Connecticut 2021 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00146 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/12/2021

                     
 
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General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 146  
January Session, 2021  
LCO No. 352 
 
 
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY  
 
 
Introduced by:  
SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist. 
REP. CONLEY, 40th Dist. 
REP. CHEESEMAN, 37th Dist. 
REP. JOHNSON, 49th Dist. 
REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist. 
REP. DE LA CRUZ, 41st Dist. 
REP. DUBITSKY, 47th Dist. 
SEN. FORMICA, 20th Dist. 
REP. FRANCE, 42nd Dist. 
REP. RYAN, 139th Dist. 
REP. MCCARTY, 38th Dist. 
SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist. 
REP. SMITH, 48th Dist. 
SEN. NEEDLEMAN, 33rd Dist. 
REP. NOLAN, 39th Dist. 
REP. LANOUE, 45th Dist. 
REP. HOWARD, 43rd Dist. 
 
 
 
AN ACT AUTHORIZING SPORTS WAGERING, INTERNET GAMING, 
INTERNET LOTTERY AND INTERNET KENO. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
That the general statutes be amended to (1) authorize the 1 
Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 2 
Connecticut to conduct sports wagering on Indian lands, online sports 3 
wagering and online casino gaming, subject to new or amended 4 
agreements with the tribes; (2) permit the Connecticut Lottery 5 
Corporation to sell lottery draw game tickets and conduct keno games 6 
online, subject to agreements with the tribes; (3) require reasonable 7 
procedures and data security standards for Internet gaming; and (4) 8 
provide revenue to the state from such newly authorized forms of 9  Proposed Bill No.  146 
 
 
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gaming and distribute such revenue. 10 
Statement of Purpose:   
To authorize sports wagering, internet gaming, internet lottery and 
internet keno in this state.