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General Assembly  Committee Bill No. 21  
February Session, 2020  
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY  
 
 
Introduced by:  
(PS)  
 
 
 
AN ACT AUTHORIZING SPORTS WAGERING, INTE RNET GAMING, A 
CASINO GAMING FACILITY IN BRIDGEPORT, ENTERTAI NMENT 
ZONE FACILITIES, INTERNET LOTTERY AND IN TERNET KENO. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2020) For the purposes of this 1 
section and sections 2 to 12, inclusive, of this act: 2 
(1) "Casino gaming facility" has the same meaning as provided in 3 
section 12-557b of the general statutes, as amended by this act; 4 
(2) "Electronic wagering platform" or "platform" means the 5 
combination of hardware, software and data networks used to manage, 6 
administer, offer or control sports wagering or casino gaming over the 7 
Internet, including through an Internet web site or a mobile device; 8 
(3) "Entertainment zone facility" means a facility authorized to 9 
conduct retail sports wagering and e-sports pursuant to section 5 of this 10 
act or any other provision of the general statutes or a public or special 11 
act; 12 
(4) "E-sports" means electronic sports and competitive video games 13    
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played as a game of skill and for which wagering by nonparticipants 14 
may be authorized pursuant to section 6 of this act or any other 15 
provision of the general statutes or a public or special act; 16 
(5) "Gross gaming revenue from online casino gaming" means the 17 
total of all sums actually received by an operator of online casino 18 
gaming less the total of all sums paid as winnings to patrons of the 19 
operator of online casino gaming and any federal excise tax applicable 20 
to such sums received, provided the total of all sums paid as winnings 21 
to such patrons shall not include the cash equivalent value of any 22 
merchandise or thing of value included in a jackpot or payout, and 23 
provided further the issuance to or wagering by such patrons of any 24 
promotional gaming credit shall not be included in the total of all sums 25 
actually received by an operator of online casino gaming for the 26 
purposes of determining gross gaming revenue; 27 
(6) "Gross gaming revenue from sports wagering" means the total of 28 
all sums actually received by an operator of sports wagering less the 29 
total of all sums paid as winnings to patrons of the operator of sports 30 
wagering and any federal excise tax applicable to such sums received, 31 
provided the total of all sums paid as winnings to such patrons shall not 32 
include the cash equivalent value of any merchandise or thing of value 33 
included in a jackpot or payout, and provided further the issuance to or 34 
wagering by such patrons of any promotional gaming credit shall not 35 
be included in the total of all sums actually received by an operator of 36 
sports wagering for the purposes of determining gross gaming revenue; 37 
(7) "Indian lands" has the meaning set forth in the Indian Gaming 38 
Regulatory Act, 25 USC 2703(4); 39 
(8) "Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding" means 40 
the memorandum of understanding entered into by and between the 41 
state and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe on January 13, 1993, as 42 
amended from time to time; 43 
(9) "Mashantucket Pequot procedures" means the Final 44    
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Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Procedures prescribed by the Secretary 45 
of the United States Department of the Interior pursuant to 25 USC 46 
2710(d)(7)(B)(vii) and published in 56 Federal Register 24996 (May 31, 47 
1991), as amended from time to time; 48 
(10) "MMCT Venture, LLC" means a limited liability company (A) 49 
jointly and exclusively owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and 50 
the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut; (B) in which no other 51 
person or business organization holds an equity interest; and (C) in 52 
which each tribe holds at least a twenty-five per cent equity interest; 53 
(11) "Mohegan compact" means the Tribal-State Compact entered 54 
into by and between the state and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 55 
Connecticut on May 17, 1994, as amended from time to time; 56 
(12) "Mohegan memorandum of understanding" means th e 57 
memorandum of understanding entered into by and between the state 58 
and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut on May 17, 1994, as 59 
amended from time to time; 60 
(13) "Online casino gaming" means any game of chance including, but 61 
not limited to, blackjack, poker, dice, money-wheels, roulette, baccarat, 62 
chuck-a-luck, pan game, over and under, horse race game, acey-deucy, 63 
beat the dealer, bouncing ball and slot machine, conducted over the 64 
Internet, including through an Internet web site or a mobile device. 65 
"Online casino gaming" does not include sports wagering; 66 
(14) "Prohibited sports event" means any high school sport or high 67 
school e-sport event, except an international sports event in which 68 
persons under age eighteen make up a minority of the participants; 69 
(15) "Retail sports wagering" means in-person sports wagering at a 70 
casino gaming facility authorized under section 12-578f of the general 71 
statutes, as amended by this act, or an entertainment zone facility 72 
authorized under section 5 of this act; 73 
(16) "Skin" means the branded or cobranded name and logo on the 74    
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interface of an Internet web site or a mobile application that bettors use 75 
to access an electronic wagering platform for online sports wagering or 76 
online casino gaming; 77 
(17) "Sporting event" or "sports event" means any (A) sporting or 78 
athletic event at which two or more persons participate and receive 79 
compensation in excess of actual expenses for such participation in such 80 
sporting or athletic event, (B) sporting or athletic event sponsored by an 81 
intercollegiate athletic program of an institution of higher education, or 82 
(C) e-sports. "Sporting event" does not include horse racing or any 83 
sporting or athletic event sponsored by a minor league; 84 
(18) "Sports wagering" means risking or accepting any money, credit, 85 
deposit or other thing of value for gain contingent in whole or in part 86 
(A) by any system or method of wagering, including, but not limited to, 87 
in person or over the Internet through an Internet web site or a mobile 88 
device, and (B) based on (i) a sporting event or a portion or portions of 89 
a sporting event including future or propositional events during such 90 
an event, or (ii) the individual performance statistics of an athlete or 91 
athletes in a sporting event or a combination of sporting events. "Sports 92 
wagering" does not include the payment of an entry fee to play fantasy 93 
contests, as defined in section 12-578aa of the general statutes, or an 94 
entry fee to participate in e-sports; and 95 
(19) "Tribally owned company" means MMCT Venture, LLC, or any 96 
other limited liability company formed under the laws of the state of 97 
Connecticut (A) jointly and exclusively owned by the Mashantucket 98 
Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, (B) in 99 
which no other person or business organization holds an equity interest, 100 
and (C) in which each tribe holds at least a twenty-five per cent equity 101 
interest. 102 
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2020) (a) Not later than October 1, 2020, 103 
the Governor shall enter into amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot 104 
procedures and to the Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of 105 
understanding with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and amendments 106    
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to the Mohegan compact and to the Mohegan memorandum of 107 
understanding with the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, or 108 
new compacts with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, Mohegan Tribe of 109 
Indians of Connecticut, or both, that conform to the provisions of 110 
sections 1 to 12, inclusive, of this act concerning: 111 
(1) The operation of retail sports wagering on Indian lands pursuant 112 
to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 2701 113 
et seq., provided (A) such amendment or new compact shall provide 114 
that any individual making a sports wager is at least twenty-one years 115 
of age or older, and (B) the authorization to operate sports wagering 116 
shall not become effective until each new compact with the 117 
Mashantucket Pequot Tribe or Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut 118 
or each amendment to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures, the 119 
Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding, the Mohegan 120 
compact and the Mohegan memorandum of understanding, for retail 121 
sports wagering on Indian lands, has become effective; 122 
(2) The operation of retail sports wagering at a casino gaming facility 123 
authorized under section 12-578f of the general statutes, as amended by 124 
this act; 125 
(3) The operation of one online skin for sports wagering conducted 126 
over the Internet through an Internet web site or mobile application 127 
within the state by each federally recognized Native American Tribe 128 
operating Class III gaming on its Indian lands in the state pursuant to a 129 
tribal-state gaming compact or procedures approved under the Indian 130 
Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 2710 et seq., 131 
provided the Internet web site and mobile application used by each tribe 132 
clearly identifies, at all times, the skin on the display screen; 133 
(4) The operation of one online skin for online casino gaming 134 
conducted over the Internet through an Internet web site or mobile 135 
application within the state by each federally recognized Native 136 
American Tribe operating Class III gaming on its Indian lands in the 137 
state pursuant to a tribal-state gaming compact or procedures approved 138    
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under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 139 
2710 et seq., provided the Internet web site and mobile application used 140 
by each tribe clearly identifies, at all times, the skin on the display 141 
screen; 142 
(5) The operation of retail sports wagering at entertainment zone 143 
facilities by a tribally owned company pursuant to section 5 of this act; 144 
and 145 
(6) The operation of a program by the Connecticut Lottery 146 
Corporation to sell lottery tickets for lottery draw games through the 147 
corporation's Internet web site, online service or mobile application, 148 
provided the total number of drawings across all such games in a given 149 
day shall not exceed six drawings. 150 
(b) (1) Any amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures and 151 
the Mohegan compact pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall 152 
include a provision that such amendments do not terminate the 153 
moratorium against the operation of video facsimile games by the 154 
Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 155 
Connecticut on each tribe's reservation. 156 
(2) Any amendments to each tribe's memorandum of understanding 157 
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall include a provision that 158 
such amendments do not relieve each tribe from each tribe's obligation 159 
to contribute a percentage of the gross operating revenues of video 160 
facsimile games to the state as provided in each tribe's memorandum of 161 
understanding. 162 
(c) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3-6c of the general 163 
statutes and unless federal law or a gaming agreement or procedure 164 
entered into pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, P.L. 100-165 
497, 25 USC 2701 et seq. requires otherwise, the Governor shall enter 166 
into the amendments or compacts pursuant to subsection (a) of this 167 
section, and such amendment or compact shall be effective, provided 168 
each tribe agrees to make contributions to the state from gaming 169    
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revenue for online sports wagering and online casino gaming on Indian 170 
lands that are equivalent to the rates established in section 8 of this act. 171 
(2) If federal law requires approval by the Secretary of the United 172 
States Department of Interior for any amendment or compact entered 173 
into pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, and such approval is 174 
overturned by a court in a final judgment, which is not appealable, the 175 
authorization provided for in such amendment or compact shall cease 176 
to be effective. 177 
Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2020) Each federally recognized Native 178 
American Tribe that operates Class III gaming on its Indian lands in the 179 
state pursuant to a tribal-state gaming compact or procedures approved 180 
under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 181 
2710 et seq., may operate one online skin for sports wagering within the 182 
state through an Internet web site or mobile application, provided (1) 183 
each compact or amendment to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures, 184 
the Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding, the 185 
Mohegan compact and the Mohegan memorandum of understanding 186 
required under subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 2 of this act is 187 
effective; and (2) the Internet web site and mobile application used by 188 
each tribe clearly identifies, at all times, the skin on the display screen. 189 
Unless prohibited by federal law or any gaming agreement or procedure 190 
entered into pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, P.L. 100-191 
497, 25 USC 2701 et seq., any online sports wager received by a casino 192 
on Indian lands and authorized pursuant to this section is considered to 193 
be a wager placed where the server receiving the wager is located, 194 
regardless of the authorized participant's location at the time the wager 195 
is initiated or otherwise placed. 196 
Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2020) Each federally recognized Native 197 
American Tribe that operates Class III gaming on its Indian lands in the 198 
state pursuant to a tribal-state gaming compact or procedures approved 199 
under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 200 
2710 et seq., may operate one online skin for online casino gaming 201    
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within the state through an Internet web site or mobile application, 202 
provided (1) each compact or amendment to the Mashantucket Pequot 203 
procedures, the Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding, 204 
the Mohegan compact and the Mohegan memorandum of 205 
understanding required under subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of 206 
section 2 of this act is effective; and (2) the Internet web site and mobile 207 
application used by each tribe clearly identifies, at all times, the skin on 208 
the display screen. Unless prohibited by federal law or any gaming 209 
agreement or procedure entered into pursuant to the Indian Gaming 210 
Regulatory Act, P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 2701 et seq., any online casino 211 
gaming wager received by a casino on Indian lands and authorized 212 
pursuant to this section is considered to be a wager placed where the 213 
server receiving the wager is located, regardless of the authorized 214 
participant's location at the time the wager is initiated or otherwise 215 
placed. 216 
Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2020) (a) A tribally owned company is 217 
authorized to operate a casino gaming facility in the city of Bridgeport, 218 
provided such company invests a minimum of one hundred million 219 
dollars to develop such facility. 220 
(b) A tribally owned company is authorized to operate an 221 
entertainment zone facility (1) at the facility described in subsection (a) 222 
of this section, (2) at a facility in the city of Hartford, (3) at a facility in 223 
the city of New Haven, and (4) at a facility in one additional 224 
municipality in the state chosen by the tribally owned company. 225 
(c) (1) Authorization to operate a facility under subsection (a) or (b) 226 
of this section shall not be effective unless: 227 
(A) The governing bodies of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and 228 
Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut have enacted resolutions 229 
providing: (i) That, if the tribally owned company fails to pay any fees 230 
or taxes due the state, the tribes, as the members of the tribally owned 231 
company, waive the possible defense of sovereign immunity with 232 
respect to any action or claim by the state against the tribes as the 233    
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members of the tribally owned company to the extent such action or 234 
claim is permitted to be brought against a member of a limited liability 235 
company under state law to collect any fees or taxes, while preserving 236 
any other defenses available to the tribes, and (ii) that the venue for such 237 
action or claim shall be in the judicial district of Hartford; and 238 
(B) Prior to operation of any entertainment zone facility, compacts 239 
with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 240 
Connecticut or amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures, 241 
the Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding, the 242 
Mohegan compact and the Mohegan memorandum of understanding 243 
concerning operation of retail sports wagering at entertainment zone 244 
facilities are effective pursuant to section 2 of this act. 245 
(2) Authorization to operate a facility under subsection (a) or (b) of 246 
this section shall cease to be effective if the tribally owned company 247 
ceases to be a limited liability company jointly and exclusively owned 248 
by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 249 
Connecticut in which each tribe holds at least a twenty-five per cent 250 
equity interest. 251 
(3) No entertainment zone facility shall be located in a municipality 252 
that has, through its legislative body or by referendum, voted not to 253 
permit the operation of such a facility, unless such vote is superseded 254 
by a subsequent vote not earlier than sixty days following the first vote. 255 
Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2020) (a) An individual may only place 256 
a sports wager on a sporting event or place a wager through an online 257 
casino electronic wagering platform if the wagering is authorized 258 
pursuant to sections 2 to 5, inclusive, of this act, as applicable, and the 259 
individual has attained the age of twenty-one and is physically present 260 
in the state when placing the wager. 261 
(b) Any electronic wagering platform used for conducting online 262 
sports wagering or online casino gaming shall be developed to: (1) 263 
Verify that an individual with a wagering account is twenty-one years 264    
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of age or older and is physically present in the state when placing a 265 
wager, (2) provide a mechanism to prevent the unauthorized use of 266 
wagering accounts and maintain the security of wagering data and 267 
other confidential information, and (3) allow individuals to register for 268 
a wagering account at a casino facility operated on Indian lands 269 
pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, P.L. 100-497, 25 270 
USC 2701 et seq., at a casino gaming facility, at an entertainment zone 271 
facility, or online through an electronic wagering platform, in 272 
accordance with standards of operation and management, policies and 273 
procedures, or regulations adopted pursuant to section 7 of this act. 274 
(c) No sports wagering shall be permitted on any prohibited sports 275 
event.  276 
Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2020) (a) Not later than twelve months 277 
after the date any authorization of sports wagering or online casino 278 
gaming becomes effective under sections 2 to 5, inclusive, of this act, the 279 
Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt regulations, in 280 
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes and 281 
to the extent not prohibited by federal law or any gaming agreement or 282 
procedure entered into pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 283 
P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 2701 et seq., to implement the provisions of sections 284 
2 to 6, inclusive, of this act. Such regulations shall address the operation 285 
of, participation in and advertisement of sports wagering and online 286 
casino gaming, and shall include provisions to protect the public interest 287 
in the integrity of gaming. 288 
(b) The commissioner may implement policies and procedures while 289 
in the process of adopting such regulations, provided notice of intention 290 
to adopt regulations is posted on the eRegulations System not later than 291 
twenty days after implementation. Any such policy or procedure shall 292 
be valid until the time final regulations are effective. 293 
(c) Prior to the effective date of final regulations or the posting of 294 
notice of intention to adopt regulations on the eRegulations System 295 
following implementation of policies and procedures, whichever occurs 296    
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first, sports wagering or online casino gaming authorized under 297 
sections 2 to 5, inclusive, of this act may be conducted in accordance 298 
with standards of operation and management adopted by a tribal 299 
gaming agency of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe or Mohegan Tribe of 300 
Indians of Connecticut and approved by the Commissioner of 301 
Consumer Protection. The commissioner shall approve each standard 302 
unless it finds that the standard would have a material adverse impact 303 
on the public interest in the integrity of the sports wagering or online 304 
gaming operation and shall disapprove only such portions of any such 305 
standard that is determined to have a material adverse impact on such 306 
public interest, setting forth with specificity the reasons for such 307 
disapproval. Approval of such standards shall be deemed granted 308 
unless disapproved within forty-five days of submission. 309 
Sec. 8. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than thirty days after 310 
the date an operator of sports wagering or online casino gaming 311 
commences operation under sections 2 to 7, inclusive, of this act, and on 312 
a monthly basis thereafter while such sports wagering or online casino 313 
gaming is conducted, if such gaming takes place outside of Indian lands 314 
of a federally recognized Native American Tribe, each such operator 315 
shall pay to the state for deposit in the General Fund: (1) Ten per cent of 316 
the gross gaming revenue from online casino gaming authorized under 317 
sections 2 and 4 of this act; and (2) eight per cent of the gross gaming 318 
revenue from sports wagering authorized under sections 2, 3 and 5 to 7, 319 
inclusive, of this act. 320 
Sec. 9. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Commencing in any fiscal 321 
year that sports wagering or online casino gaming is conducted 322 
pursuant to sections 2 to 7, inclusive, of this act outside of Indian lands 323 
and on or before September thirtieth in each fiscal year thereafter, the 324 
Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall: (1) Estimate, after 325 
consultation with each operator of online casino gaming, online sports 326 
wagering or an entertainment zone facility or the operator of a casino 327 
gaming facility conducting retail sports wagering pursuant to section 328 
12-578f of the general statutes, as amended by this act, the reasonable 329    
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and necessary costs that will be incurred by the department in the next 330 
fiscal year to regulate the operation of such wagering or gaming under 331 
sections 2 to 7, inclusive, of this act; and (2) assess each such operator's 332 
share of such estimated costs pro rata according to such operator's 333 
annualized share of the gross gaming revenue from such wagering or 334 
gaming in the prior fiscal year, if any. The estimated costs shall not 335 
exceed the estimate of expenditure requirements transmitted by the 336 
commissioner pursuant to section 4-77 of the general statutes. The 337 
assessment for any fiscal year shall be: (A) Reduced pro rata by the 338 
amount of any surplus from the assessment of the prior fiscal year, 339 
which shall be maintained in accordance with subsection (d) of this 340 
section, or (B) increased pro rata by the amount of any deficit from the 341 
assessment of the prior fiscal year. 342 
(b) Each operator of online casino gaming, online sports wagering or 343 
an entertainment zone facility or operator of a casino gaming facility 344 
conducting sports wagering pursuant to section 12-578f of the general 345 
statutes, as amended by this act, shall pay to the commissioner the 346 
amount assessed to such operator pursuant to subsection (a) of this 347 
section not later than the date specified by the commissioner for 348 
payment, provided such date is not less than thirty days from the date 349 
of such assessment. The commissioner shall remit to the State Treasurer 350 
all funds received pursuant to this section. 351 
(c) The State Treasurer shall deposit all funds received pursuant to 352 
subsection (b) of this section in the State Gaming Regulatory Fund, 353 
established pursuant to subsection (c) of section 12-578e of the general 354 
statutes, as amended by this act. 355 
(d) On or before September thirtieth, annually, the Comptroller shall 356 
calculate the actual reasonable and necessary costs incurred by the 357 
department to regulate operators of online casino gaming, online sports 358 
wagering and entertainment zone facilities and the operator of a casino 359 
gaming facility conducting sports wagering pursuant to section 12-578f 360 
of the general statutes, as amended by this act, during the prior fiscal 361    
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year. The Treasurer shall set aside amounts received in excess of such 362 
actual costs. Such excess amounts shall be considered a surplus for the 363 
purposes of subsection (a) of this section. 364 
(e) Any operator of online casino gaming, online sports wagering or 365 
an entertainment zone facility or a casino gaming facility conducting 366 
sports wagering pursuant to section 12-578f of the general statutes, as 367 
amended by this act, aggrieved by an assessment under the provisions 368 
of this section may request a hearing before the commissioner not later 369 
than thirty days after such assessment. The commissioner shall hold 370 
such hearing in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the 371 
general statutes not later than thirty days after receiving such request. 372 
Sec. 10. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Any payment to the state made 373 
by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 374 
Connecticut, MMCT Venture, LLC, or a tribally owned company and 375 
based on gross gaming revenue from online casino gaming, gross 376 
gaming revenue from sports wagering or gross gaming revenue, as 377 
defined in section 12-557b of the general statutes, as amended by this 378 
act, as applicable, shall count toward the calculation of the "minimum 379 
contribution" pursuant to the Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of 380 
understanding and the Mohegan memorandum of understanding, with 381 
any such payments by MMCT Venture, LLC, or another tribally owned 382 
company based on such tribe's proportionate ownership of MMCT 383 
Venture, LLC, or the tribally owned company. 384 
Sec. 11. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) For the purposes of this 385 
section, "gross gaming revenue" has the same meaning as provided in 386 
section 12-557b of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and 387 
"authorized games" has the same meaning as provided in section 12-388 
578f of the general statutes, as amended by this act. 389 
(b) Not later than thirty days after the date a casino gaming facility 390 
authorized under section 5 of this act is operational and on a monthly 391 
basis thereafter while such casino gaming facility is operational, the 392 
tribally owned company operating such facility shall pay to the state, in 393    
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addition to the funds provided for in section 8 of this act for sports 394 
wagering: (1) Ten per cent of the gross gaming revenue from the 395 
operation of authorized games, except video facsimile games, which 396 
shall be deposited in the state-wide tourism marketing account, 397 
established pursuant to section 10-395a of the general statutes, and used 398 
for state-wide marketing activities; (2) fifteen per cent of the gross 399 
gaming revenue from the operation of authorized games, except video 400 
facsimile games, which shall be deposited in the General Fund; and (3) 401 
twenty-five per cent of the gross gaming revenue from the operation of 402 
video facsimile games, which shall be deposited as follows: (A) Five 403 
million two hundred fifty thousand dollars annually in the municipal 404 
gaming account, established pursuant to section 12-578h of the general 405 
statutes, as amended by this act, and (B) any remaining amounts in the 406 
General Fund. 407 
(c) On and after the date the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 408 
Management finds that a minimum of five million two hundred fifty 409 
thousand dollars has been deposited in the municipal gaming account 410 
pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the Office of Policy and 411 
Management shall provide an annual grant of seven hundred fifty 412 
thousand dollars to each of the following municipalities: Fairfield, 413 
Hartford, New Haven, Norwalk, Stratford, Trumbull and Waterbury. 414 
The amount of the grant payable to each municipality during any fiscal 415 
year shall be reduced proportionately if the total of such grants exceeds 416 
the amount of funds available for such year. 417 
Sec. 12. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of 418 
the general statutes or any special act, charter or ordinance, the city of 419 
Bridgeport may, by affirmative vote of a majority of the city council, 420 
enter into a written agreement with any party owning or proposing to 421 
acquire an interest in real property in the city that fixes the assessment 422 
of (1) any such real property that is the subject of the agreement, and all 423 
improvements thereon or therein and to be constructed thereon or 424 
therein, and (2) all taxable personal property, whether owned or leased, 425 
to be located on such real property. Such agreement or any modification, 426    
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renewal or extension thereof shall be for a period of not more than ten 427 
years. Such agreement may provide that the owner or lessee of such 428 
personal property is not required to submit a personal property 429 
declaration in the city during the period for which such agreement is in 430 
effect. 431 
(b) The provisions of this section shall only apply if such real 432 
property, improvements and personal property are owned, leased or 433 
used in connection with a casino gaming facility, as defined in section 434 
12-557b of the general statutes, as amended by this act. 435 
(c) For the purposes of this section, "improvements" include the 436 
rehabilitation of any structure that exists on the effective date of this 437 
section and is rehabilitated for use by a casino gaming facility. 438 
Sec. 13. Section 12-578f of the general statutes is repealed and the 439 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 440 
(a) For the purposes of this section and section 12-578g, as amended 441 
by this act: 442 
(1) "Authorized games" means any game of chance, including, but not 443 
limited to, blackjack, poker, dice, money-wheels, roulette, baccarat, 444 
chuck-a-luck, pan game, over and under, horse race game, acey-deucy, 445 
beat the dealer, bouncing ball, video facsimile game and any other game 446 
of chance authorized by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection. 447 
"Authorized games" does not include sports wagering, as defined in 448 
section 1 of this act; 449 
(2) "Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding" means 450 
the memorandum of understanding entered into by and between the 451 
state and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe on January 13, 1993, as 452 
amended on April 30, 1993; 453 
(3) "Mashantucket Pequot procedures" means the Final 454 
Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Procedures prescribed by the Secretary 455 
of the United States Department of the Interior pursuant to Section 456    
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2710(d)(7)(B)(vii) of Title 25 of the United States Code and published in 457 
56 Federal Register 24996 (May 31, 1991); 458 
(4) "MMCT Venture, LLC" means a limited liability company 459 
described in subsection (d) of this section; 460 
(5) "Mohegan compact" means the Tribal-State Compact entered into 461 
by and between the state and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 462 
Connecticut on May 17, 1994; and 463 
(6) "Mohegan memorandum of understanding" means the 464 
memorandum of understanding entered into by and between the state 465 
and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut on May 17, 1994. 466 
(b) MMCT Venture, LLC, is authorized to conduct authorized games 467 
at a casino gaming facility at 171 Bridge Street, East Windsor, 468 
Connecticut. 469 
(c) Such authorization shall not be effective unless the following 470 
conditions have been met: 471 
(1) (A) The Governor enters into amendments to the Mashantucket 472 
Pequot procedures and to the Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of 473 
understanding with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and amendments 474 
to the Mohegan compact and to the Mohegan memorandum of 475 
understanding with the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut 476 
concerning the operation of a casino gaming facility in the state. 477 
(B) The amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures and the 478 
Mohegan compact shall include a provision that the authorization of 479 
MMCT Venture, LLC, to conduct authorized games in the state does not 480 
terminate the moratorium against the operation of video facsimile 481 
games by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and Mohegan Tribe of Indians 482 
of Connecticut on each tribe's reservation. 483 
(C) The amendments to each tribe's memorandum of understanding 484 
shall include a provision that the authorization of MMCT Venture, LLC, 485    
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to conduct authorized games in the state does not relieve each tribe from 486 
each tribe's obligation to contribute a percentage of the gross operating 487 
revenues of video facsimile games to the state as provided in each tribe's 488 
memorandum of understanding. 489 
(2) The amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures, the 490 
Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding, the Mohegan 491 
compact and the Mohegan memorandum of understanding are 492 
approved or deemed approved by the Secretary of the United States 493 
Department of the Interior pursuant to the federal Indian Gaming 494 
Regulatory Act, P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 2701 et seq., and its implementing 495 
regulations. If such approval is overturned by a court in a final 496 
judgment, which is not appealable, the authorization provided under 497 
this section shall cease to be effective. 498 
(3) The amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures and to 499 
the Mohegan compact are approved by the General Assembly pursuant 500 
to section 3-6c. 501 
(4) The amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of 502 
understanding and to the Mohegan memorandum of understanding are 503 
approved by the General Assembly pursuant to the process described 504 
in section 3-6c. 505 
(5) The governing bodies of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and 506 
Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut enact resolutions providing: 507 
(A) That if MMCT Venture, LLC, fails to pay any fees or taxes due the 508 
state, the tribes, as the members of MMCT Venture, LLC, waive the 509 
possible defense of sovereign immunity with respect to any action or 510 
claim by the state against the tribes as the members of MMCT Venture, 511 
LLC, to the extent such action or claim is permitted to be brought against 512 
a member of a limited liability company under state law to collect any 513 
fees or taxes, while preserving any other defenses available to the tribes, 514 
and (B) that the venue for such action or claim shall be in the judicial 515 
district of Hartford. 516    
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(d) Such authorization shall apply to MMCT Venture, LLC, provided: 517 
(1) MMCT Venture, LLC, is a limited liability company jointly and 518 
exclusively owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan 519 
Tribe of Indians of Connecticut; (2) no other person or business 520 
organization holds an equity interest in MMCT Venture, LLC; and (3) 521 
each tribe holds at least a twenty-five per cent equity interest in MMCT 522 
Venture, LLC. If MMCT Venture, LLC, ceases to be a limited liability 523 
company jointly and exclusively owned by the Mashantucket Pequot 524 
Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut in which each 525 
tribe holds at least a twenty-five per cent equity interest, such 526 
authorization shall be void. 527 
(e) MMCT Venture, LLC, is authorized to operate retail sports 528 
wagering, as defined in section 1 of this act, at a casino gaming facility 529 
at 171 Bridge Street, East Windsor, Connecticut, provided new compacts 530 
with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 531 
Connecticut or amendments to each of the Mashantucket Pequot 532 
procedures and to the Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of 533 
understanding with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and amendments 534 
to the Mohegan compact and to the Mohegan memorandum of 535 
understanding with the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut 536 
concerning such operation are effective pursuant to section 2 of this act. 537 
If MMCT Venture, LLC, ceases to be a limited liability company jointly 538 
and exclusively owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the 539 
Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut in which each tribe holds at 540 
least a twenty-five per cent equity interest, such authorization shall be 541 
void. 542 
Sec. 14. Section 12-806c of the general statutes is repealed and the 543 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 544 
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3-6c, the Secretary of 545 
the Office of Policy and Management, on behalf of the state of 546 
Connecticut, may enter into separate agreements with the 547 
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Connecticut concerning the operation of keno by the Connecticut 549 
Lottery Corporation in the state of Connecticut. Any such agreement 550 
shall provide that the state of Connecticut shall distribute to each tribe 551 
a sum not to exceed a twelve and one-half per cent share of the gross 552 
operating revenue received by the state from the operation of keno. The 553 
corporation may not operate keno until such separate agreements are 554 
effective. For the purposes of this section, "gross operating revenues" 555 
means the total amounts wagered, less amounts paid out as prizes. 556 
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3-6c, the secretary, on 557 
behalf of the state, may enter into amendments to such agreements 558 
described in subsection (a) of this section concerning the operation of 559 
keno over the Internet by the Connecticut Lottery Corporation in the 560 
state of Connecticut. 561 
(c) Any electronic platform or combination of hardware, software 562 
and data networks used to manage, administer, offer or control keno 563 
over the Internet, including through an Internet web site or a mobile 564 
device, shall, at a minimum, be developed to: (1) Verify that an 565 
individual with a keno account is eighteen years of age or older and is 566 
located in the state, and (2) provide a mechanism to prevent the 567 
unauthorized use of a keno account and maintain the security of data 568 
and other confidential information. 569 
Sec. 15. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section, 570 
"lottery draw game" means any draw game that is (1) available for 571 
purchase through a lottery sales agent, and (2) played with a live 572 
drawing that occurs no more frequently than hourly. 573 
(b) The Connecticut Lottery Corporation shall establish a program to 574 
sell lottery tickets for lottery draw games through the corporation's 575 
Internet web site, online service or mobile application, provided: (1) 576 
Such program is conducted pursuant to compacts with the 577 
Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 578 
Connecticut or amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures 579 
and to the Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding with 580    
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the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and amendments to the Mohegan 581 
compact and to the Mohegan memorandum of understanding with the 582 
Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut that are effective pursuant to 583 
section 2 of this act; (2) the keno draw game or lottery draw game is 584 
offered pursuant to signed agreements with the Mashantucket Pequot 585 
Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut or signed 586 
amendments to such agreements, in accordance with the provisions of 587 
section 12-806c of the general statutes, as amended by this act; and (3) 588 
the total number of drawings across all lottery draw games for which 589 
lottery tickets are sold through the corporation's Internet web site, 590 
online service or mobile application shall not exceed six drawings in a 591 
given day. 592 
(c) Such program shall, at a minimum: (1) Verify that a person who 593 
establishes an online lottery account to purchase a lottery ticket through 594 
such program is eighteen years of age or older and is located in the state; 595 
(2) restrict the sale of lottery tickets to transactions initiated and received 596 
within the state; (3) allow a person to deposit money into an online 597 
lottery account through the use of a verified bank account, prepaid 598 
lottery gift card, debit card or credit card; (4) limit a person with an 599 
online lottery account to using only one debit card or credit card; (5) 600 
provide that any money in an online lottery account belongs solely to 601 
the owner of the account and may be withdrawn by the owner at any 602 
time; (6) provide a mechanism to prevent the unauthorized use of online 603 
lottery accounts; (7) establish a voluntary self-exclusion process to allow 604 
a person to exclude himself or herself from establishing an online lottery 605 
account or purchasing a lottery ticket through such program; (8) 606 
provide a mechanism to prevent a person who participates in the self-607 
exclusion process from establishing an online lottery account; (9) within 608 
one year from the date such program is established, be the subject of an 609 
application for certification from a national or international responsible 610 
gambling compliance assessment program; (10) post a conspicuous link 611 
to responsible gambling information on all online lottery account 612 
Internet web pages; and (11) after consultation with advocacy groups 613 
for individuals with gambling problems, (A) limit the amount of money 614    
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a person may deposit into an online lottery account, (B) limit the amount 615 
of money a person may spend per day through such program, and (C) 616 
provide for online messages regarding the importance of responsible 617 
gambling when a person is using his or her online lottery account for an 618 
amount of time specified by the corporation. 619 
(d) Prior to implementing any procedure, as defined in subdivision 620 
(2) of section 1-120 of the general statutes, to assure the integrity of such 621 
program, the corporation shall obtain the written approval of the 622 
Commissioner of Consumer Protection in accordance with regulations 623 
adopted under section 12-568a of the general statutes. 624 
(e) The corporation shall: (1) Implement initiatives to promote the 625 
purchase of lottery tickets through lottery sales agents; (2) permit lottery 626 
sales agents to sell prepaid lottery gift cards; and (3) conduct an online 627 
public awareness campaign designed to educate the public regarding 628 
compulsive gambling and to inform the public of the programs 629 
available for the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of compulsive 630 
gamblers in the state. 631 
Sec. 16. Subdivision (4) of subsection (b) of section 12-806 of the 632 
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 633 
thereof (Effective from passage): 634 
(4) (A) To introduce new lottery games, modify existing lottery 635 
games, utilize existing and new technologies, determine distribution 636 
channels for the sale of lottery tickets, introduce keno pursuant to signed 637 
agreements with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan 638 
Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, in accordance with section 12-806c, as 639 
amended by this act, and, to the extent specifically authorized by 640 
regulations adopted by the Department of Consumer Protection 641 
pursuant to chapter 54, introduce instant ticket vending machines, 642 
kiosks and automated wagering systems or machines, with all such 643 
rights being subject to regulatory oversight by the Department of 644 
Consumer Protection; and 645    
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(B) To offer lottery draw games, including for promotional purposes, 646 
through the corporation's Internet web site, online service or mobile 647 
application in accordance with section 15 of this act, except that the 648 
corporation shall not offer any other interactive [on-line] lottery games, 649 
including [on-line video lottery games] for promotional purposes, on 650 
the corporation's Internet web site, online service or mobile application; 651 
Sec. 17. Subdivision (13) of subsection (b) of section 12-806 of the 2020 652 
supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 653 
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 654 
(13) To pay the Office of Policy and Management to reimburse the 655 
Department of Consumer Protection for the reasonable and necessary 656 
costs arising from the department's regulatory oversight of the 657 
corporation, in accordance with the assessment made pursuant to 658 
section 12-806b, including costs arising directly or indirectly from the 659 
licensing of lottery agents, performance of state police background 660 
investigations, and the implementation of subsection (b) of section 12-661 
562, as amended by this act, and sections 12-563a, as amended by this 662 
act, 12-568a, 12-569, 12-570, 12-570a and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, and 663 
section 15 of this act; 664 
Sec. 18. Section 12-810 of the general statutes is repealed and the 665 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 666 
(a) The Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, shall 667 
apply to all actions, meetings and records of the corporation, except (1) 668 
where otherwise limited by subsection (c) of this section as to new 669 
lottery games and serial numbers of unclaimed lottery tickets, [and] (2) 670 
with respect to financial, credit and proprietary information submitted 671 
by any person to the corporation in connection with any proposal to 672 
provide goods, services or professional advice to the corporation as 673 
provided in section 12-815, and (3) where otherwise limited by 674 
subsection (d) of this section as to information submitted by any person 675 
to the corporation regarding such person's participation in the 676 
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subdivision (7) of subsection (c) of section 15 of this act. 678 
(b) The records of proceedings as provided in subsection (a) of section 679 
12-805 shall be subject to disclosure pursuant to the provisions of 680 
subsection (a) of section 1-210. 681 
(c) Any new lottery game and the procedures for such game, until the 682 
game is publicly announced by the corporation, and any serial number 683 
of an unclaimed lottery ticket shall not be deemed public records, as 684 
defined in section 1-200, and shall not be available to the public under 685 
the provisions of section 1-210. The president shall submit a fiscal note 686 
prepared by the corporation with respect to the procedures for a new 687 
lottery game to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly 688 
having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue, bonding and 689 
public safety after approval of such game by the board. 690 
(d) The name and any personally identifying information of a person 691 
who is participating or has participated in the corporation's voluntary 692 
self-exclusion process shall not be deemed public records, as defined in 693 
section 1-200, and shall not be available to the public under the 694 
provisions of section 1-210, except that the president may disclose the 695 
name and any records of such person if such person claims a winning 696 
lottery ticket from the use of the online lottery program established 697 
pursuant to section 15 of this act. 698 
Sec. 19. Section 12-557b of the general statutes is repealed and the 699 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 700 
As used in this chapter, sections [12-578a to 12-578e, inclusive,] 12-701 
579 and 12-580, chapter 226b, [and] section 53-278g, as amended by this 702 
act, and sections 1 to 12, inclusive, of this act, unless the context 703 
otherwise requires: 704 
(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Consumer 705 
Protection; 706 
(2) "Department" means the Department of Consumer Protection; 707    
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(3) "Business organization" means a partnership, incorporated or 708 
unincorporated association, firm, corporation, trust or other form of 709 
business or legal entity, other than a financial institution regulated by a 710 
state or federal agency which is not exercising control over an 711 
association licensee, but does not mean a governmental or sovereign 712 
entity; 713 
(4) "Control" means the power to exercise authority over or direct the 714 
management and policies of a person or business organization; 715 
(5) "Casino gaming facility" means any casino gaming facility 716 
authorized by any provision of the general statutes or a public or special 717 
act to conduct authorized games on its premises, but does not include 718 
any casino gaming facility located on Indian lands pursuant to the 719 
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 2701 et seq.; 720 
(6) "Authorized game" means any game of chance specifically 721 
authorized to be conducted at a casino gaming facility by any provision 722 
of the general statutes or a public or special act; and 723 
(7) "Gross gaming revenue" means the total of all sums actually 724 
received by a casino gaming facility from gaming operations less the 725 
total of all sums paid as winnings to patrons of the casino gaming 726 
facility, provided the total of all sums paid as winnings to such patrons 727 
shall not include the cash equivalent value of any merchandise or thing 728 
of value included in a jackpot or payout, and provided further the 729 
issuance to or wagering by such patrons of any promotional gaming 730 
credit shall not be included in the total of all sums actually received by 731 
a casino gaming facility for the purposes of determining gross gaming 732 
revenue. 733 
Sec. 20. Section 12-561 of the general statutes is repealed and the 734 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 735 
No commissioner or unit head or employee of the department shall 736 
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a shareholder of a corporation, have any interest whatsoever in dealing 738 
in any lottery, racing, fronton, betting enterprise or casino gaming 739 
facility or in the ownership or leasing of any property or premises used 740 
by or for any lottery, racing, fronton, betting enterprise or casino gaming 741 
facility. No commissioner or unit head shall, directly or indirectly, 742 
wager at any off-track betting facility, race track or fronton authorized 743 
under this chapter, purchase lottery tickets issued under this chapter, 744 
[or] play, directly or indirectly, any authorized game conducted at a 745 
casino gaming facility or place a sports wager, as defined in section 1 of 746 
this act. The commissioner may adopt regulations in accordance with 747 
the provisions of chapter 54 to prohibit any employee of the department 748 
from engaging, directly or indirectly, in any form of legalized gambling 749 
activity in which such employee is involved because of his or her 750 
employment with the department. For purposes of this section, "unit 751 
head" means a managerial employee with direct oversight of a legalized 752 
gambling activity. 753 
Sec. 21. Section 12-562 of the general statutes is repealed and the 754 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 755 
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the 756 
commissioner shall have power to enforce the provisions of this chapter 757 
and chapter 226b, and shall adopt all necessary regulations for that 758 
purpose and for carrying out, enforcing and preventing violation of any 759 
of the provisions of this chapter, for the inspection of licensed premises, 760 
enterprises, [or] casino gaming facilities or entertainment zone facilities, 761 
for insuring proper, safe and orderly conduct of licensed premises, 762 
enterprises or [casino gaming] facilities and for protecting the public 763 
against fraud or overcharge. The commissioner shall have power 764 
generally to do whatever is reasonably necessary for the carrying out of 765 
the intent of this chapter; and may call upon other administrative 766 
departments of the state government and of municipal governments for 767 
such information and assistance as he or she deems necessary to the 768 
performance of his or her duties. The commissioner shall set racing and 769 
jai alai meeting dates, except that the commissioner may delegate to 770    
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designated staff the authority for setting make-up performance dates. 771 
The commissioner shall, as far as practicable, avoid conflicts in the dates 772 
assigned for racing or the exhibition of the game of jai alai in the state. 773 
(b) The special [policemen] police officers in the Department of 774 
Consumer Protection and the legalized gambling investigative unit in 775 
the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency 776 
Services and Public Protection shall be responsible for the criminal 777 
enforcement of the provisions of sections 7-169 to 7-186, inclusive, this 778 
chapter and chapters 226b and 229a. They shall have the powers and 779 
duties specified in section 29-7c. 780 
Sec. 22. Section 12-563a of the general statutes is repealed and the 781 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 782 
The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall, within available 783 
resources, prepare and distribute informational materials designed to 784 
inform the public of the programs available for the prevention, 785 
treatment and rehabilitation of compulsive gamblers in this state. The 786 
commissioner shall require any casino gaming facility , any 787 
entertainment zone facility and any person or business organization 788 
which is licensed to sell lottery tickets, operate an off-track betting 789 
system or conduct wagering on racing events or jai alai games, to 790 
display such informational materials at the casino gaming facility, 791 
entertainment zone facility and each licensed premise, respectively.  792 
Sec. 23. Section 12-577 of the general statutes is repealed and the 793 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 794 
The commissioner shall annually cause to be made by some 795 
competent person or persons in the department a thorough audit of the 796 
books and records of each association licensee under this chapter, [and] 797 
each casino gaming facility and each entertainment zone facility and the 798 
commissioner may, from time to time, cause to be made by some 799 
competent person in the department a thorough audit of the books and 800 
records of any other person or business organization licensed under this 801    
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chapter. All such audit records shall be kept on file in the 802 
commissioner's office at all times. Each licensee, [and] casino gaming 803 
facility and entertainment zone facility shall permit access to its books 804 
and records for the purpose of having such audit made, and shall 805 
produce, upon written order of the commissioner, any documents and 806 
information required for such purpose. 807 
Sec. 24. Subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 12-578e of the 808 
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 809 
thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 810 
(c) (1) There is established a fund to be known as the "State Gaming 811 
Regulatory Fund". The fund shall contain any moneys required or 812 
permitted to be deposited in the fund and shall be held by the Treasurer 813 
separate and apart from all other moneys, funds and accounts. 814 
Investment earnings credited to the assets of said fund shall become part 815 
of the assets of said fund. Any balance remaining in said fund at the end 816 
of any fiscal year shall be carried forward in said fund for the fiscal year 817 
next succeeding. Moneys in the fund shall be expended by the Treasurer 818 
for the purposes of paying the costs incurred by the department to 819 
regulate casino gaming facilities, online casino gaming, online sports 820 
wagering and entertainment zone facilities, as defined in section 1 of 821 
this act. 822 
Sec. 25. Subsection (c) of section 12-578g of the general statutes is 823 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 824 
2020): 825 
(c) Not later than thirty days after the date the casino gaming facility 826 
is operational and on a monthly basis thereafter while such casino 827 
gaming facility is operational, MMCT Venture, LLC, shall pay to the 828 
state: (1) Ten per cent of the gross gaming revenue from the operation 829 
of authorized games, except video facsimile games, which shall be 830 
deposited in the state-wide tourism marketing account, established 831 
pursuant to section 10-395a, and used for state-wide marketing 832 
activities; (2) fifteen per cent of the gross gaming revenue from the 833    
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operation of authorized games, except video facsimile games, which 834 
shall be deposited in the General Fund; and (3) twenty-five per cent of 835 
the gross gaming revenue from the operation of video facsimile games, 836 
which shall be deposited as follows: (A) [Seven million five hundred 837 
thousand] Eighteen million dollars annually in the municipal gaming 838 
account, established pursuant to section 12-578h, as amended by this 839 
act, and (B) any remaining amounts in the General Fund. 840 
Sec. 26. Section 12-578h of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes 841 
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 842 
passage): 843 
(a) There is established an account to be known as the "municipal 844 
gaming account" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within 845 
the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund established by section 3-846 
55i. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be 847 
deposited in the account. Moneys in the account shall be expended by 848 
the Office of Policy and Management for the purpose of providing 849 
annual grants pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. 850 
(b) (1) On and after the date the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 851 
Management finds that a minimum of [seven million five hundred 852 
thousand] nine million dollars has been deposited in the municipal 853 
gaming account pursuant to subsection (c) of section 12-578g, as 854 
amended by this act, the Office of Policy and Management shall provide 855 
an annual grant of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars to each of the 856 
following municipalities: Bridgeport, East Hartford, Ellington, Enfield, 857 
Hartford, New Haven, Norwalk, South Windsor, Waterbury, West 858 
Hartford, Windsor and Windsor Locks. The amount of the grant 859 
payable to each municipality during any fiscal year shall be reduced 860 
proportionately if the total of such grants exceeds the amount of funds 861 
available for such year.  862 
(2) If the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management finds that 863 
funds remain in the municipal gaming account after distributing annual 864 
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and Management shall provide annual grants to municipalities to offset 866 
economic, public safety and other impacts related to gaming activities, 867 
as follows: (A) Grants of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars to the 868 
municipalities of East Lyme, Groton, Ledyard, Montville, Norwich, 869 
Stonington and Waterford, and (B) grants of three hundred seventy-five 870 
thousand dollars to the municipalities of Bozrah, Franklin, Griswold, 871 
Lisbon, North Stonington, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Preston, Salem and 872 
Sprague. The amount of the grant payable to each municipality during 873 
any fiscal year shall be reduced proportionately if the total of such 874 
grants exceeds the amount of funds available for such fiscal year. 875 
Sec. 27. Section 17a-713 of the general statutes is repealed and the 876 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 877 
(a) The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall 878 
establish a program for the treatment and rehabilitation of compulsive 879 
gamblers in the state. The program shall provide prevention, treatment 880 
and rehabilitation services for chronic gamblers. The department may 881 
enter into agreements with subregional planning and action councils 882 
and nonprofit organizations to assist in providing these services, 883 
provided not less than twenty-five per cent of the amount received 884 
pursuant to section 12-818 annually shall be set aside for contracts with 885 
subregional planning and action councils established pursuant to 886 
section 17a-671 and nonprofit organizations and not less than five per 887 
cent of the amount received pursuant to section 12-818 annually shall be 888 
set aside for a contract with the Connecticut Council on Problem 889 
Gambling. The department may impose a reasonable fee, on a sliding 890 
scale, on those participants who can afford to pay for any such services. 891 
The department shall implement such program when the account 892 
established under subsection (b) of this section is sufficient to meet 893 
initial operating expenses. As used in this section, "chronic gambler" 894 
means a person who is chronically and progressively preoccupied with 895 
gambling and the urge to gamble, and with gambling behavior that 896 
compromises, disrupts or damages personal, family or vocational 897 
pursuits. 898    
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(b) The program established by subsection (a) of this section shall be 899 
funded by: [imposition of: (1) A] (1) Imposition of a fee of one hundred 900 
thirty-five dollars on each association license, for each performance of 901 
jai alai or dog racing conducted under the provisions of chapter 226, 902 
provided no such licensee shall contribute more than forty-five 903 
thousand dollars in any one year; (2) imposition of a fee of twenty-five 904 
dollars for each teletheater performance on each operator of a teletheater 905 
facility; [and] (3) the amount received from the Connecticut Lottery 906 
Corporation pursuant to section 12-818; and (4) the amount received 907 
from MMCT Venture, LLC, pursuant to section 12-578g, as amended by 908 
this act. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall collect the fee 909 
from each association licensee or such operator on a monthly basis. The 910 
receipts shall be deposited in the General Fund and credited to a 911 
separate, nonlapsing chronic gamblers treatment and rehabilitation 912 
account which shall be established by the Comptroller. All moneys in 913 
the account are deemed to be appropriated and shall be expended for 914 
the purposes established in subsection (a) of this section. 915 
(c) The department shall adopt regulations in accordance with the 916 
provisions of chapter 54 to carry out the purposes of this section. 917 
Sec. 28. Subsection (a) of section 30-91 of the 2020 supplement to the 918 
general statutes, as amended by section 17 of public act 19-24, is 919 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 920 
2020): 921 
(a) The sale or the dispensing or consumption or the presence in 922 
glasses or other receptacles suitable to permit the consumption of 923 
alcoholic liquor by an individual in places operating under hotel 924 
permits, restaurant permits, cafe permits, Connecticut craft cafe permits, 925 
restaurant permits for catering establishments, bowling establishment 926 
permits, racquetball facility permits, club permits, coliseum permits, 927 
coliseum concession permits, special sporting facility restaurant 928 
permits, special sporting facility employee recreational permits, special 929 
sporting facility guest permits, special sporting facility concession 930    
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permits, special sporting facility bar permits, golf country club permits, 931 
nonprofit public museum permits, university permits, airport 932 
restaurant permits, airport bar permits, airport airline club permits, 933 
tavern permits, manufacturer permits for beer, [casino permits,] caterer 934 
liquor permits and charitable organization permits shall be unlawful on: 935 
(1) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday between the 936 
hours of one o'clock a.m. and nine o'clock a.m.; (2) Saturday between the 937 
hours of two o'clock a.m. and nine o'clock a.m.; (3) Sunday between the 938 
hours of two o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock a.m.; (4) Christmas, except [(A)] 939 
for alcoholic liquor that is served where food is also available during the 940 
hours otherwise permitted by this section for the day on which 941 
Christmas falls; [, and (B) by casino permittees at casinos, as defined in 942 
section 30-37k;] and (5) January first between the hours of three o'clock 943 
a.m. and nine o'clock a.m., except that on any Sunday that is January 944 
first the prohibitions of this section shall be between the hours of three 945 
o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock a.m. 946 
Sec. 29. Subsection (l) of section 30-91 of the 2020 supplement to the 947 
general statutes, as amended by section 17 of public act 19-24, is 948 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 949 
2020): 950 
(l) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (a) of this section, it 951 
shall be lawful for casino permittees at casinos, as defined in section 30-952 
37k, to allow the sale, dispensing, consumption or presence in glasses or 953 
other receptacles suitable to permit the consumption of alcoholic liquor 954 
by an individual, except (1) such alcoholic liquor shall not be served to 955 
a patron of such casino during (A) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 956 
Thursday, Friday and Saturday between the hours of four o'clock a.m. 957 
and nine o'clock a.m.; and (B) Sunday between the hours of four o'clock 958 
a.m. and ten o'clock a.m.; and (2) such permittee may allow the presence 959 
of alcoholic liquor in glasses or other receptacles suitable to permit the 960 
consumption thereof by an individual at any time on its gaming facility, 961 
as defined in subsection (a) of section 30-37k. [, provided such alcoholic 962 
liquor shall not be served to a patron of such casino during the hours 963    
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specified in subsection (a) of this section.] For purposes of this section, 964 
"receptacles suitable to permit the consumption of alcoholic liquor" shall 965 
not include bottles of distilled spirits or bottles of wine. 966 
Sec. 30. Section 52-553 of the general statutes is repealed and the 967 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 968 
All wagers, and all contracts and securities of which the whole or any 969 
part of the consideration is money or other valuable thing won, laid or 970 
bet, at any game, horse race, sport or pastime, and all contracts to repay 971 
any money knowingly lent at the time and place of such game, race, 972 
sport or pastime, to any person so gaming, betting or wagering, or to 973 
repay any money lent to any person who, at such time and place, so 974 
pays, bets or wagers, shall be void, provided nothing in this section shall 975 
(1) affect the validity of any negotiable instrument held by any person 976 
who acquired the same for value and in good faith without notice of 977 
illegality in the consideration, (2) apply to the sale of a raffle ticket 978 
pursuant to section 7-172, (3) apply to sports wagering, and online 979 
casino gaming, as each is defined in section 1 of this act, conducted 980 
pursuant to sections 2 to 7, inclusive, of this act, as applicable, (4) apply 981 
to the participation in the program established by the Connecticut 982 
Lottery Corporation pursuant to section 15 of this act, or [(3)] (5) apply 983 
to any wager or contract otherwise authorized by law. 984 
Sec. 31. Section 52-554 of the general statutes is repealed and the 985 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 986 
Any person who, by playing at any game, or betting on the sides or 987 
hands of such as play at any game, excluding any game permitted under 988 
chapter 226 or any activity not prohibited under the provisions of 989 
sections 53-278a to 53-278g, inclusive, as amended by this act, loses the 990 
sum or value of one dollar in the whole and pays or delivers the same 991 
or any part thereof, may, within three months next following, recover 992 
from the winner the money or the value of the goods so lost and paid or 993 
delivered, with costs of suit in a civil action, without setting forth the 994 
special matter in his complaint. If the defendant refuses to testify, if 995    
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called upon in such action, relative to the discovery of the property so 996 
won, [he] the defendant shall be defaulted; but no evidence so given by 997 
[him] the defendant shall be offered against him or her in any criminal 998 
prosecution. Nothing in this section shall prohibit any person from 999 
using a credit card to participate in (1) sports wagering or online casino 1000 
gaming, as each is defined in section 1 of this act, conducted pursuant 1001 
to sections 2 to 7, inclusive, of this act, as applicable, or (2) the program 1002 
established by the Connecticut Lottery Corporation pursuant to section 1003 
15 of this act. 1004 
Sec. 32. Subdivision (2) of section 53-278a of the general statutes is 1005 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1006 
2020): 1007 
(2) "Gambling" means risking any money, credit, deposit or other 1008 
thing of value for gain contingent in whole or in part upon lot, chance 1009 
or the operation of a gambling device, including the playing of a casino 1010 
gambling game such as blackjack, poker, craps, roulette or a slot 1011 
machine, but does not include: Legal contests of skill, speed, strength or 1012 
endurance in which awards are made only to entrants or the owners of 1013 
entries; legal business transactions which are valid under the law of 1014 
contracts; activity legal under the provisions of sections 7-169 to 7-186, 1015 
inclusive; any lottery or contest conducted by or under the authority of 1016 
any state of the United States, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any 1017 
possession or territory of the United States; and other acts or 1018 
transactions expressly authorized by law on or after October 1, 1973. 1019 
Fantasy contests, as defined in section 12-578aa, shall not be considered 1020 
gambling, provided the conditions set forth in subsection (b) of section 1021 
12-578aa have been met and the operator of such contests is registered 1022 
pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of section 12-578aa. Sports 1023 
wagering and online casino gaming, as both terms are defined in section 1024 
1 of this act, shall not be considered gambling if the sports wagering or 1025 
online casino gaming is conducted pursuant to sections 2 to 7, inclusive, 1026 
of this act; 1027    
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Sec. 33. Subdivision (4) of section 53-278a of the general statutes is 1028 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1029 
2020): 1030 
(4) "Gambling device" means any device or mechanism by the 1031 
operation of which a right to money, credits, deposits or other things of 1032 
value may be created, as the result of the operation of an element of 1033 
chance; any device or mechanism which, when operated for a 1034 
consideration, does not return the same value or thing of value for the 1035 
same consideration upon each operation thereof; any device, 1036 
mechanism, furniture or fixture designed primarily for use in 1037 
connection with professional gambling; and any subassembly or 1038 
essential part designed or intended for use in connection with any such 1039 
device, mechanism, furniture, fixture, construction or installation, 1040 
provided an immediate and unrecorded right of replay mechanically 1041 
conferred on players of pinball machines and similar amusement 1042 
devices shall be presumed to be without value. "Gambling device" does 1043 
not include a crane game machine or device or a redemption machine. 1044 
A device or equipment used to play fantasy contests, as defined in 1045 
section 12-578aa, shall not be considered a gambling device, provided 1046 
the conditions set forth in subsection (b) of section 12-578aa have been 1047 
met. A device or equipment used to participate in sports wagering or 1048 
online casino gaming, as both terms are defined in section 1 of this act, 1049 
shall not be considered a gambling device if the conditions set forth in 1050 
sections 2 to 7, inclusive, of this act, as applicable, have been met; 1051 
Sec. 34. Section 53-278g of the general statutes is repealed and the 1052 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1053 
(a) Nothing in sections 53-278a to 53-278f, inclusive, as amended by 1054 
this act, shall be construed to prohibit the publication of an 1055 
advertisement of, or the operation of, or participation in, a state lottery, 1056 
pari-mutuel betting at race tracks licensed by the state, off-track betting 1057 
conducted by the state or a licensee authorized to operate the off-track 1058 
betting system, authorized games at a casino gaming facility, sports 1059    
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wagering and online casino gaming, as authorized by sections 2 to 7, 1060 
inclusive, of this act, a promotional drawing for a prize or prizes, 1061 
conducted for advertising purposes by any person, firm or corporation 1062 
other than a retail grocer or retail grocery chain, wherein members of 1063 
the general public may participate without making any purchase or 1064 
otherwise paying or risking credit, money, or any other tangible thing 1065 
of value or a sweepstakes conducted pursuant to sections 42-295 to 42-1066 
301, inclusive. 1067 
(b) The Mashantucket Pequot [tribe] Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of 1068 
Indians of Connecticut, or their agents, may use and possess at any 1069 
location within the state, solely for the purpose of training individuals 1070 
in skills required for employment by the tribe or testing a gambling 1071 
device, any gambling device which the tribes are authorized to utilize 1072 
on their reservations pursuant to the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory 1073 
Act; provided no money or other thing of value shall be paid to any 1074 
person as a result of the operation of such gambling device in the course 1075 
of such training or testing at locations outside of the reservation of the 1076 
tribe. Any person receiving such training or testing such device may use 1077 
any such device in the course of such training or testing. Whenever 1078 
either of said tribes intends to use and possess at any location within the 1079 
state any such gambling device for the purpose of testing such device, 1080 
the tribe shall give prior notice of such testing to the Department of 1081 
Consumer Protection. 1082 
(c) Any casino gaming facility or entertainment zone facility, or its 1083 
agents, may use and possess at any location within the state, solely for 1084 
the purpose of training individuals in skills required for employment by 1085 
the casino gaming facility or entertainment zone facility or testing a 1086 
gambling device, any gambling device which the casino gaming facility 1087 
or entertainment zone facility may use for conducting authorized games 1088 
at the casino gaming facility or entertainment zone facility, provided no 1089 
money or other thing of value shall be paid to any person as a result of 1090 
the operation of such gambling device in the course of such training or 1091 
testing at locations outside of the casino gaming facility or 1092    
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entertainment zone facility. Any person receiving such training or 1093 
testing such device may use any such device in the course of such 1094 
training or testing. Whenever a casino gaming facility or entertainment 1095 
zone facility intends to use and possess at any location within the state 1096 
any such gambling device for the purpose of testing such device, the 1097 
casino gambling facility or entertainment zone facility shall give prior 1098 
notice of such testing to the Department of Consumer Protection. 1099 
Sec. 35. Subsection (b) of section 12-18b of the general statutes is 1100 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1101 
2020): 1102 
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 12-19a and 12-20a, all 1103 
funds appropriated for state grants in lieu of taxes shall be payable to 1104 
municipalities and districts pursuant to the provisions of this section. 1105 
On or before January first, annually, the Secretary of the Office of Policy 1106 
and Management shall determine the amount due, as a state grant in 1107 
lieu of taxes, to each municipality and district in this state wherein 1108 
college and hospital property is located and to each municipality in this 1109 
state wherein state, municipal or tribal property, except that which was 1110 
acquired and used for highways and bridges, but not excepting 1111 
property acquired and used for highway administration or maintenance 1112 
purposes, is located. 1113 
(1) The grant payable to any municipality for state, municipal or tribal 1114 
property under the provisions of this section in the fiscal year ending 1115 
June 30, 2017, and each fiscal year thereafter shall be equal to the total 1116 
of: 1117 
(A) One hundred per cent of the property taxes that would have been 1118 
paid with respect to any facility designated by the Commissioner of 1119 
Correction, on or before August first of each year, to be a correctional 1120 
facility administered under the auspices of the Department of 1121 
Correction or a juvenile detention center under direction of the 1122 
Department of Children and Families that was used for incarcerative 1123 
purposes during the preceding fiscal year. If a list containing the name 1124    
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and location of such designated facilities and information concerning 1125 
their use for purposes of incarceration during the preceding fiscal year 1126 
is not available from the Secretary of the State on August first of any 1127 
year, the Commissioner of Correction shall, on said date, certify to the 1128 
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management a list containing such 1129 
information; 1130 
(B) One hundred per cent of the property taxes that would have been 1131 
paid with respect to that portion of the John Dempsey Hospital located 1132 
at The University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington that is 1133 
used as a permanent medical ward for prisoners under the custody of 1134 
the Department of Correction. Nothing in this section shall be construed 1135 
as designating any portion of The University of Connecticut Health 1136 
Center John Dempsey Hospital as a correctional facility; 1137 
(C) One hundred per cent of the property taxes that would have been 1138 
paid on any land designated within the 1983 Settlement boundary and 1139 
taken into trust by the federal government for the Mashantucket Pequot 1140 
Tribal Nation on or after June 8, 1999; 1141 
(D) Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of section 12-19a, sixty-1142 
five per cent of the property taxes that would have been paid with 1143 
respect to the buildings and grounds comprising Connecticut Valley 1144 
Hospital and Whiting Forensic Hospital in Middletown; 1145 
(E) With respect to any municipality in which more than fifty per cent 1146 
of the property is state-owned real property, one hundred per cent of 1147 
the property taxes that would have been paid with respect to such state-1148 
owned property; 1149 
(F) Forty-five per cent of the property taxes that would have been 1150 
paid with respect to all municipally owned airports; except for the 1151 
exemption applicable to such property, on the assessment list in such 1152 
municipality for the assessment date two years prior to the 1153 
commencement of the state fiscal year in which such grant is payable. 1154 
The grant provided pursuant to this section for any municipally owned 1155    
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airport shall be paid to any municipality in which the airport is located, 1156 
except that the grant applicable to Sikorsky Airport shall be paid one-1157 
half to the town of Stratford and one-half to the city of Bridgeport; 1158 
(G) [Forty-five] One hundred per cent of the property taxes that 1159 
would have been paid with respect to any land designated within the 1160 
1983 Settlement boundary and taken into trust by the federal 1161 
government for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation prior to June 8, 1162 
1999, or taken into trust by the federal government for the Mohegan 1163 
Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, provided the real property subject to 1164 
this subparagraph shall be the land only, and shall not include the 1165 
assessed value of any structures, buildings or other improvements on 1166 
such land; and 1167 
(H) Forty-five per cent of the property taxes that would have been 1168 
paid with respect to all other state-owned real property. 1169 
(2) (A) The grant payable to any municipality or district for college 1170 
and hospital property under the provisions of this section in the fiscal 1171 
year ending June 30, 2017, and each fiscal year thereafter shall be equal 1172 
to the total of seventy-seven per cent of the property taxes that, except 1173 
for any exemption applicable to any college and hospital property under 1174 
the provisions of section 12-81, would have been paid with respect to 1175 
college and hospital property on the assessment list in such municipality 1176 
or district for the assessment date two years prior to the commencement 1177 
of the state fiscal year in which such grant is payable; and 1178 
(B) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (A) of this 1179 
subdivision, the grant payable to any municipality or district with 1180 
respect to a campus of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs 1181 
Connecticut Healthcare Systems shall be one hundred per cent. 1182 
Sec. 36. Sections 12-565a and 12-578j of the general statutes are 1183 
repealed. (Effective from passage) 1184    
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following 
sections: 
 
Section 1 July 1, 2020 New section 
Sec. 2 July 1, 2020 New section 
Sec. 3 July 1, 2020 New section 
Sec. 4 July 1, 2020 New section 
Sec. 5 July 1, 2020 New section 
Sec. 6 July 1, 2020 New section 
Sec. 7 July 1, 2020 New section 
Sec. 8 from passage New section 
Sec. 9 from passage New section 
Sec. 10 from passage New section 
Sec. 11 from passage New section 
Sec. 12 from passage New section 
Sec. 13 from passage 12-578f 
Sec. 14 July 1, 2020 12-806c 
Sec. 15 from passage New section 
Sec. 16 from passage 12-806(b)(4) 
Sec. 17 from passage 12-806(b)(13) 
Sec. 18 from passage 12-810 
Sec. 19 July 1, 2020 12-557b 
Sec. 20 July 1, 2020 12-561 
Sec. 21 July 1, 2020 12-562 
Sec. 22 July 1, 2020 12-563a 
Sec. 23 July 1, 2020 12-577 
Sec. 24 July 1, 2020 12-578e(c)(1) 
Sec. 25 July 1, 2020 12-578g(c) 
Sec. 26 from passage 12-578h 
Sec. 27 July 1, 2020 17a-713 
Sec. 28 July 1, 2020 30-91(a) 
Sec. 29 July 1, 2020 30-91(l) 
Sec. 30 from passage 52-553 
Sec. 31 from passage 52-554 
Sec. 32 July 1, 2020 53-278a(2) 
Sec. 33 July 1, 2020 53-278a(4) 
Sec. 34 July 1, 2020 53-278g 
Sec. 35 July 1, 2020 12-18b(b) 
Sec. 36 from passage Repealer section 
    
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Statement of Purpose:   
To create jobs in the gaming industry and increase revenue to the state.  
 
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except 
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not 
underlined.] 
 
Co-Sponsors:  SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist.  
 
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