Connecticut 2020 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05190 Compare Versions

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5	5	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5190
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10	10	Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
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19	19	AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMMISSION ON GAMI NG.
20	20	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
21	21	Assembly convened:
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23	23	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2021) (a) (1) There is established 1
24	24	a Commission on Gaming, which shall be under the direction and 2
25	25	supervision of three commission members appointed by the Governor 3
26	26	in accordance with the provisions of section 4-1a of the general statutes 4
27	27	and with the advice and consent of either house of the General 5
28	28	Assembly. Each member of the commission shall have experience with 6
29	29	one or more of the following: (A) Legal and policy issues related to 7
30	30	gaming, (B) gaming regulatory administration, (C) gaming industry 8
31	31	management, (D) criminal investigations and law enforcement, or (E) 9
32	32	corporate finance and securities. 10
33	33	(2) The Governor shall designate a member to serve as chairperson of 11
34	34	the commission. The chairperson shall preside at all meetings. Two 12
35	35	members shall constitute a quorum. The vote of a majority of the 13
36	36	members shall be required for action of the commission. 14
37	37	(3) The salary of each appointed member shall be established by the 15 Raised Bill No. 5190
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43	43	Department of Administrative Services. 16
44	44	(b) The Commission on Gaming shall constitute a successor agency, 17
45	45	in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-38d and 4-39 of the 18
46	46	general statutes, to the Department of Consumer Protection with respect 19
47	47	to all functions, powers and duties of the department transferred to the 20
48	48	commission under this section, sections 7-169d, 7-169h, 7-169i, 7-178, 12-21
49	49	557b to 12-578bb, inclusive, 12-579, 12-584, 12-585, 12-586f, 12-586g and 22
50	50	12-800 to 12-834, inclusive, subsection (b) of section 17a-713, sections 23
51	51	21a-1, 22-410, 22-412, 29-7c and 29-18c, subsection (a) of section 30-20, 24
52	52	subsection (e) of section 30-22a, subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of 25
53	53	section 30-39, section 30-59a, subsection (c) of section 31-51y and section 26
54	54	53-278g of the general statutes, as amended by this act. The Commission 27
55	55	on Gaming may implement policies and procedures consistent with the 28
56	56	provisions of this section, sections 7-169d, 7-169h, 7-169i, 7-178, 12-557b 29
57	57	to 12-578bb, inclusive, 12-579, 12-584, 12-585, 12-586f, 12-586g and 12-30
58	58	800 to 12-834, inclusive, subsection (b) of section 17a-713, sections 21a-1, 31
59	59	22-410, 22-412, 29-7c and 29-18c, subsection (a) of section 30-20, 32
60	60	subsection (e) of section 30-22a, subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of 33
61	61	section 30-39, section 30-59a, subsection (c) of section 31-51y and section 34
62	62	53-278g of the general statutes, as amended by this act, while in the 35
63	63	process of adopting the policy or procedure in regulation form, 36
64	64	provided notice of intention to adopt regulations is posted on the 37
65	65	eRegulations System not later than twenty days after implementation. 38
66	66	Any such policy or procedure shall be valid until the time final 39
67	67	regulations are effective. 40
68	68	(c) The Commission on Gaming shall be responsible for: (1) The 41
69	69	implementation and administration of provisions of the general statutes 42
70	70	governing gaming; (2) the licensing and oversight of individuals and 43
71	71	business organizations conducting gaming activities pursuant to 44
72	72	chapter 226 of the general states; (3) analysis of the market for gaming 45
73	73	activities in the state and promotion of gaming in the state; and (4) 46
74	74	making recommendations for legislation to implement a strategic plan 47
75	75	for gaming in the state. 48 Raised Bill No. 5190
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81	81	(d) The Governor shall appoint, in accordance with the provisions of 49
82	82	sections 4-5 to 4-8, inclusive, of the general statutes, as amended by this 50
83	83	act, an executive director to supervise the daily operations of the 51
84	84	commission. The executive director shall have professional experience 52
85	85	in gaming regulatory administration or gaming industry management. 53
86	86	The salary of the executive director shall be established by the 54
87	87	Department of Administrative Services. 55
88	88	(e) The commission shall consult with the Department of Consumer 56
89	89	Protection regarding the department's powers and duties transferred to 57
90	90	the commission under this section, sections 7-169d, 7-169h, 7-169i, 7-178, 58
91	91	12-577b to 12-578bb, inclusive, 12-579, 12-584, 12-585, 12-586f, 12-586g 59
92	92	and 12-800 to 12-834, inclusive, subsection (b) of section 17a-713, 60
93	93	sections 21a-1, 22-410, 22-412, 29-7c and 29-18c, subsection (a) of section 61
94	94	30-20, subsection (e) of section 30-22a, subdivision (1) of subsection (b) 62
95	95	of section 30-39, section 30-59a, subsection (c) of section 31-51y and 63
96	96	section 53-278g of the general statutes, as amended by this act. 64
97	97	(f) The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall, in codifying the 65
98	98	provisions of this section, sections 7-169d, 7-169h, 7-169i, 7-178, 12-557b 66
99	99	to 12-578bb, inclusive, 12-579, 12-584, 12-585, 12-586f, 12-586g and 12-67
100	100	800 to 12-834, inclusive, subsection (b) of section 17a-713, sections 21a-1, 68
101	101	22-410, 22-412, 29-7c and 29-18c, subsection (a) of section 30-20, 69
102	102	subsection (e) of section 30-22a, subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of 70
103	103	section 30-39, section 30-59a, subsection (c) of section 31-51y and section 71
104	104	53-278g of the general statutes, as amended by this act, make such 72
105	105	technical, grammatical and punctuation changes as are necessary to 73
106	106	carry out the purposes of this section. 74
107	107	Sec. 2. Section 4-5 of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes is 75
108	108	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 76
109	109	1, 2021): 77
110	110	As used in sections 4-6, 4-7 and 4-8, the term "department head" 78
111	111	means Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, Commissioner 79
112	112	of Administrative Services, Commissioner of Revenue Services, 80 Raised Bill No. 5190
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118	118	Banking Commissioner, Commissioner of Children and Families, 81
119	119	Commissioner of Consumer Protection, Commissioner of Correction, 82
120	120	Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, State Board 83
121	121	of Education, Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 84
122	122	Protection, Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, 85
123	123	Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Public Health, 86
124	124	Insurance Commissioner, Labor Commissioner, Commissioner of 87
125	125	Mental Health and Addiction Services, Commissioner of Social Services, 88
126	126	Commissioner of Developmental Services, Commissioner of Motor 89
127	127	Vehicles, Commissioner of Transportation, Commissioner of Veterans 90
128	128	Affairs, Commissioner of Housing, Commissioner of Aging and 91
129	129	Disability Services, the Commissioner of Early Childhood, the executive 92
130	130	director of the Office of Military Affairs, the executive director of the 93
131	131	Office of Health Strategy, [and] the executive director of the Technical 94
132	132	Education and Career System, and the executive director of the 95
133	133	Commission on Gaming. As used in sections 4-6 and 4-7, "department 96
134	134	head" also means the Commissioner of Education. 97
135	135	Sec. 3. Section 4-5 of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes, as 98
136	136	amended by section 6 of public act 17-237, section 279 of public act 17-2 99
137	137	of the June special session, section 20 of public act 18-182 and section 283 100
138	138	of public act 19-117, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 101
139	139	thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 102
140	140	As used in sections 4-6, 4-7 and 4-8, the term "department head" 103
141	141	means Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, Commissioner 104
142	142	of Administrative Services, Commissioner of Revenue Services, 105
143	143	Banking Commissioner, Commissioner of Children and Families, 106
144	144	Commissioner of Consumer Protection, Commissioner of Correction, 107
145	145	Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, State Board 108
146	146	of Education, Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 109
147	147	Protection, Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, 110
148	148	Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Public Health, 111
149	149	Insurance Commissioner, Labor Commissioner, Commissioner of 112
150	150	Mental Health and Addiction Services, Commissioner of Social Services, 113
151	151	Commissioner of Developmental Services, Commissioner of Motor 114 Raised Bill No. 5190
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157	157	Vehicles, Commissioner of Transportation, Commissioner of Veterans 115
158	158	Affairs, Commissioner of Housing, Commissioner of Rehabilitation 116
159	159	Services, the Commissioner of Early Childhood, the executive director 117
160	160	of the Office of Military Affairs, [and] the executive director of the 118
161	161	Technical Education and Career System, and the executive director of 119
162	162	the Commission on Gaming. As used in sections 4-6 and 4-7, 120
163	163	"department head" also means the Commissioner of Education. 121
164	164	Sec. 4. Section 4-38c of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes is 122
165	165	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 123
166	166	1, 2021): 124
167	167	There shall be within the executive branch of state government the 125
168	168	following departments: Office of Policy and Management, Department 126
169	169	of Administrative Services, Department of Aging and Disability 127
170	170	Services, Department of Revenue Services, Department of Banking, 128
171	171	Department of Agriculture, Department of Children and Families, 129
172	172	Department of Consumer Protection, Department of Correction, 130
173	173	Department of Economic and Community Development, State Board of 131
174	174	Education, Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, 132
175	175	Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Department of 133
176	176	Public Health, Board of Regents for Higher Education, Insurance 134
177	177	Department, Labor Department, Department of Mental Health and 135
178	178	Addiction Services, Department of Developmental Services, 136
179	179	Department of Social Services, Department of Rehabilitation Services, 137
180	180	Department of Transportation, Department of Mo tor Vehicles, 138
181	181	Department of Veterans Affairs, [and] the Technical Education and 139
182	182	Career System, and the Commission on Gaming. 140
183	183	Sec. 5. Section 4-38c of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes, as 141
184	184	amended by section 7 of public act 17-237, section 287 of public act 17-2 142
185	185	of the June special session, section 21 of public act 18-182 and section 284 143
186	186	of public act 19-117, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 144
187	187	thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 145
188	188	There shall be within the executive branch of state government the 146 Raised Bill No. 5190
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194	194	following departments: Office of Policy and Management, Department 147
195	195	of Administrative Services, Department of Revenue Services, 148
196	196	Department of Banking, Department of Agriculture, Department of 149
197	197	Children and Families, Department of Consumer Pro tection, 150
198	198	Department of Correction, Department of Economic and Community 151
199	199	Development, State Board of Education, Department of Emergency 152
200	200	Services and Public Protection, Department of Energy and 153
201	201	Environmental Protection, Department of Public Health, Board of 154
202	202	Regents for Higher Education, Insurance Department, Labor 155
203	203	Department, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, 156
204	204	Department of Developmental Services, Department of Social Services, 157
205	205	Department of Transportation, Department of Motor Vehicles, 158
206	206	Department of Veterans Affairs, [and] the Technical Education and 159
207	207	Career System, and the Commission on Gaming. 160
208	208	Sec. 6. Section 7-169d of the general statutes is repealed and the 161
209	209	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 162
210	210	(a) For the purposes of this section, (1) "bingo game" has the same 163
211	211	meaning as provided in section 7-169, and (2) "bingo products" means 164
212	212	bingo ball equipment, bingo cards or bingo paper. 165
213	213	(b) Each group or organization authorized to operate or conduct a 166
214	214	bingo game or series of bingo games pursuant to sections 7-169 to 7-167
215	215	169c, inclusive, shall use bingo products that are (1) owned in full by 168
216	216	such group or organization, (2) used without compensation by such 169
217	217	group or organization, or (3) rented or purchased from a bingo product 170
218	218	manufacturer or equipment dealer who is registered with the 171
219	219	[Commissioner of Consumer Protection] Commission on Gaming in 172
220	220	accordance with subsection (c) of this section. 173
221	221	(c) Each applicant for registration as a bingo product manufacturer 174
222	222	or equipment dealer shall apply to the [Commissioner of Consumer 175
223	223	Protection] Commission on Gaming on such forms as the 176
224	224	[commissioner] commission prescribes. The application shall be 177
225	225	accompanied by an annual fee of two thousand five hundred dollars 178 Raised Bill No. 5190
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231	231	payable to the State Treasurer. Each applicant for an initial registration 179
232	232	shall submit to state and national criminal history records checks 180
233	233	conducted in accordance with section 29-17a before such registration is 181
234	234	issued. 182
235	235	(d) No registered bingo product manufacturer or equipment dealer 183
236	236	shall rent or sell any type of bingo product that has not been approved 184
237	237	by the [Commissioner of Consumer Protection] Commission on 185
238	238	Gaming. 186
239	239	(e) The [Commissioner of Consumer Protection] Commission on 187
240	240	Gaming may revoke for cause any registration issued pursuant to 188
241	241	subsection (c) of this section. 189
242	242	(f) The [Commissioner of Consumer Protection] Commission on 190
243	243	Gaming may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to 191
244	244	implement the provisions of this section. 192
245	245	Sec. 7. Section 7-169h of the general statutes is repealed and the 193
246	246	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 194
247	247	(a) For the purposes of this section and section 7-169i, as amended by 195
248	248	this act: 196
249	249	[(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Consumer 197
250	250	Protection; 198
251	251	(2) "Department" means the Department of Consumer Protection;] 199
252	252	(1) "Commission" means the Commission on Gaming; 200
253	253	[(3)] (2) "Sealed ticket" means a card with tabs which, when pulled, 201
254	254	expose pictures of various objects, symbols or numbers and which 202
255	255	entitles the holder of the ticket to receive a prize if the combination of 203
256	256	objects, symbols or numbers pictured matches what is determined to be 204
257	257	a winning combination; 205
258	258	[(4)] (3) "Distributor" means a person who is a resident of this state 206 Raised Bill No. 5190
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264	264	and is registered with the [department] commission to provide services 207
265	265	related to the sale and distribution of sealed tickets to any organization 208
266	266	permitted to sell sealed tickets by the [department] commission; and 209
267	267	[(5)] (4) "Manufacturer" means a person who is registered with the 210
268	268	[department] commission and who manufactures or assembles sealed 211
269	269	tickets from raw materials, supplies or subparts. 212
270	270	(b) No person shall sell, offer for sale or distribute a sealed ticket who 213
271	271	has not applied for and received a permit from the [department] 214
272	272	commission to sell sealed tickets. 215
273	273	(c) No organization permitted to sell sealed tickets in this state shall 216
274	274	purchase sealed tickets from anyone other than a distributor. 217
275	275	(d) A distributor shall not purchase sealed tickets for sale or use in 218
276	276	this state from any person except a manufacturer. A distributor shall 219
277	277	have a physical office in this state and such office shall be subject to 220
278	278	inspection by the [commissioner or the commissioner's duly designated 221
279	279	agent] members and staff of the commission during normal business 222
280	280	hours. No organization or group or any person affiliated with an 223
281	281	organization or group permitted to sell sealed tickets under this section 224
282	282	shall be permitted to be a distributor. 225
283	283	(e) A manufacturer shall not sell sealed tickets to any person in this 226
284	284	state except a distributor. 227
285	285	(f) All sealed tickets purchased by a distributor for sale or use in this 228
286	286	state shall be stored or warehoused in this state prior to their sale to any 229
287	287	organization permitted to sell sealed tickets. 230
288	288	(g) All sealed tickets sold in this state shall meet the standards on 231
289	289	pull-tabs adopted by the North American Gaming Regulators 232
290	290	Association. 233
291	291	(h) The [department] commission may issue a permit to sell sealed 234
292	292	tickets to any organization or group specified in section 7-172. 235 Raised Bill No. 5190
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298	298	(i) On and after July 1, 2011, the [department] commission may sell 236
299	299	any sealed tickets [it has] that the Department of Consumer Protection 237
300	300	had in its possession as of [said date] July 1, 2011, provided [it does] the 238
301	301	commission and department do not purchase any new sealed tickets 239
302	302	after [said date] July 1, 2011. Permittees shall purchase such sealed 240
303	303	tickets from the [department] commission at a cost which is equal to ten 241
304	304	per cent of their resale value, until the [department's] commission's 242
305	305	supply of sealed tickets has been fully depleted. After the [department's] 243
306	306	supply of sealed tickets has been fully depleted, permittees shall 244
307	307	purchase such sealed tickets from a distributor at a cost which is equal 245
308	308	to ten per cent of their resale value. Each such distributor shall remit 246
309	309	thirty per cent of its gross revenue derived from such purchase fees to 247
310	310	the State Treasurer on a quarterly basis. 248
311	311	(j) Each applicant for registration as a manufacturer or distributor 249
312	312	shall apply to the [commissioner] commission on such forms as the 250
313	313	[commissioner] commission prescribes. A distributor's application shall 251
314	314	be accompanied by an annual fee of two thousand five hundred dollars, 252
315	315	payable to the State Treasurer, and a manufacturer's application shall be 253
316	316	accompanied by an annual fee of five thousand dollars, payable to the 254
317	317	State Treasurer. Each applicant for an initial manufacturer or distributor 255
318	318	registration shall submit to state and national criminal history records 256
319	319	checks conducted in accordance with section 29-17a before such 257
320	320	registration is issued. 258
321	321	(k) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of section 53-259
322	322	278b and subsection (d) of section 53-278c, sealed tickets may be sold, 260
323	323	offered for sale, displayed or open to public view only (1) during the 261
324	324	course of a bingo game conducted in accordance with the provisions of 262
325	325	section 7-169 and only at the location at which such bingo game is 263
326	326	conducted, (2) on the premises of any such organization or group 264
327	327	specified in subdivision (2) of subsection (h) of this section, (3) during 265
328	328	the conduct of a bazaar under the provisions of sections 7-170 to 7-186, 266
329	329	inclusive, as amended by this act, or (4) in conjunction with any social 267
330	330	function or event sponsored or conducted by any such organization 268
331	331	specified in subdivision (4) of subsection (h) of this section. Subject to 269 Raised Bill No. 5190
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337	337	the provisions of section 7-169i, as amended by this act, permittees may 270
338	338	utilize a mechanical or electronic ticket dispensing machine approved 271
339	339	by the [department] commission to sell sealed tickets. Sealed tickets 272
340	340	shall not be sold to any person less than eighteen years of age. All 273
341	341	proceeds from the sale of tickets shall be used for a charitable purpose, 274
342	342	as defined in section 21a-190a. 275
343	343	(l) The fee for a permit to sell sealed tickets (1) issued to an 276
344	344	organization authorized to conduct bingo under a "Class A" or "Class C" 277
345	345	permit or to an organization specified in subdivision (4) of subsection 278
346	346	(h) of this section in conjunction with any social function or event 279
347	347	sponsored or conducted by such organization shall be fifty dollars, (2) 280
348	348	issued to an organization which holds a club permit or nonprofit club 281
349	349	permit under the provisions of chapter 545 shall be seventy-five dollars, 282
350	350	and (3) issued to an organization authorized to conduct bingo under a 283
351	351	"Class B" permit or an organization which holds a permit to operate a 284
352	352	bazaar shall be five dollars per day. 285
353	353	(m) The [commissioner] commission shall adopt regulations in 286
354	354	accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to carry out the purposes 287
355	355	of this section including, but not limited to, regulations concerning (1) 288
356	356	qualifications of a charitable organization, (2) the price at which the 289
357	357	charitable organization shall resell tickets, (3) information required on 290
358	358	the ticket, including, but not limited to, the price per ticket, (4) the 291
359	359	percentage retained by the organization as profit, which shall be at least 292
360	360	ten per cent of the resale value of tickets sold, (5) the percentage of the 293
361	361	resale value of tickets to be awarded as prizes, which shall be at least 294
362	362	forty-five per cent, (6) apportionment of revenues received by the 295
363	363	[department] commission from the sale of tickets, and (7) investigations 296
364	364	of any charitable organization seeking a permit. 297
365	365	(n) (1) Whenever it appears to the [commissioner] commission after 298
366	366	an investigation that any person is violating or is about to violate any 299
367	367	provision of this section or [administrative] regulations issued pursuant 300
368	368	[thereto] to this section, the [commissioner] commission may, [in his or 301
369	369	her discretion,] to protect the public welfare, order that any permit 302 Raised Bill No. 5190
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375	375	issued pursuant to this section be immediately suspended or revoked 303
376	376	and that the person cease and desist from the actions constituting such 304
377	377	violation or which would constitute such violation. After such an order 305
378	378	is issued, the person named [therein] in the order may, within fourteen 306
379	379	days after receipt of the order, file a written request for a hearing. Such 307
380	380	hearing shall be held in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. 308
381	381	(2) Whenever the [commissioner] commission finds as the result of 309
382	382	an investigation that any person has violated any provision of this 310
383	383	section or [administrative] regulations issued pursuant [thereto] to this 311
384	384	section or made any false statement in any application for a permit or in 312
385	385	any report required by the [commissioner] commission, the 313
386	386	[commissioner] commission may send a notice to such person by 314
387	387	certified mail, return receipt requested. Any such notice shall include 315
388	388	(A) a reference to the section or regulation alleged to have been violated 316
389	389	or the application or report in which an alleged false statement was 317
390	390	made, (B) a short and plain statement of the matter asserted or charged, 318
391	391	(C) the fact that any permit issued pursuant to this section may be 319
392	392	suspended or revoked for such violation or false statement and the 320
393	393	maximum penalty that may be imposed for such violation or false 321
394	394	statement, and (D) the time and place for the hearing. Such hearing shall 322
395	395	be fixed for a date not earlier than fourteen days after the notice is 323
396	396	mailed. 324
397	397	(3) The [commissioner] commission shall hold a hearing upon the 325
398	398	charges made unless such person fails to appear at the hearing. Such 326
399	399	hearing shall be held in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. If 327
400	400	such person fails to appear at the hearing or if, after the hearing, the 328
401	401	[commissioner] commission finds that such person committed such a 329
402	402	violation or made such a false statement, the [commissioner] 330
403	403	commission may [, in his or her discretion,] suspend or revoke such 331
404	404	permit and order that a civil penalty of not more than five hundred 332
405	405	dollars be imposed upon such person for such violation or false 333
406	406	statement. The [commissioner] commission shall send a copy of any 334
407	407	order issued pursuant to this subdivision by certified mail, return 335
408	408	receipt requested, to any person named in such order. Any person 336 Raised Bill No. 5190
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414	414	aggrieved by a decision of the [commissioner] commission under this 337
415	415	subdivision shall have a right of appeal pursuant to section 4-183. 338
416	416	(4) Whenever the [commissioner] commission revokes a permit 339
417	417	issued pursuant to this section, [he or she] the commission shall not 340
418	418	issue any permit to such permittee for one year after the date of such 341
419	419	revocation. 342
420	420	Sec. 8. Section 7-169i of the general statutes is repealed and the 343
421	421	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 344
422	422	(a) No permittee pursuant to section 7-169h, as amended by this act, 345
423	423	may use a mechanical or electronic ticket dispensing machine to sell 346
424	424	sealed tickets unless such machine is owned in full by the permittee or 347
425	425	is rented or purchased from a manufacturer or dealer who is registered 348
426	426	with the [Department of Consumer Protection] commission. 349
427	427	(b) Each applicant for registration as a manufacturer or dealer in 350
428	428	sealed ticket dispensing machines shall apply to the [commissioner] 351
429	429	commission on such forms as the [commissioner] commission 352
430	430	prescribes. The application for manufacturer shall be accompanied by 353
431	431	an annual fee of one thousand two hundred fifty dollars payable to the 354
432	432	State Treasurer. The application for dealer shall be accompanied by an 355
433	433	annual fee of six hundred twenty-five dollars payable to the State 356
434	434	Treasurer. Each applicant for initial registration shall submit to state and 357
435	435	national criminal history records checks conducted in accordance with 358
436	436	section 29-17a before such registration is issued. 359
437	437	(c) The [Department of Consumer Protection] commission may 360
438	438	revoke for cause any registration issued in accordance with subsection 361
439	439	(a) of this section. 362
440	440	(d) The [commissioner] commission may adopt regulations, in 363
441	441	accordance with chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section. 364
442	442	Sec. 9. Section 7-178 of the general statutes is repealed and the 365
443	443	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 366 Raised Bill No. 5190
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449	449	(a) No bazaar or raffle shall be conducted with any equipment except 367
450	450	such as is owned absolutely or used without payment of any 368
451	451	compensation therefor by the permittee or as is rented from a dealer in 369
452	452	such equipment who (1) has a principal place of business in this state, 370
453	453	and (2) is registered with the [Commissioner of Consumer Protection] 371
454	454	Commission on Gaming in such manner and on such form as [he] the 372
455	455	commission may prescribe, which form shall be accompanied by an 373
456	456	annual fee of three hundred seventy-five dollars payable to the 374
457	457	Treasurer of the state of Connecticut. No item of expense shall be 375
458	458	incurred or paid in connection with the holding, operating or 376
459	459	conducting of any bazaar or raffle pursuant to any permit issued under 377
460	460	sections 7-170 to 7-186, inclusive, as amended by this act, except such as 378
461	461	are bona fide items of reasonable amount for goods, wares and 379
462	462	merchandise furnished or services rendered, which are reasonably 380
463	463	necessary to be purchased or furnished for the holding, operating or 381
464	464	conducting thereof, and no commission, salary, compensation, reward 382
465	465	or recompense [whatever] whatsoever shall be paid or given, directly or 383
466	466	indirectly, to any person holding, operating or conducting, or assisting 384
467	467	in the holding, operation or conduct of, any such bazaar or raffle. Each 385
468	468	raffle ticket shall have printed thereon the time, date and place of the 386
469	469	raffle, the three most valuable prizes to be awarded and the total 387
470	470	number of prizes to be awarded as specified on the form prescribed in 388
471	471	section 7-173. In addition to any other information required under this 389
472	472	section to be printed on a raffle ticket, each ticket for a raffle authorized 390
473	473	pursuant to a "Class No. 7" permit shall have printed thereon the time, 391
474	474	date and place of each raffle drawing. 392
475	475	(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, a 393
476	476	permittee may rent equipment from a dealer who does not have a 394
477	477	principal place of business in this state if an in-state dealer is 395
478	478	unavailable, provided such out-of-state dealer is registered with [said 396
479	479	commissioner] the commission pursuant to [the provisions of said] 397
480	480	subsection (a) of this section. 398
481	481	Sec. 10. Section 12-3a of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes 399
482	482	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 400 Raised Bill No. 5190
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484	484
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488	488	January 1, 2021): 401
489	489	(a) There is created a Penalty Review Committee, which shall consist 402
490	490	of the State Comptroller or an employee of the office of the State 403
491	491	Comptroller designated by said Comptroller, the Secretary of the Office 404
492	492	of Policy and Management or an employee of the Office of Policy and 405
493	493	Management designated by said secretary and the Commissioner of 406
494	494	Revenue Services or an employee of the Department of Revenue 407
495	495	Services designated by said commissioner. Said committee shall meet 408
496	496	monthly or as often as necessary to approve any waiver of penalty in 409
497	497	excess of five thousand dollars, which the Commissioner of Revenue 410
498	498	Services is authorized to waive in accordance with this title, or which 411
499	499	the [Commissioner of Consumer Protection] Commission on Gaming is 412
500	500	authorized to waive in accordance with chapter 226. A majority vote of 413
501	501	the committee shall be required for approval of such waiver. 414
502	502	(b) An itemized statement of all waivers approved under this section 415
503	503	shall be available to the public for inspection by any person. 416
504	504	(c) The Penalty Review Committee created pursuant to subsection (a) 417
505	505	of this section shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, 418
506	506	establishing guidelines for the waiver of any penalty in accordance with 419
507	507	this section. 420
508	508	(d) Any person aggrieved by the action of the Penalty Review 421
509	509	Committee may, not later than thirty days after notice of such action is 422
510	510	delivered or mailed to such person, appeal therefrom to the superior 423
511	511	court for the judicial district of New Britain, which shall be accompanied 424
512	512	by a citation to the members of said committee to appear before said 425
513	513	court. Such citation shall be signed by the same authority, and such 426
514	514	appeal shall be returnable at the same time and served and returned in 427
515	515	the same manner as is required in case of a summons in a civil action. 428
516	516	The authority issuing the citation shall take from the appellant a bond 429
517	517	or recognizance to the state of Connecticut with surety to prosecute the 430
518	518	appeal to effect and to comply with the orders and decrees of the court 431
519	519	in the premises. Such appeals shall be preferred cases, to be heard, 432 Raised Bill No. 5190
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525	525	unless cause appears to the contrary, at the first session, by the court or 433
526	526	by a committee appointed by it. Said court may grant such relief as may 434
527	527	be equitable. If the appeal is without probable cause, the court may tax 435
528	528	double or triple costs, as the case demands; and, upon all such appeals 436
529	529	which may be denied, costs may be taxed against the appellant at the 437
530	530	discretion of the court, but no costs shall be taxed against the state. 438
531	531	Sec. 11. Section 12-557b of the general statutes is repealed and the 439
532	532	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 440
533	533	As used in this chapter, sections 12-578a to 12-578e, inclusive, as 441
534	534	amended by this act, 12-579, as amended by this act, and 12-580, chapter 442
535	535	226b, and section 53-278g, as amended by this act, unless the context 443
536	536	otherwise requires: 444
537	537	[(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Consumer 445
538	538	Protection; 446
539	539	(2) "Department" means the Department of Consumer Protection;] 447
540	540	(1) "Commission" means the Commission on Gaming; 448
541	541	[(3)] (2) "Business organization" means a partnership, incorporated or 449
542	542	unincorporated association, firm, corporation, trust or other form of 450
543	543	business or legal entity, other than a financial institution regulated by a 451
544	544	state or federal agency which is not exercising control over an 452
545	545	association licensee, but does not mean a governmental or sovereign 453
546	546	entity; 454
547	547	[(4)] (3) "Control" means the power to exercise authority over or direct 455
548	548	the management and policies of a person or business organization; 456
549	549	[(5)] (4) "Casino gaming facility" means any casino gaming facility 457
550	550	authorized by any provision of the general statutes or a public or special 458
551	551	act to conduct authorized games on its premises, but does not include 459
552	552	any casino gaming facility located on Indian lands pursuant to the 460
553	553	Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 2701 et seq.; 461 Raised Bill No. 5190
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559	559	[(6)] (5) "Authorized game" means any game of chance specifically 462
560	560	authorized to be conducted at a casino gaming facility by any provision 463
561	561	of the general statutes or a public or special act; and 464
562	562	[(7)] (6) "Gross gaming revenue" means the total of all sums actually 465
563	563	received by a casino gaming facility from gaming operations less the 466
564	564	total of all sums paid as winnings to patrons of the casino gaming 467
565	565	facility, provided the total of all sums paid as winnings to such patrons 468
566	566	shall not include the cash equivalent value of any merchandise or thing 469
567	567	of value included in a jackpot or payout, and provided further the 470
568	568	issuance to or wagering by such patrons of any promotional gaming 471
569	569	credit shall not be included in the total of all sums actually received by 472
570	570	a casino gaming facility for the purposes of determining gross gaming 473
571	571	revenue. 474
572	572	Sec. 12. Section 12-559 of the general statutes is repealed and the 475
573	573	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 476
574	574	The [commissioner] commission may employ stewards for 477
575	575	thoroughbred racing, judges for harness racing, greyhound racing and 478
576	576	jai alai, and veterinarians who shall be exempt from classified service, 479
577	577	and may employ, subject to the provisions of chapter 67, such other 480
578	578	employees as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this 481
579	579	chapter. The [commissioner] commission shall require such persons to 482
580	580	submit to state and national criminal history records checks before being 483
581	581	employed. The criminal history records checks required pursuant to this 484
582	582	section shall be conducted in accordance with section 29-17a. All 485
583	583	persons employed pursuant to this section, with the exception of any 486
584	584	steward, judge or veterinarian, shall be residents of the state at the time 487
585	585	of and during the full term of their employment. 488
586	586	Sec. 13. Section 12-560 of the general statutes is repealed and the 489
587	587	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 490
588	588	The [commissioner] commission may, if [he] the executive director of 491
589	589	the commission determines that it is necessary, require any of the 492
590	590	[department's] commission's employees to give bond in such amount as 493 Raised Bill No. 5190
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593	593
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596	596	the [commissioner] executive director may determine. Every such bond 494
597	597	when duly executed and approved shall be filed in the office of the 495
598	598	Secretary of the State. The cost of any such bond so given [as aforesaid] 496
599	599	shall be part of the necessary expenses of the [department] commission. 497
600	600	Sec. 14. Section 12-561 of the general statutes is repealed and the 498
601	601	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 499
602	602	No [commissioner or] commission member, executive director of the 500
603	603	commission, unit head or employee of the [department] commission 501
604	604	shall directly or indirectly, individually or as a member of a partnership 502
605	605	or as a shareholder of a corporation, have any interest whatsoever in 503
606	606	dealing in any lottery, racing, fronton, betting enterprise or casino 504
607	607	gaming facility or in the ownership or leasing of any property or 505
608	608	premises used by or for any lottery, racing, fronton, betting enterprise 506
609	609	or casino gaming facility. No [commissioner or] commission member, 507
610	610	executive director or unit head shall, directly or indirectly, wager at any 508
611	611	off-track betting facility, race track or fronton authorized under this 509
612	612	chapter, purchase lottery tickets issued under this chapter or play, 510
613	613	directly or indirectly, any authorized game conducted at a casino 511
614	614	gaming facility. The [commissioner] commission may adopt regulations 512
615	615	in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to prohibit any 513
616	616	employee of the [department] commission from engaging, directly or 514
617	617	indirectly, in any form of legalized gambling activity in which such 515
618	618	employee is involved because of his or her employment with the 516
619	619	[department] commission. For purposes of this section, "unit head" 517
620	620	means a managerial employee with direct oversight of a legalized 518
621	621	gambling activity. 519
622	622	Sec. 15. Section 12-562 of the general statutes is repealed and the 520
623	623	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 521
624	624	(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the 522
625	625	[commissioner] commission shall have power to enforce the provisions 523
626	626	of this chapter and chapter 226b, and shall adopt all necessary 524
627	627	regulations for that purpose and for carrying out, enforcing and 525 Raised Bill No. 5190
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633	633	preventing violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, for the 526
634	634	inspection of licensed premises, enterprises or casino gaming facilities, 527
635	635	for insuring proper, safe and orderly conduct of licensed premises, 528
636	636	enterprises or casino gaming facilities and for protecting the public 529
637	637	against fraud or overcharge. The [commissioner] commission shall have 530
638	638	power generally to do whatever is reasonably necessary for the carrying 531
639	639	out of the intent of this chapter; and may call upon other administrative 532
640	640	departments of the state government and of municipal governments for 533
641	641	such information and assistance as [he or she] the commission deems 534
642	642	necessary to the performance of [his or her] the commission's duties. The 535
643	643	[commissioner] commission shall set racing and jai alai meeting dates, 536
644	644	except that the [commissioner] commission may delegate to designated 537
645	645	staff the authority for setting make-up performance dates. The 538
646	646	[commissioner] commission shall, as far as practicable, avoid conflicts 539
647	647	in the dates assigned for racing or the exhibition of the game of jai alai 540
648	648	in the state. 541
649	649	(b) The special [policemen] police officers in the [Department of 542
650	650	Consumer Protection] commission and the legalized gambling 543
651	651	investigative unit in the Division of State Police within the Department 544
652	652	of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall be responsible for the 545
653	653	criminal enforcement of the provisions of sections 7-169 to 7-186, 546
654	654	inclusive, as amended by this act, this chapter and chapters 226b and 547
655	655	229a. [They] The special police officers shall have the powers and duties 548
656	656	specified in section 29-7c, as amended by this act. 549
657	657	Sec. 16. Section 12-563 of the general statutes is repealed and the 550
658	658	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 551
659	659	All regulations of the [department] commission shall be adopted [in 552
660	660	the manner provided] in accordance with chapter 54. The 553
661	661	[commissioner] commission shall, at least annually, on or before 554
662	662	December thirty-first of each year, either (1) publish in convenient 555
663	663	pamphlet form all regulations then in force and shall furnish copies of 556
664	664	such pamphlets to such persons who desire such pamphlets, or (2) post 557
665	665	such regulations on the [department's] commission's Internet web site. 558 Raised Bill No. 5190
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668	668
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671	671	Sec. 17. Section 12-563a of the general statutes is repealed and the 559
672	672	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 560
673	673	The [Commissioner of Consumer Protection] commission shall, 561
674	674	within available resources, prepare and distribute informational 562
675	675	materials designed to inform the public of the programs available for 563
676	676	the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of compulsive gamblers in 564
677	677	this state. The [commissioner] commission shall require any casino 565
678	678	gaming facility and any person or business organization which is 566
679	679	licensed to sell lottery tickets, operate an off-track betting system or 567
680	680	conduct wagering on racing events or jai alai games, to display such 568
681	681	informational materials at the casino gaming facility and each licensed 569
682	682	premise, respectively. 570
683	683	Sec. 18. Section 12-564 of the general statutes is repealed and the 571
684	684	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 572
685	685	(a) The [commissioner] commission shall make an annual report in 573
686	686	writing to the Governor as provided in section 4-60 and shall make such 574
687	687	additional reports as the Governor may from time to time reasonably 575
688	688	request. The annual report shall include a statement of the receipts and 576
689	689	disbursements of the [department] commission, a statement of the costs 577
690	690	of administering the [department] commission, a summary of its 578
691	691	activities, and any additional information and recommendations which 579
692	692	the [commissioner] commission may deem of value or which the 580
693	693	Governor may request. 581
694	694	(b) The [commissioner] commission shall conduct studies concerning 582
695	695	the effect of legalized gambling on the citizens of this state including, 583
696	696	but not limited to, studies to determine the types of gambling activity 584
697	697	engaged in by the public and the desirability of expanding, maintaining 585
698	698	or reducing the amount of legalized gambling permitted in this state. 586
699	699	Such studies shall be conducted as often as the [commissioner] 587
700	700	commission deems necessary, except that no studies shall be conducted 588
701	701	before the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, and thereafter studies shall 589
702	702	be conducted at least once every ten years. The joint standing 590 Raised Bill No. 5190
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708	708	[committees] committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 591
709	709	matters relating to [legalized gambling] public safety and security shall 592
710	710	[each] receive a report concerning each study [carried out] conducted, 593
711	711	stating the findings of the study and the costs of conducting the study. 594
712	712	Sec. 19. Section 12-564a of the general statutes is repealed and the 595
713	713	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 596
714	714	The [Commissioner of Consumer Protection] commission shall 597
715	715	submit a report to the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 598
716	716	Protection and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 599
717	717	having cognizance of matters relating to [legalized gambling] public 600
718	718	safety and security, not later than the fifteenth business day of each 601
719	719	month, which report shall set forth a detailed statement of (1) any 602
720	720	investigations conducted by the [Department of Consumer Protection] 603
721	721	commission in the previous month, and (2) such arrest data as the 604
722	722	Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection or the 605
723	723	committee may require, including, but not limited to, the number of 606
724	724	arrests made by the special [policemen] police officers in the security 607
725	725	unit of the [Department of Consumer Protection] commission. 608
726	726	Sec. 20. Section 12-565 of the general statutes is repealed and the 609
727	727	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 610
728	728	The [commissioner] commission may conduct any inquiry, 611
729	729	investigation or hearing necessary to carry out the provisions of this 612
730	730	chapter. The [commissioner] commission shall have power to 613
731	731	administer oaths and take testimony under oath concerning the matter 614
732	732	of inquiry or investigation. At any hearing ordered, the [commissioner] 615
733	733	commission or an agent authorized by law to issue such process may 616
734	734	subpoena witnesses and require the production of records, papers and 617
735	735	documents pertinent to such inquiry. No witness under subpoena 618
736	736	issued under the provisions of this section shall be excused from 619
737	737	testifying or from producing records, papers or documents on the 620
738	738	ground that such testimony or the production of such records or other 621
739	739	documentary evidence would tend to incriminate him, but such 622 Raised Bill No. 5190
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742	742
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745	745	evidence or the records or papers so produced shall not be used in any 623
746	746	criminal proceeding against him. If any person disobeys such process 624
747	747	or, having appeared in obedience thereto, refuses to answer any 625
748	748	pertinent question put to him or to produce any records and papers 626
749	749	pursuant thereto, the [commissioner] commission may apply to the 627
750	750	superior court for the judicial district of Hartford or for the judicial 628
751	751	district wherein the person resides or wherein the business has been 629
752	752	conducted, or to any judge of said court if the same is not in session, 630
753	753	setting forth such disobedience to process or refusal to answer. Said 631
754	754	court or such judge shall cite such person to appear before said court or 632
755	755	such judge to answer such question or to produce such records and 633
756	756	papers and, upon his refusal to do so, shall commit such person to a 634
757	757	community correctional center until he testifies, but not for a longer 635
758	758	period than sixty days. Notwithstanding the serving of the term of such 636
759	759	commitment by any person, the [commissioner] commission may 637
760	760	proceed with such inquiry and examination as if the witness had not 638
761	761	previously been called upon to testify. Officers who serve subpoenas 639
762	762	issued by the [commissioner] commission or under [his] the 640
763	763	commission's authority and witnesses attending hearings conducted 641
764	764	under this section shall receive the same fees and compensation as 642
765	765	officers and witnesses in the courts of this state to be paid on vouchers 643
766	766	of the [department] commission on order of the Comptroller. The 644
767	767	[commissioner] commission may delegate the powers granted to [him] 645
768	768	it under this section. 646
769	769	Sec. 21. Section 12-565a of the general statutes is repealed and the 647
770	770	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 648
771	771	The [Commissioner of Consumer Protection] commission shall adopt 649
772	772	regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to regulate 650
773	773	wagering on sporting events to the extent permitted by state and federal 651
774	774	law. 652
775	775	Sec. 22. Section 12-566 of the general statutes is repealed and the 653
776	776	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 654 Raised Bill No. 5190
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782	782	The [commissioner] commission shall provide books in which shall 655
783	783	be kept a true, faithful and correct record of all of the [department's] 656
784	784	commission's proceedings, which books shall be open to the public as 657
785	785	provided in section 1-210. 658
786	786	Sec. 23. Section 12-568a of the general statutes is repealed and the 659
787	787	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 660
788	788	The [Department of Consumer Protection] commission shall adopt 661
789	789	regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, for the purpose of [assuring] 662
790	790	ensuring the integrity of the state lottery, concerning the regulation of 663
791	791	the state lottery under the operation and management of the 664
792	792	Connecticut Lottery Corporation. Such regulations shall include 665
793	793	provisions governing: (1) The licensing of employees of the Connecticut 666
794	794	Lottery Corporation and any person or business organization awarded 667
795	795	the primary contract by said corporation to provide facilities, 668
796	796	components, goods or services which are necessary for the operation of 669
797	797	the activities authorized by chapter 229a; (2) the approval of procedures 670
798	798	of the corporation; (3) the time period for complying with the 671
799	799	regulations governing said approval of procedures; (4) offerings of 672
800	800	lottery games; (5) minimum prize payouts and payments; (6) regulation 673
801	801	of lottery sales agents including qualifications for licensure and license 674
802	802	suspension and revocation; (7) assurance of the integrity of the state 675
803	803	lottery including the computer gaming system, computer internal 676
804	804	control and system testing; and (8) limitations on advertising and 677
805	805	marketing content to assure public information as to the odds of 678
806	806	winning the lottery and the prohibition of sales of tickets to minors. 679
807	807	Sec. 24. Section 12-569 of the general statutes is repealed and the 680
808	808	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 681
809	809	(a) If the president of the Connecticut Lottery Corporation 682
810	810	determines that any lottery sales agent has breached such agent's 683
811	811	fiduciary responsibility to the corporation in that the account of such 684
812	812	lottery sales agent with respect to moneys received from the sale of 685
813	813	lottery tickets has become delinquent in accordance with regulations 686 Raised Bill No. 5190
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819	819	adopted as provided in section 12-568a, as amended by this act, the 687
820	820	president shall notify the [commissioner] commission of the breach of 688
821	821	fiduciary duty and the [commissioner] commission shall impose a 689
822	822	delinquency assessment upon such account equal to ten per cent of the 690
823	823	amount due or ten dollars, whichever amount is greater, plus interest at 691
824	824	the rate of one and one-half per cent of such amount for each month or 692
825	825	fraction of a month from the date such amount is due to the date of 693
826	826	payment. Subject to the provisions of section 12-3a, as amended by this 694
827	827	act, the [commissioner] commission may waive all or part of the 695
828	828	penalties provided under this subsection when it is proven to the 696
829	829	[commissioner's] commission's satisfaction that the failure to pay such 697
830	830	moneys to the state within the time allowed was due to reasonable cause 698
831	831	and was not intentional or due to neglect. Any such delinquent lottery 699
832	832	sales agent shall be notified of such delinquency assessment and shall 700
833	833	be afforded an opportunity to contest the validity and amount of such 701
834	834	assessment [before the commissioner who may conduct such hearing] 702
835	835	at a commission hearing. Upon request of the president of the 703
836	836	Connecticut Lottery Corporation, the [commissioner] commission may 704
837	837	prepare and sign a warrant directed to any state marshal, constable or 705
838	838	any collection agent employed by the Connecticut Lottery Corporation 706
839	839	for distraint upon any property of such delinquent lottery sales agent 707
840	840	within the state, whether personal or real property. An itemized bill 708
841	841	shall be attached to the warrant certified by the [commissioner] 709
842	842	commission as a true statement of the amount due from such lottery 710
843	843	sales agent. Such warrant shall have the same force and effect as an 711
844	844	execution issued in accordance with chapter 906. Such warrant shall be 712
845	845	levied on any real, personal, tangible or intangible property of such 713
846	846	agent and sale made pursuant to such warrant in the same manner and 714
847	847	with the same force and effect as a levy and sale pursuant to an 715
848	848	execution. 716
849	849	(b) The [commissioner] commission shall adopt regulations in 717
850	850	accordance with chapter 54 to carry out the purposes of this section. 718
851	851	Sec. 25. Section 12-571 of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes 719
852	852	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 720 Raised Bill No. 5190
853	853
854	854
855	855
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857	857
858	858	January 1, 2021): 721
859	859	(a) The [Commissioner of Consumer Protection] commission shall 722
860	860	enter into negotiations with a person or business organization for the 723
861	861	award of a contract of sale of the off-track betting system including, but 724
862	862	not limited to, the assets and liabilities of the system and the right to 725
863	863	operate the system. Such contract of sale shall authorize the purchaser 726
864	864	of the system to establish and conduct a system of off-track betting on 727
865	865	races held within or without the state pursuant to the provisions of this 728
866	866	chapter. All proceeds derived from such sale shall be deposited as 729
867	867	provided in section 39 of public act 93-332. Until the effective date of 730
868	868	transfer of ownership of the off-track betting system, the [commissioner] 731
869	869	commission shall establish and conduct systems of off-track betting on 732
870	870	races held within or without the state pursuant to the provisions of this 733
871	871	chapter. 734
872	872	(b) It is hereby declared that off-track betting on races conducted 735
873	873	under the administration or regulatory authority of the [department] 736
874	874	commission in the manner and subject to the conditions of this chapter 737
875	875	shall be lawful notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, 738
876	876	general, special or municipal, including any law prohibiting or 739
877	877	restricting lotteries, bookmaking or any other kind of gambling, it being 740
878	878	the purpose of this chapter to derive from such betting, as authorized 741
879	879	by this chapter, a reasonable revenue for the support of state 742
880	880	government and to prevent and curb unlawful bookmaking and illegal 743
881	881	betting on races. 744
882	882	(c) Until the effective date of transfer of ownership of the off-track 745
883	883	betting system, the [commissioner] commission shall adopt rules and 746
884	884	regulations, consistent with this chapter, establishing and governing the 747
885	885	permitted method or methods of operation of the system of off-track 748
886	886	betting. 749
887	887	(d) For the purposes of this section, the effective date of transfer of 750
888	888	ownership of the off-track betting system was June 30, 1993. 751
889	889	Sec. 26. Section 12-571a of the general statutes is repealed and the 752 Raised Bill No. 5190
890	890
891	891
892	892
893	893	LCO No. 1555 25 of 103
894	894
895	895	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 753
896	896	(a) The [Department of Consumer Protection] commission shall not 754
897	897	operate or authorize the operation of more than twenty-four off-track 755
898	898	betting branch facilities, except that the [department] commission may 756
899	899	operate or authorize the operation of any off-track betting branch 757
900	900	facility approved prior to December 31, 1986, by the legislative body of 758
901	901	a municipality in accordance with subsection (a) of section 12-572, as 759
902	902	amended by this act. Any facility approved prior to December 31, 1986, 760
903	903	shall be included within the twenty-four facilities authorized by this 761
904	904	subsection. 762
905	905	(b) The twenty-four off-track betting branch facilities authorized by 763
906	906	subsection (a) of this section may include facilities which have screens 764
907	907	for the simulcasting of off-track betting race programs or jai alai games 765
908	908	and other amenities including, but not limited to, restaurants and 766
909	909	concessions, and, on and after October 1, 2012, shall be located in the 767
910	910	town and city of New Haven, the town of Windsor Locks, the town of 768
911	911	East Haven, the town and city of Norwalk, the town and city of 769
912	912	Hartford, the town and city of New Britain, the town and city of Bristol, 770
913	913	the town and city of Torrington, the town and city of Waterbury, the 771
914	914	town and city of Milford, the town and city of New London, the town 772
915	915	of Manchester, the town of Windham, the town of Putnam, the town 773
916	916	and city of Bridgeport and nine additional locations. The location of 774
917	917	each such facility and the addition of simulcasting capability to any 775
918	918	existing off-track betting branch facility that did not previously have 776
919	919	such capability (1) shall be approved by the [commissioner] 777
920	920	commission, and (2) shall be subject to the prior approval of the 778
921	921	legislative body of the town in which such facility is located or is 779
922	922	proposed to be located. The [department] commission shall report 780
923	923	annually to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 781
924	924	having cognizance of matters relating to [legalized gambling] public 782
925	925	safety and security on the status of the establishment or improvement 783
926	926	of the off-track betting branch facility pursuant to this subsection. 784
927	927	Sec. 27. Section 12-572 of the general statutes is repealed and the 785 Raised Bill No. 5190
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929	929
930	930
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932	932
933	933	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 786
934	934	(a) The [commissioner] commission may establish or authorize the 787
935	935	establishment of such off-track betting facilities throughout the state for 788
936	936	the purpose of receiving moneys wagered on the results of races or jai 789
937	937	alai games as [he shall deem] the commission determines will serve the 790
938	938	convenience of the public and provide maximum economy and 791
939	939	efficiency of operation, provided the establishment of such a facility in 792
940	940	any municipality for the purpose of receiving moneys on the results of 793
941	941	races or jai alai games shall be subject to the approval of the legislative 794
942	942	body of such municipality which shall be given only after a public 795
943	943	hearing on the same. Until the effective date of transfer of ownership of 796
944	944	the off-track betting system, moneys received at such facilities shall be 797
945	945	deposited in a betting fund from which daily payments, in such amount 798
946	946	as the [commissioner] commission deems suitable, shall be made. If an 799
947	947	operator of an off-track betting facility intends to conduct wagering on 800
948	948	dog racing events or jai alai games, such operator (1) shall conduct 801
949	949	wagering on dog racing events or jai alai games conducted by any 802
950	950	association licensee which offers such racing events or games for off-803
951	951	track betting, provided such operator obtains the written consent of 804
952	952	such licensee, and (2) may conduct wagering on out-of-state dog racing 805
953	953	events or jai alai games when no such association licensee is conducting 806
954	954	such racing events or games, provided such operator has complied with 807
955	955	the provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection. No operator of an 808
956	956	off-track betting facility shall conduct wagering on any dog racing event 809
957	957	or jai alai game if such racing event or game is conducted within forty 810
958	958	miles of such facility unless such operator has obtained the written 811
959	959	consent of the licensee conducting such racing event or game. 812
960	960	(b) The [commissioner] commission may contract with any person or 813
961	961	business organization to provide such facilities, components, goods or 814
962	962	services as may be necessary for the effective operation of an off-track 815
963	963	betting system. Compensation for such facilities, components, goods or 816
964	964	services shall be deducted from the moneys retained pursuant to 817
965	965	subsections (c) and (d) of this section in such amount as the 818
966	966	[commissioner] commission shall determine. 819 Raised Bill No. 5190
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968	968
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971	971
972	972	(c) The [department] commission or any person or business 820
973	973	organization operating an off-track betting system shall distribute all 821
974	974	sums deposited in a pari-mutuel pool, to the holders of winning tickets 822
975	975	therein, less seventeen per cent of the total deposits of such pool plus 823
976	976	the breakage to the dime of the amount so retained, except as provided 824
977	977	in subsection (d) of this section. 825
978	978	(d) (1) If the multiple forms of wagering known as daily double, 826
979	979	exacta and quinella are permitted, the [department] commission or any 827
980	980	person or business organization operating the off-track betting system 828
981	981	shall distribute all sums deposited in the pari-mutuel pool for any such 829
982	982	event to the holders of winning tickets therein, less nineteen per cent of 830
983	983	the total deposits in such pool plus the breakage to the dime. 831
984	984	(2) If multiple forms of wagering on three or more animals are 832
985	985	permitted, the [department] commission or such person or business 833
986	986	organization operating an off-track betting system shall retain twenty-834
987	987	four and one-half per cent of the total sums deposited in the pool for 835
988	988	such event, plus the breakage to the dime. 836
989	989	(e) The [department] commission or any person or business 837
990	990	organization operating an off-track betting system and conducting 838
991	991	wagering on racing events or jai alai games held in this state and 839
992	992	licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall distribute all sums 840
993	993	deposited in a pari-mutuel pool to the holders of winning tickets 841
994	994	therein, less the same percentage of the total deposits of such pool 842
995	995	applicable to such racing events or jai alai games plus the breakage to 843
996	996	the dime of the amount retained by each licensee conducting the racing 844
997	997	events or jai alai games. 845
998	998	(f) Any person or business organization which has entered into a 846
999	999	contract with the state, acting through the [commissioner] commission 847
1000	1000	under the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, except a contract 848
1001	1001	with an individual for personal services, may, in the event of any 849
1002	1002	disputed claims under such contract, bring an action against the state to 850
1003	1003	the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford for the purpose of 851 Raised Bill No. 5190
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1005	1005
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1008	1008
1009	1009	having such claims determined, provided notice of the general nature 852
1010	1010	of such claims [shall have] has been given in writing to the [department] 853
1011	1011	commission not later than one year after the termination of such 854
1012	1012	contract. No action shall be brought under this section later than three 855
1013	1013	years from the date of termination of the contract. Such action shall be 856
1014	1014	tried to the court without a jury. Damages recoverable in such action 857
1015	1015	shall not include any amount attributable to anticipated profits but shall 858
1016	1016	be limited to the recovery of actual damages sustained arising out of 859
1017	1017	such contract. All legal defenses except governmental immunity shall 860
1018	1018	be reserved to the state. 861
1019	1019	(g) The [department] commission or any person or business 862
1020	1020	organization operating an off-track betting system may combine wagers 863
1021	1021	placed within such off-track betting system with similar wagering pools 864
1022	1022	at the facility where a racing program is being conducted, regardless of 865
1023	1023	whether such facility is located within or without the state. Such pari-866
1024	1024	mutuel wagers shall be combined in such form and manner as the 867
1025	1025	[commissioner] commission may determine to be in the best interests of 868
1026	1026	the off-track betting system established pursuant to the provisions of 869
1027	1027	section 12-571, as amended by this act. Notwithstanding the provisions 870
1028	1028	of subsection (c) or (d) of this section, the [department] commission or 871
1029	1029	any person or business organization operating an off-track betting 872
1030	1030	system and conducting wagering on racing events held without this 873
1031	1031	state [,] may distribute to the holders of winning tickets who have 874
1032	1032	placed wagers in said combined pools such sums as may be deposited 875
1033	1033	in said combined pari-mutuel pools, less the same percentage of the total 876
1034	1034	deposits of such combined pools as is established at the facility where 877
1035	1035	such racing program is conducted plus the breakage to the dime, as shall 878
1036	1036	be determined by the [commissioner] commission. 879
1037	1037	Sec. 28. Section 12-573 of the general statutes is repealed and the 880
1038	1038	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 881
1039	1039	Until the effective date of transfer of ownership of the off-track 882
1040	1040	betting system, and from time to time thereafter the [commissioner] 883
1041	1041	commission shall estimate, and certify to the Comptroller, that portion 884 Raised Bill No. 5190
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1043	1043
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1046	1046
1047	1047	of the balance in the betting fund which is in excess of the current needs 885
1048	1048	of the [department] commission for the payment of prizes and for the 886
1049	1049	payment of compensation under section 12-572, as amended by this act. 887
1050	1050	Upon receipt of any such certification, the amount so certified shall be 888
1051	1051	transferred from the betting fund to the General Fund. 889
1052	1052	Sec. 29. Section 12-573a of the general statutes is repealed and the 890
1053	1053	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 891
1054	1054	The [department] commission may authorize the operation of 892
1055	1055	frontons in the state for exhibition of the Spanish ball game called jai alai 893
1056	1056	or pelota. The operation of all frontons shall be under the supervision of 894
1057	1057	the [department] commission. 895
1058	1058	Sec. 30. Section 12-574 of the general statutes is repealed and the 896
1059	1059	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 897
1060	1060	(a) No person or business organization may conduct a meeting at 898
1061	1061	which racing or the exhibition of jai alai is permitted for any stake, purse 899
1062	1062	or reward or operate the off-track betting system unless such person or 900
1063	1063	business organization is licensed as an association licensee by the 901
1064	1064	[commissioner] commission. Any such licensee authorized to conduct a 902
1065	1065	meeting or operate the off-track betting system shall indemnify and save 903
1066	1066	harmless the state of Connecticut against any and all actions, claims, and 904
1067	1067	demands of whatever kind or nature which the state may sustain or 905
1068	1068	incur by reason or in consequence of issuing such license. 906
1069	1069	(b) No person or business organization may operate any concession 907
1070	1070	at any meeting at which racing or the exhibition of jai alai is permitted 908
1071	1071	or any concession which is allied to an off-track betting facility unless 909
1072	1072	such person or business organization is licensed as a concessionaire 910
1073	1073	licensee by the [commissioner] commission. 911
1074	1074	(c) No person or business organization awarded the primary contract 912
1075	1075	by an association licensee to provide facilities, components, goods or 913
1076	1076	services which are necessary for the operation of the activities 914
1077	1077	authorized by the provisions of section 12-572, as amended by this act, 915 Raised Bill No. 5190
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1079	1079
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1082	1082
1083	1083	may do so unless such person or business organization is licensed as a 916
1084	1084	vendor licensee by the [commissioner] commission. 917
1085	1085	(d) No person or business organization may provide totalizator 918
1086	1086	equipment and services to any association licensee for the operation of 919
1087	1087	a pari-mutuel system unless such person or business organization is 920
1088	1088	licensed as a totalizator licensee by the [commissioner] commission. 921
1089	1089	(e) No business organization, other than a shareholder in a publicly 922
1090	1090	traded corporation, may exercise control in or over an association, a 923
1091	1091	concessionaire, a vendor or a totalizator licensee unless such business 924
1092	1092	organization is licensed as an affiliate licensee by the [commissioner] 925
1093	1093	commission. The [commissioner] commission shall issue affiliate 926
1094	1094	licenses to qualified business organizations. 927
1095	1095	(f) No person may participate in this state in any activity permitted 928
1096	1096	under this chapter as an employee of an association, concessionaire, 929
1097	1097	vendor, totalizator or affiliate licensee unless such person is licensed as 930
1098	1098	an occupational licensee by the [commissioner] commission. Whether 931
1099	1099	located in or out of this state, no officer, director, partner, trustee or 932
1100	1100	owner of a business organization which obtains a license in accordance 933
1101	1101	with this section may continue in such capacity unless such officer, 934
1102	1102	director, partner, trustee or owner is licensed as an occupational licensee 935
1103	1103	by the [commissioner] commission. An occupational license shall also 936
1104	1104	be obtained by any shareholder, key executive, agent or other person 937
1105	1105	connected with any association, concessionaire, vendor, totalizator or 938
1106	1106	affiliate licensee, who in the judgment of the [commissioner] 939
1107	1107	commission will exercise control in or over any such licensee. Such 940
1108	1108	person shall apply for a license not later than thirty days after the 941
1109	1109	[commissioner] commission requests [him] such person, in writing, to 942
1110	1110	do so. The [commissioner] commission shall complete [his] an 943
1111	1111	investigation of an applicant for an occupational license and notify such 944
1112	1112	applicant of [his] the commission's decision to approve or deny the 945
1113	1113	application within one year after its receipt, or, if the [commissioner] 946
1114	1114	commission determines good cause exists for extending such period of 947
1115	1115	investigation and gives the applicant a reasonable opportunity for a 948 Raised Bill No. 5190
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1117	1117
1118	1118
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1121	1121	hearing, by the date prescribed by the [commissioner] commission. 949
1122	1122	(g) In determining whether to grant a license, the [commissioner] 950
1123	1123	commission may require the applicant to submit information as to: 951
1124	1124	Financial standing and credit; moral character; criminal record, if any; 952
1125	1125	previous employment; corporate, partnership or association affiliations; 953
1126	1126	ownership of personal assets; and such other information as it [or he] 954
1127	1127	deems pertinent to the issuance of such license. 955
1128	1128	(h) The [commissioner] commission may reject for good cause an 956
1129	1129	application for a license. Any license granted under the provisions of 957
1130	1130	this chapter is a revocable privilege and no licensee shall be deemed to 958
1131	1131	have acquired any vested rights based on the issuance of such license. 959
1132	1132	The [commissioner, the deputy commissioner, the executive assistant] 960
1133	1133	commission members, executive director, any unit head or any assistant 961
1134	1134	unit head authorized by the [commissioner] commission may suspend 962
1135	1135	or revoke for good cause any license issued by the [commissioner] 963
1136	1136	commission after a hearing held in accordance with chapter 54. If any 964
1137	1137	affiliate licensee fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter, the 965
1138	1138	[commissioner] commission, after a hearing held in accordance with 966
1139	1139	chapter 54, may revoke or suspend the license of any one or more of the 967
1140	1140	following related licensees: Concessionaire, vendor or totalizator, and 968
1141	1141	may fine any one or more of such licensees in an amount not to exceed 969
1142	1142	two thousand five hundred dollars. In addition, if any affiliate licensee 970
1143	1143	fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter, the [commissioner] 971
1144	1144	commission, after a hearing held in accordance with chapter 54, may 972
1145	1145	revoke or suspend the license of the related association licensee, [and 973
1146	1146	may] fine the related association licensee in an amount not to exceed 974
1147	1147	seventy-five thousand dollars, or both. If any license is suspended or 975
1148	1148	revoked, the [commissioner] commission shall state the reasons for such 976
1149	1149	suspension or revocation and cause an entry of such reasons to be made 977
1150	1150	on the record books of the [department] commission. Any licensee 978
1151	1151	whose license is suspended or revoked, or any applicant aggrieved by 979
1152	1152	the action of the [commissioner] commission concerning an application 980
1153	1153	for a license, may appeal pursuant to section 4-183. 981 Raised Bill No. 5190
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1156	1156
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1159	1159	(i) The [commissioner] commission shall adopt regulations 982
1160	1160	governing the operation of the off-track betting system and facilities, 983
1161	1161	tracks, stables, kennels and frontons, including the regulation of betting 984
1162	1162	in connection therewith, to insure the integrity and security of the 985
1163	1163	conduct of meetings and the broadcast of racing events held pursuant 986
1164	1164	to this chapter. Such regulations shall include provision for the 987
1165	1165	imposition of fines and suspension of licenses for violations thereof. 988
1166	1166	Prior to the adoption of any regulations concerning the treatment of 989
1167	1167	animals at any dog race track, the [commissioner] commission shall 990
1168	1168	notify the National Greyhound Association of the contents of such 991
1169	1169	regulations and of its right to request a hearing pursuant to chapter 54. 992
1170	1170	The [commissioner] commission shall have the authority to impose a 993
1171	1171	fine of up to (1) seventy-five thousand dollars for any violation of such 994
1172	1172	regulations by a licensee authorized to conduct a meeting or operate the 995
1173	1173	off-track betting system under this section; (2) five thousand dollars for 996
1174	1174	any violation of such regulations by a business organization licensed as 997
1175	1175	an affiliate licensee authorized to exercise control over an association; 998
1176	1176	and (3) two thousand five hundred dollars for any such violation by any 999
1177	1177	other licensee licensed by the [commissioner] commission. The stewards 1000
1178	1178	or judges of a meeting acting in accordance with such regulations shall 1001
1179	1179	have the authority to impose a fine of up to five hundred dollars for any 1002
1180	1180	such violation by such licensee, and the players' manager of a jai alai 1003
1181	1181	exhibition acting in accordance with such regulations shall have the 1004
1182	1182	authority to recommend to the judges that a fine should be considered 1005
1183	1183	for a player who may have violated such regulations. The 1006
1184	1184	[commissioner] commission may delegate to the stewards and judges of 1007
1185	1185	a meeting the power to suspend the license of any occupational licensee 1008
1186	1186	employed in this state by an association licensee for a period not to 1009
1187	1187	exceed sixty days for any violation of such regulations. If any license is 1010
1188	1188	suspended, such stewards and judges of a meeting shall state the 1011
1189	1189	reasons therefor in writing. All fines imposed pursuant to this section 1012
1190	1190	shall be paid over to the General Fund upon receipt by the [department] 1013
1191	1191	commission. Any person or business organization fined or suspended 1014
1192	1192	pursuant to this section shall have a right of appeal to the 1015
1193	1193	[commissioner] commission for a hearing that shall be conducted 1016 Raised Bill No. 5190
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1198	1198
1199	1199	pursuant to chapter 54. Any person or business organization aggrieved 1017
1200	1200	by a decision of the [commissioner] commission following such a 1018
1201	1201	hearing shall have a right of appeal pursuant to section 4-183. 1019
1202	1202	(j) The [commissioner] commission shall have the power to require 1020
1203	1203	that the books and records of any licensee, other than an occupational 1021
1204	1204	licensee, shall be maintained in any manner [which he may deem] that 1022
1205	1205	the commission deems best, and that any financial or other statements 1023
1206	1206	based on such books and records shall be prepared in accordance with 1024
1207	1207	generally accepted accounting principles in such form as [he] the 1025
1208	1208	commission shall prescribe. The [commissioner or his] commission or a 1026
1209	1209	commission designee shall also be authorized to visit, to investigate and 1027
1210	1210	to place expert accountants and such other persons as [he] the 1028
1211	1211	commission may deem necessary, in the offices, tracks, frontons, off-1029
1212	1212	track betting facilities or places of business of any such licensee, for the 1030
1213	1213	purpose of satisfying [himself or herself] the commission that the 1031
1214	1214	[department's] commission's regulations are strictly complied with. 1032
1215	1215	(k) The [commissioner] commission may at any time for good cause 1033
1216	1216	require the removal of any employee or official employed by any 1034
1217	1217	licensee hereunder. 1035
1218	1218	(l) The [commissioner] commission may, on [his or her own] the 1036
1219	1219	commission's motion or upon application, exempt any person or 1037
1220	1220	business organization from the licensing requirements of this chapter or 1038
1221	1221	some or all of the disclosure requirements of chapter 226b, provided the 1039
1222	1222	applicant does not exercise control in or over an integral part of any 1040
1223	1223	activity which is authorized under this chapter. The burden of proving 1041
1224	1224	that an exemption should be granted rests solely with the applicant. The 1042
1225	1225	[commissioner] commission may limit or condition the terms of an 1043
1226	1226	exemption and such determination shall be final. 1044
1227	1227	(m) Any person aiding or abetting in the operation of an off-track 1045
1228	1228	betting system or the conduct of any meeting within this state at which 1046
1229	1229	racing or the exhibition of the game of jai alai shall be permitted for any 1047
1230	1230	stake, purse or reward, except in accordance with a license duly issued 1048 Raised Bill No. 5190
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1232	1232
1233	1233
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1235	1235
1236	1236	and unsuspended or unrevoked by the [commissioner] commission, 1049
1237	1237	shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. 1050
1238	1238	(n) The majority of the membership of the board of directors of any 1051
1239	1239	corporation licensed to operate the off-track betting system or to hold or 1052
1240	1240	conduct any meeting within the state of Connecticut at which racing or 1053
1241	1241	the exhibition of the game of jai alai shall be permitted for any stake, 1054
1242	1242	purse or reward, shall be residents of the state of Connecticut. 1055
1243	1243	(o) Any license granted under this section, other than an association 1056
1244	1244	license authorizing the licensee to conduct a meeting or operate the off-1057
1245	1245	track betting system, as described in subsection (a) of this section, or an 1058
1246	1246	affiliate license authorizing the licensee to exercise control in or over an 1059
1247	1247	association licensee, as described in subsection (e) of this section, shall 1060
1248	1248	be effective for not more than one year from the date of issuance. Initial 1061
1249	1249	application for and renewal of any license shall be in such form and 1062
1250	1250	manner as the [commissioner] commission shall prescribe by regulation. 1063
1251	1251	(p) Any person or business organization issued a license to conduct 1064
1252	1252	dog racing shall establish a pet adoption program for the proper 1065
1253	1253	housing and care of retired greyhounds and shall provide financial 1066
1254	1254	support for such program and any facility operated to implement such 1067
1255	1255	program. 1068
1256	1256	(q) Any person or business organization issued a license to conduct 1069
1257	1257	dog racing pursuant to subsection (c) of section 12-574c, as amended by 1070
1258	1258	this act, shall employ persons who, at the time of employment, are 1071
1259	1259	recipients of assistance under the state-administered general assistance 1072
1260	1260	program, state supplement program, medical assistance program, 1073
1261	1261	temporary family assistance program or supplemental nutrition 1074
1262	1262	assistance program to fill not less than twenty per cent of the positions 1075
1263	1263	created by the conversion of a jai alai fronton to a dog race track if such 1076
1264	1264	persons have been trained for such employment by public or publicly 1077
1265	1265	funded agencies in coordination with such licensee. 1078
1266	1266	(r) Any person or business organization issued a license to conduct 1079
1267	1267	dog racing pursuant to subsection (c) of section 12-574c, as amended by 1080 Raised Bill No. 5190
1268	1268
1269	1269
1270	1270
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1272	1272
1273	1273	this act, shall provide an on-site child care center, as described in section 1081
1274	1274	19a-77, for use by employees of the dog race track. Such licensee shall 1082
1275	1275	employ persons who, at the time of employment, are recipients of aid 1083
1276	1276	under chapter 302 or 308 to fill not less than fifty per cent of the positions 1084
1277	1277	at such child care center if such persons have been trained for such 1085
1278	1278	employment by public or publicly funded agencies in coordination with 1086
1279	1279	such licensee. 1087
1280	1280	(s) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter to the 1088
1281	1281	contrary, any person or business organization issued a license to 1089
1282	1282	conduct dog racing may operate on a year-round basis and may conduct 1090
1283	1283	such number of performances as it may elect, provided the total number 1091
1284	1284	of such performances does not exceed five hundred eighty 1092
1285	1285	performances in any calendar year. 1093
1286	1286	Sec. 31. Section 12-574a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1094
1287	1287	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 1095
1288	1288	(a) Whenever a person or business organization files an application 1096
1289	1289	with the [department] commission for a license to conduct an activity 1097
1290	1290	regulated by section 12-574, as amended by this act, exclusive of renewal 1098
1291	1291	license applications, the [department] commission shall forward within 1099
1292	1292	five days to the town clerk of the town within which such activity is 1100
1293	1293	proposed to be carried on a statement specifying the prospective 1101
1294	1294	applicant, the proposed activity, the site on which such activity is 1102
1295	1295	proposed to be conducted and the fact that an application has been filed 1103
1296	1296	with the [department] commission. Within ten days after such statement 1104
1297	1297	has been filed, such town clerk shall cause notice of such filing to be 1105
1298	1298	published in a newspaper having a circulation in the town [wherein] in 1106
1299	1299	which the activity is to be conducted. The question of the approval of 1107
1300	1300	the conducting of such activity shall be submitted to the electors of such 1108
1301	1301	town at a special election called for the purpose to be held not less than 1109
1302	1302	thirty nor more than sixty days after such publication, in conformity 1110
1303	1303	with the provisions of section 9-369, or at a regular town election if such 1111
1304	1304	election is to be held more than sixty but not more than one hundred 1112
1305	1305	twenty days after such publication, such question shall be so submitted 1113 Raised Bill No. 5190
1306	1306
1307	1307
1308	1308
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1310	1310
1311	1311	and the vote shall be taken in the manner prescribed by said section 9-1114
1312	1312	369. The town clerk shall notify the [department] commission of the 1115
1313	1313	results of such election. The disapproval of the conducting of such 1116
1314	1314	activity by a majority of those voting on the question shall be a bar to 1117
1315	1315	the granting of a license to such applicant to conduct such activity at 1118
1316	1316	such location. All costs incurred by a municipality in connection with 1119
1317	1317	such referendum shall be paid to [said] the municipality by the person 1120
1318	1318	or business organization filing such application for such license. The 1121
1319	1319	provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any licensee authorized 1122
1320	1320	to operate the off-track betting system with respect to any off-track 1123
1321	1321	betting facility approved prior to June 25, 1993. 1124
1322	1322	(b) No licensee may conduct any racing or jai alai event on any 1125
1323	1323	Sunday without the prior approval of the legislative body of the town 1126
1324	1324	in which the event is scheduled to take place. 1127
1325	1325	(c) No licensee authorized to operate the off-track betting system may 1128
1326	1326	conduct any off-track pari-mutuel wagering on any racing program on 1129
1327	1327	any Sunday without the prior approval of the legislative body of the 1130
1328	1328	town in which such off-track betting facility is located. 1131
1329	1329	(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, 1132
1330	1330	the prior approval of the legislative body only of the town shall be 1133
1331	1331	required [in the event the department] if the commission issues a license 1134
1332	1332	pursuant to subsection (c) of section 12-574c, as amended by this act. 1135
1333	1333	Sec. 32. Section 12-574c of the general statutes is repealed and the 1136
1334	1334	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 1137
1335	1335	(a) The [Department of Consumer Protection] commission shall not 1138
1336	1336	issue a license authorizing any person, firm, corporation or association 1139
1337	1337	to conduct horse racing, dog racing or jai alai events. 1140
1338	1338	(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, 1141
1339	1339	the [department] commission may renew any license issued prior to 1142
1340	1340	May 23, 1979, or issue such a license to a currently operating facility. 1143 Raised Bill No. 5190
1341	1341
1342	1342
1343	1343
1344	1344	LCO No. 1555 37 of 103
1345	1345
1346	1346	(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, 1144
1347	1347	the [department] commission may, on or after July 5, 1991, issue one 1145
1348	1348	additional license authorizing a person or business organization to 1146
1349	1349	conduct dog racing to a person or business organization holding a 1147
1350	1350	license to conduct jai alai events or to the successor of such business 1148
1351	1351	organization upon the surrender of the license to conduct jai alai events. 1149
1352	1352	(d) No licensee [shall] may move any horse race track, dog race track 1150
1353	1353	or jai alai fronton to any municipality other than the municipality in 1151
1354	1354	which such facility was located on July 5, 1991. 1152
1355	1355	Sec. 33. Section 12-574d of the general statutes is repealed and the 1153
1356	1356	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 1154
1357	1357	(a) The [Commissioner of Consumer Protection] commission may 1155
1358	1358	order the random collection and testing of urine specimens from racing 1156
1359	1359	dogs following a race or at any time during a meet conducted by any 1157
1360	1360	licensee authorized to conduct dog racing events under the pari-mutuel 1158
1361	1361	system. If the [commissioner] commission determines from such 1159
1362	1362	random testing that the integrity of dog racing events may be 1160
1363	1363	compromised, the [commissioner] commission may order the conduct 1161
1364	1364	of more frequent testing at one or more dog race tracks for such period 1162
1365	1365	of time as the [commissioner] commission deems necessary or 1163
1366	1366	advisable. The [commissioner] commission shall determine the 1164
1367	1367	laboratory responsible for the conduct of such testing and the amount 1165
1368	1368	of the fee for such test which shall be based upon the actual cost of such 1166
1369	1369	test and which shall be payable on a basis determined by the 1167
1370	1370	[commissioner] commission. Each such licensee shall pay such fee 1168
1371	1371	directly to such laboratory with respect to racing dogs at its dog race 1169
1372	1372	track. 1170
1373	1373	(b) The [commissioner] commission shall adopt regulations, in 1171
1374	1374	accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the 1172
1375	1375	provisions of subsection (a) of this section. The [commissioner] 1173
1376	1376	commission may implement policies and procedures necessary to carry 1174
1377	1377	out the provisions of subsection (a) of this section while in the process 1175 Raised Bill No. 5190
1378	1378
1379	1379
1380	1380
1381	1381	LCO No. 1555 38 of 103
1382	1382
1383	1383	of adopting regulations, provided the [commissioner] commission 1176
1384	1384	prints notice of intent to adopt the regulations in the Connecticut Law 1177
1385	1385	Journal within twenty days after implementation. Such policies and 1178
1386	1386	procedures shall be valid until the time final regulations are effective. 1179
1387	1387	Sec. 34. Section 12-575 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1180
1388	1388	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 1181
1389	1389	(a) The [department] commission may permit at racing events, 1182
1390	1390	exhibitions of the game of jai alai licensed under the provisions of this 1183
1391	1391	chapter or at off-track betting facilities, betting under a pari-mutuel 1184
1392	1392	system, so called, including standard pari-mutuel, daily double, exacta, 1185
1393	1393	quinella, trifecta, superfecta, twin trifecta, pick four and pick six betting, 1186
1394	1394	and such other forms of multiple betting as the [department] 1187
1395	1395	commission may determine. 1188
1396	1396	(b) The pari-mutuel system, so called, shall not be used or permitted 1189
1397	1397	at any location other than the race track at which the racing event is 1190
1398	1398	licensed to be conducted or the fronton at which the game of jai alai is 1191
1399	1399	licensed to be played or at an off-track betting facility operated by the 1192
1400	1400	[department] commission or by a licensee authorized to operate the off-1193
1401	1401	track betting system. A computerized electronic totalizator system, 1194
1402	1402	approved by the [commissioner] commission, shall be used to conduct 1195
1403	1403	pari-mutuel wagering at each racing or jai alai event. A computerized 1196
1404	1404	electronic totalizator system approved by the [commissioner] 1197
1405	1405	commission and, where authorized by subsection (b) of section 12-571a, 1198
1406	1406	as amended by this act, and approved by the [commissioner] 1199
1407	1407	commission, a simulcast system shall be used to conduct pari-mutuel 1200
1408	1408	wagering and simulcasting of off-track betting race programs at off-1201
1409	1409	track betting facilities. The [commissioner] commission may require any 1202
1410	1410	licensee to submit information concerning the daily operation of such 1203
1411	1411	totalizator or simulcast system which [he] the commission deems 1204
1412	1412	necessary for the effective administration of this chapter, including 1205
1413	1413	records of all wagering transactions, in such form and manner as [he] 1206
1414	1414	the commission shall prescribe. 1207 Raised Bill No. 5190
1415	1415
1416	1416
1417	1417
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1419	1419
1420	1420	(c) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, each 1208
1421	1421	licensee conducting horse racing events under the pari-mutuel system 1209
1422	1422	shall distribute all sums deposited in any pari-mutuel program to the 1210
1423	1423	holders of winning tickets therein, less seventeen per cent of the total 1211
1424	1424	deposits plus the breakage to the dime of the amount so retained; each 1212
1425	1425	licensee conducting jai alai events shall distribute all sums deposited in 1213
1426	1426	any pari-mutuel program to the holders of winning tickets therein, less 1214
1427	1427	a maximum of eighteen per cent of the deposits in the win, place or show 1215
1428	1428	pools and less a maximum of twenty-three per cent of the deposits in all 1216
1429	1429	other pools plus the breakage to the dime of the amount so retained; 1217
1430	1430	each licensee conducting dog racing events shall distribute all sums 1218
1431	1431	deposited in any pari-mutuel program to the holders of winning tickets 1219
1432	1432	therein, less a maximum of nineteen per cent of the deposits in the win, 1220
1433	1433	place or show pools and less a maximum of twenty-seven per cent of 1221
1434	1434	the deposits in all other pools plus the breakage to the dime of the 1222
1435	1435	amount so retained, or, shall distribute all sums deposited in all of its 1223
1436	1436	pari-mutuel programs conducted on any day to the holders of winning 1224
1437	1437	tickets therein less twenty per cent of the total deposits plus the 1225
1438	1438	breakage to the dime of the amount so retained, provided on and after 1226
1439	1439	July 1, 1992, each licensee conducting dog racing events on July 5, 1991, 1227
1440	1440	shall allocate four per cent of all sums deposited in any pari-mutuel 1228
1441	1441	program to purses, one-quarter of one per cent to capital expenditures 1229
1442	1442	for alterations, additions, replacement changes, improvements or major 1230
1443	1443	repairs to or upon the property owned or leased by any such licensee 1231
1444	1444	and used for such racing events, and one-quarter of one per cent to 1232
1445	1445	promotional marketing, to reduce the costs of admission, programs, 1233
1446	1446	parking and concessions and to offer entertainment and giveaways. 1234
1447	1447	Each licensee conducting dog racing events shall, on an annual basis, 1235
1448	1448	submit to the [department] commission certified financial statements 1236
1449	1449	verifying the use of such allocations for purses, capital improvements 1237
1450	1450	and promotional marketing. 1238
1451	1451	(2) Each licensee conducting racing or jai alai events may carry over 1239
1452	1452	all or a portion of the sums deposited in any pari-mutuel program, less 1240
1453	1453	the amount retained as herein provided, in the twin trifecta, pick four or 1241 Raised Bill No. 5190
1454	1454
1455	1455
1456	1456
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1458	1458
1459	1459	pick six pari-mutuel pool to another pool, including a pool in a 1242
1460	1460	succeeding performance. 1243
1461	1461	(d) Each licensee conducting horse racing events under the pari-1244
1462	1462	mutuel system shall pay to the state, and there is hereby imposed: (1) A 1245
1463	1463	tax on the total money wagered in the pari-mutuel pool on each and 1246
1464	1464	every day the licensee conducts racing events, pursuant to the following 1247
1465	1465	schedule: 1248
1466	1466	T1 Total Wagered Tax
1467	1467	T2 0 to $100,001 3.25% on the entire pool
1468	1468	T3 $100,001 to $200,001 3.75% on the entire pool
1469	1469	T4 $200,001 to $300,001 4.25% on the entire pool
1470	1470	T5 $300,001 to $400,001 4.75% on the entire pool
1471	1471	T6 $400,001 to $500,001 5.25% on the entire pool
1472	1472	T7 $500,001 to $600,001 5.75% on the entire pool
1473	1473	T8 $600,001 to $700,001 6.25% on the entire pool
1474	1474	T9 $700,001 to $800,001 6.75% on the entire pool
1475	1475	T10 $800,001 to $900,001 7.25% on the entire pool
1476	1476	T11 $900,001 to $1,000,001 7.75% on the entire pool
1477	1477	T12 $1,000,001 and over 8.75% on the entire pool
1478	1478
1479	1479	and (2) a tax equal to one-half of the breakage to the dime resulting from 1249
1480	1480	such wagering. The [commissioner] commission shall by regulation 1250
1481	1481	adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 designate the 1251
1482	1482	percentage of the difference between the seventeen per cent specified in 1252
1483	1483	subsection (c) of this section and the tax specified in this subsection, 1253
1484	1484	which shall be allocated as prize or purse money for the horses racing at 1254
1485	1485	each facility. 1255
1486	1486	(e) Each licensee conducting dog racing events under the pari-mutuel 1256
1487	1487	system shall pay to the state, and there is hereby imposed: (1) (A) A tax 1257
1488	1488	at the rate of two per cent on the total money wagered in the pari-mutuel 1258
1489	1489	pool on each and every day the licensee conducts racing events or (B) 1259
1490	1490	on or after July 1, 1993, in the case of any licensee licensed prior to July 1260
1491	1491	5, 1991, (i) a tax at the rate of two per cent on any amount up to and 1261 Raised Bill No. 5190
1492	1492
1493	1493
1494	1494
1495	1495	LCO No. 1555 41 of 103
1496	1496
1497	1497	including fifty million dollars of the total money wagered in the pari-1262
1498	1498	mutuel pool in any state fiscal year during which a licensee licensed 1263
1499	1499	prior to July 5, 1991, conducts racing events, (ii) a tax at the rate of three 1264
1500	1500	per cent on any amount in excess of fifty million dollars and up to and 1265
1501	1501	including eighty million dollars of the total money wagered in the pari-1266
1502	1502	mutuel pool in any state fiscal year during which a licensee licensed 1267
1503	1503	prior to July 5, 1991, conducts racing events, and (iii) a tax at the rate of 1268
1504	1504	four per cent on any amount in excess of eighty million dollars of the 1269
1505	1505	total money wagered in the pari-mutuel pool in any state fiscal year 1270
1506	1506	during which a licensee licensed prior to July 5, 1991, conducts racing 1271
1507	1507	events, and (2) a tax equal to one-half of the breakage to the dime 1272
1508	1508	resulting from such wagering. 1273
1509	1509	(f) Each licensee operating a fronton at which the game of jai alai is 1274
1510	1510	licensed to be played under the pari-mutuel system shall pay to the state 1275
1511	1511	and there is hereby imposed: (1) (A) A tax at the rate of two per cent on 1276
1512	1512	any amount up to and including fifty million dollars of the total money 1277
1513	1513	wagered on such games, (B) a tax at the rate of three per cent of any 1278
1514	1514	amount in excess of fifty million dollars and up to and including eighty 1279
1515	1515	million dollars of the total money wagered on such games, and (C) a tax 1280
1516	1516	at the rate of four per cent on any amount in excess of eighty million 1281
1517	1517	dollars of the total money wagered on such games, and (2) a tax equal 1282
1518	1518	to one-half of the breakage to the dime resulting from such wagering. 1283
1519	1519	(g) The licensee authorized to operate the system of off-track betting 1284
1520	1520	under the pari-mutuel system shall pay to the state and there is hereby 1285
1521	1521	imposed: (1) A tax at the rate of three and one-half per cent on the total 1286
1522	1522	money wagered in the pari-mutuel pool on each and every day the 1287
1523	1523	licensee broadcasts racing events, and (2) a tax equal to one-half of the 1288
1524	1524	breakage to the dime resulting from such wagering. 1289
1525	1525	(h) The [commissioner] commission shall assess and collect the taxes 1290
1526	1526	imposed by this chapter under such regulations as [he] the commission 1291
1527	1527	may prescribe, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. All taxes 1292
1528	1528	hereby imposed shall be due and payable by the close of the next 1293
1529	1529	banking day after each day's racing or jai alai exhibition. If any such tax 1294 Raised Bill No. 5190
1530	1530
1531	1531
1532	1532
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1534	1534
1535	1535	is not paid when due, the [commissioner] commission shall impose a 1295
1536	1536	delinquency assessment upon the licensee in the amount of ten per cent 1296
1537	1537	of such tax or ten dollars, whichever amount is greater, plus interest at 1297
1538	1538	the rate of one and one-half per cent of the unpaid principal of such tax 1298
1539	1539	for each month or fraction of a month from the date such tax is due to 1299
1540	1540	the date of payment. Subject to the provisions of section 12-3a, as 1300
1541	1541	amended by this act, the [commissioner] commission may waive all or 1301
1542	1542	part of the penalties provided under this subsection when it is proven 1302
1543	1543	to [his] the commission's satisfaction that the failure to pay such tax 1303
1544	1544	within the time required was due to reasonable cause and was not 1304
1545	1545	intentional or due to neglect. Failure to pay any such delinquent tax 1305
1546	1546	upon demand may be considered by the [commissioner] commission as 1306
1547	1547	cause for revocation of license. 1307
1548	1548	(i) The [commissioner] commission shall devise a system of 1308
1549	1549	accounting and shall supervise betting at such track, fronton or off-track 1309
1550	1550	betting facility in such manner that the rights of the state are protected 1310
1551	1551	and shall collect all fees and licenses under such regulations as [he] the 1311
1552	1552	commission shall prescribe, in accordance with the provisions of 1312
1553	1553	chapter 54. 1313
1554	1554	(j) The amount of unclaimed moneys, as determined by the 1314
1555	1555	[commissioner] commission, held by any licensee other than by 1315
1556	1556	licensees authorized to operate a jai alai fronton, dog race track or the 1316
1557	1557	off-track betting system on account of outstanding and uncashed 1317
1558	1558	winning tickets, shall be due and payable to the [commissioner] 1318
1559	1559	commission, for deposit in the General Fund of the state, at the 1319
1560	1560	expiration of one year after the close of the meeting during which such 1320
1561	1561	tickets were issued. If any such unclaimed moneys are not paid when 1321
1562	1562	due, the [commissioner] commission shall impose a delinquency 1322
1563	1563	assessment upon the licensee in the amount of ten per cent of such 1323
1564	1564	moneys or ten dollars, whichever amount is greater, plus interest at the 1324
1565	1565	rate of one and one-half per cent of the unpaid principal of such moneys 1325
1566	1566	for each month or fraction of a month from the date such moneys are 1326
1567	1567	due to the date of payment. Subject to the provisions of section 12-3a, as 1327
1568	1568	amended by this act, the [commissioner] commission may waive all or 1328 Raised Bill No. 5190
1569	1569
1570	1570
1571	1571
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1573	1573
1574	1574	part of the penalties provided under this subsection when it is proven 1329
1575	1575	to [his] the commission's satisfaction that the failure to pay such moneys 1330
1576	1576	to the state within the time required was due to reasonable cause and 1331
1577	1577	was not intentional or due to neglect. 1332
1578	1578	(k) The [commissioner] commission may authorize [deputies] 1333
1579	1579	commission employees and the Commissioner of Revenue Services or 1334
1580	1580	his or her agents are authorized to enter upon the premises at any racing 1335
1581	1581	event, jai alai exhibition or off-track betting race event for the purpose 1336
1582	1582	of inspecting books and records, supervising and examining cashiers, 1337
1583	1583	ticket sellers, pool sellers and other persons handling money at said 1338
1584	1584	event and such other supervision as may be necessary for the 1339
1585	1585	maintenance of order at such event. 1340
1586	1586	(l) (1) The [commissioner] commission shall pay each municipality in 1341
1587	1587	which a horse race track is located, one-quarter of one per cent of the 1342
1588	1588	total money wagered on horse racing events at such race track, except 1343
1589	1589	that the [commissioner] commission shall pay each such municipality 1344
1590	1590	having a population in excess of fifty thousand one per cent of the total 1345
1591	1591	money wagered at such horse racing events in such municipality. The 1346
1592	1592	[commissioner] commission shall pay each municipality in which a jai 1347
1593	1593	alai fronton or dog race track is located one-half of one per cent of the 1348
1594	1594	total money wagered on jai alai games or dog racing events at such 1349
1595	1595	fronton or dog race track, except that the [commissioner] commission 1350
1596	1596	shall pay each such municipality having a population in excess of fifty 1351
1597	1597	thousand one per cent of the total money wagered on jai alai games or 1352
1598	1598	dog racing events at such fronton or dog race track located in such 1353
1599	1599	municipality. The [commissioner] commission shall pay each 1354
1600	1600	municipality in which an off-track betting facility is located one and 1355
1601	1601	three-fifths per cent of the total money wagered in such facility less 1356
1602	1602	amounts paid as refunds or for cancellations. The [commissioner] 1357
1603	1603	commission shall pay to both the city of New Haven and the town of 1358
1604	1604	Windsor Locks an additional one-half of one per cent of the total money 1359
1605	1605	wagered less any amount paid as a refund or a cancellation in any 1360
1606	1606	facility equipped with screens for simulcasting after October 1, 1997, 1361
1607	1607	located within a fifteen-mile radius of facilities in New Haven and 1362 Raised Bill No. 5190
1608	1608
1609	1609
1610	1610
1611	1611	LCO No. 1555 44 of 103
1612	1612
1613	1613	Windsor Locks. Payment shall be made not less than four times a year 1363
1614	1614	and not more than twelve times a year as determined by the 1364
1615	1615	[commissioner] commission, and shall be made from the tax imposed 1365
1616	1616	pursuant to subsection (d) of this section for horse racing, subsection (e) 1366
1617	1617	of this section for dog racing, subsection (f) of this section for jai alai 1367
1618	1618	games and subsection (g) of this section for off-track betting. 1368
1619	1619	(2) If, for any calendar year after the surrender of a license to conduct 1369
1620	1620	jai alai events by any person or business organization pursuant to 1370
1621	1621	subsection (c) of section 12-574c, as amended by this act, and prior to the 1371
1622	1622	opening of any dog race track by such person or business organization, 1372
1623	1623	any other person or business organization licensed to conduct jai alai 1373
1624	1624	events is authorized to conduct a number of performances greater than 1374
1625	1625	the number authorized for such licensee in the previous calendar year, 1375
1626	1626	the [commissioner] commission shall pay the municipality in which the 1376
1627	1627	jai alai fronton for which such license was surrendered was located, 1377
1628	1628	rather than the municipality in which the jai alai fronton conducting the 1378
1629	1629	increased performances is located, one-half of one per cent of the total 1379
1630	1630	money wagered on jai alai games for such increased performances at the 1380
1631	1631	fronton which conducted the additional performances, except that the 1381
1632	1632	[commissioner] commission shall pay each such municipality having a 1382
1633	1633	population in excess of fifty thousand one per cent of the total money 1383
1634	1634	wagered on jai alai games for such increased performances at such 1384
1635	1635	fronton. 1385
1636	1636	(3) During any state fiscal year ending on or after June 30, 1993, the 1386
1637	1637	[commissioner] commission shall pay each municipality in which a dog 1387
1638	1638	race track was operating prior to July 5, 1991, one per cent of the total 1388
1639	1639	money wagered on dog racing events at such dog race track. 1389
1640	1640	(4) During the state fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, each 1390
1641	1641	municipality in which a dog race track was operating prior to July 5, 1391
1642	1642	1991, shall pay the Northeast Connecticut Economic Alliance, Inc. two-1392
1643	1643	tenths of one per cent of the total money wagered on dog racing events 1393
1644	1644	at any dog race track operating prior to July 5, 1991. 1394 Raised Bill No. 5190
1645	1645
1646	1646
1647	1647
1648	1648	LCO No. 1555 45 of 103
1649	1649
1650	1650	(5) In the event a licensee incurs a loss from the operation of a pari-1395
1651	1651	mutuel facility, as determined by the [commissioner] commission, the 1396
1652	1652	legislative body of the city or town in which such facility is located may 1397
1653	1653	direct the [commissioner] commission to credit or rebate all or a part of 1398
1654	1654	the revenue otherwise due to the municipality back to the facility. In no 1399
1655	1655	[case] event shall such credit and such reimbursement exceed the 1400
1656	1656	amount of the licensee's loss, and in no fiscal year shall these provisions 1401
1657	1657	affect the total fees paid to the state by the authorized operator of the 1402
1658	1658	off-track betting system on its off-track betting activities. 1403
1659	1659	Sec. 35. Section 12-575c of the general statutes is repealed and the 1404
1660	1660	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 1405
1661	1661	(a) The [commissioner] commission may require all pari-mutuel 1406
1662	1662	betting conducted at any facility conducting betting under a pari-1407
1663	1663	mutuel system within the state which is based on the results of any event 1408
1664	1664	which occurs at any place other than the facility conducting such 1409
1665	1665	betting, whether such place is within or without the state, to be 1410
1666	1666	combined into a single, state-wide pool for each such event, or for any 1411
1667	1667	of them, as the [commissioner] commission may determine. 1412
1668	1668	(b) The [commissioner] commission may permit all pari-mutuel 1413
1669	1669	betting conducted at any facility conducting betting under a pari-1414
1670	1670	mutuel system within the state which is based on the results of any event 1415
1671	1671	which occurs at such facility, to be combined with the betting on such 1416
1672	1672	event at another facility where pari-mutuel betting is conducted, 1417
1673	1673	whether such facility is within or without the state, as a single pool for 1418
1674	1674	each event. 1419
1675	1675	Sec. 36. Section 12-576 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1420
1676	1676	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 1421
1677	1677	(a) Any person who knowingly permits any minor to wager in any 1422
1678	1678	gambling activity authorized under this chapter and any minor who 1423
1679	1679	places a wager in any gambling activity authorized under this chapter 1424
1680	1680	shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. 1425 Raised Bill No. 5190
1681	1681
1682	1682
1683	1683
1684	1684	LCO No. 1555 46 of 103
1685	1685
1686	1686	(b) Any person who knowingly permits a minor to be present in any 1426
1687	1687	room, office, building or establishment when off-track betting 1427
1688	1688	authorized under this chapter takes place, or at any racetrack or fronton 1428
1689	1689	when any meeting authorized under this chapter takes place, shall be 1429
1690	1690	fined not more than twenty-five dollars. No minor shall be present in 1430
1691	1691	any room, office, building or establishment when off-track betting 1431
1692	1692	authorized under this chapter takes place, or at any racetrack or fronton 1432
1693	1693	when any meeting authorized under this chapter takes place. Any 1433
1694	1694	minor sixteen years of age or over present in any room, office, building 1434
1695	1695	or establishment when off-track betting authorized under this chapter 1435
1696	1696	takes place, or at any racetrack or fronton when any meeting authorized 1436
1697	1697	under this chapter takes place, shall be fined not more than twenty-five 1437
1698	1698	dollars. Any licensee authorized to conduct a meeting for the purpose 1438
1699	1699	of jai alai or racing shall be fined not more than fifty dollars if any minor 1439
1700	1700	is found at such facility in violation of this subsection. 1440
1701	1701	(c) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (a) or (b) of this 1441
1702	1702	section, the [commissioner] commission may issue a license to a minor 1442
1703	1703	sixteen years of age or older, under the provisions of section 12-578, as 1443
1704	1704	amended by this act, and the regulations adopted thereunder, provided 1444
1705	1705	written permission from a parent or legal guardian of such minor is filed 1445
1706	1706	with the [department] commission. 1446
1707	1707	(d) The [commissioner] commission shall not pay any claim for 1447
1708	1708	winnings when such claim is made by, or on behalf of, a minor who has 1448
1709	1709	wagered in any gambling activity authorized under this chapter. 1449
1710	1710	Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit an adult from making a wager 1450
1711	1711	on behalf of a minor, provided the money for such wager is not 1451
1712	1712	provided by the minor from funds under such minor's control. 1452
1713	1713	(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any minor 1453
1714	1714	from entering onto a parking area at any building or establishment 1454
1715	1715	described in subsection (b) of this section for the purpose of attending 1455
1716	1716	an event at which gambling activities do not occur. 1456
1717	1717	Sec. 37. Section 12-577 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1457 Raised Bill No. 5190
1718	1718
1719	1719
1720	1720
1721	1721	LCO No. 1555 47 of 103
1722	1722
1723	1723	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 1458
1724	1724	The [commissioner] commission shall annually cause to be made by 1459
1725	1725	some competent person or persons [in] within the [department] 1460
1726	1726	commission a thorough audit of the books and records of each 1461
1727	1727	association licensee under this chapter and each casino gaming facility 1462
1728	1728	and the [commissioner] commission may, from time to time, cause to be 1463
1729	1729	made by some competent person [in] within the [department] 1464
1730	1730	commission a thorough audit of the books and records of any other 1465
1731	1731	person or business organization licensed under this chapter. All such 1466
1732	1732	audit records shall be kept on file in the [commissioner's] commission's 1467
1733	1733	office at all times. Each licensee and casino gaming facility shall permit 1468
1734	1734	access to its books and records for the purpose of having such audit 1469
1735	1735	made, and shall produce, upon written order of the [commissioner] 1470
1736	1736	commission, any documents and information required for such 1471
1737	1737	purpose. 1472
1738	1738	Sec. 38. Section 12-578 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1473
1739	1739	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 1474
1740	1740	(a) The [commissioner] commission shall adopt regulations, in 1475
1741	1741	accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, governing registration 1476
1742	1742	and the issuance and annual renewal of licenses and payment of annual 1477
1743	1743	nonrefundable application fees for the same in accordance with the 1478
1744	1744	following schedule: 1479
1745	1745	(1) Registration: (A) Stable name, one hundred dollars; (B) 1480
1746	1746	partnership name, one hundred dollars; (C) colors, twenty dollars; (D) 1481
1747	1747	kennel name, one hundred dollars. 1482
1748	1748	(2) Licenses: (A) Owner, one hundred dollars; (B) trainer, one 1483
1749	1749	hundred dollars; (C) assistant trainer, one hundred dollars; (D) jockey, 1484
1750	1750	forty dollars; (E) jockey agent, for each jockey, one hundred dollars; (F) 1485
1751	1751	stable employees, including exercise boy, groom, stable foreman, hot 1486
1752	1752	walker, outrider, twenty dollars; (G) veterinarian, one hundred dollars; 1487
1753	1753	(H) jockey apprentice, forty dollars; (I) driver, one hundred dollars; (J) 1488
1754	1754	valet, twenty dollars; (K) blacksmith, twenty dollars; (L) plater, twenty 1489 Raised Bill No. 5190
1755	1755
1756	1756
1757	1757
1758	1758	LCO No. 1555 48 of 103
1759	1759
1760	1760	dollars; (M) concessionaire, for each concession, two hundred fifty 1490
1761	1761	dollars; (N) concessionaire affiliate, for each concession of the 1491
1762	1762	concessionaire, two hundred fifty dollars; (O) concession employees, 1492
1763	1763	twenty dollars; (P) jai alai players, one hundred dollars; (Q) officials and 1493
1764	1764	supervisors, one hundred dollars; (R) pari-mutuel employees, forty 1494
1765	1765	dollars; (S) other personnel engaged in activities regulated under this 1495
1766	1766	chapter, twenty dollars; (T) vendor, for each contract, two hundred fifty 1496
1767	1767	dollars; (U) totalizator, for each contract, two hundred fifty dollars; (V) 1497
1768	1768	vendor and totalizator affiliates, for each contract of the vendor or 1498
1769	1769	totalizator, two hundred fifty dollars; (W) gaming employee, forty 1499
1770	1770	dollars; (X) nongaming vendor, two hundred fifty dollars; (Y) gaming 1500
1771	1771	services, five hundred dollars; and (Z) gaming affiliate, two hundred 1501
1772	1772	fifty dollars. For the purposes of this subdivision, "concessionaire 1502
1773	1773	affiliate" means a business organization, other than a shareholder in a 1503
1774	1774	publicly traded corporation, that may exercise control in or over a 1504
1775	1775	concessionaire; and "concessionaire" means any individual or business 1505
1776	1776	organization granted the right to operate an activity at a dog race track 1506
1777	1777	or off-track betting facility for the purpose of making a profit that 1507
1778	1778	receives or, in the exercise of reasonable business judgment, can be 1508
1779	1779	expected to receive more than twenty-five thousand dollars or twenty-1509
1780	1780	five per cent of its gross annual receipts from such activity at such track 1510
1781	1781	or facility. 1511
1782	1782	(b) The [commissioner] commission shall require each applicant for a 1512
1783	1783	license under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section to submit 1513
1784	1784	to state and national criminal history records checks before such license 1514
1785	1785	is issued. The criminal history records checks required pursuant to this 1515
1786	1786	subsection shall be conducted in accordance with section 29-17a. 1516
1787	1787	Sec. 39. Section 12-578a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1517
1788	1788	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 1518
1789	1789	(a) Not later than twelve months after the date any authorization of a 1519
1790	1790	casino gaming facility by any provision of the general statutes or a 1520
1791	1791	public or special act is effective, the [commissioner] commission shall 1521
1792	1792	adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, for 1522 Raised Bill No. 5190
1793	1793
1794	1794
1795	1795
1796	1796	LCO No. 1555 49 of 103
1797	1797
1798	1798	the administration of casino gaming facilities. Such regulations shall 1523
1799	1799	include provisions to protect the public interest in the integrity of 1524
1800	1800	gaming operations and reduce the dangers of unsuitable, unfair or 1525
1801	1801	illegal practices, methods and activities in the conduct of gaming. Such 1526
1802	1802	regulations shall include, but need not be limited to: 1527
1803	1803	(1) Minimum accounting standards for a casino gaming facility; 1528
1804	1804	(2) Minimum security procedures including the video monitoring of 1529
1805	1805	casino gaming facilities; 1530
1806	1806	(3) Approved hours of operation for gaming and nongaming 1531
1807	1807	activities at casino gaming facilities; 1532
1808	1808	(4) Procedures governing the manufacture, sale, lease and 1533
1809	1809	distribution of gaming devices and equipment for use in casino gaming 1534
1810	1810	facilities; 1535
1811	1811	(5) Procedures for the recovery of winnings by patrons of casino 1536
1812	1812	gaming facilities; 1537
1813	1813	(6) Procedures governing how gross gaming revenue is calculated 1538
1814	1814	and reported by a casino gaming facility; 1539
1815	1815	(7) Requirements for regular auditing of the financial statements of a 1540
1816	1816	casino gaming facility; 1541
1817	1817	(8) Procedures to be followed by any casino gaming facility for cash 1542
1818	1818	transactions; 1543
1819	1819	(9) Procedures regarding the maintenance of lists of persons banned 1544
1820	1820	from any casino gaming facility and security measures to enforce such 1545
1821	1821	bans; 1546
1822	1822	(10) Standards for the provision of complimentary goods and services 1547
1823	1823	to casino gaming facility patrons; 1548
1824	1824	(11) Minimum standards of training for persons employed in a casino 1549
1825	1825	gaming facility; 1550 Raised Bill No. 5190
1826	1826
1827	1827
1828	1828
1829	1829	LCO No. 1555 50 of 103
1830	1830
1831	1831	(12) Procedures governing the submission of standards of operation 1551
1832	1832	and management of gaming operations by casino gaming facilities to 1552
1833	1833	the [commissioner] commission; and 1553
1834	1834	(13) Requirements for information and reports from casino gaming 1554
1835	1835	facilities to enable effective auditing of casino gaming operations. 1555
1836	1836	(b) Until such regulations are adopted and in effect, a casino gaming 1556
1837	1837	facility may operate pursuant to its standards of operation and 1557
1838	1838	management, provided such standards are approved by the 1558
1839	1839	[commissioner] commission pursuant to section 12-578b, as amended by 1559
1840	1840	this act. 1560
1841	1841	Sec. 40. Section 12-578b of the general statutes is repealed and the 1561
1842	1842	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 1562
1843	1843	(a) Each casino gaming facility shall submit to the [commissioner] 1563
1844	1844	commission a description of its standards of operation and management 1564
1845	1845	of all gaming operations. The description shall include: (1) Accounting 1565
1846	1846	controls to be used in casino gaming operations; (2) job descriptions for 1566
1847	1847	all positions involved in casino gaming operations; (3) procedures for 1567
1848	1848	the security of chips, cash and other cash equivalents used in authorized 1568
1849	1849	games; (4) procedures for the safety and security of patrons of the casino 1569
1850	1850	gaming facility; (5) procedures and rules governing the conduct of any 1570
1851	1851	authorized games conducted at the casino gaming facility; (6) a 1571
1852	1852	certification by the attorney of the casino gaming facility that the 1572
1853	1853	submitted standards of operation and management conform to state law 1573
1854	1854	and regulations governing casino gaming operations; (7) a certification 1574
1855	1855	by the chief financial officer of the casino gaming facility or an 1575
1856	1856	independent auditor that the submitted standards of operation and 1576
1857	1857	management provide adequate and effective controls, establish a 1577
1858	1858	consistent overall system of procedures and administrative and 1578
1859	1859	accounting controls and conform to generally accepted accounting 1579
1860	1860	principles; and (8) any other standards required by the [commissioner] 1580
1861	1861	commission. 1581
1862	1862	(b) The [commissioner] commission shall approve or reject a 1582 Raised Bill No. 5190
1863	1863
1864	1864
1865	1865
1866	1866	LCO No. 1555 51 of 103
1867	1867
1868	1868	submission of standards of operation and management required under 1583
1869	1869	subsection (a) of this section not later than sixty days after the date on 1584
1870	1870	which the [commissioner] commission received such standards. If the 1585
1871	1871	[commissioner] commission fails to approve or reject a submission of 1586
1872	1872	standards of operation and management not later than sixty days after 1587
1873	1873	the date on which the [commissioner] commission received such 1588
1874	1874	standards of operation and management, such standards of operation 1589
1875	1875	and management shall be deemed approved. No casino gaming facility 1590
1876	1876	may commence casino gaming operations unless such standards of 1591
1877	1877	operation and management are approved by the [commissioner] 1592
1878	1878	commission or deemed approved. 1593
1879	1879	(c) No casino gaming facility shall revise any standards of operation 1594
1880	1880	and management that have been approved by the [commissioner] 1595
1881	1881	commission or deemed approved pursuant to subsection (b) of this 1596
1882	1882	section unless the revision has been approved by the [commissioner] 1597
1883	1883	commission. If the [commissioner] commission fails to approve or reject 1598
1884	1884	a submitted revision not later than sixty days after the date on which the 1599
1885	1885	[commissioner] commission received such revision, such revision shall 1600
1886	1886	be deemed approved. 1601
1887	1887	(d) A casino gaming facility aggrieved by an action of the 1602
1888	1888	[commissioner] commission under the provisions of this section may 1603
1889	1889	request a hearing before the [commissioner] commission. The 1604
1890	1890	[commissioner] commission shall hold such hearing in accordance with 1605
1891	1891	the provisions of chapter 54. 1606
1892	1892	(e) The [commissioner] commission shall periodically review a casino 1607
1893	1893	gaming facility's compliance with state law and regulations governing 1608
1894	1894	casino gaming facilities. 1609
1895	1895	Sec. 41. Section 12-578c of the general statutes is repealed and the 1610
1896	1896	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 1611
1897	1897	(a) No person may commence or continue employment on the 1612
1898	1898	gaming floor or in a gaming-related position in a casino gaming facility 1613
1899	1899	unless such person holds a gaming employee license issued by the 1614 Raised Bill No. 5190
1900	1900
1901	1901
1902	1902
1903	1903	LCO No. 1555 52 of 103
1904	1904
1905	1905	[commissioner] commission pursuant to this section. 1615
1906	1906	(b) No person or business organization may provide more than 1616
1907	1907	twenty-five thousand dollars of nongaming goods or services per year 1617
1908	1908	in a casino gaming facility unless such person or business organization 1618
1909	1909	holds a nongaming vendor license issued by the [commissioner] 1619
1910	1910	commission pursuant to this section. 1620
1911	1911	(c) No person or business organization may provide gaming services 1621
1912	1912	or gaming equipment to a casino gaming facility unless such person or 1622
1913	1913	business organization holds a gaming services license issued by the 1623
1914	1914	[commissioner] commission pursuant to this section. 1624
1915	1915	(d) No business organization, other than a shareholder in a publicly 1625
1916	1916	traded corporation, may exercise control in or over a licensee licensed 1626
1917	1917	pursuant to this section unless such business organization holds a 1627
1918	1918	gaming affiliate license issued by the [commissioner] commission 1628
1919	1919	pursuant to this section. 1629
1920	1920	(e) Each applicant for a license issued pursuant to this section shall 1630
1921	1921	submit a completed application on forms prescribed by the 1631
1922	1922	[commissioner] commission. Such application forms may require the 1632
1923	1923	applicant to submit information as to: (1) Financial standing and credit; 1633
1924	1924	(2) moral character; (3) criminal record, if any; (4) previous employment; 1634
1925	1925	(5) corporate, partnership or association affiliations; (6) ownership of 1635
1926	1926	personal assets; and (7) any other information as the [commissioner] 1636
1927	1927	commission deems pertinent to the issuance of such license. 1637
1928	1928	(f) The [commissioner] commission shall, as soon as practicable after 1638
1929	1929	the receipt of a completed license application, grant or deny the license 1639
1930	1930	application. Any license issued by the [commissioner] commission 1640
1931	1931	pursuant to this section shall be effective for not more than one year 1641
1932	1932	from the date of issuance. Applications for renewal of any such license 1642
1933	1933	shall be on such form as prescribed by the [commissioner] commission. 1643
1934	1934	Any holder of a license issued pursuant to this section who submits an 1644
1935	1935	application to renew such license may continue to be employed by a 1645
1936	1936	casino gaming facility or provide services to a casino gaming facility 1646 Raised Bill No. 5190
1937	1937
1938	1938
1939	1939
1940	1940	LCO No. 1555 53 of 103
1941	1941
1942	1942	until the [commissioner] commission denies such renewal application. 1647
1943	1943	(g) The [commissioner] commission may issue a temporary license at 1648
1944	1944	the request of any person who has submitted an application for a license 1649
1945	1945	under this section. The [commissioner] commission shall require such 1650
1946	1946	applicant to submit to state and national criminal history records checks 1651
1947	1947	before receiving a temporary license. The criminal history records 1652
1948	1948	checks shall be conducted in accordance with section 29-17a. A 1653
1949	1949	temporary license shall expire when the [commissioner] commission 1654
1950	1950	grants or denies the pending application for a license under this section. 1655
1951	1951	(h) The [commissioner] commission may investigate any person or 1656
1952	1952	business organization that holds a license pursuant to this section at any 1657
1953	1953	time and may suspend or revoke such license for good cause after a 1658
1954	1954	hearing held in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. Any 1659
1955	1955	person or business organization whose license is suspended or revoked, 1660
1956	1956	or any applicant aggrieved by the action of the [commissioner] 1661
1957	1957	commission concerning an application for a license or renewal 1662
1958	1958	application, may appeal pursuant to section 4-183. 1663
1959	1959	Sec. 42. Section 12-578d of the general statutes is repealed and the 1664
1960	1960	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 1665
1961	1961	(a) For the purposes of this section, "alcoholic liquor" has the same 1666
1962	1962	meaning as provided in section 30-1. 1667
1963	1963	(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, no person 1668
1964	1964	under the minimum age for the purchase of alcoholic liquor under the 1669
1965	1965	provisions of chapter 545 shall be admitted onto the gaming floor of any 1670
1966	1966	casino gaming facility nor be permitted to participate in any authorized 1671
1967	1967	games. 1672
1968	1968	(c) A person eighteen years of age or older but under the minimum 1673
1969	1969	age for the purchase of alcoholic liquor may be employed in a casino 1674
1970	1970	gaming facility, provided such person is licensed by the [commissioner] 1675
1971	1971	commission pursuant to section 12-578c, as amended by this act, and 1676
1972	1972	such employment does not involve handling or serving alcoholic liquor. 1677 Raised Bill No. 5190
1973	1973
1974	1974
1975	1975
1976	1976	LCO No. 1555 54 of 103
1977	1977
1978	1978	Sec. 43. Section 12-578e of the general statutes is repealed and the 1678
1979	1979	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 1679
1980	1980	(a) Commencing in any fiscal year that a casino gaming facility is 1680
1981	1981	authorized by any provision of the general statutes to conduct 1681
1982	1982	authorized games, and on or before September thirtieth in each fiscal 1682
1983	1983	year thereafter, the [commissioner] commission shall: (1) Estimate, after 1683
1984	1984	consultation with each casino gaming facility, the reasonable and 1684
1985	1985	necessary costs that will be incurred by the [department] commission in 1685
1986	1986	the next fiscal year to regulate casino gaming facilities under chapters 1686
1987	1987	226 and 545; and (2) assess each casino gaming facility its share of such 1687
1988	1988	estimated costs pro rata according to its annualized share of the gross 1688
1989	1989	gaming revenue of all casino gaming facilities in the prior fiscal year, if 1689
1990	1990	any. The estimated costs shall not exceed the estimate of expenditure 1690
1991	1991	requirements transmitted by the [commissioner] commission pursuant 1691
1992	1992	to section 4-77. The assessment for any fiscal year shall be: (A) Reduced 1692
1993	1993	pro rata by the amount of any surplus from the assessment of the prior 1693
1994	1994	fiscal year, which shall be maintained in accordance with subsection (d) 1694
1995	1995	of this section, or (B) increased pro rata by the amount of any deficit 1695
1996	1996	from the assessment of the prior fiscal year. 1696
1997	1997	(b) Each casino gaming facility shall pay to the [commissioner] 1697
1998	1998	commission the amount assessed to such casino gaming facility not later 1698
1999	1999	than the date specified by the [commissioner] commission for payment, 1699
2000	2000	provided such date is not less than thirty days from the date of such 1700
2001	2001	assessment. The [commissioner] commission shall remit to the 1701
2002	2002	Treasurer all funds received pursuant to this section. 1702
2003	2003	(c) (1) There is established a fund to be known as the "State Gaming 1703
2004	2004	Regulatory Fund". The fund shall contain any moneys required or 1704
2005	2005	permitted to be deposited in the fund and shall be held by the Treasurer 1705
2006	2006	separate and apart from all other moneys, funds and accounts. 1706
2007	2007	Investment earnings credited to the assets of said fund shall become part 1707
2008	2008	of the assets of said fund. Any balance remaining in said fund at the end 1708
2009	2009	of any fiscal year shall be carried forward in said fund for the fiscal year 1709
2010	2010	next succeeding. Moneys in the fund shall be expended by the Treasurer 1710 Raised Bill No. 5190
2011	2011
2012	2012
2013	2013
2014	2014	LCO No. 1555 55 of 103
2015	2015
2016	2016	for the purposes of paying the costs incurred by the [department] 1711
2017	2017	commission to regulate casino gaming facilities. 1712
2018	2018	(2) The Treasurer shall deposit all funds received pursuant to 1713
2019	2019	subsection (b) of this section in the State Gaming Regulatory Fund. 1714
2020	2020	(d) On or before September thirtieth, annually, the Comptroller shall 1715
2021	2021	calculate the actual reasonable and necessary costs incurred by the 1716
2022	2022	[department] commission to regulate casino gaming facilities during the 1717
2023	2023	prior fiscal year. The Comptroller shall include as part of such 1718
2024	2024	calculation any actual reasonable and necessary costs incurred by the 1719
2025	2025	Department of Consumer Protection to regulate casino gaming facilities 1720
2026	2026	prior to January 1, 2021. The Treasurer shall set aside within the State 1721
2027	2027	Gaming Regulatory Fund amounts received in excess of such actual 1722
2028	2028	costs. Such excess amounts shall be considered a surplus for the 1723
2029	2029	purposes of subsection (a) of this section. 1724
2030	2030	(e) Any casino gaming facility aggrieved by an assessment under the 1725
2031	2031	provisions of this section may request a hearing before the 1726
2032	2032	[commissioner] commission not later than thirty days after such 1727
2033	2033	assessment. The [commissioner] commission shall hold such hearing in 1728
2034	2034	accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 not later than thirty days 1729
2035	2035	after receiving such request. 1730
2036	2036	Sec. 44. Section 12-578f of the general statutes is repealed and the 1731
2037	2037	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 1732
2038	2038	(a) For the purposes of this section and section 12-578g: 1733
2039	2039	(1) "Authorized games" means any game of chance, including, but not 1734
2040	2040	limited to, blackjack, poker, dice, money-wheels, roulette, baccarat, 1735
2041	2041	chuck-a-luck, pan game, over and under, horse race game, acey-deucy, 1736
2042	2042	beat the dealer, bouncing ball, video facsimile game and any other game 1737
2043	2043	of chance authorized by the [Commissioner of Consumer Protection] 1738
2044	2044	commission; 1739
2045	2045	(2) "Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding" means 1740 Raised Bill No. 5190
2046	2046
2047	2047
2048	2048
2049	2049	LCO No. 1555 56 of 103
2050	2050
2051	2051	the memorandum of understanding entered into by and between the 1741
2052	2052	state and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe on January 13, 1993, as 1742
2053	2053	amended on April 30, 1993; 1743
2054	2054	(3) "Mashantucket Pequot procedures" means the Final 1744
2055	2055	Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Procedures prescribed by the Secretary 1745
2056	2056	of the United States Department of the Interior pursuant to Section 1746
2057	2057	2710(d)(7)(B)(vii) of Title 25 of the United States Code and published in 1747
2058	2058	56 Federal Register 24996 (May 31, 1991); 1748
2059	2059	(4) "MMCT Venture, LLC" means a limited liability company 1749
2060	2060	described in subsection (d) of this section; 1750
2061	2061	(5) "Mohegan compact" means the Tribal-State Compact entered into 1751
2062	2062	by and between the state and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 1752
2063	2063	Connecticut on May 17, 1994; and 1753
2064	2064	(6) "Mohegan memorandum of understanding" means the 1754
2065	2065	memorandum of understanding entered into by and between the state 1755
2066	2066	and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut on May 17, 1994. 1756
2067	2067	(b) MMCT Venture, LLC, is authorized to conduct authorized games 1757
2068	2068	at a casino gaming facility at 171 Bridge Street, East Windsor, 1758
2069	2069	Connecticut. 1759
2070	2070	(c) Such authorization shall not be effective unless the following 1760
2071	2071	conditions have been met: 1761
2072	2072	(1) (A) The Governor enters into amendments to the Mashantucket 1762
2073	2073	Pequot procedures and to the Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of 1763
2074	2074	understanding with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and amendments 1764
2075	2075	to the Mohegan compact and to the Mohegan memoran dum of 1765
2076	2076	understanding with the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut 1766
2077	2077	concerning the operation of a casino gaming facility in the state. 1767
2078	2078	(B) The amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures and the 1768
2079	2079	Mohegan compact shall include a provision that the authorization of 1769
2080	2080	MMCT Venture, LLC, to conduct authorized games in the state does not 1770 Raised Bill No. 5190
2081	2081
2082	2082
2083	2083
2084	2084	LCO No. 1555 57 of 103
2085	2085
2086	2086	terminate the moratorium against the operation of video facsimile 1771
2087	2087	games by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and Mohegan Tribe of Indians 1772
2088	2088	of Connecticut on each tribe's reservation. 1773
2089	2089	(C) The amendments to each tribe's memorandum of understanding 1774
2090	2090	shall include a provision that the authorization of MMCT Venture, LLC, 1775
2091	2091	to conduct authorized games in the state does not relieve each tribe from 1776
2092	2092	each tribe's obligation to contribute a percentage of the gross operating 1777
2093	2093	revenues of video facsimile games to the state as provided in each tribe's 1778
2094	2094	memorandum of understanding. 1779
2095	2095	(2) The amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures, the 1780
2096	2096	Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding, the Mohegan 1781
2097	2097	compact and the Mohegan memorandum of understanding are 1782
2098	2098	approved or deemed approved by the Secretary of the United States 1783
2099	2099	Department of the Interior pursuant to the federal Indian Gaming 1784
2100	2100	Regulatory Act, P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 2701 et seq., and its implementing 1785
2101	2101	regulations. If such approval is overturned by a court in a final 1786
2102	2102	judgment, which is not appealable, the authorization provided under 1787
2103	2103	this section shall cease to be effective. 1788
2104	2104	(3) The amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures and to 1789
2105	2105	the Mohegan compact are approved by the General Assembly pursuant 1790
2106	2106	to section 3-6c. 1791
2107	2107	(4) The amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of 1792
2108	2108	understanding and to the Mohegan memorandum of understanding are 1793
2109	2109	approved by the General Assembly pursuant to the process described 1794
2110	2110	in section 3-6c. 1795
2111	2111	(5) The governing bodies of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and 1796
2112	2112	Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut enact resolutions providing: 1797
2113	2113	(A) That if MMCT Venture, LLC, fails to pay any fees or taxes due the 1798
2114	2114	state, the tribes, as the members of MMCT Venture, LLC, waive the 1799
2115	2115	possible defense of sovereign immunity with respect to any action or 1800
2116	2116	claim by the state against the tribes as the members of MMCT Venture, 1801
2117	2117	LLC, to the extent such action or claim is permitted to be brought against 1802 Raised Bill No. 5190
2118	2118
2119	2119
2120	2120
2121	2121	LCO No. 1555 58 of 103
2122	2122
2123	2123	a member of a limited liability company under state law to collect any 1803
2124	2124	fees or taxes, while preserving any other defenses available to the tribes, 1804
2125	2125	and (B) that the venue for such action or claim shall be in the judicial 1805
2126	2126	district of Hartford. 1806
2127	2127	(d) Such authorization shall apply to MMCT Venture, LLC, provided: 1807
2128	2128	(1) MMCT Venture, LLC, is a limited liability company jointly and 1808
2129	2129	exclusively owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan 1809
2130	2130	Tribe of Indians of Connecticut; (2) no other person or business 1810
2131	2131	organization holds an equity interest in MMCT Venture, LLC; and (3) 1811
2132	2132	each tribe holds at least a twenty-five per cent equity interest in MMCT 1812
2133	2133	Venture, LLC. If MMCT Venture, LLC, ceases to be a limited liability 1813
2134	2134	company jointly and exclusively owned by the Mashantucket Pequot 1814
2135	2135	Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut in which each 1815
2136	2136	tribe holds at least a twenty-five per cent equity interest, such 1816
2137	2137	authorization shall be void. 1817
2138	2138	Sec. 45. Section 12-578aa of the general statutes is repealed and the 1818
2139	2139	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 1819
2140	2140	(a) For the purposes of this section: 1820
2141	2141	(1) "Entry fee" means the amount of cash or cash equivalent that is 1821
2142	2142	required to be paid by a fantasy contest player to a fantasy contest 1822
2143	2143	operator to participate in a fantasy contest; 1823
2144	2144	(2) "Fantasy contest" means any online fantasy or simulated game or 1824
2145	2145	contest with an entry fee in which: (A) The value of all prizes and 1825
2146	2146	awards offered to winning fantasy contest players is established and 1826
2147	2147	made known to the players in advance of the game or contest; (B) all 1827
2148	2148	winning outcomes reflect the knowledge and skill of the players and are 1828
2149	2149	determined predominantly by accumulated statistical results of the 1829
2150	2150	performance of individuals, including athletes in the case of sporting 1830
2151	2151	events; and (C) no winning outcome is based on the score, point spread 1831
2152	2152	or any performance of any single actual team or combination of teams 1832
2153	2153	or solely on any single performance of an individual athlete or player in 1833
2154	2154	any single actual sporting event. Fantasy contests shall not include 1834 Raised Bill No. 5190
2155	2155
2156	2156
2157	2157
2158	2158	LCO No. 1555 59 of 103
2159	2159
2160	2160	lottery games; 1835
2161	2161	(3) "Fantasy contest operator" means a person or entity that operates 1836
2162	2162	a fantasy contest and offers such fantasy contest to members of the 1837
2163	2163	general public in the state; 1838
2164	2164	(4) "Fantasy contest player" means a person who participates in a 1839
2165	2165	fantasy contest offered by a fantasy contest operator; 1840
2166	2166	(5) "Gross receipts" means the amount equal to the total of all entry 1841
2167	2167	fees that a fantasy contest operator collects from all fantasy contest 1842
2168	2168	players, less the total of all sums paid out as prizes to all fantasy contest 1843
2169	2169	players, multiplied by the location percentage; 1844
2170	2170	(6) "Location percentage" means the percentage rounded to the 1845
2171	2171	nearest tenth of a per cent of the total of entry fees collected from fantasy 1846
2172	2172	contest players located in the state, divided by the total of entry fees 1847
2173	2173	collected from all fantasy contest players; 1848
2174	2174	(7) "Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding" means 1849
2175	2175	the memorandum of understanding entered into by and between the 1850
2176	2176	state and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe on January 13, 1993, as 1851
2177	2177	amended on April 30, 1993; 1852
2178	2178	(8) "Mashantucket Pequot procedures" means the Final 1853
2179	2179	Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Procedures prescribed by the Secretary 1854
2180	2180	of the United States Department of the Interior pursuant to Section 1855
2181	2181	2710(d)(7)(B)(vii) of Title 25 of the United States Code and published in 1856
2182	2182	56 Federal Register 24996 (May 31, 1991); 1857
2183	2183	(9) "Mohegan compact" means the Tribal-State Compact entered into 1858
2184	2184	by and between the state and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 1859
2185	2185	Connecticut on May 17, 1994; and 1860
2186	2186	(10) "Mohegan memorandum of understanding" means the 1861
2187	2187	memorandum of understanding entered into by and between the state 1862
2188	2188	and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut on May 17, 1994. 1863 Raised Bill No. 5190
2189	2189
2190	2190
2191	2191
2192	2192	LCO No. 1555 60 of 103
2193	2193
2194	2194	(b) The provisions of this section shall not be effective unless the 1864
2195	2195	following conditions have been met: 1865
2196	2196	(1) The Governor enters into amendments to the Mashantucket 1866
2197	2197	Pequot procedures and to the Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of 1867
2198	2198	understanding with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and amendments 1868
2199	2199	to the Mohegan compact and to the Mohegan memorandum of 1869
2200	2200	understanding with the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut 1870
2201	2201	concerning the authorization of fantasy contests in the state. 1871
2202	2202	(2) The amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures and the 1872
2203	2203	Mohegan compact shall include a provision that the authorization of 1873
2204	2204	fantasy contests in the state does not terminate the moratorium against 1874
2205	2205	the operation of video facsimile games by the Mashantucket Pequot 1875
2206	2206	Tribe and Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut on each tribe's 1876
2207	2207	reservation. 1877
2208	2208	(3) The amendments to each tribe's memorandum of understanding 1878
2209	2209	shall include a provision that the authorization of fantasy contests in the 1879
2210	2210	state does not relieve each tribe from each tribe's obligation to contribute 1880
2211	2211	a percentage of the gross operating revenues of video facsimile games 1881
2212	2212	to the state as provided in each tribe's memorandum of understanding. 1882
2213	2213	(4) The amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures, the 1883
2214	2214	Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding, the Mohegan 1884
2215	2215	compact and the Mohegan memorandum of understanding are 1885
2216	2216	approved or deemed approved by the Secretary of the United States 1886
2217	2217	Department of the Interior pursuant to the federal Indian Gaming 1887
2218	2218	Regulatory Act, P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 2701 et seq., and its implementing 1888
2219	2219	regulations. If such approval is overturned by a court in a final 1889
2220	2220	judgment, which is not appealable, the authorization provided under 1890
2221	2221	this section shall cease to be effective. 1891
2222	2222	(5) The amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures and to 1892
2223	2223	the Mohegan compact are approved by the General Assembly pursuant 1893
2224	2224	to section 3-6c. 1894 Raised Bill No. 5190
2225	2225
2226	2226
2227	2227
2228	2228	LCO No. 1555 61 of 103
2229	2229
2230	2230	(6) The amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of 1895
2231	2231	understanding and to the Mohegan memorandum of understanding are 1896
2232	2232	approved by the General Assembly pursuant to the process described 1897
2233	2233	in section 3-6c. 1898
2234	2234	(c) Not later than July 1, 2018, the [Commissioner of Consumer 1899
2235	2235	Protection] commission shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the 1900
2236	2236	provisions of chapter 54, regarding the operation of, participation in and 1901
2237	2237	advertisement of fantasy contest in the state. Such regulations shall 1902
2238	2238	protect fantasy contest players who pay an entry fee to play fantasy 1903
2239	2239	contests from unfair or deceptive acts or practices. Such regulations 1904
2240	2240	shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) A prohibition on fantasy 1905
2241	2241	contest operators allowing persons under the age of eighteen to 1906
2242	2242	participate in a fantasy contest offered by such operators; (2) protections 1907
2243	2243	for fantasy contest players' funds on deposit with fantasy contest 1908
2244	2244	operators; (3) requirements regarding truthful advertising by fantasy 1909
2245	2245	contest operators; (4) procedures to ensure the integrity of fantasy 1910
2246	2246	contests offered by fantasy contest operators; (5) procedures to ensure 1911
2247	2247	that fantasy contest operators provide fantasy contest players with: (A) 1912
2248	2248	Information regarding responsible playing and places to seek assistance 1913
2249	2249	for addictive or compulsive behavior, and (B) protections against 1914
2250	2250	compulsive behavior; and (6) reporting requirements and procedures to 1915
2251	2251	demonstrate eligibility for a reduction of the initial registration fee and 1916
2252	2252	annual registration renewal fee pursuant to subsection (d) of this 1917
2253	2253	section. 1918
2254	2254	(d) (1) Not later than sixty days after the adoption of regulations 1919
2255	2255	pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, and thereafter, each fantasy 1920
2256	2256	contest operator that operates fantasy contests in the state shall register 1921
2257	2257	annually with the [Commissioner of Consumer Protection] commission 1922
2258	2258	on a form prescribed by the [commissioner] commission. Each fantasy 1923
2259	2259	contest operator shall submit an initial registration fee of fifteen 1924
2260	2260	thousand dollars and an annual registration renewal fee of fifteen 1925
2261	2261	thousand dollars, except that the [commissioner] commission shall 1926
2262	2262	reduce the initial registration fee and annual registration fee so that such 1927
2263	2263	fees do not exceed ten per cent of the gross receipts of such operator for 1928 Raised Bill No. 5190
2264	2264
2265	2265
2266	2266
2267	2267	LCO No. 1555 62 of 103
2268	2268
2269	2269	the registration period. 1929
2270	2270	(2) To demonstrate the eligibility of a fantasy contest operator for a 1930
2271	2271	reduction of the initial registration fee or annual registration renewal fee 1931
2272	2272	pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, the fantasy contest 1932
2273	2273	operator shall provide to the [commissioner] commission, in a manner 1933
2274	2274	prescribed by the [commissioner] commission, an estimation of the 1934
2275	2275	gross receipts such operator expects to receive in the upcoming 1935
2276	2276	registration period. Prior to renewing a registration where such operator 1936
2277	2277	paid a reduced registration fee for the previous registration period, or 1937
2278	2278	after a registration period where such operator should have paid a 1938
2279	2279	reduced fee for the previous registration period, such operator shall 1939
2280	2280	submit to the [commissioner] commission, in a manner prescribed by 1940
2281	2281	the [commissioner] commission, the actual amount of gross receipts 1941
2282	2282	received by such operator in the previous registration period. The 1942
2283	2283	[commissioner] commission shall calculate the difference, if any, 1943
2284	2284	between the estimated gross receipts and the actual gross receipts and 1944
2285	2285	determine if the registration fee previously paid by such operator was 1945
2286	2286	the correct amount. If such operator paid an amount in excess of the 1946
2287	2287	amount determined to be the correct amount of the registration fee, the 1947
2288	2288	[commissioner] commission shall refund such operator accordingly or 1948
2289	2289	credit such amount against the registration fee for the upcoming 1949
2290	2290	registration period, provided such operator renews his or her 1950
2291	2291	registration. If such operator did not pay the amount determined to be 1951
2292	2292	the correct amount of the registration fee, such operator shall pay to the 1952
2293	2293	[commissioner] commission the difference between the correct amount 1953
2294	2294	and the registration fee previously paid. 1954
2295	2295	(e) Any person who violates any provision of this section or any 1955
2296	2296	regulation adopted pursuant to subsection (c) of this section shall be 1956
2297	2297	fined not more than one thousand dollars for each violation. 1957
2298	2298	Sec. 46. Section 12-579 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1958
2299	2299	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 1959
2300	2300	Any municipality may, by ordinance, impose a tax of ten per cent of 1960 Raised Bill No. 5190
2301	2301
2302	2302
2303	2303
2304	2304	LCO No. 1555 63 of 103
2305	2305
2306	2306	the admission charge, as defined in subsection (3) of section 12-540, to 1961
2307	2307	any place licensed by the [Department of Consumer Protection] 1962
2308	2308	Commission on Gaming and containing a pari-mutuel system therein or 1963
2309	2309	to any off-track betting facility. The tax shall be imposed upon the 1964
2310	2310	person making such charge and reimbursement for the tax shall be 1965
2311	2311	collected by such person from the purchaser. Such reimbursement, 1966
2312	2312	termed "tax", shall be paid by the purchaser to the person making the 1967
2313	2313	admission charge. Such tax, when added to the admission charge, shall 1968
2314	2314	be a debt from the purchaser to the person making such charge and shall 1969
2315	2315	be recoverable at law. 1970
2316	2316	Sec. 47. Section 12-584 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1971
2317	2317	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 1972
2318	2318	(a) Each licensee of the [department] Commission on Gaming, other 1973
2319	2319	than an occupational licensee, shall file, on or before April fifteenth of 1974
2320	2320	each year, with the [department] commission: (1) Certified financial 1975
2321	2321	statements for the prior calendar year or fiscal year, prepared in 1976
2322	2322	accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (2) the names 1977
2323	2323	and addresses of every shareholder, person or business organization 1978
2324	2324	having a financial, property, leasehold, ownership or beneficial interest 1979
2325	2325	in such licensee; (3) (A) the names and addresses of every person or 1980
2326	2326	business organization which provides contractual services, equipment 1981
2327	2327	or property related to any of the activities authorized under chapter 226, 1982
2328	2328	and (B) the nature of such services rendered and equipment or property 1983
2329	2329	provided; and (4) copies of all state and federal tax returns filed by such 1984
2330	2330	licensee for the next preceding calendar year or taxable year, except that 1985
2331	2331	if any state or federal tax return has not been filed with the state or 1986
2332	2332	federal government on or before said date, such licensee may file such 1987
2333	2333	return with the [department] commission at the same time he or it files 1988
2334	2334	such return with the state or federal government. 1989
2335	2335	(b) The [commissioner] commission may require any person, 1990
2336	2336	business organization or shareholder disclosed under the provisions of 1991
2337	2337	subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section to file on or before April 1992
2338	2338	fifteenth of each year, with the [department] commission: (1) A 1993 Raised Bill No. 5190
2339	2339
2340	2340
2341	2341
2342	2342	LCO No. 1555 64 of 103
2343	2343
2344	2344	statement of financial position to be submitted under oath on forms 1994
2345	2345	provided by the [department] commission; (2) a statement of interest in 1995
2346	2346	any other gambling activity, within or without the state of Connecticut; 1996
2347	2347	and (3) copies of state and federal tax returns filed by such person, 1997
2348	2348	business organization or shareholder for the next preceding calendar 1998
2349	2349	year or taxable year, except that if any state or federal tax return has not 1999
2350	2350	been filed with the state or federal government on or before said date, 2000
2351	2351	such person, business organization or shareholder may file such return 2001
2352	2352	with the [department] commission at the same time he or it files such 2002
2353	2353	return with the state or federal government. The [commissioner] 2003
2354	2354	commission shall not require such filing more than once a year, except 2004
2355	2355	that the [commissioner] commission may require additional filings or 2005
2356	2356	additional information to ensure the integrity of legalized gambling. All 2006
2357	2357	information gathered by the [department] commission under this 2007
2358	2358	chapter and section 12-562, as amended by this act, may be transmitted 2008
2359	2359	by the [department] commission to any agency or department of the 2009
2360	2360	state and shall be made available for public dissemination or inspection, 2010
2361	2361	except that any state or federal tax returns gathered by the [department] 2011
2362	2362	commission pursuant to this section shall only be open to inspection by 2012
2363	2363	the [department] commission, its staff and such other state agencies or 2013
2364	2364	departments which require return information to perform their official 2014
2365	2365	duties. 2015
2366	2366	(c) Failure by any licensee to comply with the requirements of this 2016
2367	2367	section shall constitute grounds for the [commissioner] commission: (1) 2017
2368	2368	To suspend or revoke such license; (2) to impose a fine of not more than 2018
2369	2369	two thousand five hundred dollars or, if the licensee is licensed to 2019
2370	2370	conduct a meeting or operate an off-track betting system under 2020
2371	2371	subsection (a) of section 12-575, as amended by this act, to impose a fine 2021
2372	2372	of not more than seventy-five thousand dollars; (3) to rescind the 2022
2373	2373	applicable contract; or (4) to impose any combination of such penalties. 2023
2374	2374	(d) Failure by any person, business organization or shareholder 2024
2375	2375	identified in subsection (b) of this section to comply with the 2025
2376	2376	requirements of this section shall constitute grounds for the 2026
2377	2377	[commissioner] commission: (1) To suspend or revoke such license; (2) 2027 Raised Bill No. 5190
2378	2378
2379	2379
2380	2380
2381	2381	LCO No. 1555 65 of 103
2382	2382
2383	2383	to impose a fine of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars on 2028
2384	2384	such licensee or, if the licensee is licensed to conduct a meeting or 2029
2385	2385	operate an off-track betting system under subsection (a) of section 12-2030
2386	2386	575, as amended by this act, a fine of not more than seventy-five 2031
2387	2387	thousand dollars on such licensee; or (3) to impose any combination of 2032
2388	2388	such penalties. In the case of a shareholder who fails to comply with the 2033
2389	2389	requirements of this section, the [department] commission shall notify 2034
2390	2390	the shareholder and the licensee which issued the shares of such failure. 2035
2391	2391	Upon receipt of such notice the shareholder shall immediately offer such 2036
2392	2392	shares to the licensee for purchase. The licensee shall purchase the 2037
2393	2393	shares not later than sixty days after they are so offered. Each licensee 2038
2394	2394	shall adopt appropriate amendments or additions to any existing 2039
2395	2395	corporate bylaws to permit compliance with this section. 2040
2396	2396	(e) Any licensee aggrieved by an action of the [commissioner] 2041
2397	2397	commission under this section shall have a right of appeal pursuant to 2042
2398	2398	section 4-183. 2043
2399	2399	Sec. 48. Section 12-585 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2044
2400	2400	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 2045
2401	2401	(a) All reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of the 2046
2402	2402	[department] Commission on Gaming for any investigation of a person 2047
2403	2403	or business organization in connection with an initial application or 2048
2404	2404	contract, the application for transfer of ownership in whole or in part of 2049
2405	2405	an existing licensed facility, the assignment of an existing contract, or 2050
2406	2406	the addition of or change in any member of a board of directors, officer, 2051
2407	2407	shareholder or bondholder of any such person or business organization, 2052
2408	2408	shall be paid to the [department] commission by the person or business 2053
2409	2409	organization under investigation. All funds received by the 2054
2410	2410	[department] commission under the provisions of this subsection shall 2055
2411	2411	be paid into the General Fund. 2056
2412	2412	(b) Each such person or business organization shall be billed for such 2057
2413	2413	expenses on a quarterly basis or at the conclusion of the investigation, 2058
2414	2414	as determined by the [commissioner] commission. Failure on the part of 2059 Raised Bill No. 5190
2415	2415
2416	2416
2417	2417
2418	2418	LCO No. 1555 66 of 103
2419	2419
2420	2420	the person or business organization to remit payment within fifteen 2060
2421	2421	days after receipt of an invoice from the [department] commission shall 2061
2422	2422	constitute grounds to refuse to grant approval of the request of the 2062
2423	2423	person or business organization for which such investigation was 2063
2424	2424	undertaken, or in the case of a licensee, failure to remit payment within 2064
2425	2425	fifteen days shall, in addition, constitute grounds for the [commissioner] 2065
2426	2426	commission: (1) To suspend or revoke such license; (2) to impose a fine 2066
2427	2427	of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars or, if the licensee is 2067
2428	2428	licensed to conduct a meeting or operate an off-track betting system 2068
2429	2429	under subsection (a) of section 12-575, as amended by this act, a fine of 2069
2430	2430	not more than seventy-five thousand dollars; (3) to rescind the 2070
2431	2431	applicable contract; or (4) to impose any combination of such penalties. 2071
2432	2432	Sec. 49. Section 12-586f of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes 2072
2433	2433	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 2073
2434	2434	January 1, 2021): 2074
2435	2435	(a) For the purposes of this section, "tribe" means the Mashantucket 2075
2436	2436	Pequot Tribe and "compact" means the Tribal-State Compact between 2076
2437	2437	the tribe and the state of Connecticut, as incorporated and amended in 2077
2438	2438	the Final Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Procedures prescribed by the 2078
2439	2439	Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior pursuant to 2079
2440	2440	Section 2710(d)(7)(B)(vii) of Title 25 of the United States Code and 2080
2441	2441	published in 56 Federal Register 24996 (May 31, 1991). 2081
2442	2442	(b) The expenses of administering the provisions of the compact shall 2082
2443	2443	be financed as provided in this section. Assessments for regulatory costs 2083
2444	2444	incurred by any state agency which are subject to reimbursement by the 2084
2445	2445	tribe in accordance with the provisions of the compact shall be made by 2085
2446	2446	the Commissioner of Revenue Services in accordance with the 2086
2447	2447	provisions of the compact, including provisions respecting adjustment 2087
2448	2448	of excess assessments. Any underassessment for a prior fiscal year may 2088
2449	2449	be included in a subsequent assessment but shall be specified as such. 2089
2450	2450	Payments made by the tribe in accordance with the provisions of the 2090
2451	2451	compact shall be deposited in the General Fund and shall be credited to 2091
2452	2452	the appropriation for the state agency incurring such costs. 2092 Raised Bill No. 5190
2453	2453
2454	2454
2455	2455
2456	2456	LCO No. 1555 67 of 103
2457	2457
2458	2458	(c) Assessments for law enforcement costs incurred by any state 2093
2459	2459	agency which are subject to reimbursement by the tribe in accordance 2094
2460	2460	with the provisions of the compact shall be made by the Commissioner 2095
2461	2461	of Emergency Services and Public Protection in accordance with the 2096
2462	2462	provisions of the compact, including provisions respecting adjustment 2097
2463	2463	of excess assessments. Any underassessment for a prior fiscal year may 2098
2464	2464	be included in a subsequent assessment but shall be specified as such. 2099
2465	2465	Payments made by the tribe in accordance with the provisions of the 2100
2466	2466	compact shall be deposited in the General Fund and shall be credited to 2101
2467	2467	the appropriation for the state agency incurring such costs. 2102
2468	2468	(d) If the tribe is aggrieved due to any assessment levied pursuant to 2103
2469	2469	such compact and this section or by any failure to adjust an excess 2104
2470	2470	assessment in accordance with the provisions of the compact and this 2105
2471	2471	section, it may, not later than thirty days after the time provided for the 2106
2472	2472	payment of such assessment, appeal therefrom in accordance with the 2107
2473	2473	terms of the compact, to the superior court for the judicial district of 2108
2474	2474	Hartford, which appeal shall be accompanied by a citation to the 2109
2475	2475	[Commissioner of Consumer Protection] Commission on Gaming to 2110
2476	2476	appear before said court. Such citation shall be signed by the same 2111
2477	2477	authority, and such appeal shall be returnable at the same time and 2112
2478	2478	served and returned in the same manner as is required in case of a 2113
2479	2479	summons in a civil action. Proceedings in such matter shall be 2114
2480	2480	conducted in the same manner as provided for in section 38a-52. 2115
2481	2481	(e) The [Commissioner of Consumer Protection] Commission on 2116
2482	2482	Gaming shall require each applicant for a casino gaming employee 2117
2483	2483	license, casino gaming service license or casino gaming equipment 2118
2484	2484	license to submit to state and national criminal history records checks 2119
2485	2485	before such license is issued. The criminal history records checks 2120
2486	2486	required pursuant to this subsection shall be conducted in accordance 2121
2487	2487	with section 29-17a. 2122
2488	2488	Sec. 50. Section 12-586g of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes 2123
2489	2489	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 2124
2490	2490	January 1, 2021): 2125 Raised Bill No. 5190
2491	2491
2492	2492
2493	2493
2494	2494	LCO No. 1555 68 of 103
2495	2495
2496	2496	(a) For the purposes of this section, "tribe" means the Mohegan Tribe 2126
2497	2497	of Indians of Connecticut and "compact" means the Tribal-State 2127
2498	2498	Compact between the tribe and the state of Connecticut, dated May 17, 2128
2499	2499	1994. 2129
2500	2500	(b) The expenses of administering the provisions of the compact shall 2130
2501	2501	be financed as provided in this section. Assessments for regulatory costs 2131
2502	2502	incurred by any state agency which are subject to reimbursement by the 2132
2503	2503	tribe in accordance with the provisions of the compact shall be made by 2133
2504	2504	the Commissioner of Revenue Services in accordance with the 2134
2505	2505	provisions of the compact, including provisions respecting adjustment 2135
2506	2506	of excess assessments. Any underassessment for a prior fiscal year may 2136
2507	2507	be included in a subsequent assessment but shall be specified as such. 2137
2508	2508	Payments made by the tribe in accordance with the provisions of the 2138
2509	2509	compact shall be deposited in the General Fund and shall be credited to 2139
2510	2510	the appropriation for the state agency incurring such costs. 2140
2511	2511	(c) Assessments for law enforcement costs incurred by any state 2141
2512	2512	agency which are subject to reimbursement by the tribe in accordance 2142
2513	2513	with the provisions of the compact shall be made by the Commissioner 2143
2514	2514	of Emergency Services and Public Protection in accordance with the 2144
2515	2515	provisions of the compact, including provisions respecting adjustment 2145
2516	2516	of excess assessments. Any underassessment for a prior fiscal year may 2146
2517	2517	be included in a subsequent assessment but shall be specified as such. 2147
2518	2518	Payments made by the tribe in accordance with the provisions of the 2148
2519	2519	compact shall be deposited in the General Fund and shall be credited to 2149
2520	2520	the appropriation for the state agency incurring such costs. 2150
2521	2521	(d) If the tribe is aggrieved due to any assessment levied pursuant to 2151
2522	2522	such compact and this section or by any failure to adjust an excess 2152
2523	2523	assessment in accordance with the provisions of the compact and this 2153
2524	2524	section, it may, not later than thirty days after the time provided for the 2154
2525	2525	payment of such assessment, appeal therefrom in accordance with the 2155
2526	2526	terms of the compact, to the superior court for the judicial district of 2156
2527	2527	New Britain, which appeal shall be accompanied by a citation to the 2157
2528	2528	[Commissioner of Consumer Protection] Commission on Gaming to 2158 Raised Bill No. 5190
2529	2529
2530	2530
2531	2531
2532	2532	LCO No. 1555 69 of 103
2533	2533
2534	2534	appear before said court. Such citation shall be signed by the same 2159
2535	2535	authority, and such appeal shall be returnable at the same time and 2160
2536	2536	served and returned in the same manner as is required in case of a 2161
2537	2537	summons in a civil action. Proceedings in such matter shall be 2162
2538	2538	conducted in the same manner as provided for in section 38a-52. 2163
2539	2539	(e) The [Commissioner of Consumer Protection] Commission on 2164
2540	2540	Gaming shall require each applicant for a casino gaming employee 2165
2541	2541	license, casino gaming service license or casino gaming equipment 2166
2542	2542	license to submit to state and national criminal history records checks 2167
2543	2543	before such license is issued. The criminal history records checks 2168
2544	2544	required pursuant to this subsection shall be conducted in accordance 2169
2545	2545	with section 29-17a. 2170
2546	2546	Sec. 51. Section 12-802 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2171
2547	2547	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 2172
2548	2548	(a) There is created a body politic and corporate, constituting a public 2173
2549	2549	instrumentality and political subdivision of the state created for the 2174
2550	2550	performance of an essential governmental revenue-raising function, 2175
2551	2551	which shall be named the Connecticut Lottery Corporation, and which 2176
2552	2552	may exercise the functions, powers and duties set forth in sections 12-2177
2553	2553	563a, as amended by this act, and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, as 2178
2554	2554	amended by this act, to implement the purposes set forth in said 2179
2555	2555	sections, which are public purposes for which public funds may be 2180
2556	2556	expended. The Connecticut Lottery Corporation shall not be construed 2181
2557	2557	to be a department, institution or agency of the state with respect to 2182
2558	2558	budgeting, procurement or personnel requirements, except as provided 2183
2559	2559	in sections 1-120, 1-121, 1-125, 12-563, as amended by this act, 12-563a, 2184
2560	2560	as amended by this act, 12-564, as amended by this act, 12-566, as 2185
2561	2561	amended by this act, 12-568a, as amended by this act, and 12-569, as 2186
2562	2562	amended by this act, subsection (c) of section 12-574, as amended by this 2187
2563	2563	act, and sections 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, as amended by this act. 2188
2564	2564	(b) [(1) The] Prior to January 1, 2021, the corporation shall be 2189
2565	2565	governed by a board of thirteen directors. [The Governor, with the 2190 Raised Bill No. 5190
2566	2566
2567	2567
2568	2568
2569	2569	LCO No. 1555 70 of 103
2570	2570
2571	2571	advice and consent of the General Assembly, shall appoint five directors 2191
2572	2572	who have skill, knowledge and experience in the fields of management, 2192
2573	2573	finance or operations in the private sector. Two directors shall be the 2193
2574	2574	State Treasurer and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 2194
2575	2575	Management, both of whom shall serve ex officio and shall have all of 2195
2576	2576	the powers and privileges of a member of the board of directors. Each 2196
2577	2577	ex-officio director may designate his or her deputy or any member of 2197
2578	2578	his or her staff to represent him or her at meetings of the corporation 2198
2579	2579	with full power to act and vote on his or her behalf. Each director 2199
2580	2580	appointed by the Governor shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor, 2200
2581	2581	but no longer than the term of office of the Governor or until the 2201
2582	2582	director's successor is appointed and qualified, whichever term is 2202
2583	2583	longer. The Governor shall fill any vacancy for the unexpired term of a 2203
2584	2584	director appointed by the Governor. The procedures of section 4-7 shall 2204
2585	2585	apply to the confirmation of the Governor's appointments by both 2205
2586	2586	houses of the General Assembly. 2206
2587	2587	(2) Six directors shall be appointed as follows: One by the president 2207
2588	2588	pro tempore of the Senate, one by the majority leader of the Senate, one 2208
2589	2589	by the minority leader of the Senate, one by the speaker of the House of 2209
2590	2590	Representatives, one by the majority leader of the House of 2210
2591	2591	Representatives and one by the minority leader of the House of 2211
2592	2592	Representatives. Each director appointed by a member of the General 2212
2593	2593	Assembly shall serve in accordance with the provisions of section 4-1a. 2213
2594	2594	The appropriate legislative appointing authority shall fill any vacancy 2214
2595	2595	for the unexpired term of a director appointed by such authority. 2215
2596	2596	(3) Any appointed director shall be eligible for reappointment. The 2216
2597	2597	Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall not serve as a director. Any 2217
2598	2598	director may be removed by order of the Superior Court upon 2218
2599	2599	application of the Attorney General for misfeasance, malfeasance or 2219
2600	2600	wilful neglect of duty. Such actions shall be tried to the court without a 2220
2601	2601	jury and shall be privileged in assignment for hearing. If the court, after 2221
2602	2602	hearing, finds there is clear and convincing evidence of such 2222
2603	2603	misfeasance, malfeasance or wilful neglect of duty it shall order the 2223
2604	2604	removal of such director. Any director so removed shall not be 2224 Raised Bill No. 5190
2605	2605
2606	2606
2607	2607
2608	2608	LCO No. 1555 71 of 103
2609	2609
2610	2610	reappointed to the board. 2225
2611	2611	(c) The chairperson of the board shall be appointed by the Governor 2226
2612	2612	from among the members of the board. The directors shall annually elect 2227
2613	2613	one of their number as vice chairperson. The board may elect such other 2228
2614	2614	officers of the board as it deems proper. Directors shall receive no 2229
2615	2615	compensation for the performance of their duties under sections 12-563a 2230
2616	2616	and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, but shall be reimbursed for necessary 2231
2617	2617	expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. 2232
2618	2618	(d) Meetings of the corporation shall be held at such times as shall be 2233
2619	2619	specified in the bylaws adopted by the corporation and at such other 2234
2620	2620	time or times as the chairperson deems necessary.] On and after January 2235
2621	2621	1, 2021, the corporation shall be governed by the Commission on 2236
2622	2622	Gaming established in section 1 of this act. 2237
2623	2623	(c) The corporation shall, within the first ninety days of the transfer 2238
2624	2624	to the corporation of the lottery, pursuant to section 12-808, as amended 2239
2625	2625	by this act, and on a fiscal quarterly basis thereafter, report on its 2240
2626	2626	operations for the preceding fiscal quarter to the Governor and the joint 2241
2627	2627	standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 2242
2628	2628	matters relating to finance, revenue and bonding, and public safety. The 2243
2629	2629	report shall include a summary of the activities of the corporation, a 2244
2630	2630	statement of operations and, if necessary, recommendations for 2245
2631	2631	legislation to promote the purposes of the corporation. The accounts of 2246
2632	2632	the corporation shall be subject to audit by the state Auditors of Public 2247
2633	2633	Accounts. The corporation shall have independent certified public 2248
2634	2634	accountants audit its books and accounts at least once each fiscal year. 2249
2635	2635	The books, records and financial statements of the corporation shall be 2250
2636	2636	prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. 2251
2637	2637	[(e)] (d) The Connecticut Lottery Corporation shall be a successor 2252
2638	2638	employer to the state and shall recognize existing bargaining units and 2253
2639	2639	collective bargaining agreements existing at the time of transfer of the 2254
2640	2640	lottery to the corporation. The employees of the corporation shall be 2255
2641	2641	considered state employees under the provisions of sections 5-270 to 5-2256 Raised Bill No. 5190
2642	2642
2643	2643
2644	2644
2645	2645	LCO No. 1555 72 of 103
2646	2646
2647	2647	280, inclusive. The corporation shall not be required to comply with 2257
2648	2648	personnel policies and procedures of the Department of Administrative 2258
2649	2649	Services and the Office of Policy and Management with regard to 2259
2650	2650	approval for the creation of new positions, the number of such positions, 2260
2651	2651	the decision to fill such positions or the time for filling such positions. 2261
2652	2652	The corporation, not the executive branch, shall have the power to 2262
2653	2653	determine whether an individual is qualified to fill a vacancy at the 2263
2654	2654	corporation. Nonmanagerial employees of the corporation shall be 2264
2655	2655	members of the classified service. Managerial employees shall be 2265
2656	2656	exempt from the classified service. The corporation shall have the ability 2266
2657	2657	to determine the qualifications and set the terms and conditions of 2267
2658	2658	employment of managerial employees including the establishment of 2268
2659	2659	incentive plans. 2269
2660	2660	[(f)] (e) (1) The corporation may create one or more new 2270
2661	2661	classifications of entrepreneurial sales employees as determined by the 2271
2662	2662	[board of directors] commission. Such classifications shall not be 2272
2663	2663	deemed comparable to other classifications in state service. 2273
2664	2664	(2) Upon the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement 2274
2665	2665	covering transferred sales employees, all terms and conditions of 2275
2666	2666	employment in a new entrepreneurial sales classification shall be subject 2276
2667	2667	to collective bargaining as part of the negotiation of a common successor 2277
2668	2668	agreement. 2278
2669	2669	[(g)] (f) The executive branch shall negotiate on behalf of the 2279
2670	2670	corporation for employees of the corporation covered by collective 2280
2671	2671	bargaining and represent the corporation in all other collective 2281
2672	2672	bargaining matters. The corporation shall be entitled to have a 2282
2673	2673	representative present at all such bargaining. 2283
2674	2674	[(h)] (g) In any interest arbitration regarding employees of the 2284
2675	2675	corporation, the arbitrator shall take into account as a factor, in addition 2285
2676	2676	to those factors specified in section 5-276a, the purposes of sections 1-2286
2677	2677	120, 1-121, 1-125, 12-563, as amended by this act, 12-563a, as amended 2287
2678	2678	by this act, 12-564, 12-566, as amended by this act, 12-568a, as amended 2288 Raised Bill No. 5190
2679	2679
2680	2680
2681	2681
2682	2682	LCO No. 1555 73 of 103
2683	2683
2684	2684	by this act, and 12-569, as amended by this act, subsection (c) of section 2289
2685	2685	12-574, as amended by this act, and sections 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, 2290
2686	2686	as amended by this act, the entrepreneurial mission of the corporation 2291
2687	2687	and the necessity to provide flexibility and innovation to facilitate the 2292
2688	2688	success of the Connecticut Lottery Corporation in the marketplace. In 2293
2689	2689	any arbitration regarding any classification of entrepreneurial sales 2294
2690	2690	employees, the arbitrator shall include a term awarding incentive 2295
2691	2691	compensation for such employees for the purpose of motivating 2296
2692	2692	employees to maximize lottery sales. 2297
2693	2693	[(i)] (h) The officers and all other employees of the corporation shall 2298
2694	2694	be state employees for the purposes of group welfare benefits and 2299
2695	2695	retirement, including, but not limited to, those provided under chapter 2300
2696	2696	66 and sections 5-257 and 5-259. The corporation shall reimburse the 2301
2697	2697	appropriate state agencies for all costs incurred by such designation. 2302
2698	2698	Sec. 52. Section 12-802a of the general statutes is repealed and the 2303
2699	2699	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 2304
2700	2700	No person shall be employed by the Connecticut Lottery Corporation 2305
2701	2701	until such person has obtained an occupational license issued by the 2306
2702	2702	[Commissioner of Consumer Protection] Commission on Gaming in 2307
2703	2703	accordance with regulations adopted under section 12-568a, as 2308
2704	2704	amended by this act. 2309
2705	2705	Sec. 53. Section 12-804 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2310
2706	2706	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 2311
2707	2707	(a) [The] (1) Prior to January 1, 2021, the powers of the corporation 2312
2708	2708	shall be vested in and exercised by the board of directors. 2313
2709	2709	Notwithstanding subsection (a) of section 1-121, until the appointment 2314
2710	2710	of five directors, a majority of the ex-officio directors then in office or 2315
2711	2711	their deputy or member of their staff designated to represent them as a 2316
2712	2712	member may take such action, including, without limitation, the 2317
2713	2713	adoption of interim bylaws, and approval of the transfer of lottery 2318
2714	2714	operations contemplated under section 12-808, as amended by this act, 2319
2715	2715	as is necessary to organize the corporation. From and after the five or 2320 Raised Bill No. 5190
2716	2716
2717	2717
2718	2718
2719	2719	LCO No. 1555 74 of 103
2720	2720
2721	2721	more directors, including ex-officio directors, have been seated a 2321
2722	2722	majority of the directors of the board then seated shall constitute a 2322
2723	2723	quorum. The affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at a 2323
2724	2724	meeting of the board at which a quorum is present shall be necessary 2324
2725	2725	and sufficient for any action taken by the board. No vacancy in the 2325
2726	2726	membership of the board shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise 2326
2727	2727	all the rights and perform all the duties of the board. Any action taken 2327
2728	2728	by the board may be authorized by resolution at any regular or special 2328
2729	2729	meeting and shall take effect immediately unless otherwise provided in 2329
2730	2730	the resolution. Following the initial seating of five or more directors, the 2330
2731	2731	board shall have the power, from time to time, to ratify, adopt, amend 2331
2732	2732	and repeal bylaws for the conduct of its affairs. Notice of any regular 2332
2733	2733	meeting shall be given to directors as set forth in the bylaws of the 2333
2734	2734	corporation. 2334
2735	2735	(2) The terms of board members shall end on December 31, 2020, and 2335
2736	2736	the board shall cease its existence on said date. On and after January 1, 2336
2737	2737	2021, the Commission on Gaming established in section 1 of this act shall 2337
2738	2738	assume the functions previously performed by the board. 2338
2739	2739	(b) [The board may delegate to three or more of the directors powers 2339
2740	2740	and duties as it deems proper.] The [board] commission shall establish 2340
2741	2741	such committees, subcommittees or other entities as it deems necessary 2341
2742	2742	to further the purposes of the corporation including, but not limited to, 2342
2743	2743	an executive committee and a finance committee. 2343
2744	2744	Sec. 54. Section 12-805 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2344
2745	2745	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 2345
2746	2746	(a) The [board] Commission on Gaming shall appoint officers of the 2346
2747	2747	corporation, which shall include a president, a secretary, and such other 2347
2748	2748	officers as the [board] commission may approve. Such officers shall not 2348
2749	2749	be members of the [board] commission, shall serve at the pleasure of the 2349
2750	2750	[board] commission and shall receive such compensation as shall be 2350
2751	2751	determined by the [board] commission. The president and secretary 2351
2752	2752	shall not be the same person. The president shall be the chief executive 2352 Raised Bill No. 5190
2753	2753
2754	2754
2755	2755
2756	2756	LCO No. 1555 75 of 103
2757	2757
2758	2758	officer of the corporation. The president shall have the general charge, 2353
2759	2759	supervision and control of the operation and management of business 2354
2760	2760	and affairs of the corporation subject to the direction of the [board of 2355
2761	2761	directors] commission. The president shall have such other powers and 2356
2762	2762	duties as are generally incident to the office of the president and as may 2357
2763	2763	be assigned by the [board of directors] commission. The president shall 2358
2764	2764	not be a state employee. The president shall attend all meetings of the 2359
2765	2765	[board] commission related to the business of the corporation. The 2360
2766	2766	secretary shall keep a true, faithful and correct record of all proceedings 2361
2767	2767	and maintain and be custodian of all books, documents and papers filed 2362
2768	2768	with the corporation and of the book of minutes of the corporation and 2363
2769	2769	of its official seal. The secretary may cause copies to be made of all 2364
2770	2770	minutes and other records and documents of the corporation and may 2365
2771	2771	give certificates under the official seal of the corporation to the effect 2366
2772	2772	that such copies are true copies, and all persons dealing with the 2367
2773	2773	corporation may rely upon such certificates. The president or [his] the 2368
2774	2774	president's designee may serve as a member of such other boards or 2369
2775	2775	committees as may be necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes 2370
2776	2776	of the corporation. 2371
2777	2777	(b) The president shall take all such action as to the operation and 2372
2778	2778	management of the corporation as [he] the president in [his] the 2373
2779	2779	president's discretion deems advisable in order to enhance the monetary 2374
2780	2780	value of the corporation and the lottery. 2375
2781	2781	Sec. 55. Section 12-806 of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes 2376
2782	2782	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 2377
2783	2783	January 1, 2021): 2378
2784	2784	(a) The purposes of the corporation shall be to: (1) Operate and 2379
2785	2785	manage the lottery in an entrepreneurial and business-like manner free 2380
2786	2786	from the budgetary and other constraints that affect state agencies; (2) 2381
2787	2787	provide continuing and increased revenue to the people of the state 2382
2788	2788	through the lottery by being responsive to market forces and acting 2383
2789	2789	generally as a corporation engaged in entrepreneurial pursuits; (3) pay 2384
2790	2790	to the trustee of the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds 2385 Raised Bill No. 5190
2791	2791
2792	2792
2793	2793
2794	2794	LCO No. 1555 76 of 103
2795	2795
2796	2796	Special Capital Reserve Fund, established in section 10-183vv, the 2386
2797	2797	amounts, if any, required pursuant to subsection (c) of section 12-812; 2387
2798	2798	and (4) ensure that the lottery continues to be operated with integrity 2388
2799	2799	and for the public good. 2389
2800	2800	(b) The corporation shall have the following powers: 2390
2801	2801	(1) To receive as transferee from the state of Connecticut all of the 2391
2802	2802	tangible and intangible assets constituting the lottery including the 2392
2803	2803	exclusive right to operate the lottery as the exclusive lottery of the state 2393
2804	2804	and, subject to subsection (b) of section 12-808, as amended by this act, 2394
2805	2805	to assume and discharge all of the agreements, covenants and 2395
2806	2806	obligations of the [Department of Consumer Protection] Commission on 2396
2807	2807	Gaming entered into which constitute a part of the operation and 2397
2808	2808	management of the lottery; 2398
2809	2809	(2) To operate and manage the lottery consistent with the provisions 2399
2810	2810	of sections 1-120, 1-121, 1-125, 12-563, as amended by this act, 12-563a, 2400
2811	2811	as amended by this act, 12-564, as amended by this act, 12-566, as 2401
2812	2812	amended by this act, 12-568a, as amended by this act, and 12-569, as 2402
2813	2813	amended by this act, subsection (c) of section 12-574, as amended by this 2403
2814	2814	act, and sections 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, as amended by this act, and 2404
2815	2815	as specifically provided in section 12-812, as amended by this act; 2405
2816	2816	(3) To have perpetual succession as a body corporate and to adopt 2406
2817	2817	bylaws, policies and procedures for the operation of its affairs and 2407
2818	2818	conduct of its businesses; 2408
2819	2819	(4) To introduce new lottery games, modify existing lottery games, 2409
2820	2820	utilize existing and new technologies, determine distribution channels 2410
2821	2821	for the sale of lottery tickets, introduce keno pursuant to signed 2411
2822	2822	agreements with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan 2412
2823	2823	Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, in accordance with section 12-806c, and, 2413
2824	2824	to the extent specifically authorized by regulations adopted by the 2414
2825	2825	[Department of Consumer Protection] Commission on Gaming 2415
2826	2826	pursuant to chapter 54, introduce instant ticket vending machines, 2416
2827	2827	kiosks and automated wagering systems or machines, with all such 2417 Raised Bill No. 5190
2828	2828
2829	2829
2830	2830
2831	2831	LCO No. 1555 77 of 103
2832	2832
2833	2833	rights being subject to regulatory oversight by the [Department of 2418
2834	2834	Consumer Protection] commission, except that the corporation shall not 2419
2835	2835	offer any interactive on-line lottery games, including on-line video 2420
2836	2836	lottery games for promotional purposes; 2421
2837	2837	(5) To establish an annual budget of revenues and expenditures, 2422
2838	2838	along with reasonable reserves for working capital, capital 2423
2839	2839	expenditures, debt retirement and other anticipated expenditures, in a 2424
2840	2840	manner and at levels considered by the [board of directors] commission 2425
2841	2841	as appropriate and prudent; 2426
2842	2842	(6) To adopt such administrative and operating procedures which the 2427
2843	2843	[board of directors] commission deems appropriate; 2428
2844	2844	(7) To enter into agreements with one or more states or territories of 2429
2845	2845	the United States for the promotion and operation of joint lottery games 2430
2846	2846	and to continue to participate in any joint lottery game in which the 2431
2847	2847	corporation participates on July 1, 2003, regardless of whether any 2432
2848	2848	government-authorized lottery operated outside of the United States 2433
2849	2849	participates in such game; 2434
2850	2850	(8) Subject to the provisions of section 12-815, as amended by this act, 2435
2851	2851	to enter into agreements with vendors with respect to the operation and 2436
2852	2852	management of the lottery, including operation of lottery terminals, 2437
2853	2853	management services, printing of lottery tickets, management expertise, 2438
2854	2854	marketing expertise, advertising or such other goods or services as the 2439
2855	2855	[board of directors] commission deems necessary and appropriate; 2440
2856	2856	(9) To purchase or lease operating equipment, including, but not 2441
2857	2857	limited to, computer gaming and automated wagering systems and to 2442
2858	2858	employ agents or employees to operate such systems; 2443
2859	2859	(10) To retain unclaimed prize funds as additional revenue for the 2444
2860	2860	state, or to use unclaimed prize funds to increase sales, or to return to 2445
2861	2861	participants unclaimed prize funds in a manner designed to increase 2446
2862	2862	sales; 2447 Raised Bill No. 5190
2863	2863
2864	2864
2865	2865
2866	2866	LCO No. 1555 78 of 103
2867	2867
2868	2868	(11) To establish prize reserve accounts as the [board of directors] 2448
2869	2869	commission deems appropriate; 2449
2870	2870	(12) To pay lottery prizes as awarded under section 12-812, as 2450
2871	2871	amended by this act, to purchase annuities to fund such prizes, and to 2451
2872	2872	assure that all annuities from which payments to winners of lottery 2452
2873	2873	prizes are made are invested in instruments issued by agencies of the 2453
2874	2874	United States government and backed by the full faith and credit of the 2454
2875	2875	United States, or are issued by insurance companies licensed to do 2455
2876	2876	business in the state, provided the issuer has been determined by the 2456
2877	2877	[Department of Consumer Protection] Commission on Gaming to be 2457
2878	2878	financially stable and meets the minimum investment rating as 2458
2879	2879	determined by the [department] commission; 2459
2880	2880	(13) To pay the Office of Policy and Management to reimburse the 2460
2881	2881	Department of Consumer Protection and Commission on Gaming for 2461
2882	2882	the reasonable and necessary costs arising from the department's and 2462
2883	2883	the commission's regulatory oversight of the corporation, in accordance 2463
2884	2884	with the assessment made pursuant to section 12-806b, as amended by 2464
2885	2885	this act, including costs arising directly or indirectly from the licensing 2465
2886	2886	of lottery agents, performance of state police background investigations, 2466
2887	2887	and the implementation of subsection (b) of section 12-562, as amended 2467
2888	2888	by this act, and sections 12-563a, as amended by this act, 12-568a, as 2468
2889	2889	amended by this act, 12-569, as amended by this act, 12-570, 12-570a and 2469
2890	2890	12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, as amended by this act; 2470
2891	2891	(14) In the event that the operation or management of the corporation 2471
2892	2892	becomes subject to the federal gaming occupation tax, to pay such tax 2472
2893	2893	on behalf of lottery sales agents and to assist agents subject thereto; 2473
2894	2894	(15) To determine the commissions payable to lottery sales agents, 2474
2895	2895	provided any agent's commission shall not average less than four per 2475
2896	2896	cent of such agent's lottery sales; 2476
2897	2897	(16) To invest in, acquire, lease, purchase, own, manage, hold and 2477
2898	2898	dispose of real property and lease, convey or deal in or enter into 2478
2899	2899	agreements with respect to such property on any terms necessary or 2479 Raised Bill No. 5190
2900	2900
2901	2901
2902	2902
2903	2903	LCO No. 1555 79 of 103
2904	2904
2905	2905	incidental to carrying out the purposes of sections 12-563a, as amended 2480
2906	2906	by this act, and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, as amended by this act, 2481
2907	2907	provided such transactions shall not be subject to approval, review or 2482
2908	2908	regulation pursuant to title 4b or any other statute by any state agency, 2483
2909	2909	except that real property transactions shall be subject to review by the 2484
2910	2910	State Properties Review Board; 2485
2911	2911	(17) To borrow money for the purpose of obtaining working capital; 2486
2912	2912	(18) To hold patents, copyrights, trademarks, marketing rights, 2487
2913	2913	licenses or any other evidence of protection or exclusivity issued under 2488
2914	2914	the laws of the United States or any state; 2489
2915	2915	(19) To employ such assistants, agents and other employees as may 2490
2916	2916	be necessary or desirable to carry out its purposes in accordance with 2491
2917	2917	sections 12-563a, as amended by this act, and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, 2492
2918	2918	as amended by this act, to fix their compensation and, subject to the 2493
2919	2919	provisions of subsections [(e) and (f)] (d) and (e) of section 12-802, as 2494
2920	2920	amended by this act, establish all necessary and appropriate personnel 2495
2921	2921	practices and policies; to engage consultants, accountants, attorneys and 2496
2922	2922	financial and other independent professionals as may be necessary or 2497
2923	2923	desirable to assist the corporation in performing its purposes in 2498
2924	2924	accordance with sections 12-563a, as amended by this act, and 12-800 to 2499
2925	2925	12-818, inclusive, as amended by this act; 2500
2926	2926	(20) To make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary 2501
2927	2927	or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its 2502
2928	2928	powers under sections 12-563a, as amended by this act, and 12-800 to 2503
2929	2929	12-818, inclusive, as amended by this act; 2504
2930	2930	(21) In its own name, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, 2505
2931	2931	adopt a seal and alter the same at pleasure; 2506
2932	2932	(22) Subject to the approval of the board and to the requirement to 2507
2933	2933	remit excess lottery funds to the General Fund as set forth in section 12-2508
2934	2934	812, as amended by this act, to invest any funds not needed for 2509
2935	2935	immediate use or disbursement, including any funds held in approved 2510 Raised Bill No. 5190
2936	2936
2937	2937
2938	2938
2939	2939	LCO No. 1555 80 of 103
2940	2940
2941	2941	reserve accounts, in investments permitted by sections 3-20 and 3-27a 2511
2942	2942	for the proceeds of state bonds; 2512
2943	2943	(23) To procure insurance against any loss in connection with its 2513
2944	2944	property and other assets in such amounts and from such insurers as it 2514
2945	2945	deems desirable; 2515
2946	2946	(24) To the extent permitted under any contract with other persons to 2516
2947	2947	which the corporation is a party, to consent to any termination, 2517
2948	2948	modification, forgiveness or other change of any term of any contractual 2518
2949	2949	right, payment, royalty, contract or agreement of any kind; 2519
2950	2950	(25) To acquire, lease, purchase, own, manage, hold and dispose of 2520
2951	2951	personal property, and lease, convey or deal in or enter into agreements 2521
2952	2952	with respect to such property on any terms necessary or incidental to 2522
2953	2953	the carrying out of these purposes; 2523
2954	2954	(26) To account for and audit funds of the corporation; 2524
2955	2955	(27) To pay or provide for payment from operating revenues all 2525
2956	2956	expenses, costs and obligations incurred by the corporation in the 2526
2957	2957	exercise of the powers of the corporation under sections 12-563a, as 2527
2958	2958	amended by this act, and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, as amended by this 2528
2959	2959	act; and 2529
2960	2960	(28) To exercise any powers necessary to carry out the purposes of 2530
2961	2961	sections 12-563a, as amended by this act, and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, 2531
2962	2962	as amended by this act. 2532
2963	2963	Sec. 56. Section 12-806a of the general statutes is repealed and the 2533
2964	2964	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 2534
2965	2965	As used in this section, "procedure" has the same meaning as 2535
2966	2966	"procedure", as defined in subdivision (2) of section 1-120. The 2536
2967	2967	[Department of Consumer Protection] Commission on Gaming shall, for 2537
2968	2968	the purposes of section 12-568a, as amended by this act, subsection (c) 2538
2969	2969	of section 12-574, as amended by this act, sections 12-802a, as amended 2539
2970	2970	by this act, and 12-815a, as amended by this act, and this section, 2540 Raised Bill No. 5190
2971	2971
2972	2972
2973	2973
2974	2974	LCO No. 1555 81 of 103
2975	2975
2976	2976	regulate the activities of the Connecticut Lottery Corporation to assure 2541
2977	2977	the integrity of the state lottery. In addition to the requirements of the 2542
2978	2978	provisions of chapter 12 and notwithstanding the provisions of section 2543
2979	2979	12-806, as amended by this act, the Connecticut Lottery Corporation 2544
2980	2980	shall, prior to implementing any procedure designed to assure the 2545
2981	2981	integrity of the state lottery, obtain the written approval of the 2546
2982	2982	[Commissioner of Consumer Protection] Commission on Gaming in 2547
2983	2983	accordance with regulations adopted under section 12-568a, as 2548
2984	2984	amended by this act. 2549
2985	2985	Sec. 57. Section 12-806b of the general statutes is repealed and the 2550
2986	2986	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 2551
2987	2987	(a) (1) Commencing July 1, 2011, and annually thereafter until July 1, 2552
2988	2988	2020, the Office of Policy and Management shall assess the Connecticut 2553
2989	2989	Lottery Corporation in an amount sufficient to compensate the 2554
2990	2990	Department of Consumer Protection for the reasonable and necessary 2555
2991	2991	costs incurred by the department for the regulatory activities specified 2556
2992	2992	in subdivision (13) of subsection (b) of section 12-806, as amended by 2557
2993	2993	this act, for the preceding fiscal year ending June thirtieth. 2558
2994	2994	(2) On July 1, 2021, the Office of Policy and Management shall assess 2559
2995	2995	the Connecticut Lottery Corporation in an amount sufficient to 2560
2996	2996	compensate the Department of Consumer Protection and Commission 2561
2997	2997	on Gaming for the reasonable and necessary costs incurred by the 2562
2998	2998	department and commission for the regulatory activities specified in 2563
2999	2999	subdivision (13) of subsection (b) of section 12-806, as amended by this 2564
3000	3000	act, for the preceding fiscal year ending June thirtieth. 2565
3001	3001	(3) Commencing July 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the Office of 2566
3002	3002	Policy and Management shall assess the Connecticut Lottery 2567
3003	3003	Corporation in an amount sufficient to compensate the Commission on 2568
3004	3004	Gaming for the reasonable and necessary costs incurred by the 2569
3005	3005	commission for the regulatory activities specified in subdivision (13) of 2570
3006	3006	subsection (b) of section 12-806, as amended by this act, for the 2571
3007	3007	preceding fiscal year ending June thirtieth. 2572 Raised Bill No. 5190
3008	3008
3009	3009
3010	3010
3011	3011	LCO No. 1555 82 of 103
3012	3012
3013	3013	(b) For the assessment year ending June 30, 2012, the Office of Policy 2573
3014	3014	and Management shall, on or before August 1, 2012, submit the total of 2574
3015	3015	the assessment made in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, 2575
3016	3016	together with a proposed assessment for the succeeding fiscal year 2576
3017	3017	based on the preceding fiscal year cost, to the Connecticut Lottery 2577
3018	3018	Corporation. The assessment for the preceding fiscal year shall be 2578
3019	3019	determined not later than September 15, 2011, after receiving any 2579
3020	3020	objections to the proposed assessments and making such changes or 2580
3021	3021	adjustments as the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 2581
3022	3022	determines to be warranted. The corporation shall pay the total 2582
3023	3023	assessment in quarterly payments to the Office of Policy and 2583
3024	3024	Management, with the first payment commencing on October 1, 2011, 2584
3025	3025	and with the remaining payments to be made on January 1, 2012, April 2585
3026	3026	1, 2012, and June 1, 2012. The office shall deposit any such payment in 2586
3027	3027	the lottery assessment account established under subsection (d) of this 2587
3028	3028	section. 2588
3029	3029	(c) For the assessment year ending June 30, 2013, and each assessment 2589
3030	3030	year thereafter, the Office of Policy and Management shall, on or before 2590
3031	3031	May first of each year, submit the total of the assessment made in 2591
3032	3032	accordance with subsection (a) of this section, together with a proposed 2592
3033	3033	assessment for the succeeding fiscal year based on the preceding fiscal 2593
3034	3034	year cost, to the Connecticut Lottery Corporation. The assessment for 2594
3035	3035	the preceding fiscal year shall be determined not later than June 2595
3036	3036	fifteenth of each year, after receiving any objections to the proposed 2596
3037	3037	assessments and making such changes or adjustments as the Secretary 2597
3038	3038	of the Office of Policy and Management determines to be warranted. 2598
3039	3039	The corporation shall pay the total assessment in quarterly payments to 2599
3040	3040	the Office of Policy and Management, with the first payment 2600
3041	3041	commencing on July first of each year, and with the remaining 2601
3042	3042	payments to be made on October first, January first and April first 2602
3043	3043	annually. The office shall deposit any such payment in the lottery 2603
3044	3044	assessment account established under subsection (d) of this section. 2604
3045	3045	(d) (1) There is established an account to be known as the "lottery 2605
3046	3046	assessment account" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account 2606 Raised Bill No. 5190
3047	3047
3048	3048
3049	3049
3050	3050	LCO No. 1555 83 of 103
3051	3051
3052	3052	within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys 2607
3053	3053	required by law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account 2608
3054	3054	shall be expended by the [Department of Consumer Protection] 2609
3055	3055	Commission on Gaming. 2610
3056	3056	(2) The Office of Policy and Management shall transfer to the 2611
3057	3057	Department of Consumer Protection any portion of a payment that is 2612
3058	3058	received by the office under an assessment for the reasonable and 2613
3059	3059	necessary costs incurred by the department for regulatory activities 2614
3060	3060	related to the Connecticut Lottery Corporation prior to January 1, 2021. 2615
3061	3061	(e) Notwithstanding any provision of this section, the final quarterly 2616
3062	3062	payment for the assessment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, shall 2617
3063	3063	be paid on July 1, 2011. 2618
3064	3064	Sec. 58. Section 12-807 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2619
3065	3065	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 2620
3066	3066	(a) The corporation shall: 2621
3067	3067	(1) Comply with all laws, rules and regulations of the United States 2622
3068	3068	and the state of Connecticut; 2623
3069	3069	(2) Comply with regulations, adopted by the [Department of 2624
3070	3070	Consumer Protection] Commission on Gaming in accordance with 2625
3071	3071	chapter 54. [;] 2626
3072	3072	(b) The corporation shall not: 2627
3073	3073	(1) Sell, transfer, assign, deliver, license, grant or otherwise alienate 2628
3074	3074	any portion or aspect of the lottery or lottery operations, but may sell 2629
3075	3075	real or personal property, provided any revenue from such sale shall be 2630
3076	3076	remitted to the state; 2631
3077	3077	(2) Take any action with respect to the introduction or modification 2632
3078	3078	of lottery games which would cause a violation of any compact or any 2633
3079	3079	memorandum of understanding or agreement from time to time in force 2634
3080	3080	between the state and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation or the 2635 Raised Bill No. 5190
3081	3081
3082	3082
3083	3083
3084	3084	LCO No. 1555 84 of 103
3085	3085
3086	3086	Mohegan Tribe of Montville, Connecticut, or any future compact or 2636
3087	3087	agreement with a federally recognized tribe. 2637
3088	3088	Sec. 59. Section 12-808 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2638
3089	3089	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 2639
3090	3090	(a) As soon as practicable after July 1, 1996, and the organization of 2640
3091	3091	the corporation, the corporation shall enter into such agreements as the 2641
3092	3092	board shall authorize in order to effect the transfer, assignment and 2642
3093	3093	delivery to the corporation from the state of all the tangible and 2643
3094	3094	intangible assets constituting the lottery, including the exclusive right to 2644
3095	3095	operate the lottery, and, subject to subsection (b) of this section, to effect 2645
3096	3096	the assignment to and assumption by the corporation of all agreements, 2646
3097	3097	covenants and obligations of the [Department of Consumer Protection] 2647
3098	3098	Commission on Gaming and other agencies of the state relating to the 2648
3099	3099	operation and management of the lottery. Such agreements may contain 2649
3100	3100	such other provisions as the board deems necessary or appropriate for 2650
3101	3101	the continued operation of the lottery by the corporation pursuant to 2651
3102	3102	sections 12-563a, as amended by this act, and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, 2652
3103	3103	as amended by this act. 2653
3104	3104	(b) The state shall transfer to the corporation ownership of all 2654
3105	3105	annuities it purchased for payment of lottery prizes and shall not be 2655
3106	3106	liable for any lottery awards. In addition, the state shall not be liable for 2656
3107	3107	any obligations of the lottery arising prior to the date of transfer as 2657
3108	3108	described in subsection (a) of this section, including those arising in the 2658
3109	3109	ordinary course of business under existing contracts specifically 2659
3110	3110	assumed by the corporation. The [Department of Consumer Protection] 2660
3111	3111	Commission on Gaming shall assign to the corporation any annuity for 2661
3112	3112	payment of any lottery award arising on or before the date of such 2662
3113	3113	transfer. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing with the [department] 2663
3114	3114	commission, the corporation shall be solely responsible for the payment 2664
3115	3115	of all lottery prizes and the purchase of all annuities to provide revenue 2665
3116	3116	for such payment. 2666
3117	3117	(c) The corporation shall request and obtain all approvals, consents 2667 Raised Bill No. 5190
3118	3118
3119	3119
3120	3120
3121	3121	LCO No. 1555 85 of 103
3122	3122
3123	3123	and rulings of and from all state and federal governmental agencies 2668
3124	3124	necessary or in order to effect the transactions contemplated by this 2669
3125	3125	section. 2670
3126	3126	Sec. 60. Section 12-809 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2671
3127	3127	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 2672
3128	3128	[Each director and the] The president shall execute a surety bond in 2673
3129	3129	the penal sum of fifty thousand dollars. The [chairman of the board] 2674
3130	3130	Commission on Gaming may [execute] authorize the corporation to 2675
3131	3131	execute a blanket position surety bond, or arrange for separate surety 2676
3132	3132	bonds, covering [each director,] the president and the employees of the 2677
3133	3133	corporation at amounts determined by the [board] commission, but in 2678
3134	3134	no event less than the sum of fifty thousand dollars per person. Each 2679
3135	3135	surety bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the 2680
3136	3136	duties of the office or offices covered, be executed by a surety company 2681
3137	3137	authorized to transact business in this state as surety, be approved by 2682
3138	3138	the Attorney General and be filed in the office of the Secretary of the 2683
3139	3139	State. The cost of each such bond shall be paid by the corporation. 2684
3140	3140	Sec. 61. Section 12-811 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2685
3141	3141	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 2686
3142	3142	(a) The president and all [directors,] officers and employees of the 2687
3143	3143	corporation shall be state employees for purposes of sections 1-79 to 1-2688
3144	3144	89, inclusive. 2689
3145	3145	(b) No [director,] member of the Commission on Gaming or officer or 2690
3146	3146	employee of the corporation shall, directly or indirectly, participate in, 2691
3147	3147	or share in the winnings from, a game conducted pursuant to sections 2692
3148	3148	12-563a, as amended by this act, and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, as 2693
3149	3149	amended by this act. 2694
3150	3150	Sec. 62. Section 12-812 of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes 2695
3151	3151	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 2696
3152	3152	January 1, 2021): 2697 Raised Bill No. 5190
3153	3153
3154	3154
3155	3155
3156	3156	LCO No. 1555 86 of 103
3157	3157
3158	3158	(a) The president of the corporation, subject to the direction of the 2698
3159	3159	[board] Commission on Gaming , shall conduct daily, weekly, 2699
3160	3160	multistate, special instant or other lottery games and shall determine the 2700
3161	3161	number of times a lottery shall be held each year, the form and price of 2701
3162	3162	the tickets and the aggregate amount of prizes, which shall not be less 2702
3163	3163	than forty-five per cent of the sales unless required by the terms of any 2703
3164	3164	agreement entered into for the conduct of multistate lottery games. The 2704
3165	3165	proceeds of the sale of tickets shall be deposited in the lottery fund of 2705
3166	3166	the corporation from which prizes shall be paid, upon vouchers signed 2706
3167	3167	by the president, or by either of two persons designated and authorized 2707
3168	3168	by [him] the president, in such numbers and amounts as the president 2708
3169	3169	determines. The corporation may limit its liability in games with fixed 2709
3170	3170	payouts and may cause a cessation of sales of tickets of certain 2710
3171	3171	designation when such liability limit has been reached. 2711
3172	3172	(b) The president, subject to the direction of the [board] commission, 2712
3173	3173	may enter into agreements for the sale of product advertising on lottery 2713
3174	3174	tickets, play slips and other lottery media. 2714
3175	3175	(c) On a weekly basis, the president shall estimate, and certify to the 2715
3176	3176	State Treasurer, that portion of the balance in the lottery fund which 2716
3177	3177	exceeds the current needs of the corporation for the payment of prizes, 2717
3178	3178	the payment of current operating expenses and funding of approved 2718
3179	3179	reserves of the corporation. The corporation shall transfer the amount 2719
3180	3180	so certified from the lottery fund of the corporation to the General Fund 2720
3181	3181	upon notification of receipt of such certification by the Treasurer, except 2721
3182	3182	that if the amount on deposit in the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement 2722
3183	3183	Fund Bonds Special Capital Reserve Fund, established in section 10-2723
3184	3184	183vv, is less than the required minimum capital reserve, as defined in 2724
3185	3185	subsection (b) of said section, the corporation shall pay such amount so 2725
3186	3186	certified to the trustee of the fund for deposit in the fund. If the 2726
3187	3187	corporation transfers any moneys to the General Fund at any time when 2727
3188	3188	the amount on deposit in said capital reserve fund is less than the 2728
3189	3189	required minimum capital reserve, the amount of such transfer shall be 2729
3190	3190	deemed appropriated from the General Fund to the Connecticut 2730
3191	3191	Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds Special Capital Reserve Fund. 2731 Raised Bill No. 5190
3192	3192
3193	3193
3194	3194
3195	3195	LCO No. 1555 87 of 103
3196	3196
3197	3197	Sec. 63. Subsection (a) of section 12-813 of the general statutes is 2732
3198	3198	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 2733
3199	3199	1, 2021): 2734
3200	3200	(a) The corporation may sell lottery tickets at any location in the state 2735
3201	3201	determined by the president which, in the opinion of the president, will 2736
3202	3202	best enhance lottery revenues, except that no license shall be issued by 2737
3203	3203	the [Department of Consumer Protection] Commission on Gaming to 2738
3204	3204	any person to engage in business exclusively as a lottery sales agent. 2739
3205	3205	Subject to the provisions of subdivision (15) of subsection (b) of section 2740
3206	3206	12-806, as amended by this act, the president may authorize 2741
3207	3207	compensation to such agents in such manner and amounts and subject 2742
3208	3208	to such limitations as he may determine if he finds such compensation 2743
3209	3209	is necessary to assure adequate availability of lottery tickets, provided, 2744
3210	3210	if such agent is a lessee of state property and [his] the agent's rental fee 2745
3211	3211	is based upon the gross receipts of [his] the agent's business conducted 2746
3212	3212	thereon, all receipts from the sale of such lottery tickets shall be excluded 2747
3213	3213	from such gross receipts for rental purposes. The president may 2748
3214	3214	suspend for cause any licensed agent, subject to a final determination 2749
3215	3215	through a hearing provided by the [Department of Consumer 2750
3216	3216	Protection] Commission on Gaming. 2751
3217	3217	Sec. 64. Subsection (a) of section 12-815 of the general statutes is 2752
3218	3218	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 2753
3219	3219	1, 2021): 2754
3220	3220	(a) The corporation shall establish and adopt specific policies, rules 2755
3221	3221	and procedures on purchasing and contracting. Such policies, rules and 2756
3222	3222	procedures or amendments thereto shall be approved by a two-thirds 2757
3223	3223	vote of the entire board. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to 2758
3224	3224	the contrary, the corporation may enter into management, consulting 2759
3225	3225	and other agreements for the provision of goods, services and 2760
3226	3226	professional advisors necessary or useful in connection with the 2761
3227	3227	operation and management of the lottery (1) pursuant to a process of 2762
3228	3228	open or competitive bidding, provided (A) the corporation shall first 2763
3229	3229	determine the format, content and scope of any agreement for any 2764 Raised Bill No. 5190
3230	3230
3231	3231
3232	3232
3233	3233	LCO No. 1555 88 of 103
3234	3234
3235	3235	procurement of goods or services, the conditions under which bidding 2765
3236	3236	will take place and the schedule and stipulations for contract award, and 2766
3237	3237	(B) the corporation may select the contractor deemed to have submitted 2767
3238	3238	the most favorable bid, considering price and other factors, when, in the 2768
3239	3239	judgment of the corporation, such award is in the best interests of the 2769
3240	3240	corporation, or (2) if the corporation, in its discretion, determines that, 2770
3241	3241	due to the nature of the agreement to be contracted for or procured, 2771
3242	3242	open or public bidding is either impracticable or not in the best interests 2772
3243	3243	of the corporation, by negotiation with such prospective providers as 2773
3244	3244	the corporation may determine. The terms and conditions of agreements 2774
3245	3245	and the fees or other compensation to be paid to such persons shall be 2775
3246	3246	determined by the corporation. The agreements entered into by the 2776
3247	3247	corporation in accordance with the provisions of this section shall not 2777
3248	3248	be subject to the approval of any state department, office or agency, 2778
3249	3249	except as provided in regulations adopted by the [Department of 2779
3250	3250	Consumer Protection] Commission on Gaming. Nothing in this section 2780
3251	3251	shall be deemed to restrict the discretion of the corporation to utilize its 2781
3252	3252	own staff and workforce for the performance of any of its assigned 2782
3253	3253	responsibilities and functions whenever, in the discretion of the 2783
3254	3254	corporation, it becomes necessary, convenient or desirable to do so. 2784
3255	3255	Copies of all agreements of the corporation shall be maintained by the 2785
3256	3256	corporation at its offices as public records, subject to said exemption. 2786
3257	3257	Sec. 65. Section 12-815a of the general statutes is repealed and the 2787
3258	3258	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 2788
3259	3259	(a) The [Commissioner of Consumer Protection] Commission on 2789
3260	3260	Gaming shall issue vendor, affiliate and occupational licenses in 2790
3261	3261	accordance with the provisions of this section. 2791
3262	3262	(b) No person or business organization awarded a primary contract 2792
3263	3263	by the Connecticut Lottery Corporation to provide facilities, 2793
3264	3264	components, goods or services that are necessary for and directly related 2794
3265	3265	to the secure operation of the activities of said corporation shall do so 2795
3266	3266	unless such person or business organization is issued a vendor license 2796
3267	3267	by the [Commissioner of Consumer Protection] Commission on 2797 Raised Bill No. 5190
3268	3268
3269	3269
3270	3270
3271	3271	LCO No. 1555 89 of 103
3272	3272
3273	3273	Gaming. For the purposes of this subsection, "primary contract" means 2798
3274	3274	a contract to provide facilities, components, goods or services to said 2799
3275	3275	corporation by a person or business organization (1) that provides any 2800
3276	3276	lottery game or any online wagering system related facilities, 2801
3277	3277	components, goods or services and that receives or, in the exercise of 2802
3278	3278	reasonable business judgment, can be expected to receive more than 2803
3279	3279	seventy-five thousand dollars or twenty-five per cent of its gross annual 2804
3280	3280	sales from said corporation, or (2) that has access to the facilities of said 2805
3281	3281	corporation and provides services in such facilities without supervision 2806
3282	3282	by said corporation. Each applicant for a vendor license shall pay a 2807
3283	3283	nonrefundable application fee of two hundred fifty dollars. 2808
3284	3284	(c) No person or business organization, other than a shareholder in a 2809
3285	3285	publicly traded corporation, may be a subcontractor for the provision of 2810
3286	3286	facilities, components, goods or services that are necessary for and 2811
3287	3287	directly related to the secure operation of the activities of the 2812
3288	3288	Connecticut Lottery Corporation, or may exercise control in or over a 2813
3289	3289	vendor licensee unless such person or business organization is licensed 2814
3290	3290	as an affiliate licensee by the [commissioner] commission. Each 2815
3291	3291	applicant for an affiliate license shall pay a nonrefundable application 2816
3292	3292	fee of two hundred fifty dollars. 2817
3293	3293	(d) (1) Each employee of a vendor or affiliate licensee who has access 2818
3294	3294	to the facilities of the Connecticut Lottery Corporation and provides 2819
3295	3295	services in such facilities without supervision by said corporation or 2820
3296	3296	performs duties directly related to the activities of said corporation shall 2821
3297	3297	obtain an occupational license. 2822
3298	3298	(2) Each officer, director, partner, trustee or owner of a business 2823
3299	3299	organization licensed as a vendor or affiliate licensee and any 2824
3300	3300	shareholder, executive, agent or other person connected with any 2825
3301	3301	vendor or affiliate licensee who, in the judgment of the [commissioner] 2826
3302	3302	commission, will exercise control in or over any such licensee shall 2827
3303	3303	obtain an occupational license. 2828
3304	3304	(3) Each employee of the Connecticut Lottery Corporation shall 2829 Raised Bill No. 5190
3305	3305
3306	3306
3307	3307
3308	3308	LCO No. 1555 90 of 103
3309	3309
3310	3310	obtain an occupational license. 2830
3311	3311	(e) The [commissioner] commission shall issue occupational licenses 2831
3312	3312	in the following classes: (1) Class I for persons specified in subdivision 2832
3313	3313	(1) of subsection (d) of this section; (2) Class II for persons specified in 2833
3314	3314	subdivision (2) of subsection (d) of this section; (3) Class III for persons 2834
3315	3315	specified in subdivision (3) of subsection (d) of this section who, in the 2835
3316	3316	judgment of the [commissioner] commission, will not exercise authority 2836
3317	3317	over or direct the management and policies of the Connecticut Lottery 2837
3318	3318	Corporation; and (4) Class IV for persons specified in subdivision (3) of 2838
3319	3319	subsection (d) of this section who, in the judgment of the [commissioner] 2839
3320	3320	commission, will exercise authority over or direct the management and 2840
3321	3321	policies of the Connecticut Lottery Corporation. Each applicant for a 2841
3322	3322	Class I or III occupational license shall pay a nonrefundable application 2842
3323	3323	fee of twenty dollars. Each applicant for a Class II or IV occupational 2843
3324	3324	license shall pay a nonrefundable application fee of one hundred 2844
3325	3325	dollars. The nonrefundable application fee shall accompany the 2845
3326	3326	application for each such occupational license. 2846
3327	3327	(f) In determining whether to grant a vendor, affiliate or occupational 2847
3328	3328	license to any such person or business organization, the [commissioner] 2848
3329	3329	commission may require an applicant to provide information as to such 2849
3330	3330	applicant's: (1) Financial standing and credit; (2) moral character; (3) 2850
3331	3331	criminal record, if any; (4) previous employment; (5) corporate, 2851
3332	3332	partnership or association affiliations; (6) ownership of personal assets; 2852
3333	3333	and (7) such other information as the [commissioner] commission 2853
3334	3334	deems pertinent to the issuance of such license, provided the submission 2854
3335	3335	of such other information will assure the integrity of the state lottery. 2855
3336	3336	The [commissioner] commission shall require each applicant for a 2856
3337	3337	vendor, affiliate or occupational license to submit to state and national 2857
3338	3338	criminal history records checks and may require each such applicant to 2858
3339	3339	submit to an international criminal history records check before such 2859
3340	3340	license is issued. The state and national criminal history records checks 2860
3341	3341	required pursuant to this subsection shall be conducted in accordance 2861
3342	3342	with section 29-17a. The [commissioner] commission shall issue a 2862
3343	3343	vendor, affiliate or occupational license, as the case may be, to each 2863 Raised Bill No. 5190
3344	3344
3345	3345
3346	3346
3347	3347	LCO No. 1555 91 of 103
3348	3348
3349	3349	applicant who satisfies the requirements of this subsection and who is 2864
3350	3350	deemed qualified by the [commissioner] commission. The 2865
3351	3351	[commissioner] commission may reject for good cause an application for 2866
3352	3352	a vendor, affiliate or occupational license. 2867
3353	3353	(g) Each vendor, affiliate or Class I or II occupational license shall be 2868
3354	3354	effective for not more than one year from the date of issuance. Each 2869
3355	3355	Class III or IV occupational license shall remain in effect throughout the 2870
3356	3356	term of employment of any such employee holding such a license. The 2871
3357	3357	[commissioner] commission may require each employee issued a Class 2872
3358	3358	IV occupational license to submit information as to such employee's 2873
3359	3359	financial standing and credit annually. Initial application for and 2874
3360	3360	renewal of any such license shall be in such form and manner as the 2875
3361	3361	[commissioner] commission shall prescribe. 2876
3362	3362	(h) (1) The [commissioner] commission may suspend or revoke for 2877
3363	3363	good cause a vendor, affiliate or occupational license after a hearing 2878
3364	3364	held before the [commissioner] commission in accordance with chapter 2879
3365	3365	54. The [commissioner] commission may order summary suspension of 2880
3366	3366	any such license in accordance with subsection (c) of section 4-182. 2881
3367	3367	(2) Any such applicant aggrieved by the action of the [commissioner] 2882
3368	3368	commission concerning an application for a license, or any person or 2883
3369	3369	business organization whose license is suspended or revoked, may 2884
3370	3370	appeal pursuant to section 4-183. 2885
3371	3371	(3) The [commissioner] commission may impose a civil penalty on 2886
3372	3372	any licensee for a violation of any provision of this chapter or any 2887
3373	3373	regulation adopted under section 12-568a, as amended by this act, in an 2888
3374	3374	amount not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars after a hearing 2889
3375	3375	held in accordance with chapter 54. 2890
3376	3376	(i) The [commissioner] commission may require that the books and 2891
3377	3377	records of any vendor or affiliate licensee be maintained in any manner 2892
3378	3378	which the [commissioner] commission may deem best, and that any 2893
3379	3379	financial or other statements based on such books and records be 2894
3380	3380	prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles 2895 Raised Bill No. 5190
3381	3381
3382	3382
3383	3383
3384	3384	LCO No. 1555 92 of 103
3385	3385
3386	3386	in such form as the [commissioner] commission shall prescribe. The 2896
3387	3387	[commissioner or a designee] commission may visit, investigate and 2897
3388	3388	place expert accountants and such other persons as deemed necessary 2898
3389	3389	in the offices or places of business of any such licensee for the purpose 2899
3390	3390	of satisfying [himself or herself] the commission that such licensee is in 2900
3391	3391	compliance with the commission's regulations. [of the department.] 2901
3392	3392	(j) For the purposes of this section, (1) "business organization" means 2902
3393	3393	a partnership, incorporated or unincorporated association, firm, 2903
3394	3394	corporation, trust or other form of business or legal entity; (2) "control" 2904
3395	3395	means the power to exercise authority over or direct the management 2905
3396	3396	and policies of a licensee; and (3) "person" means any individual. 2906
3397	3397	(k) The [Commissioner of Consumer Protection] commission may 2907
3398	3398	adopt such regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, as are necessary 2908
3399	3399	to implement the provisions of this section. 2909
3400	3400	Sec. 66. Subsection (b) of section 17a-713 of the general statutes is 2910
3401	3401	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 2911
3402	3402	1, 2021): 2912
3403	3403	(b) The program established by subsection (a) of this section shall be 2913
3404	3404	funded by: [imposition of:] (1) [A] Imposition of a fee of one hundred 2914
3405	3405	thirty-five dollars on each association license, for each performance of 2915
3406	3406	jai alai or dog racing conducted under the provisions of chapter 226, 2916
3407	3407	provided no such licensee shall contribute more than forty-five 2917
3408	3408	thousand dollars in any one year; (2) imposition of a fee of twenty-five 2918
3409	3409	dollars for each teletheater performance on each operator of a teletheater 2919
3410	3410	facility; [and] (3) the amount received from the Connecticut Lottery 2920
3411	3411	Corporation pursuant to section 12-818; and (4) a transfer of two per cent 2921
3412	3412	of the revenue the state obtains from any form of gaming newly enacted 2922
3413	3413	or authorized in the state on or after January 1, 2021. The [Commissioner 2923
3414	3414	of Consumer Protection] Commission on Gaming shall collect the fee 2924
3415	3415	from each association licensee or such operator on a monthly basis. The 2925
3416	3416	receipts shall be deposited in the General Fund and credited to a 2926
3417	3417	separate, nonlapsing chronic gamblers treatment and rehabilitation 2927 Raised Bill No. 5190
3418	3418
3419	3419
3420	3420
3421	3421	LCO No. 1555 93 of 103
3422	3422
3423	3423	account which shall be established by the Comptroller. All moneys in 2928
3424	3424	the account are deemed to be appropriated and shall be expended for 2929
3425	3425	the purposes established in subsection (a) of this section. 2930
3426	3426	Sec. 67. Section 21a-1 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2931
3427	3427	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 2932
3428	3428	(a) There shall be a Department of Consumer Protection which shall 2933
3429	3429	be under the direction and supervision of a Commissioner of Consumer 2934
3430	3430	Protection, who shall be appointed by the Governor in accordance with 2935
3431	3431	the provisions of sections 4-5 to 4-8, inclusive. 2936
3432	3432	(b) The Department of Consumer Protection shall constitute a 2937
3433	3433	successor agency, in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-38d 2938
3434	3434	and 4-39, to the Department of Public Safety with respect to all 2939
3435	3435	functions, powers and duties of the Department of Public Safety under 2940
3436	3436	chapter 532. Where any order or regulation of said departments conflict, 2941
3437	3437	the Commissioner of Consumer Protection may implement policies and 2942
3438	3438	procedures consistent with the provisions of chapter 532 while in the 2943
3439	3439	process of adopting the policy or procedure in regulation form, 2944
3440	3440	provided notice of intention to adopt regulations is printed in the 2945
3441	3441	Connecticut Law Journal within twenty days of implementation. The 2946
3442	3442	policy or procedure shall be valid until the time final regulations are 2947
3443	3443	effective. 2948
3444	3444	[(c) The Department of Consumer Protection shall constitute a 2949
3445	3445	successor agency to the Division of Special Revenue in accordance with 2950
3446	3446	the provisions of sections 4-38d and 4-39. Where any order or regulation 2951
3447	3447	of said division and department conflict, the Commissioner of 2952
3448	3448	Consumer Protection may implement policies and procedures 2953
3449	3449	consistent with chapters 98, 226, 438a, 529, 545, 557 and 946, while in the 2954
3450	3450	process of adopting the policy or procedure in regulation form, 2955
3451	3451	provided notice of intention to adopt regulations is printed in the 2956
3452	3452	Connecticut Law Journal within twenty days of implementation. Any 2957
3453	3453	such policy or procedure shall be valid until the time final regulations 2958
3454	3454	are effective. 2959 Raised Bill No. 5190
3455	3455
3456	3456
3457	3457
3458	3458	LCO No. 1555 94 of 103
3459	3459
3460	3460	(d) The Department of Consumer Protection shall constitute a 2960
3461	3461	successor agency to the Gaming Policy Board in accordance with the 2961
3462	3462	provisions of sections 4-38d and 4-39. Where any order or regulation of 2962
3463	3463	said board and department conflict, the Commissioner of Consumer 2963
3464	3464	Protection may implement policies and procedures consistent with 2964
3465	3465	chapters 98, 226 and 545 while in the process of adopting the policy or 2965
3466	3466	procedure in regulation form, provided notice of intention to adopt 2966
3467	3467	regulations is printed in the Connecticut Law Journal within twenty 2967
3468	3468	days of implementation. Any such policy or procedure shall be valid 2968
3469	3469	until the time final regulations are effective.] 2969
3470	3470	Sec. 68. Section 22-410 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2970
3471	3471	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 2971
3472	3472	The Department of Agriculture and the [Department of Consumer 2972
3473	3473	Protection] Commission on Gaming, within the limitations of funds 2973
3474	3474	available, may offer cash awards to the breeders of Connecticut-bred 2974
3475	3475	horses which officially finish in first place in horse races conducted in 2975
3476	3476	this state where pari-mutuel betting is permitted and to those which 2976
3477	3477	finish first, second or third in horse races where pari-mutuel betting is 2977
3478	3478	permitted and the total purse is twenty thousand dollars or more, and 2978
3479	3479	to owners at the time of service of the stallions which sired such horses. 2979
3480	3480	Such awards shall be paid from the Connecticut Breeders' Fund to be 2980
3481	3481	administered by the [departments] department and commission. Said 2981
3482	3482	fund shall consist of revenues derived from pari-mutuel betting in such 2982
3483	3483	races in the state, both on and off-track, consisting of twenty-five per 2983
3484	3484	cent of the tax derived from the breakage of the state's share of the tax 2984
3485	3485	derived from such races, pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (d) of 2985
3486	3486	section 12-575, as amended by this act, with a limit set for the fund not 2986
3487	3487	to exceed fifty thousand dollars in any fiscal year. 2987
3488	3488	Sec. 69. Section 22-412 of the general statutes is repealed and the 2988
3489	3489	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 2989
3490	3490	The Department of Agriculture and the [Department of Consumer 2990
3491	3491	Protection] Commission on Gaming shall use part of said fund for 2991 Raised Bill No. 5190
3492	3492
3493	3493
3494	3494
3495	3495	LCO No. 1555 95 of 103
3496	3496
3497	3497	programs to promote the equine industry in the state of Connecticut, 2992
3498	3498	such as equine activities, facilities and research. The Department of 2993
3499	3499	Agriculture and the [Department of Consumer Protection] Commission 2994
3500	3500	on Gaming may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of 2995
3501	3501	chapter 54, to carry out the purposes of this section and sections 22-410, 2996
3502	3502	as amended by this act, and 22-411. 2997
3503	3503	Sec. 70. Section 29-7c of the general statutes is repealed and the 2998
3504	3504	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 2999
3505	3505	There is established a unit in the Division of State Police within the 3000
3506	3506	Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to be known 3001
3507	3507	as the legalized gambling investigative unit. The unit, in conjunction 3002
3508	3508	with the special [policemen] police officers in the [Department of 3003
3509	3509	Consumer Protection] Commission on Gaming, shall be responsible for 3004
3510	3510	(1) the criminal enforcement of the provisions of sections 7-169 to 7-186, 3005
3511	3511	inclusive, as amended by this act, and chapters 226, 226b and 229a, as 3006
3512	3512	amended by this act, and (2) the investigation, detection of and 3007
3513	3513	assistance in the prosecution of any criminal matter or alleged violation 3008
3514	3514	of criminal law with respect to legalized gambling, provided the 3009
3515	3515	legalized gambling investigative unit shall be the primary criminal 3010
3516	3516	enforcement agency. Nothing in this section shall limit the powers 3011
3517	3517	granted to persons appointed to act as special [policemen] police officers 3012
3518	3518	in accordance with the provisions of section 29-18c, as amended by this 3013
3519	3519	act. 3014
3520	3520	Sec. 71. Section 29-18c of the general statutes is repealed and the 3015
3521	3521	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 3016
3522	3522	The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection may 3017
3523	3523	appoint not more than four persons employed as investigators in the 3018
3524	3524	security unit of the [Department of Consumer Protection] Commission 3019
3525	3525	on Gaming, upon the nomination of the [Commissioner of Consumer 3020
3526	3526	Protection] commission, to act as special [policemen] police officers in 3021
3527	3527	said unit. Such appointees shall serve at the pleasure of the 3022
3528	3528	Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection. During 3023 Raised Bill No. 5190
3529	3529
3530	3530
3531	3531
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3533	3533
3534	3534	such tenure, they shall have all the powers conferred on state 3024
3535	3535	[policemen] police officers while investigating or making arrests for any 3025
3536	3536	offense arising from the operation of any off-track betting system or the 3026
3537	3537	conduct of any lottery game. Such special [policemen] police officers 3027
3538	3538	shall be certified under the provisions of sections 7-294a to 7-294e, 3028
3539	3539	inclusive. 3029
3540	3540	Sec. 72. Subsection (a) of section 30-20 of the general statutes is 3030
3541	3541	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 3031
3542	3542	1, 2021): 3032
3543	3543	(a) A package store permit shall allow the retail sale of alcoholic 3033
3544	3544	liquor not to be consumed on the premises, such sales to be made only 3034
3545	3545	in sealed bottles or other containers. The holder of a package store 3035
3546	3546	permit may, in accordance with regulations adopted by the Department 3036
3547	3547	of Consumer Protection pursuant to the provisions of chapter 54, offer 3037
3548	3548	free samples of alcoholic liquor for tasting on the premises, conduct fee-3038
3549	3549	based wine education and tasting classes and demonstrations and 3039
3550	3550	conduct tastings or demonstrations provided by a permittee or backer 3040
3551	3551	of a package store for a nominal charge to charitable nonprofit 3041
3552	3552	organizations. Any offering, tasting, wine education and tasting class or 3042
3553	3553	demonstration held on permit premises shall be conducted only during 3043
3554	3554	the hours a package store is permitted to sell alcoholic liquor under 3044
3555	3555	section 30-91. No tasting of wine on the premises shall be offered from 3045
3556	3556	more than ten uncorked bottles at any one time. No store operating 3046
3557	3557	under a package store permit shall sell any commodity other than 3047
3558	3558	alcoholic liquor except that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 3048
3559	3559	such store may sell (1) cigarettes and cigars, (2) publications, (3) bar 3049
3560	3560	utensils, which shall include, but need not be limited to, corkscrews, 3050
3561	3561	beverage strainers, stirrers or other similar items used to consume or 3051
3562	3562	related to the consumption of alcoholic liquor, (4) gift packages of 3052
3563	3563	alcoholic liquor shipped into the state by a manufacturer or out-of-state 3053
3564	3564	shipper, which may include a nonalcoholic item in the gift package that 3054
3565	3565	may be any item, except food or tobacco products, provided the dollar 3055
3566	3566	value of the nonalcoholic items does not exceed the dollar value of the 3056
3567	3567	alcoholic items of the package, (5) complementary fresh fruits used in 3057 Raised Bill No. 5190
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3569	3569
3570	3570
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3572	3572
3573	3573	the preparation of mixed alcoholic beverages, (6) cheese or crackers, or 3058
3574	3574	both, (7) olives, (8) nonalcoholic beverages, (9) concentrates used in the 3059
3575	3575	preparation of mixed alcoholic beverages, (10) beer and wine-making 3060
3576	3576	kits and products related to beer and wine-making kits, (11) ice in any 3061
3577	3577	form, (12) articles of clothing imprinted with advertising related to the 3062
3578	3578	alcoholic liquor industry, (13) gift baskets or other containers of 3063
3579	3579	alcoholic liquor, (14) multiple packages of alcoholic liquors, as defined 3064
3580	3580	in subdivision (3) of section 30-1, provided in all such cases the 3065
3581	3581	minimum retail selling price for such alcoholic liquor shall apply, (15) 3066
3582	3582	lottery tickets authorized by the [Department of Consumer Protection] 3067
3583	3583	Commission on Gaming, if licensed as an agent to sell such tickets by 3068
3584	3584	said department, and (16) gift baskets containing only containers of 3069
3585	3585	alcoholic liquor and commodities authorized for sale under 3070
3586	3586	subdivisions (1) to (15), inclusive, of this subsection. A package store 3071
3587	3587	permit shall also allow the taking and transmitting of orders for delivery 3072
3588	3588	of such merchandise in other states. Notwithstanding any other 3073
3589	3589	provision of law, a package store permit shall allow the participation in 3074
3590	3590	any lottery ticket promotion or giveaway sponsored by the [Department 3075
3591	3591	of Consumer Protection] Commission on Gaming. The annual fee for a 3076
3592	3592	package store permit shall be five hundred thirty-five dollars. 3077
3593	3593	Sec. 73. Subsection (e) of section 30-22a of the 2020 supplement to the 3078
3594	3594	general statutes, as amended by section 22 of public act 19-24, is 3079
3595	3595	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 3080
3596	3596	1, 2021): 3081
3597	3597	(e) For purposes of compliance with this section, "cafe" shall include 3082
3598	3598	all of the land and buildings in which the principal business conducted 3083
3599	3599	is racing or jai alai exhibitions, with pari-mutuel betting licensed by the 3084
3600	3600	[Department of Consumer Protection] Commission on Gaming. 3085
3601	3601	Sec. 74. Subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 30-39 of the general 3086
3602	3602	statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 3087
3603	3603	(Effective January 1, 2021): 3088
3604	3604	(b) (1) Any person desiring a liquor permit or a renewal of such a 3089 Raised Bill No. 5190
3605	3605
3606	3606
3607	3607
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3609	3609
3610	3610	permit shall make a sworn application therefor to the Department of 3090
3611	3611	Consumer Protection upon forms to be furnished by the department, 3091
3612	3612	showing the name and address of the applicant and of the applicant's 3092
3613	3613	backer, if any, the location of the club or place of business which is to be 3093
3614	3614	operated under such permit and a financial statement setting forth all 3094
3615	3615	elements and details of any business transactions connected with the 3095
3616	3616	application. Such application shall include a detailed description of the 3096
3617	3617	type of live entertainment that is to be provided. A club or place of 3097
3618	3618	business shall be exempt from providing such detailed description if the 3098
3619	3619	club or place of business (A) was issued a liquor permit prior to October 3099
3620	3620	1, 1993, and (B) has not altered the type of entertainment provided. The 3100
3621	3621	application shall also indicate any crimes of which the applicant or the 3101
3622	3622	applicant's backer may have been convicted. Applicants shall submit 3102
3623	3623	documents sufficient to establish that state and local building, fire and 3103
3624	3624	zoning requirements and local ordinances concerning hours and days 3104
3625	3625	of sale will be met, except that local building and zoning requirements 3105
3626	3626	and local ordinances concerning hours and days of sale shall not apply 3106
3627	3627	to any class of airport permit. The State Fire Marshal or the marshal's 3107
3628	3628	certified designee shall be responsible for approving compliance with 3108
3629	3629	the State Fire Code at Bradley International Airport. Any person 3109
3630	3630	desiring a permit provided for in section 30-33b, as amended by this act, 3110
3631	3631	shall file a copy of such person's license with such application if such 3111
3632	3632	license was issued by the [Department of Consumer Protection] 3112
3633	3633	Commission on Gaming. The department may, at its discretion, conduct 3113
3634	3634	an investigation to determine whether a permit shall be issued to an 3114
3635	3635	applicant. 3115
3636	3636	Sec. 75. Section 30-59a of the general statutes is repealed and the 3116
3637	3637	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 3117
3638	3638	(a) The Department of Consumer Protection may suspend any permit 3118
3639	3639	issued under this chapter if the permittee has had a license suspended 3119
3640	3640	or revoked by the department until such license has been restored to 3120
3641	3641	such person. 3121
3642	3642	(b) The department may, upon notice from the Commission on 3122 Raised Bill No. 5190
3643	3643
3644	3644
3645	3645
3646	3646	LCO No. 1555 99 of 103
3647	3647
3648	3648	Gaming of the name and address of any person who has had a license 3123
3649	3649	suspended or revoked by the commission, suspend any permit issued 3124
3650	3650	under this chapter until such license has been restored to such person. 3125
3651	3651	The department shall notify the commission of the name and address of 3126
3652	3652	any permittee whose permit has been suspended or revoked. 3127
3653	3653	Sec. 76. Subsection (c) of section 31-51y of the general statutes is 3128
3654	3654	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 3129
3655	3655	1, 2021): 3130
3656	3656	(c) Nothing in sections 31-51t to 31-51aa, inclusive, as amended by 3131
3657	3657	this act, shall restrict or prevent a urinalysis drug test program 3132
3658	3658	conducted under the supervision of the [Department of Consumer 3133
3659	3659	Protection] Commission on Gaming relative to jai alai players, jai alai 3134
3660	3660	court judges, jockeys, harness drivers or stewards participating in 3135
3661	3661	activities upon which pari-mutuel wagering is authorized under 3136
3662	3662	chapter 226. 3137
3663	3663	Sec. 77. Section 53-278g of the general statutes is repealed and the 3138
3664	3664	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2021): 3139
3665	3665	(a) Nothing in sections 53-278a to 53-278f, inclusive, shall be 3140
3666	3666	construed to prohibit the publication of an advertisement of, or the 3141
3667	3667	operation of, or participation in, a state lottery, pari-mutuel betting at 3142
3668	3668	race tracks licensed by the state, off-track betting conducted by the state 3143
3669	3669	or a licensee authorized to operate the off-track betting system, 3144
3670	3670	authorized games at a casino gaming facility, a promotional drawing for 3145
3671	3671	a prize or prizes, conducted for advertising purposes by any person, 3146
3672	3672	firm or corporation other than a retail grocer or retail grocery chain, 3147
3673	3673	wherein members of the general public may participate without making 3148
3674	3674	any purchase or otherwise paying or risking credit, money, or any other 3149
3675	3675	tangible thing of value or a sweepstakes conducted pursuant to sections 3150
3676	3676	42-295 to 42-301, inclusive. 3151
3677	3677	(b) The Mashantucket Pequot tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians 3152
3678	3678	of Connecticut, or their agents, may use and possess at any location 3153
3679	3679	within the state, solely for the purpose of training individuals in skills 3154 Raised Bill No. 5190
3680	3680
3681	3681
3682	3682
3683	3683	LCO No. 1555 100 of 103
3684	3684
3685	3685	required for employment by the tribe or testing a gambling device, any 3155
3686	3686	gambling device which the tribes are authorized to utilize on their 3156
3687	3687	reservations pursuant to the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act; 3157
3688	3688	provided no money or other thing of value shall be paid to any person 3158
3689	3689	as a result of the operation of such gambling device in the course of such 3159
3690	3690	training or testing at locations outside of the reservation of the tribe. Any 3160
3691	3691	person receiving such training or testing such device may use any such 3161
3692	3692	device in the course of such training or testing. Whenever either of said 3162
3693	3693	tribes intends to use and possess at any location within the state any 3163
3694	3694	such gambling device for the purpose of testing such device, the tribe 3164
3695	3695	shall give prior notice of such testing to the [Department of Consumer 3165
3696	3696	Protection] Commission on Gaming. 3166
3697	3697	(c) Any casino gaming facility, or its agents, may use and possess at 3167
3698	3698	any location within the state, solely for the purpose of training 3168
3699	3699	individuals in skills required for employment by the casino gaming 3169
3700	3700	facility or testing a gambling device, any gambling device which the 3170
3701	3701	casino gaming facility may use for conducting authorized games at the 3171
3702	3702	casino gaming facility, provided no money or other thing of value shall 3172
3703	3703	be paid to any person as a result of the operation of such gambling 3173
3704	3704	device in the course of such training or testing at locations outside of the 3174
3705	3705	casino gaming facility. Any person receiving such training or testing 3175
3706	3706	such device may use any such device in the course of such training or 3176
3707	3707	testing. Whenever a casino gaming facility intends to use and possess at 3177
3708	3708	any location within the state any such gambling device for the purpose 3178
3709	3709	of testing such device, the casino gambling facility shall give prior notice 3179
3710	3710	of such testing to the [Department of Consumer Protection] Commission 3180
3711	3711	on Gaming. 3181
3712	3712	Sec. 78. Sections 12-570b and 21a-1b of the general statutes are 3182
3713	3713	repealed. (Effective January 1, 2021) 3183
3714	3714	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
3715	3715	sections:
3716	3716
3717	3717	Section 1 January 1, 2021 New section
3718	3718	Sec. 2 January 1, 2021 4-5 Raised Bill No. 5190
3719	3719
3720	3720
3721	3721
3722	3722	LCO No. 1555 101 of 103
3723	3723
3724	3724	Sec. 3 July 1, 2022 4-5
3725	3725	Sec. 4 January 1, 2021 4-38c
3726	3726	Sec. 5 July 1, 2022 4-38c
3727	3727	Sec. 6 January 1, 2021 7-169d
3728	3728	Sec. 7 January 1, 2021 7-169h
3729	3729	Sec. 8 January 1, 2021 7-169i
3730	3730	Sec. 9 January 1, 2021 7-178
3731	3731	Sec. 10 January 1, 2021 12-3a
3732	3732	Sec. 11 January 1, 2021 12-557b
3733	3733	Sec. 12 January 1, 2021 12-559
3734	3734	Sec. 13 January 1, 2021 12-560
3735	3735	Sec. 14 January 1, 2021 12-561
3736	3736	Sec. 15 January 1, 2021 12-562
3737	3737	Sec. 16 January 1, 2021 12-563
3738	3738	Sec. 17 January 1, 2021 12-563a
3739	3739	Sec. 18 January 1, 2021 12-564
3740	3740	Sec. 19 January 1, 2021 12-564a
3741	3741	Sec. 20 January 1, 2021 12-565
3742	3742	Sec. 21 January 1, 2021 12-565a
3743	3743	Sec. 22 January 1, 2021 12-566
3744	3744	Sec. 23 January 1, 2021 12-568a
3745	3745	Sec. 24 January 1, 2021 12-569
3746	3746	Sec. 25 January 1, 2021 12-571
3747	3747	Sec. 26 January 1, 2021 12-571a
3748	3748	Sec. 27 January 1, 2021 12-572
3749	3749	Sec. 28 January 1, 2021 12-573
3750	3750	Sec. 29 January 1, 2021 12-573a
3751	3751	Sec. 30 January 1, 2021 12-574
3752	3752	Sec. 31 January 1, 2021 12-574a
3753	3753	Sec. 32 January 1, 2021 12-574c
3754	3754	Sec. 33 January 1, 2021 12-574d
3755	3755	Sec. 34 January 1, 2021 12-575
3756	3756	Sec. 35 January 1, 2021 12-575c
3757	3757	Sec. 36 January 1, 2021 12-576
3758	3758	Sec. 37 January 1, 2021 12-577
3759	3759	Sec. 38 January 1, 2021 12-578
3760	3760	Sec. 39 January 1, 2021 12-578a
3761	3761	Sec. 40 January 1, 2021 12-578b
3762	3762	Sec. 41 January 1, 2021 12-578c
3763	3763	Sec. 42 January 1, 2021 12-578d
3764	3764	Sec. 43 January 1, 2021 12-578e Raised Bill No. 5190
3765	3765
3766	3766
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3769	3769
3770	3770	Sec. 44 January 1, 2021 12-578f
3771	3771	Sec. 45 January 1, 2021 12-578aa
3772	3772	Sec. 46 January 1, 2021 12-579
3773	3773	Sec. 47 January 1, 2021 12-584
3774	3774	Sec. 48 January 1, 2021 12-585
3775	3775	Sec. 49 January 1, 2021 12-586f
3776	3776	Sec. 50 January 1, 2021 12-586g
3777	3777	Sec. 51 January 1, 2021 12-802
3778	3778	Sec. 52 January 1, 2021 12-802a
3779	3779	Sec. 53 January 1, 2021 12-804
3780	3780	Sec. 54 January 1, 2021 12-805
3781	3781	Sec. 55 January 1, 2021 12-806
3782	3782	Sec. 56 January 1, 2021 12-806a
3783	3783	Sec. 57 January 1, 2021 12-806b
3784	3784	Sec. 58 January 1, 2021 12-807
3785	3785	Sec. 59 January 1, 2021 12-808
3786	3786	Sec. 60 January 1, 2021 12-809
3787	3787	Sec. 61 January 1, 2021 12-811
3788	3788	Sec. 62 January 1, 2021 12-812
3789	3789	Sec. 63 January 1, 2021 12-813(a)
3790	3790	Sec. 64 January 1, 2021 12-815(a)
3791	3791	Sec. 65 January 1, 2021 12-815a
3792	3792	Sec. 66 January 1, 2021 17a-713(b)
3793	3793	Sec. 67 January 1, 2021 21a-1
3794	3794	Sec. 68 January 1, 2021 22-410
3795	3795	Sec. 69 January 1, 2021 22-412
3796	3796	Sec. 70 January 1, 2021 29-7c
3797	3797	Sec. 71 January 1, 2021 29-18c
3798	3798	Sec. 72 January 1, 2021 30-20(a)
3799	3799	Sec. 73 January 1, 2021 30-22a(e)
3800	3800	Sec. 74 January 1, 2021 30-39(b)(1)
3801	3801	Sec. 75 January 1, 2021 30-59a
3802	3802	Sec. 76 January 1, 2021 31-51y(c)
3803	3803	Sec. 77 January 1, 2021 53-278g
3804	3804	Sec. 78 January 1, 2021 Repealer section
3805	3805
3806	3806	Statement of Purpose:
3807	3807	To establish a Commission on Gaming and transfer oversight of
3808	3808	gambling in this state from the Department of Consumer Protection to
3809	3809	the commission. Raised Bill No. 5190
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3811	3811
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3814	3814
3815	3815	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
3816	3816	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
3817	3817	underlined.]
3818	3818