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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 17
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 581
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
SEN. OSTEN, 19
th Dist.
REP. RYAN, 139
th Dist.
REP. CONLEY, 40
th Dist.
SEN. CASSANO, 4
th Dist.
REP. RILEY, 46
th Dist.
REP. DE LA CRUZ, 41
st Dist.
REP. JOHNSON, 49
th Dist.
REP. DUBITSKY, 47
th Dist.
REP. FRANCE, 42
nd Dist.
REP. CHEESEMAN, 37
th Dist.
SEN. FORMICA, 20
th Dist.
SEN. SOMERS, 18
th Dist.
AN ACT AUTHORIZING SPORTS WAGERING, INTERNET GAMBLING
AND INTERNET KENO.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to (1) permit operators of 1
casino gaming facilities in the state or on Indian lands to conduct 2
sports wagering in person or through the Internet, subject to new or 3
amended agreements with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the 4
Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut and pursuant to regulations 5
or standards adopted or approved by the Commissioner of Consumer 6
Protection; (2) permit operators of casino gaming facilities in the state 7
or on Indian lands to conduct Internet gambling within the state; (3) 8
permit the Connecticut Lottery Corporation to conduct Keno games 9
through the Internet within the state pursuant to agreements with the 10
Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 11
Connecticut; and (4) require reasonable procedures and data security 12 Proposed Bill No. 17
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standards to block access to (A) sports wagering and Internet gambling 13
for individuals under age twenty-one, (B) Internet Keno for 14
individuals under age eighteen, and (C) individuals whose physical 15
location cannot be verified as within the state. 16
Statement of Purpose:
To provide for additional revenues and jobs from the operation of
sports wagering, Internet gambling and Internet Keno; enhance the
revenue to the state from agreements between the state and federally
recognized Indian tribes in Connecticut; ensure that Connecticut's
gaming and tourism industries remain competitive with those in
surrounding states; and ensure age and physical location verification
for participation in Internet gaming.