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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5168
February Session, 2020
LCO No. 1393
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
(PS)
AN ACT AUTHORIZING SPORTS WAGERING IN TH E STATE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2020) (a) As used in this section and 1
sections 2 to 11, 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 Commis sioner of Consumer 6
Protection; 7
(3) "Department" means the Department of Consumer Protection; 8
(4) "E-sports" means electronic sports and competitive video games 9
played as a game of skill; 10
(5) "Electronic sports wagering platform" or "platform" means the 11
combination of hardware, software and data networks used to manage, 12
administer, offer or control sports wagering over the Internet, including 13 Raised Bill No. 5168
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through an Internet web site or a mobile device; 14
(6) "Entertainment zone facility" means a facility where a licensed 15
sports wagering operator may be authorized to conduct sports 16
wagering in person pursuant to section 3 of this act; 17
(7) "Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding" means 18
the memorandum of understanding entered into by and between the 19
state and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe on January 13, 1993, as 20
amended from time to time; 21
(8) "Mashantucket Pequot procedures" means the Final 22
Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Procedures prescribed by the Secretary 23
of the United States Department of the Interior pursuant to 25 USC 24
2710(d)(7)(B)(vii) and published in 56 Federal Register 24996 (May 31, 25
1991), as amended from time to time; 26
(9) "Minor" means an individual who is under twenty-one years of 27
age; 28
(10) "MMCT Venture, LLC" means a limited liability company (A) 29
jointly and exclusively owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and 30
the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut; (B) in which no other 31
person or business organization holds an equity interest; and (C) in 32
which each tribe holds at least a twenty-five per cent equity interest; 33
(11) "Mohegan compact" means the Tribal-State Compact entered 34
into by and between the state and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 35
Connecticut on May 17, 1994, as amended from time to time; 36
(12) "Mohegan memorandum of understanding" means the 37
memorandum of understanding entered into by and between the state 38
and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut on May 17, 1994, as 39
amended from time to time; 40
(13) "Sports bettor" means an individual who is not a minor and is 41
physically present in this state when placing a sports wager with a 42
licensed sports wagering operator; 43 Raised Bill No. 5168
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(14) "Sporting event" means (A) any sporting or athletic event at 44
which two or more persons participate and receive compensation in 45
excess of actual expenses for such participation in such sporting or 46
athletic event, or (B) any sporting or athletic event sponsored by an 47
intercollegiate athletic program of an institution of higher education. 48
"Sporting event" does not include horse racing, e-sports or any sporting 49
or athletic event sponsored by a minor league or high school; 50
(15) "Sports governing body" means the organization that prescribes 51
final rules and enforces codes of conduct with respect to a sporting event 52
and participants in the sporting event; 53
(16) "Sports wagering" means risking or accepting any money, credit, 54
deposit or other thing of value for gain contingent in whole or in part 55
on (A) a sporting event or a portion or portions of a sporting event, or 56
(B) the individual performance statistics of an athlete or athletes in a 57
sporting event or a combination of sporting events. "Sports wagering" 58
does not include the payment of an entry fee to play fantasy contests, as 59
defined in section 12-578aa of the general statutes; 60
(17) "Sports wagering in person" means sports wagering using any 61
system or method of wagering requiring a sports bettor to be physically 62
present at a facility in this state; 63
(18) "Sports wagering on a platform" means sports wagering over the 64
Internet, including through an Internet web site or a mobile device, 65
through an electronic sports wagering platform that does not require a 66
sports bettor to be physically present at a facility in this state that 67
conducts sports wagering in person; 68
(19) "Sports wagering gross revenue" means the amount equal to the 69
total amount of all wagers placed on sporting events that a licensed 70
sports wagering operator collects from all sports bettors, less the total 71
amount of all sums paid out as winnings to sports bettors, except that 72
the cash equivalent value of any merchandise or thing of value awarded 73
as a prize shall not be included in the sums paid out as winnings; and 74 Raised Bill No. 5168
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(20) "Sports wagering vendor" means a person or business 75
organization that develops or maintains an electronic sports wagering 76
platform on behalf of a licensed sports wagering operator. 77
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2020) The provisions of sections 3 to 11, 78
inclusive, of this act shall not be effective until the following conditions 79
have been met: 80
(1) The Governor enters into amendments to the Mashantucket 81
Pequot procedures and Mohegan compact or enters into new tribal-state 82
compacts with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe 83
of Indians of Connecticut, pursuant to the federal Indian Gaming 84
Regulatory Act, P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 2710(d)(3), concerning the 85
authorization of sports wagering that: (A) Allows each tribe to offer 86
sports wagering on Indian lands and through an electronic sports 87
wagering platform, and (B) provides that the authorization of sports 88
wagering and licensing of sports wagering operators in this state under 89
section 3 of this act (i) does not relieve each tribe from the tribe's 90
obligation to contribute a percentage of the gross operating revenues of 91
video facsimile games to the state as provided in the Mashantucket 92
Pequot memorandum of understanding and the Mohegan 93
memorandum of understanding, as the case may be, and (ii) does not 94
terminate the moratoria on the operation of video facsimile games by 95
the tribes pursuant to section 15(a) of the Mashantucket Pequot 96
procedures and section 15(a) of the Mohegan compact. 97
(2) The amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures and 98
Mohegan compact or new tribal-state compacts are approved or 99
deemed approved by the Secretary of the United States Department of 100
the Interior pursuant to the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, P.L. 101
100-497, 25 USC 2701 et seq., and its implementing regulations. If such 102
approval is overturned by a court in a final judgment, which is not 103
appealable, the authorization for sports wagering provided under this 104
section shall cease to be effective. 105
(3) The amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures and 106 Raised Bill No. 5168
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Mohegan compact or new tribal-state compacts are approved by the 107
General Assembly pursuant to section 3-6c of the general statutes. 108
Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2020) (a) No person or business 109
organization may conduct sports wagering in this state unless the 110
person has been issued a sports wagering operator license from the 111
commissioner pursuant to this section. 112
(b) (1) A person or business organization operating the off-track 113
betting system pursuant to chapter 226 of the general statutes on or after 114
the effective date of this section; MMCT Venture, LLC; a limited liability 115
company owned exclusively by either the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe 116
or the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, in which no other 117
person or business organization holds an equity interest; and the 118
Connecticut Lottery Corporation may submit an application for a sports 119
wagering operator license pursuant to this section on forms prescribed 120
by the commissioner. Such application may require the applicant to 121
submit any information the commissioner deems pertinent to the 122
issuance of such license. Each applicant, except the Connecticut Lottery 123
Corporation, shall submit to state and national criminal history records 124
checks, conducted in accordance with section 29-17a of the general 125
statutes, before such license is issued. 126
(2) Each applicant for a sports wagering operator license shall submit 127
with its application a nonrefundable application fee of one hundred 128
thousand dollars. Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, 129
each such license shall expire five years after the date of issuance of such 130
license unless renewed in accordance with this subsection. The 131
nonrefundable application fee for such renewal shall be one hundred 132
thousand dollars. Upon the issuance or renewal of a license, the licensee 133
shall pay a licensing fee of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars to the 134
commissioner. The Connecticut Lottery Corporation shall be exempt 135
from the application fee, renewal application fee and licensing fee for a 136
sports wagering operator license. 137
(3) A sports wagering operator license issued by the commissioner 138 Raised Bill No. 5168
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pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, may authorize: 139
(A) A person or business organization operating the off-track betting 140
system pursuant to chapter 226 of the general statutes to conduct (i) 141
sports wagering on a platform, and (ii) sports wagering in person at any 142
of the system facilities authorized for off-track betting under section 12-143
571a of the general statutes and at one entertainment zone facility 144
approved by the commissioner; 145
(B) MMCT Venture, LLC to conduct sports wagering in person at a 146
casino gaming facility authorized under subsection (b) of section 12-578f 147
of the general statutes; 148
(C) A limited liability company owned exclusively by the 149
Mashantucket Pequot Tribe of Connecticut, in which no other person or 150
business organization holds an equity interest, to conduct sports 151
wagering in person at one entertainment zone facility approved by the 152
commissioner; 153
(D) A limited liability company owned exclusively by the Mohegan 154
Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, in which no other person or business 155
organization holds an equity interest, to conduct sports wagering in 156
person at one entertainment zone facility approved by the 157
commissioner; and 158
(E) The Connecticut Lottery Corporation, to conduct (i) sports 159
wagering on a platform, and (ii) sports wagering in person at no more 160
than four high tier claim centers, as designated by the corporation. 161
(4) The commissioner shall develop a process to approve the location 162
of entertainment zone facilities, which may only be located in 163
Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, Waterbury or in any other 164
municipality, provided a facility in such other municipality may not be 165
located within ten miles from any other entertainment zone facility. 166
(c) Applications for renewal of a sports wagering operator license 167
shall be on such form as prescribed by the commissioner. 168 Raised Bill No. 5168
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(d) The commissioner shall, as soon as practicable after the receipt of 169
a completed license or renewal application, grant or deny the license or 170
renewal application. Any holder of a license issued pursuant to this 171
section who submits an application to renew such license prior to the 172
expiration of such license may continue to perform the activities 173
authorized by such license until the commissioner approves or denies 174
such renewal application. 175
(e) Failure by any licensee or any off-track betting facility, 176
entertainment zone facility or high-tier claim center conducting sports 177
wagering to comply with the requirements of this section and sections 5 178
to 8, inclusive, and section 10 of this act and any regulations adopted 179
pursuant to section 9 of this act shall constitute grounds for the 180
commissioner to investigate such licensee, facility or center. After a 181
hearing held in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the 182
general statutes, the commissioner may suspend, revoke or place 183
conditions on such license for good cause, suspend operations at such 184
facility or center and impose a civil penalty of not more than two 185
hundred fifty thousand dollars. Any licensee who is aggrieved by the 186
action of the commissioner pursuant to this subsection, including a 187
decision on an application for a license or renewal application, may 188
appeal in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general 189
statutes. 190
Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2020) (a) No person or business 191
organization may develop or operate an electronic sports wagering 192
platform on behalf of a licensed sports wagering operator unless such 193
person or business organization has obtained a sports wagering vendor 194
license issued by the commissioner pursuant to this section. 195
(b) Each applicant for a sports wagering vendor license shall submit 196
with its application a nonrefundable application fee of one hundred 197
thousand dollars. Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, 198
each such license shall expire five years from the date of the issuance of 199
such license unless renewed in accordance with this section. The 200
nonrefundable application fee for such renewal shall be one hundred 201 Raised Bill No. 5168
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thousand dollars. Upon the issuance or renewal of a license, the licensee 202
shall pay a licensing fee of three hundred thousand dollars to the 203
commissioner. 204
(c) Applications for renewal of any such license shall be on such form 205
as prescribed by the commissioner. 206
(d) The commissioner shall, as soon as practicable after the receipt of 207
a completed license or renewal application, grant or deny the license or 208
renewal application. Any holder of a license issued pursuant to this 209
section who submits an application to renew such license prior to the 210
expiration of such license may continue to perform the activities 211
authorized by such license until the commissioner approves or denies 212
such renewal application. 213
(e) Failure by any sports wagering vendor licensee to comply with 214
the provisions of this section and section 5 to 8, inclusive, of this act and 215
any regulations adopted pursuant to section 9 of this act shall constitute 216
grounds for the commissioner to investigate such licensee. After a 217
hearing held in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the 218
general statutes, the commissioner may suspend, revoke or place 219
conditions on such license for good cause and impose a civil penalty of 220
not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars. Any licensee who is 221
aggrieved by the action of the commissioner pursuant to this subsection, 222
including a decision on an application for a license or renewal 223
application, may appeal in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 224
of the general statutes. 225
Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2020) Each employee participating in 226
the sports wagering activity of a sports wagering operator licensed 227
pursuant to section 3 of this act or a sports wagering vendor licensed 228
pursuant to section 4 of this act, each officer, director, partner, trustee or 229
owner of such a licensee, and each shareholder, key executive, agent or 230
other person the commissioner determines will exercise control in or 231
over a licensee, shall be licensed by the commissioner as an occupational 232
licensee pursuant to section 12-574, of the general statutes, as amended 233 Raised Bill No. 5168
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by this act, or 12-815a of the general statutes, as appropriate. 234
Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2020) (a) (1) No individual who is a 235
licensed sports wagering operator or sports wagering vendor, an officer, 236
a director, an owner or an employee of a sports wagering operator or 237
sports wagering vendor, and no family member of such individual who 238
resides in the same household as such individual, shall place any wager 239
on a sporting event with a licensed sports wagering operator. 240
(2) No athlete, coach or referee who takes part in a sporting event 241
overseen by a governing body; employee of a sports governing body; 242
owner or employee of a sports governing body's member teams; or 243
personnel of any bargaining unit of a sports governing body's athletes 244
or referees, shall place any wager on any sporting event overseen by 245
such governing body. In determining which individuals are prohibited 246
from placing a wager under this subdivision, a licensed sports wagering 247
operator shall use publicly available information and any lists provided 248
by the relevant sports governing body to the commissioner. 249
(3) No individual with access to nonpublic, confidential information 250
that could affect the outcome of a sporting event shall place any wager 251
on such sporting event with any licensed sports wagering operator. 252
(4) No individual shall place any sports wager pursuant to this 253
section as an agent or a proxy for another individual. 254
(5) Each licensed sports wagering operator shall take reasonable steps 255
to prevent the conduct prohibited under subdivisions (1) to (4), 256
inclusive, of this subsection and shall immediately notify the 257
commissioner if such operator believes such conduct has occurred. 258
(b) No individual or business organization licensed as a sports 259
wagering operator or sports wagering vendor, no business affiliated 260
with such licensee, and no officer, director or owner of a sports wagering 261
operator or sports wagering vendor shall own or have an equity interest 262
in a business organization that cultivates or sells, at wholesale, retail or 263
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this state, pursuant to chapter 420f of the general statutes or any other 265
statute, or in any other jurisdiction under the laws of such jurisdiction. 266
(c) A licensed sports wagering operator and a licensed sports 267
wagering vendor shall not disclose or sell any sports bettor's 268
information, and shall not disclose records that directly or indirectly 269
identify a sports bettor, except as provided in section 12-810 of the 270
general statutes, as amended by this act. 271
(d) No prizes shall be paid to any individual who is restricted from 272
placing sports wagers pursuant to this section. Any such prize shall be 273
deposited into the sports wagering account established in section 11 of 274
this act. 275
(e) A sports governing body may request that the commissioner 276
restrict, limit or exclude wagering on a sporting event or events by 277
providing notice in such form and manner as the commissioner 278
prescribes. The commissioner may take such action as the commissioner 279
deems necessary to ensure the integrity of wagering on such sporting 280
event or events. 281
Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2020) (a) Each licensed sports wagering 282
operator shall: 283
(1) Verify that a sports bettor is at least twenty-one years of age; 284
(2) Allow any individual to exclude himself or herself from placing 285
sports wagers or limit the amount of money such individual may use to 286
place sports wagers with an operator, and, on and after the date the 287
operator is notified by such individual of such exclusion or limit, shall 288
take reasonable steps to prevent such individual from placing sports 289
wagers or exceeding such limit, as the case may be; 290
(3) Enter into an agreement with a provider of sporting event data 291
that meets or exceeds the minimum qualifications set forth in 292
regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to section 9 of this 293
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(4) Maintain the security of wagering data, sports bettor data and 295
other confidential information to prevent unauthorized access to and 296
dissemination of such data and information; and 297
(5) Share records in real time, at the account level and in 298
pseudonymous form, to the department with respect to sports wagers 299
placed with such operator. 300
(b) (1) Each licensed sports wagering operator shall immediately 301
report to the commissioner any information relating to (A) criminal or 302
disciplinary proceedings commenced against such operator or an 303
employee of such operator in connection with its operations, (B) 304
abnormal betting activity or patterns that may indicate a concern with 305
the integrity of a sporting event, (C) any potential breach of the relevant 306
sports governing body's internal rules or codes of conduct pertaining to 307
sports wagering, (D) any other conduct that corrupts the betting 308
outcome of a sporting event for purposes of financial gain, including 309
match-fixing, and (E) suspicious or illegal wagering activities, including 310
the use of funds derived from illegal activity to place a wager, the 311
placing of a wager to conceal funds derived from illegal activity, the use 312
of an agent or a proxy to place a wager or the use of false identification 313
to place a wager. 314
(2) Such operator shall also immediately report to the relevant sports 315
governing body any information relating to conduct described under 316
subparagraphs (B) to (D), inclusive, of subdivision (1) of this subsection. 317
Sec. 8. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2020) If the commissioner finds, after a 318
hearing conducted pursuant to chapter 54 of the general statutes, that 319
any individual or entity knowingly violated any provision of sections 3 320
to 7, inclusive, of this act or any regulation adopted pursuant to section 321
9 of this act, the commissioner shall assess such individual or entity a 322
civil penalty of not more than fifty thousand dollars for each violation, 323
not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars for multiple violations 324
arising out of the same transaction or occurrence. 325
Sec. 9. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2020) The commissioner shall adopt 326 Raised Bill No. 5168
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regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the 327
general statutes to implement the provisions of sections 3 to 8, inclusive, 328
and section 10 of this act. Such regulations shall include provisions to 329
protect the public interest in the integrity of sports wagering and reduce 330
the dangers of unsuitable, unfair or illegal practices, methods and 331
activities in the conduct of sports wagering. Such regulations shall 332
include, but need not be limited to, provisions regarding: (1) The types 333
of sporting events upon which sports wagers may be placed or accepted; 334
(2) the minimum amount of cash reserves to be maintained by licensed 335
sports wagering operators; (3) the acceptance of wagers on a series of 336
sporting events; (4) the maximum wagers which may be accepted by a 337
licensed sports wagering operator from any one sports bettor on any 338
one sporting event; (5) the type of wagering tickets which shall be used; 339
(6) the method of issuing tickets; (7) minimum accounting standards for 340
a licensed sports wagering operator; (8) the types of records which shall 341
be maintained by a licensed sports wagering operator and available for 342
inspection upon the request of the commissioner; (9) requirements for 343
information and reports from a licensed sports wagering operator to 344
enable effective auditing of sports wagering operations; (10) 345
requirements for establishing and funding a sports wagering account; 346
(11) minimum qualifications for a provider of sporting events data; (12) 347
minimum requirements for sports wagering vendor operators, 348
including requirements to ensure the security and integrity of a 349
platform and collection of information and reports to enable effective 350
oversight of licensees; (13) requirements for locating and approving 351
entertainment zone facilities and minimum requirements to ensure the 352
integrity and security of the operation of such facilities; and (14) 353
requirements for any advertisement for sports betting to ensure such 354
advertisement (A) does not target minors, problem gamblers or other 355
vulnerable individuals, (B) includes information about gambling 356
addiction or Internet web site links to resources related to gambling 357
addiction, and (C) is not false, misleading or deceptive to a reasonable 358
consumer. 359
Sec. 10. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2020) (a) Except as provided in section 360 Raised Bill No. 5168
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12-816 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, a tax is imposed 361
on sports wagering gross revenue earned by each licensed sports 362
wagering operator at the rate of (1) ten per cent of sports wagering gross 363
revenue from sports wagering in person, and (2) fourteen and seventy-364
five hundredths per cent of sports wagering gross revenue from sports 365
wagering on a platform. The Commissioner of Revenue Services shall 366
assess and collect such tax as the commissioner may prescribe by 367
regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of 368
the general statutes. The commissioner shall deposit the tax collected 369
pursuant to this section in the sports wagering account established by 370
section 11 of this act. Such tax shall be due and payable each Tuesday of 371
the week. If any such tax is not paid when due, the commissioner shall 372
impose a delinquency assessment upon the licensed sports wagering 373
operator in the amount of ten per cent of such tax or ten dollars, 374
whichever amount is greater, plus interest at the rate of one and one-375
half per cent of the unpaid principal of such tax for each month or 376
fraction of a month from the date such tax is due to the date of payment. 377
Subject to the provisions of section 12-3a of the general statutes, the 378
commissioner may waive all or part of the penalties provided under this 379
subsection when it is proven to the commissioner's satisfaction that the 380
failure to pay such tax within the time required was due to reasonable 381
cause and was not intentional or due to neglect. Failure to pay any such 382
delinquent tax upon demand may be considered by the Commissioner 383
of Consumer Protection as cause for revocation of a license to operate 384
sports wagering. 385
(b) The amount of unclaimed moneys, as determined by the 386
Commissioner of Consumer Protection, held by a licensed sports 387
wagering operator on account of outstanding and uncashed winning 388
sports wagering tickets, shall be due and payable to the commissioner 389
at the expiration of six months after the date of the sporting event during 390
which such tickets were issued. If any such unclaimed moneys are not 391
paid when due, the commissioner shall impose a delinquency 392
assessment upon the licensed sports wagering operator in the amount 393
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greater, plus interest at the rate of one and one-half per cent of the 395
unpaid principal of such moneys for each month or fraction of a month 396
from the date such moneys are due to the date of payment. Subject to 397
the provisions of section 12-3a of the general statutes, the commissioner 398
may waive all or part of the penalties provided under this subsection 399
when it is proven to the commissioner's satisfaction that the failure to 400
pay such moneys within the time required was due to reasonable cause 401
and was not intentional or due to neglect. 402
(c) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may authorize 403
deputies to enter upon the premises of a licensed sports wagering 404
operator's place of business for the purposes of inspecting books and 405
records, and supervising and examining cashiers, ticket sellers and 406
other persons handling money on behalf of such operator. 407
Sec. 11. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2020) (a) There is established an 408
account to be known as the "sports wagering account" which shall be a 409
separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. Any amounts 410
received by the commissioner pursuant to sections 3 to 10, inclusive, of 411
this act shall be deposited in the sports wagering account. The account 412
shall contain any other moneys required by law to be deposited in the 413
account. 414
(b) Moneys in the account shall be expended by the commissioner for 415
the purposes of compensating the department for the reasonable and 416
necessary costs incurred by the department for the regulatory and 417
licensing activities specified in sections 3 to 10, inclusive, of this act. On 418
and after the first full fiscal year that the commissioner finds money has 419
been deposited in the sports wagering account, the commissioner shall 420
contribute two per cent of the moneys deposited in the account during 421
the previous fiscal year to the program for treatment and rehabilitation 422
of compulsive gamblers established pursuant to section 17a-713 of the 423
general statutes, as amended by this act. At the end of each fiscal year, 424
the commissioner shall transfer any money in excess of such reasonable 425
and necessary costs and such contribution to the General Fund. 426 Raised Bill No. 5168
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(c) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, the commissioner may, in 427
consultation with the Office of Policy and Management, establish 428
receivables for revenue anticipated to be deposited in the sports 429
wagering account. Such receivables shall not exceed nine hundred 430
thousand dollars. 431
Sec. 12. Subsection (f) of section 12-574 of the general statutes is 432
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 433
2020): 434
(f) No person may participate in this state in any activity permitted 435
under this chapter as an employee of an association, concessionaire, 436
vendor, totalizator, [or] affiliate, sports wagering operator or sports 437
wagering vendor licensee unless such person is licensed as an 438
occupational licensee by the commissioner. Whether located in or out of 439
this state, no officer, director, partner, trustee or owner of a business 440
organization which obtains a license in accordance with this section or 441
section 3 or 4 of this act may continue in such capacity unless such 442
officer, director, partner, trustee or owner is licensed as an occupational 443
licensee by the commissioner. An occupational license shall also be 444
obtained by any shareholder, key executive, agent or other person 445
connected with any association, concessionaire, vendor, totalizator, [or] 446
affiliate, sports wagering operator or sports wagering vendor licensee, 447
who in the judgment of the commissioner will exercise control in or over 448
any such licensee. Such person shall apply for a license not later than 449
thirty days after the commissioner requests him, in writing, to do so. 450
The commissioner shall complete his investigation of an applicant for 451
an occupational license and notify such applicant of his decision to 452
approve or deny the application within one year after its receipt, or, if 453
the commissioner determines good cause exists for extending such 454
period of investigation and gives the applicant a reasonable opportunity 455
for a hearing, by the date prescribed by the commissioner. 456
Sec. 13. Section 12-577 of the general statutes is repealed and the 457
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 458 Raised Bill No. 5168
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The commissioner shall annually cause to be made by some 459
competent person or persons in the department a thorough audit of the 460
books and records of each association licensee under this chapter, [and] 461
each casino gaming facility and each sports wagering operator licensed 462
pursuant to section 3 of this act, and the commissioner may, from time 463
to time, cause to be made by some competent person in the department 464
a thorough audit of the books and records of any other person or 465
business organization licensed under this chapter. All such audit 466
records shall be kept on file in the commissioner's office at all times. 467
Each licensee and casino gaming facility shall permit access to its books 468
and records for the purpose of having such audit made, and shall 469
produce, upon written order of the commissioner, any documents and 470
information required for such purpose. 471
Sec. 14. Subsection (b) of section 12-811 of the general statutes is 472
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 473
2020): 474
(b) No director, officer or employee of the corporation shall, directly 475
or indirectly, participate in, or share in the winnings from, (1) a game 476
conducted pursuant to sections 12-563a and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, 477
or (2) sports wagering, if the corporation is licensed to conduct sports 478
wagering pursuant to section 3 of this act. 479
Sec. 15. Section 12-812 of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes 480
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 481
1, 2020): 482
(a) The president of the corporation, subject to the direction of the 483
board, shall conduct daily, weekly, multistate, special instant or other 484
lottery games and shall determine the number of times a lottery shall be 485
held each year, the form and price of the tickets and the aggregate 486
amount of prizes, which shall not be less than forty-five per cent of the 487
sales unless required by the terms of any agreement entered into for the 488
conduct of multistate lottery games. The proceeds of the sale of tickets 489
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prizes shall be paid, upon vouchers signed by the president, or by either 491
of two persons designated and authorized by him, in such numbers and 492
amounts as the president determines. The corporation may limit its 493
liability in games with fixed payouts and may cause a cessation of sales 494
of tickets of certain designation when such liability limit has been 495
reached. If licensed to conduct sports wagering pursuant to section 3 of 496
this act, the president shall deposit the proceeds of sales related to sports 497
wagering, as defined in section 1 of this act, in the lottery fund, from 498
which prizes shall be paid. 499
(b) The president, subject to the direction of the board, may enter into 500
agreements for the sale of product advertising on lottery tickets, play 501
slips and other lottery media. 502
(c) On a weekly basis, the president shall estimate, and certify to the 503
State Treasurer, that portion of the balance in the lottery fund which 504
exceeds the current needs of the corporation for the payment of prizes, 505
the payment of current operating expenses and funding of approved 506
reserves of the corporation, [. The] and specify the portion of the balance 507
that is attributable to sports wagering gross revenue, as defined in 508
section 1 of this act. Upon notification of receipt of such certification by 509
the Treasurer, the corporation shall transfer [the amount so certified] 510
from the lottery fund of the corporation the amount that is attributable 511
to sports wagering gross revenue, as defined in section 1 of this act, to 512
the sports wagering account established in section 11 of this act, and the 513
remainder to the General Fund, [upon notification of receipt of such 514
certification by the Treasurer,] except that if the amount on deposit in 515
the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds Special Capital 516
Reserve Fund, established in section 10-183vv, is less than the required 517
minimum capital reserve, as defined in subsection (b) of said section, 518
the corporation shall pay such amount so certified to the trustee of the 519
fund for deposit in the fund. If the corporation transfers any moneys to 520
the General Fund at any time when the amount on deposit in said capital 521
reserve fund is less than the required minimum capital reserve, the 522
amount of such transfer shall be deemed appropriated from the General 523
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Capital Reserve Fund. 525
Sec. 16. Subdivision (2) of section 53-278a of the general statutes is 526
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 527
2020): 528
(2) "Gambling" means risking any money, credit, deposit or other 529
thing of value for gain contingent in whole or in part upon lot, chance 530
or the operation of a gambling device, including the playing of a casino 531
gambling game such as blackjack, poker, craps, roulette or a slot 532
machine, but does not include: Legal contests of skill, speed, strength or 533
endurance in which awards are made only to entrants or the owners of 534
entries; legal business transactions which are valid under the law of 535
contracts; activity legal under the provisions of sections 7-169 to 7-186, 536
inclusive; any lottery or contest conducted by or under the authority of 537
any state of the United States, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any 538
possession or territory of the United States; and other acts or 539
transactions expressly authorized by law on or after October 1, 1973. 540
Fantasy contests, as defined in section 12-578aa, shall not be considered 541
gambling, provided the conditions set forth in subsection (b) of section 542
12-578aa have been met and the operator of such contests is registered 543
pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of section 12-578aa. Sports 544
wagering, as defined in section 1 of this act, shall not be considered 545
gambling if the conditions set forth in section 2 of this act have been met 546
and the sports wagering is conducted by a sports wagering operator 547
licensed pursuant to section 3 of this act; 548
Sec. 17. Subdivision (4) of section 53-278a of the general statutes is 549
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 550
2020): 551
(4) "Gambling device" means any device or mechanism by the 552
operation of which a right to money, credits, deposits or other things of 553
value may be created, as the result of the operation of an element of 554
chance; any device or mechanism which, when operated for a 555
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same consideration upon each operation thereof; any device, 557
mechanism, furniture or fixture designed primarily for use in 558
connection with professional gambling; and any subassembly or 559
essential part designed or intended for use in connection with any such 560
device, mechanism, furniture, fixture, construction or installation, 561
provided an immediate and unrecorded right of replay mechanically 562
conferred on players of pinball machines and similar amusement 563
devices shall be presumed to be without value. "Gambling device" does 564
not include a crane game machine or device or a redemption machine. 565
A device or equipment used to play fantasy contests, as defined in 566
section 12-578aa, shall not be considered a gambling device, provided 567
the conditions set forth in subsection (b) of section 12-578aa have been 568
met. A device or equipment used to participate in sports wagering, as 569
defined in section 1 of this act, shall not be considered a gambling device 570
if the conditions set forth in section 2 of this act have been met; 571
Sec. 18. Section 12-561 of the general statutes is repealed and the 572
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 573
No commissioner or unit head or employee of the department shall 574
directly or indirectly, individually or as a member of a partnership or as 575
a shareholder of a corporation, have any interest whatsoever in dealing 576
in any lottery, racing, fronton, betting enterprise or casino gaming 577
facility or in the ownership or leasing of any property or premises used 578
by or for any lottery, racing, fronton, betting enterprise or casino gaming 579
facility. No commissioner or unit head shall, directly or indirectly, 580
wager at any off-track betting facility, race track or fronton authorized 581
under this chapter, purchase lottery tickets issued under this chapter, 582
[or] play, directly or indirectly, any authorized game conducted at a 583
casino gaming facility or place a sports wager with a sports wagering 584
operator licensed pursuant to section 3 of this act. The commissioner 585
may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 586
to prohibit any employee of the department from engaging, directly or 587
indirectly, in any form of legalized gambling activity in which such 588
employee is involved because of his or her employment with the 589
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managerial employee with direct oversight of a legalized gambling 591
activity. 592
Sec. 19. Section 12-810 of the general statutes is repealed and the 593
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 594
(a) The Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, shall 595
apply to all actions, meetings and records of the corporation, except (1) 596
where otherwise limited by subsection (c) of this section as to new 597
lottery games and serial numbers of unclaimed lottery tickets, [and] (2) 598
with respect to financial, credit and proprietary information submitted 599
by any person to the corporation in connection with any proposal to 600
provide goods, services or professional advice to the corporation as 601
provided in section 12-815, and (3) as provided in subsection (d) of this 602
section. 603
(b) The records of proceedings as provided in subsection (a) of section 604
12-805 shall be subject to disclosure pursuant to the provisions of 605
subsection (a) of section 1-210. 606
(c) Any new lottery game and the procedures for such game, until the 607
game is publicly announced by the corporation, and any serial number 608
of an unclaimed lottery ticket shall not be deemed public records, as 609
defined in section 1-200, and shall not be available to the public under 610
the provisions of section 1-210. The president shall submit a fiscal note 611
prepared by the corporation with respect to the procedures for a new 612
lottery game to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly 613
having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue, bonding and 614
public safety after approval of such game by the board. 615
(d) The name and any personally identifying information of a person 616
who is participating in or has participated in the corporation's sports 617
wagering voluntary self-exclusion process established in subsection (a) 618
of section 7 of this act shall not be deemed public records, as defined in 619
section 1-200, and shall not be available to the public under the 620
provisions of section 1-210, except that the president may disclose the 621
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from placing a sports wager. 623
Sec. 20. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 12-578f of the 624
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 625
thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 626
(1) "Authorized games" means any game of chance, including, but not 627
limited to, blackjack, poker, dice, money-wheels, roulette, baccarat, 628
chuck-a-luck, pan game, over and under, horse race game, acey-deucy, 629
beat the dealer, bouncing ball, video facsimile game and any other game 630
of chance authorized by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection. 631
"Authorized games" does not include sports wagering, as defined in 632
section 1 of this act; 633
Sec. 21. Section 12-816 of the general statutes is repealed and the 634
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 635
The exercise of the powers granted by sections 1-120, 1-121, 1-125, 12-636
563, 12-563a, 12-564, 12-566, 12-568a and 12-569, subsection (c) of section 637
12-574, as amended by this act, [and] sections 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, 638
and section 3 of this act, if the corporation is licensed to conduct sports 639
wagering, constitute the performance of an essential governmental 640
function and all operations of the corporation shall be free from any 641
form of federal or state taxation. In addition, except pursuant to any 642
federal requirements, the corporation shall not be required to pay any 643
taxes or assessments upon or in respect to sales of lottery tickets, or any 644
property or moneys of the corporation, levied by the state or any 645
political subdivision or municipal taxing authority. The corporation and 646
its assets, property and revenues shall at all times be free from taxation 647
of every kind by the state and by the municipalities and all other 648
political subdivisions or special districts having taxing powers in the 649
state. 650
Sec. 22. Subdivision (6) of section 12-801 of the 2020 supplement to 651
the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 652
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(6) "Lottery fund" means a fund or funds established by, and under 654
the management and control of, the corporation, into which all lottery 655
revenues of the corporation, and all revenues of sports wagering, if the 656
corporation is licensed to conduct sports wagering pursuant to section 657
3 of this act, are deposited, from which all payments and expenses of the 658
corporation are paid and from which transfers to the General Fund and 659
sports wagering account established in section 11 of this act or the 660
Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds Special Capital Reserve 661
Fund, established in section 10-183vv, are made pursuant to section 12-662
812, as amended by this act; and 663
Sec. 23. Section 12-806 of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes 664
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 665
1, 2020): 666
(a) The purposes of the corporation shall be to: (1) Operate and 667
manage the lottery in an entrepreneurial and business-like manner free 668
from the budgetary and other constraints that affect state agencies; (2) 669
provide continuing and increased revenue to the people of the state 670
through the lottery by being responsive to market forces and acting 671
generally as a corporation engaged in entrepreneurial pursuits; (3) pay 672
to the trustee of the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds 673
Special Capital Reserve Fund, established in section 10-183vv, the 674
amounts, if any, required pursuant to subsection (c) of section 12-812, as 675
amended by this act; and (4) ensure that the lottery continues to be 676
operated with integrity and for the public good. 677
(b) The corporation shall have the following powers: 678
(1) To receive as transferee from the state of Connecticut all of the 679
tangible and intangible assets constituting the lottery including the 680
exclusive right to operate the lottery as the exclusive lottery of the state 681
and, subject to subsection (b) of section 12-808, to assume and discharge 682
all of the agreements, covenants and obligations of the Department of 683
Consumer Protection entered into which constitute a part of the 684
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(2) To operate and manage the lottery consistent with the provisions 686
of sections 1-120, 1-121, 1-125, 12-563, 12-563a, 12-564, 12-566, 12-568a 687
and 12-569, subsection (c) of section 12-574 and sections 12-800 to 12-688
818, inclusive, and as specifically provided in section 12-812, as 689
amended by this act; 690
(3) To have perpetual succession as a body corporate and to adopt 691
bylaws, policies and procedures for the operation of its affairs and 692
conduct of its businesses; 693
(4) To introduce new lottery games, modify existing lottery games, 694
utilize existing and new technologies, determine distribution channels 695
for the sale of lottery tickets, introduce keno pursuant to signed 696
agreements with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan 697
Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, in accordance with section 12-806c, and, 698
to the extent specifically authorized by regulations adopted by the 699
Department of Consumer Protection pursuant to chapter 54, introduce 700
instant ticket vending machines, kiosks and automated wagering 701
systems or machines, with all such rights being subject to regulatory 702
oversight by the Department of Consumer Protection, except that the 703
corporation shall not offer any interactive on-line lottery games, 704
including on-line video lottery games for promotional purposes; 705
(5) To establish an annual budget of revenues and expenditures, 706
along with reasonable reserves for working capital, capital 707
expenditures, debt retirement and other anticipated expenditures, in a 708
manner and at levels considered by the board of directors as appropriate 709
and prudent; 710
(6) To adopt such administrative and operating procedures which the 711
board of directors deems appropriate; 712
(7) To enter into agreements with one or more states or territories of 713
the United States for the promotion and operation of joint lottery games 714
and to continue to participate in any joint lottery game in which the 715
corporation participates on July 1, 2003, regardless of whether any 716
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participates in such game; 718
(8) Subject to the provisions of section 12-815, to enter into 719
agreements with vendors with respect to the operation and 720
management of the lottery, including operation of lottery terminals, 721
management services, printing of lottery tickets, management expertise, 722
marketing expertise, advertising or such other goods or services as the 723
board of directors deems necessary and appropriate; 724
(9) To purchase or lease operating equipment, including, but not 725
limited to, computer gaming and automated wagering systems and to 726
employ agents or employees to operate such systems; 727
(10) To retain unclaimed prize funds as additional revenue for the 728
state, or to use unclaimed prize funds to increase sales, or to return to 729
participants unclaimed prize funds in a manner designed to increase 730
sales; 731
(11) To establish prize reserve accounts as the board of directors 732
deems appropriate; 733
(12) To pay lottery prizes as awarded under section 12-812, as 734
amended by this act, to purchase annuities to fund such prizes, and to 735
assure that all annuities from which payments to winners of lottery 736
prizes are made are invested in instruments issued by agencies of the 737
United States government and backed by the full faith and credit of the 738
United States, or are issued by insurance companies licensed to do 739
business in the state, provided the issuer has been determined by the 740
Department of Consumer Protection to be financially stable and meets 741
the minimum investment rating as determined by the department; 742
(13) To pay the Office of Policy and Management to reimburse the 743
Department of Consumer Protection for the reasonable and necessary 744
costs arising from the department's regulatory oversight of the 745
corporation, in accordance with the assessment made pursuant to 746
section 12-806b, including costs arising directly or indirectly from the 747
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investigations, and the implementation of subsection (b) of section 12-749
562 and sections 12-563a, 12-568a, 12-569, 12-570, 12-570a and 12-800 to 750
12-818, inclusive; 751
(14) In the event that the operation or management of the corporation 752
becomes subject to the federal gaming occupation tax, to pay such tax 753
on behalf of lottery sales agents and to assist agents subject thereto; 754
(15) To determine the commissions payable to lottery sales agents, 755
provided any agent's commission shall not average less than four per 756
cent of such agent's lottery sales; 757
(16) To invest in, acquire, lease, purchase, own, manage, hold and 758
dispose of real property and lease, convey or deal in or enter into 759
agreements with respect to such property on any terms necessary or 760
incidental to carrying out the purposes of sections 12-563a and 12-800 to 761
12-818, inclusive, provided such transactions shall not be subject to 762
approval, review or regulation pursuant to title 4b or any other statute 763
by any state agency, except that real property transactions shall be 764
subject to review by the State Properties Review Board; 765
(17) To borrow money for the purpose of obtaining working capital; 766
(18) To hold patents, copyrights, trademarks, marketing rights, 767
licenses or any other evidence of protection or exclusivity issued under 768
the laws of the United States or any state; 769
(19) To employ such assistants, agents and other employees as may 770
be necessary or desirable to carry out its purposes in accordance with 771
sections 12-563a and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, to fix their 772
compensation and, subject to the provisions of subsections (e) and (f) of 773
section 12-802, establish all necessary and appropriate personnel 774
practices and policies; to engage consultants, accountants, attorneys and 775
financial and other independent professionals as may be necessary or 776
desirable to assist the corporation in performing its purposes in 777
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(20) To make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary 779
or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its 780
powers under sections 12-563a and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive; 781
(21) In its own name, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, 782
adopt a seal and alter the same at pleasure; 783
(22) Subject to the approval of the board and to the requirement to 784
remit excess lottery funds to the General Fund as set forth in section 12-785
812, as amended by this act, to invest any funds not needed for 786
immediate use or disbursement, including any funds held in approved 787
reserve accounts, in investments permitted by sections 3-20 and 3-27a 788
for the proceeds of state bonds; 789
(23) To procure insurance against any loss in connection with its 790
property and other assets in such amounts and from such insurers as it 791
deems desirable; 792
(24) To the extent permitted under any contract with other persons to 793
which the corporation is a party, to consent to any termination, 794
modification, forgiveness or other change of any term of any contractual 795
right, payment, royalty, contract or agreement of any kind; 796
(25) To acquire, lease, purchase, own, manage, hold and dispose of 797
personal property, and lease, convey or deal in or enter into agreements 798
with respect to such property on any terms necessary or incidental to 799
the carrying out of these purposes; 800
(26) To account for and audit funds of the corporation; 801
(27) To pay or provide for payment from operating revenues all 802
expenses, costs and obligations incurred by the corporation in the 803
exercise of the powers of the corporation under sections 12-563a and 12-804
800 to 12-818, inclusive; [and] 805
(28) To exercise any powers necessary to carry out the purposes of 806
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(29) To operate sports wagering, if licensed pursuant to section 3 of 808
this act. 809
Sec. 24. Section 17a-713 of the general statutes is repealed and the 810
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 811
(a) The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall 812
establish a program for the treatment and rehabilitation of compulsive 813
gamblers in the state. The program shall provide prevention, treatment 814
and rehabilitation services for chronic gamblers. The department may 815
enter into agreements with subregional planning and action councils 816
and nonprofit organizations to assist in providing these services, 817
provided not less than twenty-five per cent of the amount received 818
pursuant to section 12-818 annually shall be set aside for contracts with 819
subregional planning and action councils established pursuant to 820
section 17a-671 and nonprofit organizations and not less than five per 821
cent of the amount received pursuant to section 12-818 annually shall be 822
set aside for a contract with the Connecticut Council on Problem 823
Gambling. The department may impose a reasonable fee, on a sliding 824
scale, on those participants who can afford to pay for any such services. 825
The department shall implement such program when the account 826
established under subsection (b) of this section is sufficient to meet 827
initial operating expenses. As used in this section, "chronic gambler" 828
means a person who is chronically and progressively preoccupied with 829
gambling and the urge to gamble, and with gambling behavior that 830
compromises, disrupts or damages personal, family or vocational 831
pursuits. 832
(b) The program established by subsection (a) of this section shall be 833
funded by: [imposition of:] (1) [A] Imposition of a fee of one hundred 834
thirty-five dollars on each association license, for each performance of 835
jai alai or dog racing conducted under the provisions of chapter 226, 836
provided no such licensee shall contribute more than forty-five 837
thousand dollars in any one year; (2) imposition of a fee of twenty-five 838
dollars for each teletheater performance on each operator of a teletheater 839
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Corporation pursuant to section 12-818; and (4) the amount received 841
from the sports wagering account pursuant to section 11 of this act. The 842
Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall collect the fee from each 843
association licensee or such operator on a monthly basis. The receipts 844
shall be deposited in the General Fund and credited to a separate, 845
nonlapsing chronic gamblers treatment and rehabilitation account 846
which shall be established by the Comptroller. All moneys in the 847
account are deemed to be appropriated and shall be expended for the 848
purposes established in subsection (a) of this section. 849
(c) The department shall adopt regulations in accordance with the 850
provisions of chapter 54 to carry out the purposes of this section. 851
Sec. 25. Section 12-565a of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective 852
July 1, 2020) 853
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 2 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 3 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 4 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 5 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 6 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 7 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 8 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 9 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 10 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 11 July 1, 2020 New section
Sec. 12 July 1, 2020 12-574(f)
Sec. 13 July 1, 2020 12-577
Sec. 14 July 1, 2020 12-811(b)
Sec. 15 July 1, 2020 12-812
Sec. 16 July 1, 2020 53-278a(2)
Sec. 17 July 1, 2020 53-278a(4)
Sec. 18 July 1, 2020 12-561
Sec. 19 July 1, 2020 12-810
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Sec. 21 July 1, 2020 12-816
Sec. 22 July 1, 2020 12-801(6)
Sec. 23 July 1, 2020 12-806
Sec. 24 July 1, 2020 17a-713
Sec. 25 July 1, 2020 Repealer section
Statement of Purpose:
To authorize sports wagering in the state.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]