credited to a 909
separate, nonlapsing chronic gamblers treatment and rehabilitation 910
account which shall be established by the Comptroller. All moneys in 911
the account are deemed to be appropriated and shall be expended for 912
the purposes established in subsection (a) of this section. 913
(c) The department shall adopt regulations in accordance with the 914
provisions of chapter 54 to carry out the purposes of this section. 915
Sec. 20. Section 12-565a of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective 916
July 1, 2019) 917
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2019 New section
Sec. 2 July 1, 2019 New section
Sec. 3 July 1, 2019 New section
Sec. 4 July 1, 2019 New section
Sec. 5 July 1, 2019 New section
Sec. 6 July 1, 2019 New section
Sec. 7 July 1, 2019 12-577 Substitute Bill No. 7331
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Sec. 8 July 1, 2019 12-811(b)
Sec. 9 July 1, 2019 12-812
Sec. 10 July 1, 2019 53-278a(2)
Sec. 11 July 1, 2019 53-278a(4)
Sec. 12 July 1, 2019 12-561
Sec. 13 July 1, 2019 12-810
Sec. 14 July 1, 2019 12-578f(a)(1)
Sec. 15 July 1, 2019 New section
Sec. 16 July 1, 2019 12-816
Sec. 17 July 1, 2019 12-801
Sec. 18 July 1, 2019 12-806
Sec. 19 July 1, 2019 17a-713
Sec. 20 July 1, 2019 Repealer section
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 2(a), internal and statutory references were changed for
accuracy; in Section 4(g), an internal reference was changed for
accuracy.
PS Joint Favorable Subst.