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| 7 | + | General Assembly Committee Bill No. 570 | |
| 8 | + | January Session, 2021 | |
| 9 | + | LCO No. 5709 | |
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| 12 | + | Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY | |
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| 14 | 20 | AN ACT AUTHORIZING A TRIBAL RESORT-CASINO IN | |
| 15 | 21 | BRIDGEPORT, SPORTS W AGERING, ONLINE CASINO GAMING AND | |
| 16 | 22 | ONLINE LOTTERY. | |
| 17 | 23 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General | |
| 18 | 24 | Assembly convened: | |
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| 20 | 26 | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) For the purposes of this 1 | |
| 21 | - | section and sections 2 to 13, inclusive, of this act: 2 | |
| 22 | - | (1) "Electronic wagering platform" means the combination of 3 | |
| 23 | - | hardware, software and data networks used to manage, administer, 4 | |
| 24 | - | offer or control sports wagering or commercial casino gaming over the 5 | |
| 25 | - | Internet, including through an Internet web site or a mobile device; 6 | |
| 26 | - | (2) "E-sports" means electronic sports and competitive video games 7 | |
| 27 | - | played as a game of skill; 8 | |
| 28 | - | (3) "Fantasy contest" has the same meaning as provided in section 12-9 | |
| 29 | - | 578aa of the general statutes; 10 | |
| 30 | - | (4) "Gross gaming revenue from keno" means the total of all sums 11 | |
| 31 | - | actually received by the Connecticut Lottery Corporation from 12 | |
| 32 | - | operating keno both through lottery sales agents and through the 13 | |
| 33 | - | corporation's Internet web site, online service or mobile application less 14 | |
| 34 | - | the total of all sums paid as winnings to patrons and any federal excise 15 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 27 | + | section and sections 2 to 12, inclusive, of this act: 2 | |
| 28 | + | (1) "Casino gaming facility" has the same meaning as provided in 3 | |
| 29 | + | section 12-557b of the general statutes, as amended by this act; 4 | |
| 30 | + | (2) "Electronic wagering platform" means the combination of 5 | |
| 31 | + | hardware, software and data networks used to manage, administer, 6 | |
| 32 | + | offer or control online sports wagering, including through an Internet 7 | |
| 33 | + | web site or a mobile device, or online casino gaming; 8 | |
| 34 | + | (3) "E-sports" means electronic sports and competitive video games 9 | |
| 35 | + | played as a game of skill and for which wagering by nonparticipants is 10 | |
| 36 | + | authorized pursuant to section 6 of this act, any other provision of the 11 | |
| 37 | + | general statutes or a public or special act; 12 | |
| 38 | + | (4) "Gross gaming revenue from online casino gaming" means the 13 | |
| 39 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 41 | - | tax applicable to such sums received, provided (A) the total of all sums 16 | |
| 42 | - | paid as winnings to such patrons shall not include the cash equivalent 17 | |
| 43 | - | value of any merchandise or thing of value included in a jackpot or 18 | |
| 44 | - | payout, and (B) coupons or credits that are issued to patrons as part of 19 | |
| 45 | - | a promotional program and actually played by the patrons shall not be 20 | |
| 46 | - | included in the calculation of gross gaming revenue, provided if the 21 | |
| 47 | - | aggregate amount of such coupons and credits played during a calendar 22 | |
| 48 | - | month (i) exceeds twenty-five per cent of the total amount of gross 23 | |
| 49 | - | gaming revenue for that month, for any month during the first year of 24 | |
| 50 | - | the operation of keno pursuant to section 4 of this act, (ii) exceeds twenty 25 | |
| 51 | - | per cent of the total amount of gross gaming revenue for that month, for 26 | |
| 52 | - | any month during the second year of the operation of keno pursuant to 27 | |
| 53 | - | section 4 of this act, or (iii) exceeds fifteen per cent of the total amount 28 | |
| 54 | - | of gross gaming revenue for that month, for any month during the third 29 | |
| 55 | - | or succeeding year of the operation of keno pursuant to section 4 of this 30 | |
| 56 | - | act, then twenty-five per cent of the applicable excess face amount of 31 | |
| 57 | - | coupons or credits used in such calendar month shall be included in the 32 | |
| 58 | - | calculation of gross gaming revenue; 33 | |
| 59 | - | (5) "Gross gaming revenue from online casino gaming" means the 34 | |
| 60 | - | total of all sums actually received by an operator of online casino 35 | |
| 61 | - | gaming less the total of all sums paid as winnings to patrons of the 36 | |
| 62 | - | operator of online casino gaming and any federal excise tax applicable 37 | |
| 63 | - | to such sums received, provided (A) the total of all sums paid as 38 | |
| 64 | - | winnings to such patrons shall not include the cash equivalent value of 39 | |
| 65 | - | any merchandise or thing of value included in a jackpot or payout, and 40 | |
| 66 | - | (B) coupons or credits that are issued to patrons as part of a promotional 41 | |
| 67 | - | program and actually played by the patrons shall not be included in the 42 | |
| 68 | - | calculation of gross gaming revenue, provided if the aggregate amount 43 | |
| 69 | - | of such coupons and credits played during a calendar month (i) exceeds 44 | |
| 70 | - | twenty-five per cent of the total amount of gross gaming revenue for 45 | |
| 71 | - | that month, for any month during the first year of the operation of online 46 | |
| 72 | - | casino gaming, (ii) exceeds twenty per cent of the total amount of gross 47 | |
| 73 | - | gaming revenue for that month, for any month during the second year 48 | |
| 74 | - | of the operation of online casino gaming, or (iii) exceeds fifteen per cent 49 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 44 | + | total of all sums actually received by an operator of online casino 14 | |
| 45 | + | gaming less the total of all sums paid as winnings to patrons of the 15 | |
| 46 | + | operator of online casino gaming and any federal excise tax applicable 16 | |
| 47 | + | to such sums received, provided (A) the total of all sums paid as 17 | |
| 48 | + | winnings to such patrons shall not include the cash equivalent value of 18 | |
| 49 | + | any merchandise or thing of value included in a jackpot or payout, and 19 | |
| 50 | + | (B) the issuance to or wagering by such patrons of any promotional 20 | |
| 51 | + | gaming credit shall not be included in the total of all sums actually 21 | |
| 52 | + | received by an operator of online casino gaming for the purposes of 22 | |
| 53 | + | determining gross gaming revenue; 23 | |
| 54 | + | (5) "Gross gaming revenue from sports wagering" means the total of 24 | |
| 55 | + | all sums actually received by an operator of sports wagering less the 25 | |
| 56 | + | total of all sums paid as winnings to patrons of the operator of sports 26 | |
| 57 | + | wagering and any federal excise tax applicable to such sums received, 27 | |
| 58 | + | provided (A) the total of all sums paid as winnings to such patrons shall 28 | |
| 59 | + | not include the cash equivalent value of any merchandise or thing of 29 | |
| 60 | + | value included in a jackpot or payout, and (B) the issuance to or 30 | |
| 61 | + | wagering by such patrons of any promotional gaming credit shall not 31 | |
| 62 | + | be included in the total of all sums actually received by an operator of 32 | |
| 63 | + | sports wagering for the purposes of determining gross gaming revenue; 33 | |
| 64 | + | (6) "Indian lands" has the same meaning as provided in the Indian 34 | |
| 65 | + | Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 USC 2703(4); 35 | |
| 66 | + | (7) "Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding" means 36 | |
| 67 | + | the memorandum of understanding entered into by and between the 37 | |
| 68 | + | state and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe on January 13, 1993, as 38 | |
| 69 | + | amended from time to time; 39 | |
| 70 | + | (8) "Mashantucket Pequot procedures" means the Final 40 | |
| 71 | + | Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Procedures prescribed by the Secretary 41 | |
| 72 | + | of the United States Department of the Interior pursuant to 25 USC 42 | |
| 73 | + | 2710(d)(7)(B)(vii) and published in 56 Federal Register 24996 (May 31, 43 | |
| 74 | + | 1991), as amended from time to time; 44 | |
| 75 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 81 | - | of the total amount of gross gaming revenue for that month, for any 50 | |
| 82 | - | month during the third or succeeding year of the operation of online 51 | |
| 83 | - | casino gaming, then twenty-five per cent of the applicable excess face 52 | |
| 84 | - | amount of coupons or credits used in such calendar month shall be 53 | |
| 85 | - | included in the calculation of gross gaming revenue; 54 | |
| 86 | - | (6) "Gross gaming revenue from sports wagering" means the total of 55 | |
| 87 | - | all sums actually received by an operator of sports wagering less the 56 | |
| 88 | - | total of all sums paid as winnings to patrons of the operator of sports 57 | |
| 89 | - | wagering and any federal excise tax applicable to such sums received, 58 | |
| 90 | - | provided (A) the total of all sums paid as winnings to such patrons shall 59 | |
| 91 | - | not include the cash equivalent value of any merchandise or thing of 60 | |
| 92 | - | value included in a jackpot or payout, and (B) coupons or credits that 61 | |
| 93 | - | are issued to patrons as part of a promotional program and actually 62 | |
| 94 | - | played by the patrons shall not be included in the calculation of gross 63 | |
| 95 | - | gaming revenue, provided if the aggregate amount of such coupons and 64 | |
| 96 | - | credits played during a calendar month (i) exceeds twenty-five per cent 65 | |
| 97 | - | of the total amount of gross gaming revenue for that month, for any 66 | |
| 98 | - | month during the first year of the operation of sports wagering, (ii) 67 | |
| 99 | - | exceeds twenty per cent of the total amount of gross gaming revenue for 68 | |
| 100 | - | that month, for any month during the second year of the operation of 69 | |
| 101 | - | sports wagering, or (iii) exceeds fifteen per cent of the total amount of 70 | |
| 102 | - | gross gaming revenue for that month, for any month during the third or 71 | |
| 103 | - | succeeding year of the operation of sports wagering, then twenty-five 72 | |
| 104 | - | per cent of the applicable excess face amount of coupons or credits used 73 | |
| 105 | - | in such calendar month shall be included in the calculation of gross 74 | |
| 106 | - | gaming revenue; 75 | |
| 107 | - | (7) "Indian lands" has the same meaning as provided in the Indian 76 | |
| 108 | - | Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 USC 2703; 77 | |
| 109 | - | (8) "Keno" has the same meaning as provided in section 12-801 of the 78 | |
| 110 | - | general statutes, as amended by this act; 79 | |
| 111 | - | (9) "Lottery draw game" means any game in which one or more 80 | |
| 112 | - | numbers, letters or symbols are randomly drawn at predetermined 81 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 80 | + | (9) "MMCT Venture, LLC" means a limited liability company (A) 45 | |
| 81 | + | jointly and exclusively owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and 46 | |
| 82 | + | the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut; (B) in which no other 47 | |
| 83 | + | person or business organization holds an equity interest; and (C) in 48 | |
| 84 | + | which each tribe holds at least a twenty-five per cent equity interest; 49 | |
| 85 | + | (10) "Mohegan compact" means the Tribal-State Compact entered 50 | |
| 86 | + | into by and between the state and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 51 | |
| 87 | + | Connecticut on May 17, 1994, as amended from time to time; 52 | |
| 88 | + | (11) "Mohegan memorandum of understanding" means the 53 | |
| 89 | + | memorandum of understanding entered into by and between the state 54 | |
| 90 | + | and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut on May 17, 1994, as 55 | |
| 91 | + | amended from time to time; 56 | |
| 92 | + | (12) "Online casino gaming" means any game of chance, other than 57 | |
| 93 | + | sports wagering, including, but not limited to, blackjack, poker, dice, 58 | |
| 94 | + | money-wheels, roulette, baccarat, chuck-a-luck, pan game, over and 59 | |
| 95 | + | under, horse race game, acey-deucy, beat the dealer, bouncing ball and 60 | |
| 96 | + | slot machine, conducted over the Internet, including through an Internet 61 | |
| 97 | + | web site or a mobile device, through an electronic wagering platform; 62 | |
| 98 | + | (13) "Online sports wagering" means sports wagering conducted over 63 | |
| 99 | + | the Internet, including through an Internet web site or a mobile device, 64 | |
| 100 | + | through an electronic wagering platform; 65 | |
| 101 | + | (14) "Retail sports wagering" means sports wagering conducted in 66 | |
| 102 | + | person at a facility in this state; 67 | |
| 103 | + | (15) "Skin" means the branded or cobranded name and logo on the 68 | |
| 104 | + | interface of an Internet web site or a mobile application that bettors use 69 | |
| 105 | + | to access an electronic wagering platform for online sports wagering or 70 | |
| 106 | + | online casino gaming; 71 | |
| 107 | + | (16) "Sporting event" or "sports event" means any (A) sporting or 72 | |
| 108 | + | athletic event at which two or more persons participate and receive 73 | |
| 109 | + | compensation in excess of actual expenses for such participation in such 74 | |
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| 119 | - | times, from a range of numbers, letters or symbols, and prizes are paid 82 | |
| 120 | - | to players possessing winning plays, as set forth in each game's official 83 | |
| 121 | - | game rules. "Lottery draw game" does not include keno; 84 | |
| 122 | - | (10) "Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding" means 85 | |
| 123 | - | the memorandum of understanding entered into by and between the 86 | |
| 124 | - | state and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe on January 13, 1993, as 87 | |
| 125 | - | amended from time to time; 88 | |
| 126 | - | (11) "Mashantucket Pequot procedures" means the Final 89 | |
| 127 | - | Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Procedures prescribed by the Secretary 90 | |
| 128 | - | of the United States Department of the Interior pursuant to 25 USC 91 | |
| 129 | - | 2710(d)(7)(B)(vii) and published in 56 Federal Register 24996 (May 31, 92 | |
| 130 | - | 1991), as amended from time to time; 93 | |
| 131 | - | (12) "Mohegan compact" means the Tribal-State Compact entered 94 | |
| 132 | - | into by and between the state and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 95 | |
| 133 | - | Connecticut on May 17, 1994, as amended from time to time; 96 | |
| 134 | - | (13) "Mohegan memorandum of understanding" means the 97 | |
| 135 | - | memorandum of understanding entered into by and between the state 98 | |
| 136 | - | and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut on May 17, 1994, as 99 | |
| 137 | - | amended from time to time; 100 | |
| 138 | - | (14) "Online casino gaming" means (A) slots, blackjack, craps, 101 | |
| 139 | - | roulette, baccarat, poker and video poker, bingo, live dealer and other 102 | |
| 140 | - | peer-to-peer games, and any variations of them, and (B) any games 103 | |
| 141 | - | authorized by the Department of Consumer Protection, conducted over 104 | |
| 142 | - | the Internet, including through an Internet web site or a mobile device, 105 | |
| 143 | - | through an electronic wagering platform that does not require a bettor 106 | |
| 144 | - | to be physically present at a facility; 107 | |
| 145 | - | (15) "Online sports wagering" means sports wagering conducted over 108 | |
| 146 | - | the Internet, including through an Internet web site or a mobile device, 109 | |
| 147 | - | through an electronic wagering platform that does not require a sports 110 | |
| 148 | - | bettor to be physically present at a facility that conducts retail sports 111 | |
| 149 | - | wagering; 112 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 115 | + | sporting or athletic event, (B) sporting or athletic event sponsored by an 75 | |
| 116 | + | intercollegiate athletic program of an institution of higher education, or 76 | |
| 117 | + | (C) e-sports. "Sporting event" does not include horse racing or any 77 | |
| 118 | + | sporting or athletic event sponsored by a minor league; and 78 | |
| 119 | + | (17) "Sports wagering" means risking or accepting any money, credit, 79 | |
| 120 | + | deposit or other thing of value for gain contingent in whole or in part, 80 | |
| 121 | + | (A) by any system or method of wagering, including, but not limited to, 81 | |
| 122 | + | in person or over the Internet through an Internet web site or a mobile 82 | |
| 123 | + | device, through an electronic wagering platform, and (B) based on (i) a 83 | |
| 124 | + | sporting event or a portion or portions of a sporting event, including 84 | |
| 125 | + | future or propositional events during such an event, or (ii) the 85 | |
| 126 | + | individual performance statistics of an athlete or athletes in a sporting 86 | |
| 127 | + | event or a combination of sporting events. "Sports wagering" does not 87 | |
| 128 | + | include the payment of an entry fee to play fantasy contests, as defined 88 | |
| 129 | + | in section 12-578aa of the general statutes, or an entry fee to participate 89 | |
| 130 | + | in e-sports. 90 | |
| 131 | + | Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) Not later than October 1, 2021, 91 | |
| 132 | + | the Governor shall enter into amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot 92 | |
| 133 | + | procedures and to the Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of 93 | |
| 134 | + | understanding with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and amendments 94 | |
| 135 | + | to the Mohegan compact and to the Mohegan memorandum of 95 | |
| 136 | + | understanding with the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, or 96 | |
| 137 | + | new compacts with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe or the Mohegan 97 | |
| 138 | + | Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, or both, that conform to the provisions 98 | |
| 139 | + | of sections 1 to 12, inclusive, of this act concerning: 99 | |
| 140 | + | (1) The operation of retail sports wagering on Indian lands pursuant 100 | |
| 141 | + | to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 2701 101 | |
| 142 | + | et seq., provided (A) such amendment or new compact shall require that 102 | |
| 143 | + | any individual making a sports wager is at least twenty-one years of age 103 | |
| 144 | + | or older, and (B) the authorization to operate sports wagering shall not 104 | |
| 145 | + | become effective until each new compact with the Mashantucket Pequot 105 | |
| 146 | + | Tribe and Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut or each amendment 106 | |
| 147 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 156 | - | (16) "Retail sports wagering" means sports wagering using any 113 | |
| 157 | - | system or method of wagering requiring a sports bettor to be physically 114 | |
| 158 | - | present at a facility in this state; 115 | |
| 159 | - | (17) "Skin" means the branded or cobranded name and logo on the 116 | |
| 160 | - | interface of an Internet web site or a mobile application that bettors use 117 | |
| 161 | - | to access an electronic wagering platform for online casino gaming or 118 | |
| 162 | - | online sports wagering; 119 | |
| 163 | - | (18) "Sporting event" means any (A) sporting or athletic event at 120 | |
| 164 | - | which two or more persons participate and receive compensation in 121 | |
| 165 | - | excess of actual expenses for such participation in such sporting or 122 | |
| 166 | - | athletic event, (B) sporting or athletic event sponsored by an 123 | |
| 167 | - | intercollegiate athletic program of an institution of higher education, or 124 | |
| 168 | - | (C) e-sports. "Sporting event" does not include horse racing or a sporting 125 | |
| 169 | - | or athletic event sponsored by a minor league; and 126 | |
| 170 | - | (19) "Sports wagering" means risking or accepting any money, credit, 127 | |
| 171 | - | deposit or other thing of value for gain contingent in whole or in part, 128 | |
| 172 | - | (A) by any system or method of wagering, including, but not limited to, 129 | |
| 173 | - | in person or over the Internet through an Internet web site or a mobile 130 | |
| 174 | - | device, and (B) based on (i) a sporting event or a portion or portions of 131 | |
| 175 | - | a sporting event, including future or propositional events during such 132 | |
| 176 | - | an event, or (ii) the individual performance statistics of an athlete or 133 | |
| 177 | - | athletes in a sporting event or a combination of sporting events. "Sports 134 | |
| 178 | - | wagering" does not include the payment of an entry fee to play fantasy 135 | |
| 179 | - | contests, or an entry fee to participate in e-sports. 136 | |
| 180 | - | Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) The Governor may enter into 137 | |
| 181 | - | amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures and to the 138 | |
| 182 | - | Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding with the 139 | |
| 183 | - | Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and amendments to the Mohegan compact 140 | |
| 184 | - | and to the Mohegan memorandum of understanding with the Mohegan 141 | |
| 185 | - | Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, or new compacts with the 142 | |
| 186 | - | Mashantucket Pequot Tribe or the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 143 | |
| 187 | - | Connecticut, or both, to: 144 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 152 | + | to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures, the Mashantucket Pequot 107 | |
| 153 | + | memorandum of understanding, the Mohegan compact and the 108 | |
| 154 | + | Mohegan memorandum of understanding, for retail sports wagering on 109 | |
| 155 | + | Indian lands, has become effective; 110 | |
| 156 | + | (2) The operation of retail sports wagering at a casino gaming facility 111 | |
| 157 | + | authorized under section 12-578f of the general statutes, as amended by 112 | |
| 158 | + | this act; 113 | |
| 159 | + | (3) The operation of up to four online skins for online sports wagering 114 | |
| 160 | + | within the state by each federally recognized Native American tribe 115 | |
| 161 | + | operating Class III gaming on its Indian lands in the state pursuant to a 116 | |
| 162 | + | tribal-state gaming compact or procedures approved under the Indian 117 | |
| 163 | + | Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 2710 et seq., 118 | |
| 164 | + | provided the Internet web site and mobile application used by each tribe 119 | |
| 165 | + | clearly identifies, at all times, the skin on the display screen; 120 | |
| 166 | + | (4) The operation of up to four online skins for online casino gaming 121 | |
| 167 | + | within the state by each federally recognized Native American tribe 122 | |
| 168 | + | operating Class III gaming on its Indian lands in the state pursuant to a 123 | |
| 169 | + | tribal-state gaming compact or procedures approved under the Indian 124 | |
| 170 | + | Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 2710 et seq., 125 | |
| 171 | + | provided the Internet web site or mobile application used by each tribe 126 | |
| 172 | + | clearly identifies, at all times, the skin on the display screen; 127 | |
| 173 | + | (5) The operation of a program by the Connecticut Lottery 128 | |
| 174 | + | Corporation to sell lottery tickets for lottery draw games through the 129 | |
| 175 | + | corporation's Internet web site, online service or mobile application, 130 | |
| 176 | + | provided the total number of drawings across all such games in a given 131 | |
| 177 | + | day does not exceed twenty-four drawings; and 132 | |
| 178 | + | (6) The operation by the Connecticut Lottery Corporation of one skin 133 | |
| 179 | + | for online sports wagering and retail sports wagering at no more than 134 | |
| 180 | + | four high-tier claim centers, as designated by the corporation. 135 | |
| 181 | + | (b) (1) Any amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures and 136 | |
| 182 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 187 | + | the Mohegan compact pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall 137 | |
| 188 | + | include a provision that such amendments do not terminate the 138 | |
| 189 | + | moratorium against the operation of video facsimile games by the 139 | |
| 190 | + | Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 140 | |
| 191 | + | Connecticut on each tribe's reservation. 141 | |
| 192 | + | (2) Any amendments to each tribe's memorandum of understanding 142 | |
| 193 | + | pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall include a provision that 143 | |
| 194 | + | such amendments do not relieve each tribe from each tribe's obligation 144 | |
| 195 | + | to contribute a percentage of the gross operating revenues of video 145 | |
| 196 | + | facsimile games to the state as provided in each tribe's memorandum of 146 | |
| 197 | + | understanding. 147 | |
| 198 | + | (c) (1) Unless federal law or a gaming agreement or procedure 148 | |
| 199 | + | entered into pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, P.L. 100-149 | |
| 200 | + | 497, 25 USC 2701 et seq. requires otherwise, the Governor shall enter 150 | |
| 201 | + | into the amendments or compacts pursuant to subsection (a) of this 151 | |
| 202 | + | section, and each such amendment or compact shall be considered 152 | |
| 203 | + | approved by the General Assembly under section 3-6c of the general 153 | |
| 204 | + | statutes without further action required upon the Governor entering 154 | |
| 205 | + | into such an agreement or compact, provided, in each amendment or 155 | |
| 206 | + | compact, each tribe agrees to the requirements of subsection (a) of this 156 | |
| 207 | + | section. 157 | |
| 208 | + | (2) If federal law requires approval by the Secretary of the United 158 | |
| 209 | + | States Department of Interior for any amendment or compact entered 159 | |
| 210 | + | into pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, and such approval is 160 | |
| 211 | + | overturned by a court in a final judgment, which is not appealable, the 161 | |
| 212 | + | authorization provided for in such amendment or compact shall cease 162 | |
| 213 | + | to be effective. 163 | |
| 214 | + | Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) Each federally recognized Native 164 | |
| 215 | + | American tribe that operates Class III gaming on its Indian lands in the 165 | |
| 216 | + | state pursuant to a tribal-state gaming compact or procedures approved 166 | |
| 217 | + | under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 167 | |
| 218 | + | 2710 et seq., may operate up to four online skins for online sports 168 | |
| 219 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 233 | - | application, provided lottery drawings occur regularly and not more 178 | |
| 234 | - | frequently than once every four minutes; and (iv) keno both through 179 | |
| 235 | - | lottery sales agents and through the corporation's Internet web site, 180 | |
| 236 | - | online service or mobile application, provided drawings occur not more 181 | |
| 237 | - | frequently than once every three minutes and the state makes payments 182 | |
| 238 | - | to the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 183 | |
| 239 | - | Connecticut each in the amount of twelve and one-half per cent of the 184 | |
| 240 | - | gross gaming revenue from keno; and 185 | |
| 241 | - | (C) A person or entity to be licensed to operate fantasy contests 186 | |
| 242 | - | outside of Indian lands. 187 | |
| 243 | - | (3) Provide that any amendment or new compact entered into 188 | |
| 244 | - | pursuant to this section, except a provision of such an amendment or 189 | |
| 245 | - | new compact entered into pursuant to subparagraph (B)(iii) of 190 | |
| 246 | - | subdivision (2) of this subsection or related to keno through lottery sales 191 | |
| 247 | - | agents and entered into pursuant to subparagraph (B)(iv) of subdivision 192 | |
| 248 | - | (2) of this subsection, shall be valid for an initial term of ten years and 193 | |
| 249 | - | an optional five-year renewal term, provided any such renewal term 194 | |
| 250 | - | shall only be effective if mutually consented to and exercised by the 195 | |
| 251 | - | Governor and both the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan 196 | |
| 252 | - | Tribe of Indians of Connecticut; 197 | |
| 253 | - | (4) Provide that the authority of either the Mashantucket Pequot 198 | |
| 254 | - | Tribe or the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut to conduct online 199 | |
| 255 | - | sports wagering, online casino gaming and fantasy contests outside of 200 | |
| 256 | - | Indian lands shall cease if the tribe operates E-bingo machines for 201 | |
| 257 | - | purposes of class II gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 202 | |
| 258 | - | 25 USC 2701, et seq., at a casino on Indian lands in this state at any time 203 | |
| 259 | - | during the ten-year initial term of the amendments or new compacts, as 204 | |
| 260 | - | described in subdivision (3) of this subsection, provided such cessation 205 | |
| 261 | - | of authority for either tribe shall not affect the authorization of the other 206 | |
| 262 | - | tribe or the Connecticut Lottery Corporation to conduct activities 207 | |
| 263 | - | authorized pursuant to this subsection; and 208 | |
| 264 | - | (5) Provide that the amendments or new compacts entered into 209 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 224 | + | wagering within the state, provided (1) each new compact or 169 | |
| 225 | + | amendment to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures, the Mashantucket 170 | |
| 226 | + | Pequot memorandum of understanding, the Mohegan compact and the 171 | |
| 227 | + | Mohegan memorandum of understanding required under subdivision 172 | |
| 228 | + | (3) of subsection (a) of section 2 of this act is effective; and (2) any 173 | |
| 229 | + | Internet web site and mobile application used by each tribe clearly 174 | |
| 230 | + | identifies, at all times, the skin on the display screen. 175 | |
| 231 | + | Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) Each federally recognized Native 176 | |
| 232 | + | American tribe that operates Class III gaming on its Indian lands in the 177 | |
| 233 | + | state pursuant to a tribal-state gaming compact or procedures approved 178 | |
| 234 | + | under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 179 | |
| 235 | + | 2710 et seq., may operate up to four online skins for online casino 180 | |
| 236 | + | gaming within the state, provided (1) each new compact or amendment 181 | |
| 237 | + | to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures, the Mashantucket Pequot 182 | |
| 238 | + | memorandum of understanding, the Mohegan compact and the 183 | |
| 239 | + | Mohegan memorandum of understanding required under subdivision 184 | |
| 240 | + | (4) of subsection (a) of section 2 of this act is effective; and (2) any 185 | |
| 241 | + | Internet web site and mobile application used by each tribe clearly 186 | |
| 242 | + | identifies, at all times, the skin on the display screen. 187 | |
| 243 | + | Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) The Connecticut Lottery 188 | |
| 244 | + | Corporation may operate retail sports wagering at no more than four 189 | |
| 245 | + | high-tier claim centers, as designated by the corporation, and one skin 190 | |
| 246 | + | for online sports wagering, provided: 191 | |
| 247 | + | (1) Amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures and to the 192 | |
| 248 | + | Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding with the 193 | |
| 249 | + | Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and amendments to the Mohegan compact 194 | |
| 250 | + | and to the Mohegan memorandum of understanding with the Mohegan 195 | |
| 251 | + | Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, or new compacts with the 196 | |
| 252 | + | Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, 197 | |
| 253 | + | or both, pursuant to subdivision (6) of subsection (a) of section 2 of this 198 | |
| 254 | + | act, are effective; and 199 | |
| 255 | + | (2) The corporation operates retail sports wagering and online sports 200 | |
| 256 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 271 | - | pursuant to this section, except a provision of such an amendment or 210 | |
| 272 | - | new compact entered into pursuant to subparagraph (B)(iii) of 211 | |
| 273 | - | subdivision (2) of this subsection or related to keno through lottery sales 212 | |
| 274 | - | agents and entered into pursuant to subparagraph (B)(iv) of subdivision 213 | |
| 275 | - | (2) of this subsection, shall cease to be effective if: 214 | |
| 276 | - | (A) Any provision of an amendment or new compact entered into 215 | |
| 277 | - | pursuant to this section, other than a provision of such an amendment 216 | |
| 278 | - | or new compact entered into pursuant to subparagraph (B)(iii) of 217 | |
| 279 | - | subdivision (2) of this subsection or related to keno through lottery sales 218 | |
| 280 | - | agents and entered into pursuant to subparagraph (B)(iv) of subdivision 219 | |
| 281 | - | (2) of this subsection, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction 220 | |
| 282 | - | in a final judgment which is not appealable; 221 | |
| 283 | - | (B) Any provision of sections 1 to 13, inclusive, 19 or 20 of this act, 222 | |
| 284 | - | except for those provisions regarding keno through lottery sales agents 223 | |
| 285 | - | and the sale of lottery tickets for lottery draw games through the 224 | |
| 286 | - | corporation's Internet web site, online service or mobile application, is 225 | |
| 287 | - | held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment 226 | |
| 288 | - | which is not appealable; or 227 | |
| 289 | - | (C) Any amendment made to the provisions of the general statutes 228 | |
| 290 | - | pursuant to this act, except for those regarding keno through lottery 229 | |
| 291 | - | sales agents and the sale of lottery tickets for lottery draw games 230 | |
| 292 | - | through the corporation's Internet web site, online service or mobile 231 | |
| 293 | - | application, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final 232 | |
| 294 | - | judgment which is not appealable. 233 | |
| 295 | - | (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3-6c of the general 234 | |
| 296 | - | statutes, each amendment or new compact, or renewal thereof, entered 235 | |
| 297 | - | into by the Governor with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe or Mohegan 236 | |
| 298 | - | Tribe of Indians of Connecticut pursuant to subsection (a) of this section 237 | |
| 299 | - | shall be considered approved by the General Assembly under section 3-238 | |
| 300 | - | 6c of the general statutes upon the Governor entering into such an 239 | |
| 301 | - | agreement or new compact, or renewal thereof, without any further 240 | |
| 302 | - | action required by the General Assembly. 241 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 261 | + | wagering pursuant to sections 6 and 7 of this act. 201 | |
| 262 | + | Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) An individual may only place 202 | |
| 263 | + | a sports wager on a sporting event in-person or through an electronic 203 | |
| 264 | + | wagering platform or place a wager through an online casino gaming 204 | |
| 265 | + | electronic wagering platform if the wagering is authorized pursuant to 205 | |
| 266 | + | sections 2 to 5, inclusive, of this act, as applicable, and the individual (1) 206 | |
| 267 | + | has attained the age of twenty-one, and (2) is physically present in the 207 | |
| 268 | + | state when placing the wager. 208 | |
| 269 | + | (b) Any electronic wagering platform used for conducting online 209 | |
| 270 | + | sports wagering or online casino gaming shall be developed to: (1) 210 | |
| 271 | + | Verify that an individual with a wagering account is twenty-one years 211 | |
| 272 | + | of age or older and is physically present in the state when placing a 212 | |
| 273 | + | wager, (2) provide a mechanism to prevent the unauthorized use of 213 | |
| 274 | + | wagering accounts and maintain the security of wagering data and 214 | |
| 275 | + | other confidential information, and (3) allow individuals to register for 215 | |
| 276 | + | a wagering account at a casino facility operated on Indian lands 216 | |
| 277 | + | pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, P.L. 100-497, 25 217 | |
| 278 | + | USC 2701 et seq., at a casino gaming facility or online through an 218 | |
| 279 | + | electronic wagering platform, in accordance with standards of operation 219 | |
| 280 | + | and management, policies and procedures, or regulations adopted 220 | |
| 281 | + | pursuant to section 7 of this act. 221 | |
| 282 | + | Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) Not later than three months 222 | |
| 283 | + | after the date any authorization of sports wagering or online casino 223 | |
| 284 | + | gaming becomes effective under sections 2 to 5, inclusive, of this act, the 224 | |
| 285 | + | Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt regulations, in 225 | |
| 286 | + | accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes and 226 | |
| 287 | + | to the extent not prohibited by federal law or any gaming agreement or 227 | |
| 288 | + | procedure entered into pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 228 | |
| 289 | + | P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 2701 et seq., to implement the provisions of sections 229 | |
| 290 | + | 2 to 5, inclusive, of this act. Such regulations shall address the operation 230 | |
| 291 | + | of, participation in and advertisement of, sports wagering and online 231 | |
| 292 | + | casino gaming, and shall include provisions to protect the public interest 232 | |
| 293 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 309 | - | (c) Any amendments or new compacts entered into pursuant to this 242 | |
| 310 | - | section shall be effective and final upon approval by the Secretary of the 243 | |
| 311 | - | United States Department of Interior in accordance with federal law. If 244 | |
| 312 | - | such approval is overturned by a court of competent jurisdiction in a 245 | |
| 313 | - | final judgment, which is not appealable, the provisions of sections 1 to 246 | |
| 314 | - | 13, inclusive, 19 and 20 of this act, and the amendment made to the 247 | |
| 315 | - | provisions of the general statutes pursuant to this act, shall cease to be 248 | |
| 316 | - | effective. 249 | |
| 317 | - | Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) The Commissioner of 250 | |
| 318 | - | Consumer Protection may issue licenses permitting the Mashantucket 251 | |
| 319 | - | Pequot Tribe to operate one skin for online sports wagering within the 252 | |
| 320 | - | state and one skin for online casino gaming within the state, provided: 253 | |
| 321 | - | (1) Amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures and to the 254 | |
| 322 | - | Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding or a new 255 | |
| 323 | - | compact with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, pursuant to section 2 of 256 | |
| 324 | - | this act, are effective; 257 | |
| 325 | - | (2) Regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to section 7 of 258 | |
| 326 | - | this act are effective; and 259 | |
| 327 | - | (3) Online sports wagering and online casino gaming is operated 260 | |
| 328 | - | pursuant to the provisions of sections 6 to 10, inclusive, of this act. 261 | |
| 329 | - | (b) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may issue licenses 262 | |
| 330 | - | permitting the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut to operate one 263 | |
| 331 | - | skin for online sports wagering within the state and one skin for online 264 | |
| 332 | - | casino gaming within the state, provided: 265 | |
| 333 | - | (1) Amendments to the Mohegan compact and to the Mohegan 266 | |
| 334 | - | memorandum of understanding, or a new compact with the Mohegan 267 | |
| 335 | - | Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, pursuant to section 2 of this act, are 268 | |
| 336 | - | effective; 269 | |
| 337 | - | (2) Regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to section 7 of 270 | |
| 338 | - | this act are effective; and 271 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 298 | + | in the integrity of gaming. 233 | |
| 299 | + | (b) The commissioner may implement policies and procedures while 234 | |
| 300 | + | in the process of adopting such regulations, provided notice of intention 235 | |
| 301 | + | to adopt regulations is posted on the eRegulations System not later than 236 | |
| 302 | + | twenty days after implementation. Any such policy or procedure shall 237 | |
| 303 | + | be valid until the time final regulations are effective. 238 | |
| 304 | + | (c) Prior to implementation of policies and procedures under 239 | |
| 305 | + | subsection (b) of this section, sports wagering or online casino gaming 240 | |
| 306 | + | authorized under sections 2 to 4, inclusive, of this act may be conducted 241 | |
| 307 | + | in accordance with standards of operation and management adopted by 242 | |
| 308 | + | a tribal gaming agency of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe or Mohegan 243 | |
| 309 | + | Tribe of Indians of Connecticut or the Connecticut Lottery Corporation 244 | |
| 310 | + | and submitted to and approved by the Commissioner of Consumer 245 | |
| 311 | + | Protection. The commissioner shall approve each standard unless the 246 | |
| 312 | + | commissioner finds that the standard would have a material adverse 247 | |
| 313 | + | impact on the public interest in the integrity of the sports wagering or 248 | |
| 314 | + | online gaming operation and shall disapprove only such portions of any 249 | |
| 315 | + | such standard that is determined to have a material adverse impact on 250 | |
| 316 | + | such public interest, setting forth with specificity the reasons for such 251 | |
| 317 | + | disapproval. Approval of such standards shall be deemed granted 252 | |
| 318 | + | unless disapproved within thirty days of submission to the 253 | |
| 319 | + | commissioner. 254 | |
| 320 | + | Sec. 8. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) Not later than thirty days after 255 | |
| 321 | + | the date an operator of sports wagering or online casino gaming 256 | |
| 322 | + | commences operation under sections 2 to 7, inclusive, of this act, and on 257 | |
| 323 | + | a monthly basis thereafter while such sports wagering or online casino 258 | |
| 324 | + | gaming is conducted, if such gaming activity takes place outside of 259 | |
| 325 | + | Indian lands of a federally recognized Native American tribe, each such 260 | |
| 326 | + | operator, except for the Connecticut Lottery Corporation, shall pay to 261 | |
| 327 | + | the state for deposit in the General Fund: (1) Ten per cent of the gross 262 | |
| 328 | + | gaming revenue from retail sports wagering and fifteen per cent of the 263 | |
| 329 | + | gross gaming revenue from online sports wagering authorized under 264 | |
| 330 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 345 | - | (3) Online sports wagering and online casino gaming are operated 272 | |
| 346 | - | pursuant to the provisions of sections 6 to 10, inclusive, of this act. 273 | |
| 347 | - | (c) Any license issued pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of this section 274 | |
| 348 | - | shall expire (1) upon the expiration of any new compact or amendment, 275 | |
| 349 | - | or renewal thereof, entered into pursuant to section 2 of this act, or (2) if 276 | |
| 350 | - | the tribe holding such license operates E-bingo machines for purposes 277 | |
| 351 | - | of class II gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 USC 278 | |
| 352 | - | 2701, et seq., at a casino on Indian lands in this state at any time during 279 | |
| 353 | - | the ten-year initial term of any amendment or new compact, as 280 | |
| 354 | - | described in subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 2 of this act. 281 | |
| 355 | - | (d) The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe or the Mohegan Tribe of Indians 282 | |
| 356 | - | of Connecticut may enter into an agreement with a person or entity for 283 | |
| 357 | - | the provision of services for a skin authorized pursuant to this section. 284 | |
| 358 | - | Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) If amendments to the 285 | |
| 359 | - | Mashantucket Pequot procedures and to the Mashantucket Pequot 286 | |
| 360 | - | memorandum of understanding with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe 287 | |
| 361 | - | and amendments to the Mohegan compact and to the Mohegan 288 | |
| 362 | - | memorandum of understanding with the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 289 | |
| 363 | - | Connecticut, or new compacts with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, 290 | |
| 364 | - | Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, or both, pursuant to section 2 291 | |
| 365 | - | of this act, are effective, the Connecticut Lottery Corporation may 292 | |
| 366 | - | operate: 293 | |
| 367 | - | (1) Retail sports wagering pursuant to sections 6 to 8, inclusive, of this 294 | |
| 368 | - | act, at not more than fifteen facilities located throughout the state, 295 | |
| 369 | - | provided (A) no such facility shall be located within twenty-five miles 296 | |
| 370 | - | of Indian lands, (B) the corporation may develop new facilities in the 297 | |
| 371 | - | cities of Bridgeport and Hartford, and (C) any number of such fifteen 298 | |
| 372 | - | facilities may be located at facilities authorized pursuant to section 12-299 | |
| 373 | - | 571a of the general statutes and operated by the person or business 300 | |
| 374 | - | organization licensed to operate the off-track betting system pursuant 301 | |
| 375 | - | to chapter 226 of the general statutes, under an operating agreement 302 | |
| 376 | - | with such person or business organization; 303 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 335 | + | sections 2, 3, 6 and 7 of this act, provided ten per cent of such payments, 265 | |
| 336 | + | or twenty million dollars, whichever is less, shall be transferred from 266 | |
| 337 | + | the General Fund each fiscal year to the state-wide tourism marketing 267 | |
| 338 | + | account, established pursuant to section 10-395a of the general statutes; 268 | |
| 339 | + | and (2) fifteen per cent of the gross gaming revenue from online casino 269 | |
| 340 | + | gaming authorized under sections 2 and 4 of this act. 270 | |
| 341 | + | Sec. 9. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) At the commencement of any 271 | |
| 342 | + | fiscal year that sports wagering or online casino gaming is conducted 272 | |
| 343 | + | pursuant to sections 2 to 7, inclusive, of this act outside of Indian lands 273 | |
| 344 | + | and on or before September thirtieth in each fiscal year thereafter, the 274 | |
| 345 | + | Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall: (1) Estimate, after 275 | |
| 346 | + | consultation with each operator of online casino gaming, online sports 276 | |
| 347 | + | wagering or a casino gaming facility conducting retail sports wagering 277 | |
| 348 | + | pursuant to section 12-578f of the general statutes, as amended by this 278 | |
| 349 | + | act, the reasonable and necessary costs that will be incurred by the 279 | |
| 350 | + | department in the next fiscal year to regulate the operation of such 280 | |
| 351 | + | wagering or gaming under sections 2 to 7, inclusive, of this act; and (2) 281 | |
| 352 | + | assess each such operator's share of such estimated costs pro rata 282 | |
| 353 | + | according to such operator's annualized share of the gross gaming 283 | |
| 354 | + | revenue from such wagering or gaming in the prior fiscal year, if any. 284 | |
| 355 | + | The estimated costs shall not exceed the estimate of expenditure 285 | |
| 356 | + | requirements transmitted by the commissioner pursuant to section 4-77 286 | |
| 357 | + | of the general statutes. The assessment for any fiscal year shall be: (A) 287 | |
| 358 | + | Reduced pro rata by the amount of any surplus from the assessment of 288 | |
| 359 | + | the prior fiscal year, which shall be maintained in accordance with 289 | |
| 360 | + | subsection (d) of this section, or (B) increased pro rata by the amount of 290 | |
| 361 | + | any deficit from the assessment of the prior fiscal year. 291 | |
| 362 | + | (b) Each operator of online casino gaming, online sports wagering or 292 | |
| 363 | + | a casino gaming facility conducting sports wagering pursuant to section 293 | |
| 364 | + | 12-578f of the general statutes, as amended by this act, shall pay to the 294 | |
| 365 | + | commissioner the amount assessed to such operator pursuant to 295 | |
| 366 | + | subsection (a) of this section not later than the date specified by the 296 | |
| 367 | + | commissioner for payment, provided such date is not less than thirty 297 | |
| 368 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 383 | - | (2) One skin for online sports wagering pursuant to sections 6 to 8, 304 | |
| 384 | - | inclusive, of this act; 305 | |
| 385 | - | (3) Keno through lottery sales agents of such corporation and through 306 | |
| 386 | - | the corporation's Internet web site, online service or mobile application, 307 | |
| 387 | - | provided: 308 | |
| 388 | - | (A) Any electronic platform or combination of hardware, software 309 | |
| 389 | - | and data networks used to manage, administer, offer or control keno 310 | |
| 390 | - | over the Internet, including through an Internet web site or a mobile 311 | |
| 391 | - | device, shall, at a minimum, be developed to: (i) Verify that an 312 | |
| 392 | - | individual with a keno account is eighteen years of age or older and is 313 | |
| 393 | - | located in the state, (ii) provide a mechanism to prevent the 314 | |
| 394 | - | unauthorized use of a keno account, and (iii) maintain the security of 315 | |
| 395 | - | data and other confidential information; 316 | |
| 396 | - | (B) Drawings may occur not more frequently than once every three 317 | |
| 397 | - | minutes; and 318 | |
| 398 | - | (C) The state shall make payments to the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe 319 | |
| 399 | - | and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut each in the amount of 320 | |
| 400 | - | twelve and one-half per cent of the gross gaming revenue from keno; 321 | |
| 401 | - | and 322 | |
| 402 | - | (4) A program to sell lottery tickets for lottery draw games through 323 | |
| 403 | - | the corporation's Internet web site, online service or mobile application, 324 | |
| 404 | - | provided: 325 | |
| 405 | - | (A) Lottery draw games for which tickets are sold through the 326 | |
| 406 | - | program occur regularly and not more frequently than once every four 327 | |
| 407 | - | minutes; 328 | |
| 408 | - | (B) The corporation submits to the Commissioner of Consumer 329 | |
| 409 | - | Protection official game rules for each lottery draw game the 330 | |
| 410 | - | corporation seeks to offer through the program, and the corporation 331 | |
| 411 | - | may not offer a lottery draw game through the program until the 332 | |
| 412 | - | commissioner approves, in writing, the official rules for such game; 333 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 373 | + | days from the date of such assessment. The commissioner shall remit to 298 | |
| 374 | + | the State Treasurer all funds received pursuant to this section. 299 | |
| 375 | + | (c) The State Treasurer shall deposit all funds received pursuant to 300 | |
| 376 | + | subsection (b) of this section in the State Gaming Regulatory Fund, 301 | |
| 377 | + | established pursuant to subsection (c) of section 12-578e of the general 302 | |
| 378 | + | statutes, as amended by this act. 303 | |
| 379 | + | (d) On or before September thirtieth, annually, the Comptroller shall 304 | |
| 380 | + | calculate the actual reasonable and necessary costs incurred by the 305 | |
| 381 | + | department to regulate operators of online casino gaming, online sports 306 | |
| 382 | + | wagering and a casino gaming facility conducting sports wagering 307 | |
| 383 | + | pursuant to section 12-578f of the general statutes, as amended by this 308 | |
| 384 | + | act, during the prior fiscal year. The Treasurer shall set aside amounts 309 | |
| 385 | + | received in excess of such actual costs. Such excess amounts shall be 310 | |
| 386 | + | considered a surplus for the purposes of subsection (a) of this section. 311 | |
| 387 | + | (e) Any operator of online casino gaming, online sports wagering or 312 | |
| 388 | + | a casino gaming facility conducting sports wagering pursuant to section 313 | |
| 389 | + | 12-578f of the general statutes, as amended by this act, who is aggrieved 314 | |
| 390 | + | by an assessment under the provisions of this section, may request a 315 | |
| 391 | + | hearing before the commissioner not later than thirty days after such 316 | |
| 392 | + | assessment. The commissioner shall hold such hearing in accordance 317 | |
| 393 | + | with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes not later than 318 | |
| 394 | + | thirty days after receiving such request. 319 | |
| 395 | + | Sec. 10. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) Any equipment, including the 320 | |
| 396 | + | electronic wagering platform, that supports online casino gaming or 321 | |
| 397 | + | online sports wagering shall be located in a facility in the city of 322 | |
| 398 | + | Bridgeport, unless such equipment is located on Indian lands. Any 323 | |
| 399 | + | personnel necessary to support such equipment shall be assigned to 324 | |
| 400 | + | such facility. 325 | |
| 401 | + | Sec. 11. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) Neither the Mashantucket 326 | |
| 402 | + | Pequot Tribe nor the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut may 327 | |
| 403 | + | allow a third-party vendor to operate a skin for online sports wagering 328 | |
| 404 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 419 | - | (C) The corporation verifies that a person who establishes an online 334 | |
| 420 | - | lottery account to purchase a lottery ticket through such program is 335 | |
| 421 | - | eighteen years of age or older and is located in the state; 336 | |
| 422 | - | (D) Any transaction to sell lottery tickets shall be initiated and 337 | |
| 423 | - | received within the state; 338 | |
| 424 | - | (E) The program (i) allows a person to establish an online lottery 339 | |
| 425 | - | account and use a credit card, debit card or verified bank account to 340 | |
| 426 | - | purchase lottery tickets through such account, (ii) limits a person with 341 | |
| 427 | - | an online lottery account to the use of only one debit card or credit card, 342 | |
| 428 | - | and (iii) provides that any money in an online lottery account belongs 343 | |
| 429 | - | solely to the owner of the account and may be withdrawn by the owner; 344 | |
| 430 | - | (F) The corporation establishes a voluntary self-exclusion process to 345 | |
| 431 | - | allow a person to exclude himself or herself from establishing an online 346 | |
| 432 | - | lottery account or purchasing a lottery ticket through such program; 347 | |
| 433 | - | (G) At least every five years, the program is subject to an independent 348 | |
| 434 | - | review for responsible play as assessed by industry standards; 349 | |
| 435 | - | (H) The program provides responsible gambling and problem 350 | |
| 436 | - | gambling information; 351 | |
| 437 | - | (I) The corporation limits the amount of money a person may (i) 352 | |
| 438 | - | deposit into an online lottery account, and (ii) spend per day through 353 | |
| 439 | - | such program; and 354 | |
| 440 | - | (J) The results of lottery draw game drawings are displayed on the 355 | |
| 441 | - | corporation's Internet web site, online service or mobile application, 356 | |
| 442 | - | provided the lottery draw game drawings may not take place on the 357 | |
| 443 | - | corporation's Internet web site, online service or mobile application. 358 | |
| 444 | - | (b) The Connecticut Lottery Corporation shall not conduct any of the 359 | |
| 445 | - | activities authorized by subsection (a) of this section until regulations 360 | |
| 446 | - | concerning such activity are adopted and effective pursuant to section 7 361 | |
| 447 | - | of this act. 362 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 409 | + | or online casino gaming on behalf of the tribe unless: 329 | |
| 410 | + | (1) The tribe seeking to allow such operation files a request, 330 | |
| 411 | + | documenting the terms of the agreement between the tribe and the 331 | |
| 412 | + | third-party vendor regarding such operation, with the clerks of the 332 | |
| 413 | + | House of Representatives and the Senate, and 333 | |
| 414 | + | (2) The General Assembly approves such request pursuant to 334 | |
| 415 | + | subsection (b) of this section. 335 | |
| 416 | + | (b) The General Assembly may approve a request under subsection 336 | |
| 417 | + | (a) of this section, in whole, by a majority vote of each house or may 337 | |
| 418 | + | reject such request, in whole, by a majority vote of either house. If 338 | |
| 419 | + | rejected, the request shall not be valid and shall not be implemented. 339 | |
| 420 | + | The request shall be deemed rejected if the General Assembly fails to 340 | |
| 421 | + | vote to approve or reject the request (1) prior to the adjournment of the 341 | |
| 422 | + | regular session of the General Assembly during which such request is 342 | |
| 423 | + | filed, (2) prior to the adjournment of the regular session of the General 343 | |
| 424 | + | Assembly first following the date on which such request is filed if the 344 | |
| 425 | + | General Assembly is not in regular session on such date, or (3) prior to 345 | |
| 426 | + | the adjournment of a special session convened before the next regular 346 | |
| 427 | + | session of the General Assembly for the purpose of considering such 347 | |
| 428 | + | request if the General Assembly is not in regular session on the date on 348 | |
| 429 | + | which such request is filed, provided, if the request is filed less than 349 | |
| 430 | + | thirty days before the end of a regular session, the General Assembly 350 | |
| 431 | + | may vote to approve or reject the request (A) within thirty days after the 351 | |
| 432 | + | first day of a special session convened before the next regular session of 352 | |
| 433 | + | the General Assembly for the purpose of considering such request, or 353 | |
| 434 | + | (B) within thirty days after the first day of the next regular session of the 354 | |
| 435 | + | General Assembly. 355 | |
| 436 | + | Sec. 12. (Effective July 1, 2021) MMCT Venture, LLC, may issue a 356 | |
| 437 | + | request for proposals to the city of Bridgeport regarding the 357 | |
| 438 | + | establishment of a casino gaming facility in the city. The request shall 358 | |
| 439 | + | include, but need not be limited to, a description of the needs of MMCT 359 | |
| 440 | + | Venture, LLC, for the purpose of establishing and carrying on the 360 | |
| 441 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 454 | - | (c) After establishing a program to sell lottery tickets for lottery draw 363 | |
| 455 | - | games through the corporation's Internet web site, online service or 364 | |
| 456 | - | mobile application pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the 365 | |
| 457 | - | corporation: (1) May implement initiatives to promote the purchase of 366 | |
| 458 | - | lottery tickets through lottery sales agents; (2) may implement initiatives 367 | |
| 459 | - | to promote the purchase of both online lottery draw games and the 368 | |
| 460 | - | purchase of lottery tickets through lottery sales agents; and (3) shall 369 | |
| 461 | - | conduct a public awareness campaign to educate the public regarding 370 | |
| 462 | - | responsible gambling and to inform the public of the programs available 371 | |
| 463 | - | for the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of compulsive gamblers 372 | |
| 464 | - | in the state. 373 | |
| 465 | - | (d) The authority of the Connecticut Lottery Corporation to conduct 374 | |
| 466 | - | retail sports wagering pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of 375 | |
| 467 | - | this section and online sports wagering pursuant to subdivision (2) of 376 | |
| 468 | - | subsection (a) of this section shall expire upon the expiration of any new 377 | |
| 469 | - | compact or amendment, or renewal thereof, entered into pursuant to 378 | |
| 470 | - | section 2 of this act. 379 | |
| 471 | - | Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) If the Connecticut Lottery 380 | |
| 472 | - | Corporation is authorized to conduct retail sports wagering pursuant to 381 | |
| 473 | - | section 4 of this act, said corporation may enter into one or more 382 | |
| 474 | - | agreements with a person or business organization licensed to operate 383 | |
| 475 | - | the off-track betting system pursuant to chapter 226 of the general 384 | |
| 476 | - | statutes to operate retail sports wagering at any of the system facilities 385 | |
| 477 | - | authorized for off-track betting under section 12-571a of the general 386 | |
| 478 | - | statutes, provided the total number of facilities that may conduct retail 387 | |
| 479 | - | sports wagering, whether operated directly by the corporation or by 388 | |
| 480 | - | such person or business organization, shall not exceed fifteen. 389 | |
| 481 | - | (b) If a person or business organization licensed to operate the off-390 | |
| 482 | - | track betting system pursuant to chapter 226 of the general statutes 391 | |
| 483 | - | operates retail sports wagering under an agreement under subsection 392 | |
| 484 | - | (a) of this section, such retail sports wagering shall be conducted 393 | |
| 485 | - | pursuant to sections 6 to 8, inclusive, of this act. 394 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 446 | + | business of a casino gaming facility. The city of Bridgeport may respond 361 | |
| 447 | + | to such request and may enter into a development agreement with 362 | |
| 448 | + | MMCT Venture, LLC, regarding the establishment of a casino gaming 363 | |
| 449 | + | facility in the city. 364 | |
| 450 | + | Sec. 13. Section 12-586f of the general statutes is repealed and the 365 | |
| 451 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 366 | |
| 452 | + | (a) For the purposes of this section, "tribe" means the Mashantucket 367 | |
| 453 | + | Pequot Tribe and "compact" means the Tribal-State Compact between 368 | |
| 454 | + | the tribe and the state of Connecticut, as incorporated and amended in 369 | |
| 455 | + | the Final Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Procedures prescribed by the 370 | |
| 456 | + | Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior pursuant to 371 | |
| 457 | + | Section 2710(d)(7)(B)(vii) of Title 25 of the United States Code and 372 | |
| 458 | + | published in 56 Federal Register 24996 (May 31, 1991), as amended from 373 | |
| 459 | + | time to time. 374 | |
| 460 | + | (b) The expenses of administering the provisions of the compact shall 375 | |
| 461 | + | be financed as provided in this section. Assessments for regulatory costs 376 | |
| 462 | + | incurred by any state agency which are subject to reimbursement by the 377 | |
| 463 | + | tribe in accordance with the provisions of the compact shall be made by 378 | |
| 464 | + | the Commissioner of Revenue Services in accordance with the 379 | |
| 465 | + | provisions of the compact, including provisions respecting adjustment 380 | |
| 466 | + | of excess assessments. Any underassessment for a prior fiscal year may 381 | |
| 467 | + | be included in a subsequent assessment but shall be specified as such. 382 | |
| 468 | + | Payments made by the tribe in accordance with the provisions of the 383 | |
| 469 | + | compact shall be deposited in the General Fund and shall be credited to 384 | |
| 470 | + | the appropriation for the state agency incurring such costs. 385 | |
| 471 | + | (c) Assessments for law enforcement costs incurred by any state 386 | |
| 472 | + | agency which are subject to reimbursement by the tribe in accordance 387 | |
| 473 | + | with the provisions of the compact shall be made by the Commissioner 388 | |
| 474 | + | of Emergency Services and Public Protection in accordance with the 389 | |
| 475 | + | provisions of the compact, including provisions respecting adjustment 390 | |
| 476 | + | of excess assessments. Any underassessment for a prior fiscal year may 391 | |
| 477 | + | be included in a subsequent assessment but shall be specified as such. 392 | |
| 478 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 483 | + | Payments made by the tribe in accordance with the provisions of the 393 | |
| 484 | + | compact shall be deposited in the General Fund and shall be credited to 394 | |
| 485 | + | the appropriation for the state agency incurring such costs. 395 | |
| 486 | + | (d) If the tribe is aggrieved due to any assessment levied pursuant to 396 | |
| 487 | + | such compact and this section or by any failure to adjust an excess 397 | |
| 488 | + | assessment in accordance with the provisions of the compact and this 398 | |
| 489 | + | section, it may, not later than thirty days after the time provided for the 399 | |
| 490 | + | payment of such assessment, appeal therefrom in accordance with the 400 | |
| 491 | + | terms of the compact, to the superior court for the judicial district of 401 | |
| 492 | + | Hartford, which appeal shall be accompanied by a citation to the 402 | |
| 493 | + | Commissioner of Consumer Protection to appear before said court. Such 403 | |
| 494 | + | citation shall be signed by the same authority, and such appeal shall be 404 | |
| 495 | + | returnable at the same time and served and returned in the same 405 | |
| 496 | + | manner as is required in case of a summons in a civil action. Proceedings 406 | |
| 497 | + | in such matter shall be conducted in the same manner as provided for 407 | |
| 498 | + | in section 38a-52. 408 | |
| 499 | + | (e) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall require each 409 | |
| 500 | + | applicant for a casino gaming employee license, casino gaming service 410 | |
| 501 | + | license or casino gaming equipment license to submit to state and 411 | |
| 502 | + | national criminal history records checks before such license is issued. 412 | |
| 503 | + | The criminal history records checks required pursuant to this subsection 413 | |
| 504 | + | shall be conducted in accordance with section 29-17a. 414 | |
| 505 | + | Sec. 14. Section 12-586g of the general statutes is repealed and the 415 | |
| 506 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 416 | |
| 507 | + | (a) For the purposes of this section, "tribe" means the Mohegan Tribe 417 | |
| 508 | + | of Indians of Connecticut and "compact" means the Tribal-State 418 | |
| 509 | + | Compact between the tribe and the state of Connecticut, dated May 17, 419 | |
| 510 | + | 1994, as amended from time to time. 420 | |
| 511 | + | (b) The expenses of administering the provisions of the compact shall 421 | |
| 512 | + | be financed as provided in this section. Assessments for regulatory costs 422 | |
| 513 | + | incurred by any state agency which are subject to reimbursement by the 423 | |
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| 521 | + | provisions of the compact, including provisions respecting adjustment 426 | |
| 522 | + | of excess assessments. Any underassessment for a prior fiscal year may 427 | |
| 523 | + | be included in a subsequent assessment but shall be specified as such. 428 | |
| 524 | + | Payments made by the tribe in accordance with the provisions of the 429 | |
| 525 | + | compact shall be deposited in the General Fund and shall be credited to 430 | |
| 526 | + | the appropriation for the state agency incurring such costs. 431 | |
| 527 | + | (c) Assessments for law enforcement costs incurred by any state 432 | |
| 528 | + | agency which are subject to reimbursement by the tribe in accordance 433 | |
| 529 | + | with the provisions of the compact shall be made by the Commissioner 434 | |
| 530 | + | of Emergency Services and Public Protection in accordance with the 435 | |
| 531 | + | provisions of the compact, including provisions respecting adjustment 436 | |
| 532 | + | of excess assessments. Any underassessment for a prior fiscal year may 437 | |
| 533 | + | be included in a subsequent assessment but shall be specified as such. 438 | |
| 534 | + | Payments made by the tribe in accordance with the provisions of the 439 | |
| 535 | + | compact shall be deposited in the General Fund and shall be credited to 440 | |
| 536 | + | the appropriation for the state agency incurring such costs. 441 | |
| 537 | + | (d) If the tribe is aggrieved due to any assessment levied pursuant to 442 | |
| 538 | + | such compact and this section or by any failure to adjust an excess 443 | |
| 539 | + | assessment in accordance with the provisions of the compact and this 444 | |
| 540 | + | section, it may, not later than thirty days after the time provided for the 445 | |
| 541 | + | payment of such assessment, appeal therefrom in accordance with the 446 | |
| 542 | + | terms of the compact, to the superior court for the judicial district of 447 | |
| 543 | + | New Britain, which appeal shall be accompanied by a citation to the 448 | |
| 544 | + | Commissioner of Consumer Protection to appear before said court. Such 449 | |
| 545 | + | citation shall be signed by the same authority, and such appeal shall be 450 | |
| 546 | + | returnable at the same time and served and returned in the same 451 | |
| 547 | + | manner as is required in case of a summons in a civil action. Proceedings 452 | |
| 548 | + | in such matter shall be conducted in the same manner as provided for 453 | |
| 549 | + | in section 38a-52. 454 | |
| 550 | + | (e) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall require each 455 | |
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| 569 | - | an agreement with the Connecticut Lottery Corporation, shall pay to the 460 | |
| 570 | - | state for deposit in the General Fund, thirteen and three-quarters per 461 | |
| 571 | - | cent of the gross gaming revenue from sports wagering, from the retail 462 | |
| 572 | - | sports wagering authorized under section 5 of this act. Such person or 463 | |
| 573 | - | business organization shall make such payment not later than thirty 464 | |
| 574 | - | days after the date that operation of retail sports wagering commences 465 | |
| 575 | - | under section 5 of this act, and on a monthly basis thereafter while such 466 | |
| 576 | - | retail sports wagering is conducted. 467 | |
| 577 | - | Sec. 9. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) (1) At the commencement of 468 | |
| 578 | - | any fiscal year that online sports wagering or online casino gaming is 469 | |
| 579 | - | conducted pursuant to section 3 of this act outside of Indian lands and 470 | |
| 580 | - | on or before September thirtieth in each fiscal year thereafter, the 471 | |
| 581 | - | Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall estimate and assess, after 472 | |
| 582 | - | consultation with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan 473 | |
| 583 | - | Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, the reasonable and necessary costs that 474 | |
| 584 | - | will be incurred by the department in the next fiscal year to regulate the 475 | |
| 585 | - | operation of such wagering or gaming under sections 3, 6 and 7 of this 476 | |
| 586 | - | act by each tribe. 477 | |
| 587 | - | (2) At the commencement of any fiscal year that a person or business 478 | |
| 588 | - | organization licensed to operate the off-track betting system pursuant 479 | |
| 589 | - | to chapter 226 of the general statutes operates retail sports wagering 480 | |
| 590 | - | pursuant to section 5 of this act and on or before September thirtieth in 481 | |
| 591 | - | each fiscal year thereafter, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection 482 | |
| 592 | - | shall estimate and assess, after consultation with such person or 483 | |
| 593 | - | business organization, the reasonable and necessary costs that will be 484 | |
| 594 | - | incurred by the department in the next fiscal year to regulate the 485 | |
| 595 | - | operation of such wagering under sections 5 to 7, inclusive, of this act 486 | |
| 596 | - | by such person or organization. 487 | |
| 597 | - | (3) The estimated costs under subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection 488 | |
| 598 | - | shall not exceed the estimate of expenditure requirements transmitted 489 | |
| 599 | - | by the commissioner pursuant to section 4-77 of the general statutes. The 490 | |
| 600 | - | assessment for any fiscal year shall be: (A) Reduced pro rata by the 491 | |
| 601 | - | amount of any surplus from the assessment of the prior fiscal year, 492 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 556 | + | applicant for a casino gaming employee license, casino gaming service 456 | |
| 557 | + | license or casino gaming equipment license to submit to state and 457 | |
| 558 | + | national criminal history records checks before such license is issued. 458 | |
| 559 | + | The criminal history records checks required pursuant to this subsection 459 | |
| 560 | + | shall be conducted in accordance with section 29-17a. 460 | |
| 561 | + | Sec. 15. Section 12-578f of the general statutes is repealed and the 461 | |
| 562 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 462 | |
| 563 | + | (a) For the purposes of this section and section 12-578g, as amended 463 | |
| 564 | + | by this act: 464 | |
| 565 | + | (1) "Authorized games" means any game of chance, including, but not 465 | |
| 566 | + | limited to, blackjack, poker, dice, money-wheels, roulette, baccarat, 466 | |
| 567 | + | chuck-a-luck, pan game, over and under, horse race game, acey-deucy, 467 | |
| 568 | + | beat the dealer, bouncing ball, video facsimile game and any other game 468 | |
| 569 | + | of chance authorized by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection. 469 | |
| 570 | + | "Authorized games" does not include sports wagering, as defined in 470 | |
| 571 | + | section 1 of this act; 471 | |
| 572 | + | (2) "Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding" means 472 | |
| 573 | + | the memorandum of understanding entered into by and between the 473 | |
| 574 | + | state and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe on January 13, 1993, as 474 | |
| 575 | + | amended on April 30, 1993; 475 | |
| 576 | + | (3) "Mashantucket Pequot procedures" means the Final 476 | |
| 577 | + | Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Procedures prescribed by the Secretary 477 | |
| 578 | + | of the United States Department of the Interior pursuant to Section 478 | |
| 579 | + | 2710(d)(7)(B)(vii) of Title 25 of the United States Code and published in 479 | |
| 580 | + | 56 Federal Register 24996 (May 31, 1991); 480 | |
| 581 | + | (4) "MMCT Venture, LLC" means a limited liability company 481 | |
| 582 | + | described in subsection (d) of this section; 482 | |
| 583 | + | (5) "Mohegan compact" means the Tribal-State Compact entered into 483 | |
| 584 | + | by and between the state and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 484 | |
| 585 | + | Connecticut on May 17, 1994; and 485 | |
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| 594 | + | (b) MMCT Venture, LLC, is authorized to conduct authorized games 489 | |
| 595 | + | (1) at a casino gaming facility at 171 Bridge Street, East Windsor, 490 | |
| 596 | + | Connecticut, and (2) at a casino gaming facility in the city of Bridgeport, 491 | |
| 597 | + | established under a development agreement pursuant to section 12 of 492 | |
| 598 | + | this act. 493 | |
| 599 | + | (c) Such authorization shall not be effective unless the following 494 | |
| 600 | + | conditions have been met: 495 | |
| 601 | + | (1) (A) The Governor enters into amendments to the Mashantucket 496 | |
| 602 | + | Pequot procedures and to the Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of 497 | |
| 603 | + | understanding with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and amendments 498 | |
| 604 | + | to the Mohegan compact and to the Mohegan memorandum of 499 | |
| 605 | + | understanding with the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut 500 | |
| 606 | + | concerning the operation of a casino gaming facility in the state. 501 | |
| 607 | + | (B) The amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures and the 502 | |
| 608 | + | Mohegan compact shall include a provision that the authorization of 503 | |
| 609 | + | MMCT Venture, LLC, to conduct authorized games in the state does not 504 | |
| 610 | + | terminate the moratorium against the operation of video facsimile 505 | |
| 611 | + | games by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and Mohegan Tribe of Indians 506 | |
| 612 | + | of Connecticut on each tribe's reservation. 507 | |
| 613 | + | (C) The amendments to each tribe's memorandum of understanding 508 | |
| 614 | + | shall include a provision that the authorization of MMCT Venture, LLC, 509 | |
| 615 | + | to conduct authorized games in the state does not relieve each tribe from 510 | |
| 616 | + | each tribe's obligation to contribute a percentage of the gross operating 511 | |
| 617 | + | revenues of video facsimile games to the state as provided in each tribe's 512 | |
| 618 | + | memorandum of understanding. 513 | |
| 619 | + | (2) The amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures, the 514 | |
| 620 | + | Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding, the Mohegan 515 | |
| 621 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 645 | - | (e) If the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, the Mohegan Tribe of Indians 524 | |
| 646 | - | of Connecticut or the person or business organization licensed to 525 | |
| 647 | - | operate the off-track betting system pursuant to chapter 226 of the 526 | |
| 648 | - | general statutes is aggrieved by an assessment under the provisions of 527 | |
| 649 | - | this section, the tribe or person or business organization may request a 528 | |
| 650 | - | hearing before the commissioner not later than thirty days after such 529 | |
| 651 | - | assessment. The commissioner shall hold such hearing, in accordance 530 | |
| 652 | - | with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, not later than 531 | |
| 653 | - | thirty days after receiving such request. 532 | |
| 654 | - | Sec. 10. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) Any payment to the state 533 | |
| 655 | - | made by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe under section 8 of this act 534 | |
| 656 | - | during the five-year period commencing on the date that said tribe 535 | |
| 657 | - | began operating online sports wagering and online casino gaming 536 | |
| 658 | - | pursuant to section 3 of this act shall count toward the calculation of the 537 | |
| 659 | - | "minimum contribution" for such tribe pursuant to the Mashantucket 538 | |
| 660 | - | Pequot memorandum of understanding. 539 | |
| 661 | - | (b) Any payment to the state made by the Mohegan Tribe of Indians 540 | |
| 662 | - | of Connecticut under section 8 of this act during the five-year period 541 | |
| 663 | - | commencing on the date that said tribe began operating online sports 542 | |
| 664 | - | wagering and online casino gaming pursuant to section 3 of this act shall 543 | |
| 665 | - | count toward the calculation of the "minimum contribution" for such 544 | |
| 666 | - | tribe pursuant to the Mohegan memorandum of understanding. 545 | |
| 667 | - | Sec. 11. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) Any equipment, including the 546 | |
| 668 | - | electronic wagering platform, that supports online casino gaming or 547 | |
| 669 | - | online sports wagering shall be located in a facility in the city of 548 | |
| 670 | - | Bridgeport, unless such equipment is located on Indian lands. Any 549 | |
| 671 | - | personnel necessary to support such equipment shall be assigned to 550 | |
| 672 | - | such facility. 551 | |
| 673 | - | Sec. 12. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) Neither the Mashantucket 552 | |
| 674 | - | Pequot Tribe nor the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut may 553 | |
| 675 | - | allow a third-party vendor to operate a skin for online sports wagering 554 | |
| 676 | - | or online casino gaming on behalf of the tribe unless: 555 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 626 | + | compact and the Mohegan memorandum of understanding are 516 | |
| 627 | + | approved or deemed approved by the Secretary of the United States 517 | |
| 628 | + | Department of the Interior pursuant to the federal Indian Gaming 518 | |
| 629 | + | Regulatory Act, P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 2701 et seq., and its implementing 519 | |
| 630 | + | regulations. If such approval is overturned by a court in a final 520 | |
| 631 | + | judgment, which is not appealable, the authorization provided under 521 | |
| 632 | + | this section shall cease to be effective. 522 | |
| 633 | + | (3) The amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures and to 523 | |
| 634 | + | the Mohegan compact are approved by the General Assembly pursuant 524 | |
| 635 | + | to section 3-6c. 525 | |
| 636 | + | (4) The amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of 526 | |
| 637 | + | understanding and to the Mohegan memorandum of understanding are 527 | |
| 638 | + | approved by the General Assembly pursuant to the process described 528 | |
| 639 | + | in section 3-6c. 529 | |
| 640 | + | (5) The governing bodies of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and 530 | |
| 641 | + | Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut enact resolutions providing: 531 | |
| 642 | + | (A) That if MMCT Venture, LLC, fails to pay any fees or taxes due the 532 | |
| 643 | + | state, the tribes, as the members of MMCT Venture, LLC, waive the 533 | |
| 644 | + | possible defense of sovereign immunity with respect to any action or 534 | |
| 645 | + | claim by the state against the tribes as the members of MMCT Venture, 535 | |
| 646 | + | LLC, to the extent such action or claim is permitted to be brought against 536 | |
| 647 | + | a member of a limited liability company under state law to collect any 537 | |
| 648 | + | fees or taxes, while preserving any other defenses available to the tribes, 538 | |
| 649 | + | and (B) that the venue for such action or claim shall be in the judicial 539 | |
| 650 | + | district of Hartford. 540 | |
| 651 | + | (d) Such authorization shall apply to MMCT Venture, LLC, provided: 541 | |
| 652 | + | (1) MMCT Venture, LLC, is a limited liability company jointly and 542 | |
| 653 | + | exclusively owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan 543 | |
| 654 | + | Tribe of Indians of Connecticut; (2) no other person or business 544 | |
| 655 | + | organization holds an equity interest in MMCT Venture, LLC; and (3) 545 | |
| 656 | + | each tribe holds at least a twenty-five per cent equity interest in MMCT 546 | |
| 657 | + | Venture, LLC. If MMCT Venture, LLC, ceases to be a limited liability 547 | |
| 658 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 663 | + | company jointly and exclusively owned by the Mashantucket Pequot 548 | |
| 664 | + | Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut in which each 549 | |
| 665 | + | tribe holds at least a twenty-five per cent equity interest, such 550 | |
| 666 | + | authorization shall be void. 551 | |
| 667 | + | (e) MMCT Venture, LLC, is authorized to operate retail sports 552 | |
| 668 | + | wagering, as defined in section 1 of this act, at a casino gaming facility 553 | |
| 669 | + | at 171 Bridge Street, East Windsor, Connecticut, and at a casino gaming 554 | |
| 670 | + | facility in the city of Bridgeport, established under a development 555 | |
| 671 | + | agreement pursuant to section 12 of this act, provided new compacts 556 | |
| 672 | + | with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 557 | |
| 673 | + | Connecticut or amendments to each of the Mashantucket Pequot 558 | |
| 674 | + | procedures and to the Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of 559 | |
| 675 | + | understanding with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and amendments 560 | |
| 676 | + | to the Mohegan compact and to the Mohegan memorandum of 561 | |
| 677 | + | understanding with the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut 562 | |
| 678 | + | concerning such operation are effective pursuant to section 2 of this act. 563 | |
| 679 | + | If MMCT Venture, LLC, ceases to be a limited liability company jointly 564 | |
| 680 | + | and exclusively owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the 565 | |
| 681 | + | Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut in which each tribe holds at 566 | |
| 682 | + | least a twenty-five per cent equity interest, such authorization shall be 567 | |
| 683 | + | void. 568 | |
| 684 | + | Sec. 16. Section 12-806c of the general statutes is repealed and the 569 | |
| 685 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 570 | |
| 686 | + | (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3-6c, the Secretary of 571 | |
| 687 | + | the Office of Policy and Management, on behalf of the state of 572 | |
| 688 | + | Connecticut, may enter into separate agreements with the 573 | |
| 689 | + | Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 574 | |
| 690 | + | Connecticut concerning the operation of keno by the Connecticut 575 | |
| 691 | + | Lottery Corporation in the state of Connecticut. Any such agreement 576 | |
| 692 | + | shall provide that the state of Connecticut shall distribute to each tribe 577 | |
| 693 | + | a sum not to exceed a twelve and one-half per cent share of the gross 578 | |
| 694 | + | operating revenue received by the state from the operation of keno. The 579 | |
| 695 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 722 | - | to such request and may enter into a development agreement with 589 | |
| 723 | - | MMCT Venture, LLC, regarding the establishment of a casino gaming 590 | |
| 724 | - | facility in the city. 591 | |
| 725 | - | Sec. 14. Section 12-586f of the general statutes is repealed and the 592 | |
| 726 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 593 | |
| 727 | - | (a) For the purposes of this section, "tribe" means the Mashantucket 594 | |
| 728 | - | Pequot Tribe and "compact" means the Tribal-State Compact between 595 | |
| 729 | - | the tribe and the state of Connecticut, as incorporated and amended in 596 | |
| 730 | - | the Final Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Procedures prescribed by the 597 | |
| 731 | - | Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior pursuant to 598 | |
| 732 | - | Section 2710(d)(7)(B)(vii) of Title 25 of the United States Code and 599 | |
| 733 | - | published in 56 Federal Register 24996 (May 31, 1991), as amended from 600 | |
| 734 | - | time to time. 601 | |
| 735 | - | (b) The expenses of administering the provisions of the compact shall 602 | |
| 736 | - | be financed as provided in this section. Assessments for regulatory costs 603 | |
| 737 | - | incurred by any state agency which are subject to reimbursement by the 604 | |
| 738 | - | tribe in accordance with the provisions of the compact shall be made by 605 | |
| 739 | - | the Commissioner of Revenue Services in accordance with the 606 | |
| 740 | - | provisions of the compact, including provisions respecting adjustment 607 | |
| 741 | - | of excess assessments. Any underassessment for a prior fiscal year may 608 | |
| 742 | - | be included in a subsequent assessment but shall be specified as such. 609 | |
| 743 | - | Payments made by the tribe in accordance with the provisions of the 610 | |
| 744 | - | compact shall be deposited in the General Fund and shall be credited to 611 | |
| 745 | - | the appropriation for the state agency incurring such costs. 612 | |
| 746 | - | (c) Assessments for law enforcement costs incurred by any state 613 | |
| 747 | - | agency which are subject to reimbursement by the tribe in accordance 614 | |
| 748 | - | with the provisions of the compact shall be made by the Commissioner 615 | |
| 749 | - | of Emergency Services and Public Protection in accordance with the 616 | |
| 750 | - | provisions of the compact, including provisions respecting adjustment 617 | |
| 751 | - | of excess assessments. Any underassessment for a prior fiscal year may 618 | |
| 752 | - | be included in a subsequent assessment but shall be specified as such. 619 | |
| 753 | - | Payments made by the tribe in accordance with the provisions of the 620 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 700 | + | corporation may not operate keno until such separate agreements are 580 | |
| 701 | + | effective. For the purposes of this section, "gross operating revenues" 581 | |
| 702 | + | means the total amounts wagered, less amounts paid out as prizes. 582 | |
| 703 | + | (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3-6c, the secretary, on 583 | |
| 704 | + | behalf of the state, may enter into amendments to the agreements 584 | |
| 705 | + | described in subsection (a) of this section concerning the operation of 585 | |
| 706 | + | keno over the Internet by the Connecticut Lottery Corporation in the 586 | |
| 707 | + | state of Connecticut. 587 | |
| 708 | + | (c) Any electronic platform or combination of hardware, software 588 | |
| 709 | + | and data networks used to manage, administer, offer or control keno 589 | |
| 710 | + | over the Internet, including through an Internet web site or a mobile 590 | |
| 711 | + | device, shall, at a minimum, be developed to: (1) Verify that an 591 | |
| 712 | + | individual with a keno account is eighteen years of age or older and is 592 | |
| 713 | + | located in the state, (2) provide a mechanism to prevent the 593 | |
| 714 | + | unauthorized use of a keno account, and (3) maintain the security of 594 | |
| 715 | + | data and other confidential information. 595 | |
| 716 | + | Sec. 17. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) As used in this section, 596 | |
| 717 | + | "lottery draw game" means any draw game that is (1) available for 597 | |
| 718 | + | purchase through a lottery sales agent, and (2) played with a live 598 | |
| 719 | + | drawing that occurs no more frequently than hourly. 599 | |
| 720 | + | (b) The Connecticut Lottery Corporation shall establish a program to 600 | |
| 721 | + | sell lottery tickets for lottery draw games through the corporation's 601 | |
| 722 | + | Internet web site, online service or mobile application, provided: (1) 602 | |
| 723 | + | Such program is conducted in accordance with compacts with the 603 | |
| 724 | + | Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 604 | |
| 725 | + | Connecticut or amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures 605 | |
| 726 | + | and to the Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding with 606 | |
| 727 | + | the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and amendments to the Mohegan 607 | |
| 728 | + | compact and to the Mohegan memorandum of understanding with the 608 | |
| 729 | + | Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut that are effective pursuant to 609 | |
| 730 | + | section 2 of this act; and (2) the total number of drawings across all 610 | |
| 731 | + | lottery draw games for which lottery tickets are sold through the 611 | |
| 732 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 760 | - | compact shall be deposited in the General Fund and shall be credited to 621 | |
| 761 | - | the appropriation for the state agency incurring such costs. 622 | |
| 762 | - | (d) If the tribe is aggrieved due to any assessment levied pursuant to 623 | |
| 763 | - | such compact and this section or by any failure to adjust an excess 624 | |
| 764 | - | assessment in accordance with the provisions of the compact and this 625 | |
| 765 | - | section, it may, not later than thirty days after the time provided for the 626 | |
| 766 | - | payment of such assessment, appeal therefrom in accordance with the 627 | |
| 767 | - | terms of the compact, to the superior court for the judicial district of 628 | |
| 768 | - | Hartford, which appeal shall be accompanied by a citation to the 629 | |
| 769 | - | Commissioner of Consumer Protection to appear before said court. Such 630 | |
| 770 | - | citation shall be signed by the same authority, and such appeal shall be 631 | |
| 771 | - | returnable at the same time and served and returned in the same 632 | |
| 772 | - | manner as is required in case of a summons in a civil action. Proceedings 633 | |
| 773 | - | in such matter shall be conducted in the same manner as provided for 634 | |
| 774 | - | in section 38a-52. 635 | |
| 775 | - | (e) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall require each 636 | |
| 776 | - | applicant for a casino gaming employee license, casino gaming service 637 | |
| 777 | - | license or casino gaming equipment license to submit to state and 638 | |
| 778 | - | national criminal history records checks before such license is issued. 639 | |
| 779 | - | The criminal history records checks required pursuant to this subsection 640 | |
| 780 | - | shall be conducted in accordance with section 29-17a. 641 | |
| 781 | - | Sec. 15. Section 12-586g of the general statutes is repealed and the 642 | |
| 782 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 643 | |
| 783 | - | (a) For the purposes of this section, "tribe" means the Mohegan Tribe 644 | |
| 784 | - | of Indians of Connecticut and "compact" means the Tribal-State 645 | |
| 785 | - | Compact between the tribe and the state of Connecticut, dated May 17, 646 | |
| 786 | - | 1994, as amended from time to time. 647 | |
| 787 | - | (b) The expenses of administering the provisions of the compact shall 648 | |
| 788 | - | be financed as provided in this section. Assessments for regulatory costs 649 | |
| 789 | - | incurred by any state agency which are subject to reimbursement by the 650 | |
| 790 | - | tribe in accordance with the provisions of the compact shall be made by 651 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 737 | + | corporation's Internet web site, online service or mobile application does 612 | |
| 738 | + | not exceed twenty-four drawings in a given day. 613 | |
| 739 | + | (c) Such program shall, at a minimum: (1) Verify that a person who 614 | |
| 740 | + | establishes an online lottery account to purchase a lottery ticket through 615 | |
| 741 | + | such program is eighteen years of age or older and is located in the state; 616 | |
| 742 | + | (2) restrict the sale of lottery tickets to transactions initiated and received 617 | |
| 743 | + | within the state; (3) allow a person to deposit money into an online 618 | |
| 744 | + | lottery account through the use of a verified bank account, prepaid 619 | |
| 745 | + | lottery gift card, debit card or credit card; (4) limit a person with an 620 | |
| 746 | + | online lottery account to using only one debit card or credit card; (5) 621 | |
| 747 | + | provide that any money in an online lottery account belongs solely to 622 | |
| 748 | + | the owner of the account and may be withdrawn by the owner at any 623 | |
| 749 | + | time; (6) provide a mechanism to prevent the unauthorized use of online 624 | |
| 750 | + | lottery accounts; (7) establish a voluntary self-exclusion process to allow 625 | |
| 751 | + | a person to exclude himself or herself from establishing an online lottery 626 | |
| 752 | + | account or purchasing a lottery ticket through such program; (8) 627 | |
| 753 | + | provide a mechanism to prevent a person who participates in the self-628 | |
| 754 | + | exclusion process from establishing an online lottery account; (9) within 629 | |
| 755 | + | one year from the date such program is established, be the subject of an 630 | |
| 756 | + | application for certification from a national or international responsible 631 | |
| 757 | + | gambling compliance assessment program; (10) post a conspicuous link 632 | |
| 758 | + | to responsible gambling information on all online lottery account 633 | |
| 759 | + | Internet web pages; and (11) after consultation with advocacy groups 634 | |
| 760 | + | for individuals with gambling problems, (A) limit the amount of money 635 | |
| 761 | + | a person may deposit into an online lottery account, (B) limit the amount 636 | |
| 762 | + | of money a person may spend per day through such program, and (C) 637 | |
| 763 | + | provide for online messages regarding the importance of responsible 638 | |
| 764 | + | gambling when a person is using his or her online lottery account for an 639 | |
| 765 | + | amount of time specified by the corporation. 640 | |
| 766 | + | (d) Prior to implementing any procedure, as defined in subdivision 641 | |
| 767 | + | (2) of section 1-120 of the general statutes, to assure the integrity of such 642 | |
| 768 | + | program, the corporation shall obtain the written approval of the 643 | |
| 769 | + | Commissioner of Consumer Protection in accordance with regulations 644 | |
| 770 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 776 | + | (e) The corporation shall: (1) Implement initiatives to promote the 646 | |
| 777 | + | purchase of lottery tickets through lottery sales agents; (2) permit lottery 647 | |
| 778 | + | sales agents to sell prepaid lottery gift cards; and (3) conduct an online 648 | |
| 779 | + | public awareness campaign designed to educate the public regarding 649 | |
| 780 | + | compulsive gambling and to inform the public of the programs 650 | |
| 781 | + | available for the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of compulsive 651 | |
| 782 | + | gamblers in the state. 652 | |
| 783 | + | (f) The corporation shall establish a fund into which all revenue of the 653 | |
| 784 | + | program established pursuant to this section shall be deposited, from 654 | |
| 785 | + | which all payments and expenses of the corporation for such program 655 | |
| 786 | + | shall be paid and from which transfers to the debt-free community 656 | |
| 787 | + | college account, established in section 18 of this act, shall be made 657 | |
| 788 | + | pursuant to subsection (d) of section 12-812 of the general statutes, as 658 | |
| 789 | + | amended by this act. 659 | |
| 790 | + | Sec. 18. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) There is established an 660 | |
| 791 | + | account to be known as the "debt-free community college account" 661 | |
| 792 | + | which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. 662 | |
| 793 | + | The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited 663 | |
| 794 | + | in the account, including, but not limited to, deposits from the 664 | |
| 795 | + | Connecticut Lottery Corporation in accordance with subsection (d) of 665 | |
| 796 | + | section 12-812 of the general statutes, as amended by this act. Moneys in 666 | |
| 797 | + | the account shall be expended by the Board of Regents for Higher 667 | |
| 798 | + | Education for the purposes of the debt-free community college program 668 | |
| 799 | + | established pursuant to section 10a-174 of the general statutes. 669 | |
| 800 | + | (b) Not later than thirty days after the initial offering of lottery tickets 670 | |
| 801 | + | for lottery draw games through the Connecticut Lottery Corporation's 671 | |
| 802 | + | Internet web site, online service or mobile application pursuant to 672 | |
| 803 | + | section 17 of this act, and on January first annually thereafter, the 673 | |
| 804 | + | president of said corporation shall estimate and report to the Board of 674 | |
| 805 | + | Regents for Higher Education the anticipated amount of the deposit 675 | |
| 806 | + | required pursuant to subsection (d) of section 12-812 of the general 676 | |
| 807 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 812 | + | statutes, as amended by this act, or the anticipated net revenue from 677 | |
| 813 | + | such online offering during the current and next fiscal year. 678 | |
| 814 | + | Sec. 19. Section 12-801 of the general statutes is repealed and the 679 | |
| 815 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 680 | |
| 816 | + | As used in section 12-563a, as amended by this act, and sections 12-681 | |
| 817 | + | 800 to 12-818, inclusive, and section 17 of this act, the following terms 682 | |
| 818 | + | [shall] have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates 683 | |
| 819 | + | another meaning: 684 | |
| 820 | + | (1) "Board" or "board of directors" means the board of directors of the 685 | |
| 821 | + | corporation; 686 | |
| 822 | + | (2) "Corporation" means the Connecticut Lottery Corporation as 687 | |
| 823 | + | created under section 12-802; 688 | |
| 824 | + | (3) "Division" means the former Division of Special Revenue in the 689 | |
| 825 | + | Department of Revenue Services; 690 | |
| 826 | + | (4) "Lottery" means (A) the Connecticut state lottery conducted prior 691 | |
| 827 | + | to the transfer authorized under section 12-808 by the Division of Special 692 | |
| 828 | + | Revenue, (B) after such transfer, the Connecticut state lottery conducted 693 | |
| 829 | + | by the corporation pursuant to sections 12-563a, as amended by this act, 694 | |
| 830 | + | and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, and section 17 of this act, (C) the state 695 | |
| 831 | + | lottery referred to in subsection (a) of section 53-278g, as amended by 696 | |
| 832 | + | this act, and (D) keno conducted by the corporation pursuant to section 697 | |
| 833 | + | 12-806c, as amended by this act; 698 | |
| 834 | + | (5) "Keno" means a lottery game in which a subset of numbers are 699 | |
| 835 | + | drawn from a larger field of numbers by a central computer system 700 | |
| 836 | + | using an approved random number generator, wheel system device or 701 | |
| 837 | + | other drawing device. "Keno" does not include a game operated on a 702 | |
| 838 | + | video facsimile machine; 703 | |
| 839 | + | (6) "Lottery fund" means a fund or funds established by, and under 704 | |
| 840 | + | the management and control of, the corporation, into which all lottery 705 | |
| 841 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 872 | - | (6) "Location percentage" means the percentage rounded to the 715 | |
| 873 | - | nearest tenth of a per cent of the total of entry fees collected from fantasy 716 | |
| 874 | - | contest players located in the state, divided by the total of entry fees 717 | |
| 875 | - | collected from all fantasy contest players. [;] 718 | |
| 876 | - | [(7) "Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding" means 719 | |
| 877 | - | the memorandum of understanding entered into by and between the 720 | |
| 878 | - | state and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe on January 13, 1993, as 721 | |
| 879 | - | amended on April 30, 1993; 722 | |
| 880 | - | (8) "Mashantucket Pequot procedures" mea ns the Final 723 | |
| 881 | - | Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Procedures prescribed by the Secretary 724 | |
| 882 | - | of the United States Department of the Interior pursuant to Section 725 | |
| 883 | - | 2710(d)(7)(B)(vii) of Title 25 of the United States Code and published in 726 | |
| 884 | - | 56 Federal Register 24996 (May 31, 1991); 727 | |
| 885 | - | (9) "Mohegan compact" means the Tribal-State Compact entered into 728 | |
| 886 | - | by and between the state and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 729 | |
| 887 | - | Connecticut on May 17, 1994; and 730 | |
| 888 | - | (10) "Mohegan memorandum of understanding" means the 731 | |
| 889 | - | memorandum of understanding entered into by and between the state 732 | |
| 890 | - | and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut on May 17, 1994. 733 | |
| 891 | - | (b) The provisions of this section shall not be effective unless the 734 | |
| 892 | - | following conditions have been met: 735 | |
| 893 | - | (1) The Governor enters into amendments to the Mashantucket 736 | |
| 894 | - | Pequot procedures and to the Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of 737 | |
| 895 | - | understanding with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and amendments 738 | |
| 896 | - | to the Mohegan compact and to the Mohegan memorandum of 739 | |
| 897 | - | understanding with the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut 740 | |
| 898 | - | concerning the authorization of fantasy contests in the state. 741 | |
| 899 | - | (2) The amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures and the 742 | |
| 900 | - | Mohegan compact shall include a provision that the authorization of 743 | |
| 901 | - | fantasy contests in the state does not terminate the moratorium against 744 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 846 | + | revenues of the corporation, and all revenues of sports wagering, if the 706 | |
| 847 | + | corporation is authorized to conduct sports wagering pursuant to 707 | |
| 848 | + | section 2 of this act, are deposited, from which all payments and 708 | |
| 849 | + | expenses of the corporation are paid, except as provided in section 17 of 709 | |
| 850 | + | this act for the revenues and payments from the program established 710 | |
| 851 | + | pursuant to section 17 of this act, and from which transfers to the 711 | |
| 852 | + | General Fund or the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds 712 | |
| 853 | + | Special Capital Reserve Fund, established in section 10-183vv, are made 713 | |
| 854 | + | pursuant to section 12-812, as amended by this act; [and] 714 | |
| 855 | + | (7) "Online sports wagering" has the same meaning as provided in 715 | |
| 856 | + | section 1 of this act; 716 | |
| 857 | + | [(7)] (8) "Operating revenue" means total revenue received from 717 | |
| 858 | + | lottery sales less all cancelled sales and amounts paid as prizes but 718 | |
| 859 | + | before payment or provision for payment of any other expenses; 719 | |
| 860 | + | (9) "Retail sports wagering" has the same meaning as provided in 720 | |
| 861 | + | section 1 of this act; and 721 | |
| 862 | + | (10) "Skin" has the same meaning as provided in section 1 of this act. 722 | |
| 863 | + | Sec. 20. Section 12-806 of the general statutes is repealed and the 723 | |
| 864 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 724 | |
| 865 | + | (a) The purposes of the corporation shall be to: (1) Operate and 725 | |
| 866 | + | manage the lottery, and operate and manage retail sports wagering and 726 | |
| 867 | + | online sports wagering if authorized to do so pursuant to sections 2 and 727 | |
| 868 | + | 5 of this act, in an entrepreneurial and business-like manner free from 728 | |
| 869 | + | the budgetary and other constraints that affect state agencies; (2) 729 | |
| 870 | + | provide continuing and increased revenue to the people of the state 730 | |
| 871 | + | through the lottery, and retail sports wagering and online sports 731 | |
| 872 | + | wagering if authorized to operate such wagering pursuant to sections 2 732 | |
| 873 | + | and 5 of this act, by being responsive to market forces and acting 733 | |
| 874 | + | generally as a corporation engaged in entrepreneurial pursuits; (3) pay 734 | |
| 875 | + | to the trustee of the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds 735 | |
| 876 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 908 | - | the operation of video facsimile games by the Mashantucket Pequot 745 | |
| 909 | - | Tribe and Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut on each tribe's 746 | |
| 910 | - | reservation. 747 | |
| 911 | - | (3) The amendments to each tribe's memorandum of understanding 748 | |
| 912 | - | shall include a provision that the authorization of fantasy contests in the 749 | |
| 913 | - | state does not relieve each tribe from each tribe's obligation to contribute 750 | |
| 914 | - | a percentage of the gross operating revenues of video facsimile games 751 | |
| 915 | - | to the state as provided in each tribe's memorandum of understanding. 752 | |
| 916 | - | (4) The amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures, the 753 | |
| 917 | - | Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding, the Mohegan 754 | |
| 918 | - | compact and the Mohegan memorandum of understanding are 755 | |
| 919 | - | approved or deemed approved by the Secretary of the United States 756 | |
| 920 | - | Department of the Interior pursuant to the federal Indian Gaming 757 | |
| 921 | - | Regulatory Act, P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 2701 et seq., and its implementing 758 | |
| 922 | - | regulations. If such approval is overturned by a court in a final 759 | |
| 923 | - | judgment, which is not appealable, the authorization provided under 760 | |
| 924 | - | this section shall cease to be effective. 761 | |
| 925 | - | (5) The amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures and to 762 | |
| 926 | - | the Mohegan compact are approved by the General Assembly pursuant 763 | |
| 927 | - | to section 3-6c. 764 | |
| 928 | - | (6) The amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of 765 | |
| 929 | - | understanding and to the Mohegan memorandum of understanding are 766 | |
| 930 | - | approved by the General Assembly pursuant to the process described 767 | |
| 931 | - | in section 3-6c.] 768 | |
| 932 | - | (b) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may issue licenses 769 | |
| 933 | - | permitting the operation of fantasy contests outside of Indian lands, 770 | |
| 934 | - | provided: 771 | |
| 935 | - | (1) Amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures and to the 772 | |
| 936 | - | Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding with the 773 | |
| 937 | - | Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and amendments to the Mohegan compact 774 | |
| 938 | - | and to the Mohegan memorandum of understanding with the Mohegan 775 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 881 | + | Special Capital Reserve Fund, established in section 10-183vv, the 736 | |
| 882 | + | amounts, if any, required pursuant to subsection (c) of section 12-812, as 737 | |
| 883 | + | amended by this act; and (4) ensure that the lottery [continues] and retail 738 | |
| 884 | + | sports wagering and online sports wagering, if authorized to operate 739 | |
| 885 | + | such wagering pursuant to sections 2 and 5 of this act, continue to be 740 | |
| 886 | + | operated with integrity and for the public good. 741 | |
| 887 | + | (b) The corporation shall have the following powers: 742 | |
| 888 | + | (1) To receive as transferee from the state of Connecticut all of the 743 | |
| 889 | + | tangible and intangible assets constituting the lottery including the 744 | |
| 890 | + | exclusive right to operate the lottery as the exclusive lottery of the state 745 | |
| 891 | + | and, subject to subsection (b) of section 12-808, to assume and discharge 746 | |
| 892 | + | all of the agreements, covenants and obligations of the Department of 747 | |
| 893 | + | Consumer Protection entered into which constitute a part of the 748 | |
| 894 | + | operation and management of the lottery; 749 | |
| 895 | + | (2) To operate and manage the lottery consistent with the provisions 750 | |
| 896 | + | of sections 1-120, 1-121, 1-125, 12-563, 12-563a, as amended by this act, 751 | |
| 897 | + | 12-564, 12-566, 12-568a and 12-569, subsection (c) of section 12-574 and 752 | |
| 898 | + | sections 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, and sections 2, 5 and 17 of this act, 753 | |
| 899 | + | and as specifically provided in section 12-812, as amended by this act; 754 | |
| 900 | + | (3) To have perpetual succession as a body corporate and to adopt 755 | |
| 901 | + | bylaws, policies and procedures for the operation of its affairs and 756 | |
| 902 | + | conduct of its businesses; 757 | |
| 903 | + | (4) (A) To introduce new lottery games, modify existing lottery 758 | |
| 904 | + | games, utilize existing and new technologies, determine distribution 759 | |
| 905 | + | channels for the sale of lottery tickets, introduce keno pursuant to signed 760 | |
| 906 | + | agreements with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan 761 | |
| 907 | + | Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, in accordance with section 12-806c, as 762 | |
| 908 | + | amended by this act, and, to the extent specifically authorized by 763 | |
| 909 | + | regulations adopted by the Department of Consumer Protection 764 | |
| 910 | + | pursuant to chapter 54, introduce instant ticket vending machines, 765 | |
| 911 | + | kiosks and automated wagering systems or machines, with all such 766 | |
| 912 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 945 | - | Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, or new compacts with the 776 | |
| 946 | - | Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut 777 | |
| 947 | - | or both, or renewals thereof, pursuant to section 2 of this act, are 778 | |
| 948 | - | effective; and 779 | |
| 949 | - | (2) Fantasy contests are conducted pursuant to the provisions of this 780 | |
| 950 | - | section. 781 | |
| 951 | - | (c) (1) If the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe or Mohegan Tribe of Indians 782 | |
| 952 | - | of Connecticut holds a license pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, 783 | |
| 953 | - | such tribe's license shall expire if the tribe operates E-bingo machines 784 | |
| 954 | - | for purposes of class II gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory 785 | |
| 955 | - | Act, 25 USC 2701, et seq., at a casino on Indian lands in this state at any 786 | |
| 956 | - | time during the ten-year initial term of any new amendment or new 787 | |
| 957 | - | compact, as described in subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 2 of 788 | |
| 958 | - | this act. 789 | |
| 959 | - | (2) All licenses issued pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall 790 | |
| 960 | - | expire upon the expiration of any new compact or amendment, or 791 | |
| 961 | - | renewal thereof, entered into pursuant to section 2 of this act. 792 | |
| 962 | - | [(c)] (d) Not later than [July 1, 2018] January 1, 2022, the 793 | |
| 963 | - | Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt regulations, in 794 | |
| 964 | - | accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, regarding the licensing, 795 | |
| 965 | - | operation of, participation in and advertisement of fantasy [contest] 796 | |
| 966 | - | contests in the state. Such regulations shall protect fantasy contest 797 | |
| 967 | - | players who pay an entry fee to play fantasy contests from unfair or 798 | |
| 968 | - | deceptive acts or practices. Such regulations shall include, but need not 799 | |
| 969 | - | be limited to: (1) A prohibition on fantasy contest operators allowing 800 | |
| 970 | - | persons under the age of eighteen to participate in a fantasy contest 801 | |
| 971 | - | offered by such operators; (2) protections for fantasy contest players' 802 | |
| 972 | - | funds on deposit with fantasy contest operators; (3) requirements 803 | |
| 973 | - | regarding truthful advertising by fantasy contest operators; (4) 804 | |
| 974 | - | procedures to ensure the integrity of fantasy contests offered by fantasy 805 | |
| 975 | - | contest operators; (5) procedures to ensure that fantasy contest 806 | |
| 976 | - | operators provide fantasy contest players with: (A) Information 807 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 917 | + | rights being subject to regulatory oversight by the Department of 767 | |
| 918 | + | Consumer Protection; and 768 | |
| 919 | + | (B) To offer lottery draw games, including for promotional purposes, 769 | |
| 920 | + | through the corporation's Internet web site, online service or mobile 770 | |
| 921 | + | application in accordance with section 17 of this act, except that the 771 | |
| 922 | + | corporation shall not offer any other interactive [on-line] lottery games, 772 | |
| 923 | + | including [on-line video lottery games] for promotional purposes, on 773 | |
| 924 | + | the corporation's Internet web site, online service or mobile application; 774 | |
| 925 | + | (5) To establish an annual budget of revenues and expenditures, 775 | |
| 926 | + | along with reasonable reserves for working capital, capital 776 | |
| 927 | + | expenditures, debt retirement and other anticipated expenditures, in a 777 | |
| 928 | + | manner and at levels considered by the board of directors as appropriate 778 | |
| 929 | + | and prudent; 779 | |
| 930 | + | (6) To adopt such administrative and operating procedures which the 780 | |
| 931 | + | board of directors deems appropriate; 781 | |
| 932 | + | (7) To enter into agreements with one or more states or territories of 782 | |
| 933 | + | the United States for the promotion and operation of joint lottery games 783 | |
| 934 | + | and to continue to participate in any joint lottery game in which the 784 | |
| 935 | + | corporation participates on July 1, 2003, regardless of whether any 785 | |
| 936 | + | government-authorized lottery operated outside of the United States 786 | |
| 937 | + | participates in such game; 787 | |
| 938 | + | (8) Subject to the provisions of section 12-815, to enter into 788 | |
| 939 | + | agreements with vendors with respect to the operation and 789 | |
| 940 | + | management of the lottery, including operation of lottery terminals, 790 | |
| 941 | + | management services, printing of lottery tickets, management expertise, 791 | |
| 942 | + | marketing expertise, advertising or such other goods or services as the 792 | |
| 943 | + | board of directors deems necessary and appropriate; 793 | |
| 944 | + | (9) To purchase or lease operating equipment, including, but not 794 | |
| 945 | + | limited to, computer gaming and automated wagering systems and to 795 | |
| 946 | + | employ agents or employees to operate such systems; 796 | |
| 947 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 983 | - | regarding responsible playing and places to seek assistance for 808 | |
| 984 | - | addictive or compulsive behavior, and (B) protections against 809 | |
| 985 | - | compulsive behavior; and (6) reporting requirements and procedures to 810 | |
| 986 | - | demonstrate eligibility for a reduction of the initial [registration] 811 | |
| 987 | - | licensing fee and annual [registration] licensing renewal fee pursuant to 812 | |
| 988 | - | subsection [(d)] (e) of this section. 813 | |
| 989 | - | [(d)] (e) (1) [Not later than sixty days after the adoption of regulations 814 | |
| 990 | - | pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, and thereafter, each fantasy 815 | |
| 991 | - | contest operator that operates fantasy contests in the state shall register 816 | |
| 992 | - | annually with the Commissioner of Consumer Protection on a form 817 | |
| 993 | - | prescribed by the commissioner.] Each fantasy contest operator shall 818 | |
| 994 | - | [submit] pay an initial [registration] licensing fee of fifteen thousand 819 | |
| 995 | - | dollars and an annual [registration] licensing renewal fee of fifteen 820 | |
| 996 | - | thousand dollars, except that the commissioner shall reduce the initial 821 | |
| 997 | - | [registration fee] and annual [registration] licensing fee so that such fees 822 | |
| 998 | - | do not exceed ten per cent of the gross receipts of such operator for the 823 | |
| 999 | - | [registration] licensing period. 824 | |
| 1000 | - | (2) To demonstrate the eligibility of a fantasy contest operator for a 825 | |
| 1001 | - | reduction of the initial [registration fee] or annual [registration] renewal 826 | |
| 1002 | - | fee pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, the fantasy contest 827 | |
| 1003 | - | operator shall provide to the commissioner, in a manner prescribed by 828 | |
| 1004 | - | the commissioner, an estimation of the gross receipts such operator 829 | |
| 1005 | - | expects to receive [in] during the upcoming [registration] licensing 830 | |
| 1006 | - | period. Prior to renewing a [registration] license where such operator 831 | |
| 1007 | - | paid a reduced [registration] licensing fee for the previous [registration] 832 | |
| 1008 | - | licensing period, or after a [registration] licensing period where such 833 | |
| 1009 | - | operator should have paid a reduced fee for the previous [registration] 834 | |
| 1010 | - | licensing period, such operator shall submit to the commissioner, in a 835 | |
| 1011 | - | manner prescribed by the commissioner, the actual amount of gross 836 | |
| 1012 | - | receipts received by such operator [in] during the previous [registration] 837 | |
| 1013 | - | licensing period. The commissioner shall calculate the difference, if any, 838 | |
| 1014 | - | between the estimated gross receipts and the actual gross receipts and 839 | |
| 1015 | - | determine if the [registration] licensing fee previously paid by such 840 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 952 | + | (10) To retain unclaimed prize funds as additional revenue for the 797 | |
| 953 | + | state, or to use unclaimed prize funds to increase sales, or to return to 798 | |
| 954 | + | participants unclaimed prize funds in a manner designed to increase 799 | |
| 955 | + | sales; 800 | |
| 956 | + | (11) To establish prize reserve accounts as the board of directors 801 | |
| 957 | + | deems appropriate; 802 | |
| 958 | + | (12) To pay lottery prizes as awarded under section 12-812, as 803 | |
| 959 | + | amended by this act, to purchase annuities to fund such prizes, and to 804 | |
| 960 | + | assure that all annuities from which payments to winners of lottery 805 | |
| 961 | + | prizes are made are invested in instruments issued by agencies of the 806 | |
| 962 | + | United States government and backed by the full faith and credit of the 807 | |
| 963 | + | United States, or are issued by insurance companies licensed to do 808 | |
| 964 | + | business in the state, provided the issuer has been determined by the 809 | |
| 965 | + | Department of Consumer Protection to be financially stable and meets 810 | |
| 966 | + | the minimum investment rating as determined by the department; 811 | |
| 967 | + | (13) To pay the Office of Policy and Management to reimburse the 812 | |
| 968 | + | Department of Consumer Protection for the reasonable and necessary 813 | |
| 969 | + | costs arising from the department's regulatory oversight of the 814 | |
| 970 | + | operation of the lottery by the corporation, in accordance with the 815 | |
| 971 | + | assessment made pursuant to section 12-806b, including costs arising 816 | |
| 972 | + | directly or indirectly from the licensing of lottery agents, performance 817 | |
| 973 | + | of state police background investigations, and the implementation of 818 | |
| 974 | + | subsection (b) of section 12-562 and sections 12-563a, as amended by this 819 | |
| 975 | + | act, 12-568a, 12-569, 12-570, 12-570a and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, and 820 | |
| 976 | + | section 17 of this act; 821 | |
| 977 | + | (14) In the event that the operation or management of the corporation 822 | |
| 978 | + | becomes subject to the federal gaming occupation tax, to pay such tax 823 | |
| 979 | + | on behalf of lottery sales agents and to assist agents subject thereto; 824 | |
| 980 | + | (15) To determine the commissions payable to lottery sales agents, 825 | |
| 981 | + | provided any agent's commission shall not average less than four per 826 | |
| 982 | + | cent of such agent's lottery sales; 827 | |
| 983 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 988 | + | (16) To invest in, acquire, lease, purchase, own, manage, hold and 828 | |
| 989 | + | dispose of real property and lease, convey or deal in or enter into 829 | |
| 990 | + | agreements with respect to such property on any terms necessary or 830 | |
| 991 | + | incidental to carrying out the purposes of sections 12-563a, as amended 831 | |
| 992 | + | by this act, and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, provided such transactions 832 | |
| 993 | + | shall not be subject to approval, review or regulation pursuant to title 833 | |
| 994 | + | 4b or any other statute by any state agency, except that real property 834 | |
| 995 | + | transactions shall be subject to review by the State Properties Review 835 | |
| 996 | + | Board; 836 | |
| 997 | + | (17) To borrow money for the purpose of obtaining working capital; 837 | |
| 998 | + | (18) To hold patents, copyrights, trademarks, marketing rights, 838 | |
| 999 | + | licenses or any other evidence of protection or exclusivity issued under 839 | |
| 1000 | + | the laws of the United States or any state; 840 | |
| 1001 | + | (19) To employ such assistants, agents and other employees as may 841 | |
| 1002 | + | be necessary or desirable to carry out its purposes in accordance with 842 | |
| 1003 | + | sections 12-563a, as amended by this act, and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, 843 | |
| 1004 | + | and sections 2, 5 and 17 of this act to fix their compensation and, subject 844 | |
| 1005 | + | to the provisions of subsections (e) and (f) of section 12-802, establish all 845 | |
| 1006 | + | necessary and appropriate personnel practices and policies; to engage 846 | |
| 1007 | + | consultants, accountants, attorneys and financial and other independent 847 | |
| 1008 | + | professionals as may be necessary or desirable to assist the corporation 848 | |
| 1009 | + | in performing its purposes in accordance with sections 12-563a, as 849 | |
| 1010 | + | amended by this act, and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, and sections 2, 5 850 | |
| 1011 | + | and 17 of this act; 851 | |
| 1012 | + | (20) To make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary 852 | |
| 1013 | + | or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its 853 | |
| 1014 | + | powers under sections 12-563a, as amended by this act, and 12-800 to 854 | |
| 1015 | + | 12-818, inclusive, and sections 2, 5 and 17 of this act; 855 | |
| 1016 | + | (21) In its own name, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, 856 | |
| 1017 | + | adopt a seal and alter the same at pleasure; 857 | |
| 1018 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 1058 | 1022 | ||
| 1059 | - | 56 Federal Register 24996 (May 31, 1991); 872 | |
| 1060 | - | (4) "MMCT Venture, LLC" means a limited liability company 873 | |
| 1061 | - | described in subsection (d) of this section; 874 | |
| 1062 | - | (5) "Mohegan compact" means the Tribal-State Compact entered into 875 | |
| 1063 | - | by and between the state and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 876 | |
| 1064 | - | Connecticut on May 17, 1994; and 877 | |
| 1065 | - | (6) "Mohegan memorandum of understanding" means the 878 | |
| 1066 | - | memorandum of understanding entered into by and between the state 879 | |
| 1067 | - | and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut on May 17, 1994. 880 | |
| 1068 | - | (b) MMCT Venture, LLC, is authorized to conduct authorized games 881 | |
| 1069 | - | (1) at a casino gaming facility at 171 Bridge Street, East Windsor, 882 | |
| 1070 | - | Connecticut, and (2) at a casino gaming facility in the city of Bridgeport, 883 | |
| 1071 | - | established under a development agreement pursuant to section 13 of 884 | |
| 1072 | - | this act. 885 | |
| 1073 | - | (c) Such authorization shall not be effective unless the following 886 | |
| 1074 | - | conditions have been met: 887 | |
| 1075 | - | (1) (A) The Governor enters into amendments to the Mashantucket 888 | |
| 1076 | - | Pequot procedures and to the Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of 889 | |
| 1077 | - | understanding with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and amendments 890 | |
| 1078 | - | to the Mohegan compact and to the Mohegan memorandum of 891 | |
| 1079 | - | understanding with the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut 892 | |
| 1080 | - | concerning the operation of a casino gaming facility in the state. 893 | |
| 1081 | - | (B) The amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures and the 894 | |
| 1082 | - | Mohegan compact shall include a provision that the authorization of 895 | |
| 1083 | - | MMCT Venture, LLC, to conduct authorized games in the state does not 896 | |
| 1084 | - | terminate the moratorium against the operation of video facsimile 897 | |
| 1085 | - | games by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and Mohegan Tribe of Indians 898 | |
| 1086 | - | of Connecticut on each tribe's reservation. 899 | |
| 1087 | - | (C) The amendments to each tribe's memorandum of understanding 900 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 1023 | + | (22) Subject to the approval of the board and to the requirement to 858 | |
| 1024 | + | remit excess lottery funds to the General Fund as set forth in section 12-859 | |
| 1025 | + | 812, as amended by this act, to invest any funds not needed for 860 | |
| 1026 | + | immediate use or disbursement, including any funds held in approved 861 | |
| 1027 | + | reserve accounts, in investments permitted by sections 3-20 and 3-27a 862 | |
| 1028 | + | for the proceeds of state bonds; 863 | |
| 1029 | + | (23) To procure insurance against any loss in connection with its 864 | |
| 1030 | + | property and other assets in such amounts and from such insurers as it 865 | |
| 1031 | + | deems desirable; 866 | |
| 1032 | + | (24) To the extent permitted under any contract with other persons to 867 | |
| 1033 | + | which the corporation is a party, to consent to any termination, 868 | |
| 1034 | + | modification, forgiveness or other change of any term of any contractual 869 | |
| 1035 | + | right, payment, royalty, contract or agreement of any kind; 870 | |
| 1036 | + | (25) To acquire, lease, purchase, own, manage, hold and dispose of 871 | |
| 1037 | + | personal property, and lease, convey or deal in or enter into agreements 872 | |
| 1038 | + | with respect to such property on any terms necessary or incidental to 873 | |
| 1039 | + | the carrying out of these purposes; 874 | |
| 1040 | + | (26) To account for and audit funds of the corporation; 875 | |
| 1041 | + | (27) To pay or provide for payment from operating revenues all 876 | |
| 1042 | + | expenses, costs and obligations incurred by the corporation in the 877 | |
| 1043 | + | exercise of the powers of the corporation under sections 12-563a, as 878 | |
| 1044 | + | amended by this act, and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, and sections 2, 5 879 | |
| 1045 | + | and 17 of this act; [and] 880 | |
| 1046 | + | (28) To operate sports wagering pursuant to sections 5 to 7, inclusive, 881 | |
| 1047 | + | of this act, if authorized to do so pursuant to section 2 of this act; and 882 | |
| 1048 | + | [(28)] (29) To exercise any powers necessary to carry out the purposes 883 | |
| 1049 | + | of sections 12-563a, as amended by this act, and 12-800 to 12-818, 884 | |
| 1050 | + | inclusive, and sections 2, 5 to 7, inclusive, and 17 of this act. 885 | |
| 1051 | + | Sec. 21. Section 12-806a of the general statutes is repealed and the 886 | |
| 1052 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
| 1088 | 1053 | ||
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| 1057 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 887 | |
| 1058 | + | As used in this section, "procedure" has the same meaning as 888 | |
| 1059 | + | "procedure", as defined in subdivision (2) of section 1-120. The 889 | |
| 1060 | + | Department of Consumer Protection shall, for the purposes of section 890 | |
| 1061 | + | 12-568a, subsection (c) of section 12-574, sections 12-802a and 12-815a, 891 | |
| 1062 | + | sections 5 to 7, inclusive, and 17 of this act, and this section, regulate the 892 | |
| 1063 | + | activities of the Connecticut Lottery Corporation to assure the integrity 893 | |
| 1064 | + | of the state lottery. In addition to the requirements of the provisions of 894 | |
| 1065 | + | chapter 12 and notwithstanding the provisions of section 12-806, as 895 | |
| 1066 | + | amended by this act, the Connecticut Lottery Corporation shall, prior to 896 | |
| 1067 | + | implementing any procedure designed to assure the integrity of the 897 | |
| 1068 | + | state lottery and retail sports wagering, obtain the written approval of 898 | |
| 1069 | + | the Commissioner of Consumer Protection in accordance with 899 | |
| 1070 | + | regulations adopted under section 12-568a. 900 | |
| 1071 | + | Sec. 22. Section 12-810 of the general statutes is repealed and the 901 | |
| 1072 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 902 | |
| 1073 | + | (a) The Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, shall 903 | |
| 1074 | + | apply to all actions, meetings and records of the corporation, except (1) 904 | |
| 1075 | + | where otherwise limited by subsection (c) of this section as to new 905 | |
| 1076 | + | lottery games and serial numbers of unclaimed lottery tickets, [and] (2) 906 | |
| 1077 | + | with respect to financial, credit and proprietary information submitted 907 | |
| 1078 | + | by any person to the corporation in connection with any proposal to 908 | |
| 1079 | + | provide goods, services or professional advice to the corporation as 909 | |
| 1080 | + | provided in section 12-815, and (3) where otherwise limited by 910 | |
| 1081 | + | subsection (d) of this section as to information submitted by any person 911 | |
| 1082 | + | to the corporation regarding such person's participation in the 912 | |
| 1083 | + | corporation's voluntary self-exclusion process established pursuant to 913 | |
| 1084 | + | subdivision (7) of subsection (c) of section 17 of this act. 914 | |
| 1085 | + | (b) The records of proceedings as provided in subsection (a) of section 915 | |
| 1086 | + | 12-805 shall be subject to disclosure pursuant to the provisions of 916 | |
| 1087 | + | subsection (a) of section 1-210. 917 | |
| 1088 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 1127 | 1090 | ||
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| 1131 | 1092 | ||
| 1132 | - | (d) Such authorization shall apply to MMCT Venture, LLC, provided: 933 | |
| 1133 | - | (1) MMCT Venture, LLC, is a limited liability company jointly and 934 | |
| 1134 | - | exclusively owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan 935 | |
| 1135 | - | Tribe of Indians of Connecticut; (2) no other person or business 936 | |
| 1136 | - | organization holds an equity interest in MMCT Venture, LLC; and (3) 937 | |
| 1137 | - | each tribe holds at least a twenty-five per cent equity interest in MMCT 938 | |
| 1138 | - | Venture, LLC. If MMCT Venture, LLC, ceases to be a limited liability 939 | |
| 1139 | - | company jointly and exclusively owned by the Mashantucket Pequot 940 | |
| 1140 | - | Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut in which each 941 | |
| 1141 | - | tribe holds at least a twenty-five per cent equity interest, such 942 | |
| 1142 | - | authorization shall be void. 943 | |
| 1143 | - | (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this 944 | |
| 1144 | - | section, the authorization to conduct authorized games at a casino 945 | |
| 1145 | - | gaming facility at 171 Bridge Street, East Windsor, Connecticut shall not 946 | |
| 1146 | - | be effective during the ten-year initial term that amendments to the 947 | |
| 1147 | - | Mashantucket Pequot procedures and to the Mashantucket Pequot 948 | |
| 1148 | - | memorandum of understanding with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe 949 | |
| 1149 | - | and amendments to the Mohegan compact and to the Mohegan 950 | |
| 1150 | - | memorandum of understanding with the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 951 | |
| 1151 | - | Connecticut, or new compacts with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe or 952 | |
| 1152 | - | the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, or both entered into 953 | |
| 1153 | - | pursuant to section 2 of this act are effective, as described in subdivision 954 | |
| 1154 | - | (3) of subsection (b) of section 2 of this act. 955 | |
| 1155 | - | Sec. 18. Section 12-806c of the general statutes is repealed and the 956 | |
| 1156 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 957 | |
| 1157 | - | (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3-6c, the Secretary of 958 | |
| 1158 | - | the Office of Policy and Management, on behalf of the state of 959 | |
| 1159 | - | Connecticut, may enter into separate agreements with the 960 | |
| 1160 | - | Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 961 | |
| 1161 | - | Connecticut concerning the operation of keno by the Connecticut 962 | |
| 1162 | - | Lottery Corporation in the state of Connecticut. Any such agreement 963 | |
| 1163 | - | shall provide that the state of Connecticut shall distribute to each tribe 964 | |
| 1164 | - | a sum not to exceed a twelve and one-half per cent share of the gross 965 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 1093 | + | (c) Any new lottery game and the procedures for such game, until the 918 | |
| 1094 | + | game is publicly announced by the corporation, and any serial number 919 | |
| 1095 | + | of an unclaimed lottery ticket shall not be deemed public records, as 920 | |
| 1096 | + | defined in section 1-200, and shall not be available to the public under 921 | |
| 1097 | + | the provisions of section 1-210. The president shall submit a fiscal note 922 | |
| 1098 | + | prepared by the corporation with respect to the procedures for a new 923 | |
| 1099 | + | lottery game to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly 924 | |
| 1100 | + | having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue, bonding and 925 | |
| 1101 | + | public safety after approval of such game by the board. 926 | |
| 1102 | + | (d) The name and any personally identifying information of a person 927 | |
| 1103 | + | who is participating or who has participated in the corporation's 928 | |
| 1104 | + | voluntary self-exclusion process shall not be deemed public records, as 929 | |
| 1105 | + | defined in section 1-200, and shall not be available to the public under 930 | |
| 1106 | + | the provisions of chapter 14, except that the president may disclose the 931 | |
| 1107 | + | name and any relevant records of such person, other than records of the 932 | |
| 1108 | + | participation of such person in the voluntary self-exclusion process, if 933 | |
| 1109 | + | such person claims a winning lottery ticket from the use of the online 934 | |
| 1110 | + | lottery program established pursuant to section 17 of this act. 935 | |
| 1111 | + | Sec. 23. Section 12-811 of the general statutes is repealed and the 936 | |
| 1112 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 937 | |
| 1113 | + | (a) The president and all directors, officers and employees of the 938 | |
| 1114 | + | corporation shall be state employees for purposes of sections 1-79 to 1-939 | |
| 1115 | + | 89, inclusive. 940 | |
| 1116 | + | (b) No director, officer or employee of the corporation shall, directly 941 | |
| 1117 | + | or indirectly, participate in, or share in the winnings from, (1) a game 942 | |
| 1118 | + | conducted pursuant to sections 12-563a, as amended by this act, [and] 943 | |
| 1119 | + | 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, and section 17 of this act, or (2) sports 944 | |
| 1120 | + | wagering, if the corporation is authorized to conduct sports wagering 945 | |
| 1121 | + | pursuant to sections 2 and 5 of this act. 946 | |
| 1122 | + | Sec. 24. Section 12-812 of the general statutes is repealed and the 947 | |
| 1123 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 948 | |
| 1124 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
| 1165 | 1125 | ||
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| 1169 | - | 32 of 56 | |
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| 1170 | 1128 | ||
| 1171 | - | operating revenue received by the state from the operation of keno. The 966 | |
| 1172 | - | corporation may not operate keno until such separate agreements are 967 | |
| 1173 | - | effective. For the purposes of this section, "gross operating revenues" 968 | |
| 1174 | - | means the total amounts wagered, less amounts paid out as prizes. 969 | |
| 1175 | - | (b) The provisions of this section shall cease to be effective once 970 | |
| 1176 | - | amendments to the Mashantucket Pequot procedures and to the 971 | |
| 1177 | - | Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding with the 972 | |
| 1178 | - | Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and amendments to the Mohegan compact 973 | |
| 1179 | - | and to the Mohegan memorandum of understanding with the Mohegan 974 | |
| 1180 | - | Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, or new compacts with the 975 | |
| 1181 | - | Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, 976 | |
| 1182 | - | or both, governing the operation of keno by the Connecticut Lottery 977 | |
| 1183 | - | Corporation, pursuant to section 2 of this act, are effective. 978 | |
| 1184 | - | Sec. 19. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) The Connecticut Lottery 979 | |
| 1185 | - | Corporation shall establish a fund into which all revenue of the program 980 | |
| 1186 | - | to sell lottery tickets for lottery draw games through the corporation's 981 | |
| 1187 | - | Internet web site, online service or mobile application, established 982 | |
| 1188 | - | pursuant to this section 4 of this act, shall be deposited, from which all 983 | |
| 1189 | - | payments and expenses of the corporation for such program shall be 984 | |
| 1190 | - | paid and from which transfers to the debt-free community college 985 | |
| 1191 | - | account, established in section 20 of this act, shall be made pursuant to 986 | |
| 1192 | - | subsection (d) of section 12-812 of the general statutes, as amended by 987 | |
| 1193 | - | this act. 988 | |
| 1194 | - | Sec. 20. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) There is established an 989 | |
| 1195 | - | account to be known as the "debt-free community college account" 990 | |
| 1196 | - | which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. 991 | |
| 1197 | - | The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited 992 | |
| 1198 | - | in the account, including, but not limited to, deposits from the 993 | |
| 1199 | - | Connecticut Lottery Corporation in accordance with subsection (d) of 994 | |
| 1200 | - | section 12-812 of the general statutes, as amended by this act. Moneys in 995 | |
| 1201 | - | the account shall be expended by the Board of Regents for Higher 996 | |
| 1202 | - | Education for the purposes of the debt-free community college program 997 | |
| 1203 | - | established pursuant to section 10a-174 of the general statutes. 998 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 1129 | + | (a) The president of the corporation, subject to the direction of the 949 | |
| 1130 | + | board, shall conduct daily, weekly, multistate, special instant or other 950 | |
| 1131 | + | lottery games and shall determine the number of times a lottery shall be 951 | |
| 1132 | + | held each year, the form and price of the tickets and the aggregate 952 | |
| 1133 | + | amount of prizes, which shall not be less than forty-five per cent of the 953 | |
| 1134 | + | sales unless required by the terms of any agreement entered into for the 954 | |
| 1135 | + | conduct of multistate lottery games. The proceeds of the sale of tickets 955 | |
| 1136 | + | shall be deposited in the lottery fund of the corporation from which 956 | |
| 1137 | + | prizes shall be paid, upon vouchers signed by the president, or by either 957 | |
| 1138 | + | of two persons designated and authorized by him, in such numbers and 958 | |
| 1139 | + | amounts as the president determines. The corporation may limit its 959 | |
| 1140 | + | liability in games with fixed payouts and may cause a cessation of sales 960 | |
| 1141 | + | of tickets of certain designation when such liability limit has been 961 | |
| 1142 | + | reached. If authorized to conduct sports wagering pursuant to sections 962 | |
| 1143 | + | 2 and 5 of this act, the president shall deposit the proceeds of sales 963 | |
| 1144 | + | related to sports wagering, as defined in section 1 of this act, in the 964 | |
| 1145 | + | lottery fund, from which prizes shall be paid. 965 | |
| 1146 | + | (b) The president, subject to the direction of the board, may enter into 966 | |
| 1147 | + | agreements for the sale of product advertising on lottery tickets, play 967 | |
| 1148 | + | slips and other lottery media. 968 | |
| 1149 | + | (c) On a weekly basis, the president shall estimate, and certify to the 969 | |
| 1150 | + | State Treasurer, that portion of the balance in the lottery fund which 970 | |
| 1151 | + | exceeds the current needs of the corporation for the payment of prizes, 971 | |
| 1152 | + | the payment of current operating expenses and funding of approved 972 | |
| 1153 | + | reserves of the corporation. The corporation shall transfer the amount 973 | |
| 1154 | + | so certified from the lottery fund of the corporation to the General Fund 974 | |
| 1155 | + | upon notification of receipt of such certification by the Treasurer, except 975 | |
| 1156 | + | that if the amount on deposit in the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement 976 | |
| 1157 | + | Fund Bonds Special Capital Reserve Fund, established in section 10-977 | |
| 1158 | + | 183vv, is less than the required minimum capital reserve, as defined in 978 | |
| 1159 | + | subsection (b) of said section, the corporation shall pay such amount so 979 | |
| 1160 | + | certified to the trustee of the fund for deposit in the fund. If the 980 | |
| 1161 | + | corporation transfers any moneys to the General Fund at any time when 981 | |
| 1162 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 1210 | - | (b) Not later than thirty days after the initial offering of lottery tickets 999 | |
| 1211 | - | for lottery draw games through the Connecticut Lottery Corporation's 1000 | |
| 1212 | - | Internet web site, online service or mobile application pursuant to 1001 | |
| 1213 | - | section 4 of this act, and on January first annually thereafter, the 1002 | |
| 1214 | - | president of said corporation shall estimate and report to the Board of 1003 | |
| 1215 | - | Regents for Higher Education the anticipated amount of the deposit 1004 | |
| 1216 | - | required pursuant to subsection (d) of section 12-812 of the general 1005 | |
| 1217 | - | statutes, as amended by this act, or the anticipated net revenue from 1006 | |
| 1218 | - | such online offering during the current and next fiscal year. 1007 | |
| 1219 | - | Sec. 21. Section 12-801 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1008 | |
| 1220 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1009 | |
| 1221 | - | As used in section 12-563a, as amended by this act, and sections 12-1010 | |
| 1222 | - | 800 to 12-818, inclusive, the following terms [shall] have the following 1011 | |
| 1223 | - | meanings unless the context clearly indicates another meaning: 1012 | |
| 1224 | - | (1) "Board" or "board of directors" means the board of directors of the 1013 | |
| 1225 | - | corporation; 1014 | |
| 1226 | - | (2) "Corporation" means the Connecticut Lottery Corporation as 1015 | |
| 1227 | - | created under section 12-802; 1016 | |
| 1228 | - | (3) "Division" means the former Division of Special Revenue in the 1017 | |
| 1229 | - | Department of Revenue Services; 1018 | |
| 1230 | - | (4) "Lottery" means (A) the Connecticut state lottery conducted prior 1019 | |
| 1231 | - | to the transfer authorized under section 12-808 by the Division of Special 1020 | |
| 1232 | - | Revenue, (B) after such transfer, the Connecticut state lottery conducted 1021 | |
| 1233 | - | by the corporation pursuant to sections 12-563a, as amended by this act, 1022 | |
| 1234 | - | and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, and section 4 of this act, (C) the state 1023 | |
| 1235 | - | lottery referred to in subsection (a) of section 53-278g, and (D) keno 1024 | |
| 1236 | - | conducted by the corporation pursuant to section 12-806c, as amended 1025 | |
| 1237 | - | by this act, or section 4 of this act; 1026 | |
| 1238 | - | (5) "Keno" means a lottery game in which a subset of numbers are 1027 | |
| 1239 | - | drawn from a larger field of numbers by a central computer system 1028 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 1167 | + | the amount on deposit in said capital reserve fund is less than the 982 | |
| 1168 | + | required minimum capital reserve, the amount of such transfer shall be 983 | |
| 1169 | + | deemed appropriated from the General Fund to the Connecticut 984 | |
| 1170 | + | Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds Special Capital Reserve Fund. 985 | |
| 1171 | + | (d) On a weekly basis, the president shall estimate, and certify to the 986 | |
| 1172 | + | State Treasurer, that portion of the balance in the fund established 987 | |
| 1173 | + | pursuant to subsection (f) of section 17 of this act which exceeds the 988 | |
| 1174 | + | current needs of the corporation for the payment of prizes, the payment 989 | |
| 1175 | + | of current operating expenses and funding of approved reserves of the 990 | |
| 1176 | + | corporation for the online lottery program established pursuant to 991 | |
| 1177 | + | section 17 of this act. The corporation shall transfer the amount so 992 | |
| 1178 | + | certified to the debt-free community college account established 993 | |
| 1179 | + | pursuant to section 18 of this act upon notification of receipt of such 994 | |
| 1180 | + | certification by the State Treasurer. 995 | |
| 1181 | + | Sec. 25. Section 12-816 of the general statutes is repealed and the 996 | |
| 1182 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 997 | |
| 1183 | + | The exercise of the powers granted by sections 1-120, 1-121, 1-125, 12-998 | |
| 1184 | + | 563, 12-563a, as amended by this act, 12-564, 12-566, 12-568a and 12-569, 999 | |
| 1185 | + | subsection (c) of section 12-574, [and] sections 12-800 to 12-818, 1000 | |
| 1186 | + | inclusive, and sections 2 and 5 of this act, if the corporation is authorized 1001 | |
| 1187 | + | to conduct sports wagering, and section 17 of this act, constitute the 1002 | |
| 1188 | + | performance of an essential governmental function and all operations of 1003 | |
| 1189 | + | the corporation shall be free from any form of federal or state taxation. 1004 | |
| 1190 | + | In addition, except pursuant to any federal requirements, the 1005 | |
| 1191 | + | corporation shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon 1006 | |
| 1192 | + | or in respect to sales of lottery tickets, or any property or moneys of the 1007 | |
| 1193 | + | corporation, levied by the state or any political subdivision or municipal 1008 | |
| 1194 | + | taxing authority. The corporation and its assets, property and revenues 1009 | |
| 1195 | + | shall at all times be free from taxation of every kind by the state and by 1010 | |
| 1196 | + | the municipalities and all other political subdivisions or special districts 1011 | |
| 1197 | + | having taxing powers in the state. 1012 | |
| 1198 | + | Sec. 26. Section 12-557b of the general statutes is repealed and the 1013 | |
| 1199 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 1204 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1014 | |
| 1205 | + | As used in this chapter, sections [12-578a to 12-578e, inclusive,] 12-1015 | |
| 1206 | + | 579 and 12-580, chapter 226b [,] and section 53-278g, as amended by this 1016 | |
| 1207 | + | act, unless the context otherwise requires: 1017 | |
| 1208 | + | (1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Consumer 1018 | |
| 1209 | + | Protection; 1019 | |
| 1210 | + | (2) "Department" means the Department of Consumer Protection; 1020 | |
| 1211 | + | (3) "Business organization" means a partnership, incorporated or 1021 | |
| 1212 | + | unincorporated association, firm, corporation, trust or other form of 1022 | |
| 1213 | + | business or legal entity, other than a financial institution regulated by a 1023 | |
| 1214 | + | state or federal agency which is not exercising control over an 1024 | |
| 1215 | + | association licensee, but does not mean a governmental or sovereign 1025 | |
| 1216 | + | entity; 1026 | |
| 1217 | + | (4) "Control" means the power to exercise authority over or direct the 1027 | |
| 1218 | + | management and policies of a person or business organization; 1028 | |
| 1219 | + | (5) "Casino gaming facility" means any casino gaming facility 1029 | |
| 1220 | + | authorized by any provision of the general statutes or a public or special 1030 | |
| 1221 | + | act to conduct authorized games on its premises, but does not include 1031 | |
| 1222 | + | any casino gaming facility located on Indian lands pursuant to the 1032 | |
| 1223 | + | Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 2701 et seq.; 1033 | |
| 1224 | + | (6) "Authorized game" means any game of chance specifically 1034 | |
| 1225 | + | authorized to be conducted at a casino gaming facility by any provision 1035 | |
| 1226 | + | of the general statutes or a public or special act; and 1036 | |
| 1227 | + | (7) "Gross gaming revenue" means the total of all sums actually 1037 | |
| 1228 | + | received by a casino gaming facility from gaming operations less the 1038 | |
| 1229 | + | total of all sums paid as winnings to patrons of the casino gaming 1039 | |
| 1230 | + | facility, provided the total of all sums paid as winnings to such patrons 1040 | |
| 1231 | + | shall not include the cash equivalent value of any merchandise or thing 1041 | |
| 1232 | + | of value included in a jackpot or payout, and provided further the 1042 | |
| 1233 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
| 1276 | 1234 | ||
| 1277 | 1235 | ||
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| 1280 | - | 35 of 56 | |
| 1236 | + | LCO No. 5709 35 of 48 | |
| 1281 | 1237 | ||
| 1282 | - | continuing and increased revenue to the people of the state through the 1059 | |
| 1283 | - | lottery, and retail sports wagering and online sports wagering if 1060 | |
| 1284 | - | authorized to operate such wagering pursuant to section 4 of this act, by 1061 | |
| 1285 | - | being responsive to market forces and acting generally as a corporation 1062 | |
| 1286 | - | engaged in entrepreneurial pursuits; (3) pay to the trustee of the 1063 | |
| 1287 | - | Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds Special Capital Reserve 1064 | |
| 1288 | - | Fund, established in section 10-183vv, the amounts, if any, required 1065 | |
| 1289 | - | pursuant to subsection (c) of section 12-812, as amended by this act; and 1066 | |
| 1290 | - | (4) ensure that the lottery, [continues] and retail sports wagering and 1067 | |
| 1291 | - | online sports wagering, if authorized to operate such wagering 1068 | |
| 1292 | - | pursuant to section 4 of this act, continue to be operated with integrity 1069 | |
| 1293 | - | and for the public good. 1070 | |
| 1294 | - | (b) The corporation shall have the following powers: 1071 | |
| 1295 | - | (1) To receive as transferee from the state of Connecticut all of the 1072 | |
| 1296 | - | tangible and intangible assets constituting the lottery including the 1073 | |
| 1297 | - | exclusive right to operate the lottery as the exclusive lottery of the state 1074 | |
| 1298 | - | and, subject to subsection (b) of section 12-808, to assume and discharge 1075 | |
| 1299 | - | all of the agreements, covenants and obligations of the Department of 1076 | |
| 1300 | - | Consumer Protection entered into which constitute a part of the 1077 | |
| 1301 | - | operation and management of the lottery; 1078 | |
| 1302 | - | (2) To operate and manage the lottery consistent with the provisions 1079 | |
| 1303 | - | of sections 1-120, 1-121, 1-125, 12-563, 12-563a, as amended by this act, 1080 | |
| 1304 | - | 12-564, 12-566, 12-568a and 12-569, subsection (c) of section 12-574, [and] 1081 | |
| 1305 | - | sections 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, and section 4 of this act, and as 1082 | |
| 1306 | - | specifically provided in section 12-812, as amended by this act; 1083 | |
| 1307 | - | (3) To have perpetual succession as a body corporate and to adopt 1084 | |
| 1308 | - | bylaws, policies and procedures for the operation of its affairs and 1085 | |
| 1309 | - | conduct of its businesses; 1086 | |
| 1310 | - | (4) (A) To introduce new lottery games, modify existing lottery 1087 | |
| 1311 | - | games, utilize existing and new technologies, determine distribution 1088 | |
| 1312 | - | channels for the sale of lottery tickets, introduce keno pursuant to signed 1089 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 1238 | + | issuance to or wagering by such patrons of any promotional gaming 1043 | |
| 1239 | + | credit shall not be included in the total of all sums actually received by 1044 | |
| 1240 | + | a casino gaming facility for the purposes of determining gross gaming 1045 | |
| 1241 | + | revenue. 1046 | |
| 1242 | + | Sec. 27. Section 12-561 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1047 | |
| 1243 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1048 | |
| 1244 | + | No commissioner or unit head or employee of the department shall 1049 | |
| 1245 | + | directly or indirectly, individually or as a member of a partnership or as 1050 | |
| 1246 | + | a shareholder of a corporation, have any interest whatsoever in dealing 1051 | |
| 1247 | + | in any lottery, racing, fronton, betting enterprise or casino gaming 1052 | |
| 1248 | + | facility or in the ownership or leasing of any property or premises used 1053 | |
| 1249 | + | by or for any lottery, racing, fronton, betting enterprise or casino gaming 1054 | |
| 1250 | + | facility. No commissioner or unit head shall, directly or indirectly, 1055 | |
| 1251 | + | wager at any off-track betting facility, race track or fronton authorized 1056 | |
| 1252 | + | under this chapter, purchase lottery tickets issued under this chapter, 1057 | |
| 1253 | + | [or] play, directly or indirectly, any authorized game conducted at a 1058 | |
| 1254 | + | casino gaming facility or place a sports wager or participate in online 1059 | |
| 1255 | + | casino gaming, as such terms are defined in section 1 of this act. The 1060 | |
| 1256 | + | commissioner may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions 1061 | |
| 1257 | + | of chapter 54 to prohibit any employee of the department from 1062 | |
| 1258 | + | engaging, directly or indirectly, in any form of legalized gambling 1063 | |
| 1259 | + | activity in which such employee is involved because of his or her 1064 | |
| 1260 | + | employment with the department. For purposes of this section, "unit 1065 | |
| 1261 | + | head" means a managerial employee with direct oversight of a legalized 1066 | |
| 1262 | + | gambling activity. 1067 | |
| 1263 | + | Sec. 28. Section 12-563a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1068 | |
| 1264 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1069 | |
| 1265 | + | The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall, within available 1070 | |
| 1266 | + | resources, prepare and distribute informational materials designed to 1071 | |
| 1267 | + | inform the public of the programs available for the prevention, 1072 | |
| 1268 | + | treatment and rehabilitation of compulsive gamblers in this state. The 1073 | |
| 1269 | + | commissioner shall require any casino gaming facility and any person 1074 | |
| 1270 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 1273 | + | LCO No. 5709 36 of 48 | |
| 1318 | 1274 | ||
| 1319 | - | agreements with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan 1090 | |
| 1320 | - | Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, in accordance with section 12-806c, as 1091 | |
| 1321 | - | amended by this act, or pursuant to section 4 of this act, and, to the 1092 | |
| 1322 | - | extent specifically authorized by regulations adopted by the 1093 | |
| 1323 | - | Department of Consumer Protection pursuant to chapter 54, introduce 1094 | |
| 1324 | - | instant ticket vending machines, kiosks and automated wagering 1095 | |
| 1325 | - | systems or machines, with all such rights being subject to regulatory 1096 | |
| 1326 | - | oversight by the Department of Consumer Protection; [, except that the 1097 | |
| 1327 | - | corporation shall not offer any interactive on-line lottery games, 1098 | |
| 1328 | - | including on-line video lottery games for promotional purposes;] and 1099 | |
| 1329 | - | (B) (i) To sell lottery draw games through the corporation's Internet 1100 | |
| 1330 | - | web site, online service or mobile application in accordance with section 1101 | |
| 1331 | - | 4 of this act and to advertise lottery games on the corporation's Internet 1102 | |
| 1332 | - | web site, online service or mobile application; and (ii) to offer interactive 1103 | |
| 1333 | - | lottery games for promotional purposes through the corporation's 1104 | |
| 1334 | - | Internet web site, online service or mobile application, provided (I) there 1105 | |
| 1335 | - | is no cost to play such interactive lottery games for promotional 1106 | |
| 1336 | - | purposes, (II) no prizes or rewards of any monetary value are awarded 1107 | |
| 1337 | - | for playing such interactive lottery games for promotional purposes, 1108 | |
| 1338 | - | and (III) no lottery ticket purchase is required to play such interactive 1109 | |
| 1339 | - | lottery games for promotional purposes. The corporation shall not offer 1110 | |
| 1340 | - | any interactive lottery game, including for promotional purposes, 1111 | |
| 1341 | - | except as expressly permitted pursuant to this subdivision; 1112 | |
| 1342 | - | (5) To establish an annual budget of revenues and expenditures, 1113 | |
| 1343 | - | along with reasonable reserves for working capital, c apital 1114 | |
| 1344 | - | expenditures, debt retirement and other anticipated expenditures, in a 1115 | |
| 1345 | - | manner and at levels considered by the board of directors as appropriate 1116 | |
| 1346 | - | and prudent; 1117 | |
| 1347 | - | (6) To adopt such administrative and operating procedures which the 1118 | |
| 1348 | - | board of directors deems appropriate; 1119 | |
| 1349 | - | (7) To enter into agreements with one or more states or territories of 1120 | |
| 1350 | - | the United States for the promotion and operation of joint lottery games 1121 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 1275 | + | or business organization which is licensed to sell lottery tickets, operate 1075 | |
| 1276 | + | an off-track betting system or conduct wagering on racing events or jai 1076 | |
| 1277 | + | alai games, to display such informational materials at the casino gaming 1077 | |
| 1278 | + | facility and each licensed premise or retail sports wagering facility, 1078 | |
| 1279 | + | respectively. 1079 | |
| 1280 | + | Sec. 29. Subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 12-578e of the 1080 | |
| 1281 | + | general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1081 | |
| 1282 | + | thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1082 | |
| 1283 | + | (c) (1) There is established a fund to be known as the "State Gaming 1083 | |
| 1284 | + | Regulatory Fund". The fund shall contain any moneys required or 1084 | |
| 1285 | + | permitted to be deposited in the fund and shall be held by the Treasurer 1085 | |
| 1286 | + | separate and apart from all other moneys, funds and accounts. 1086 | |
| 1287 | + | Investment earnings credited to the assets of said fund shall become part 1087 | |
| 1288 | + | of the assets of said fund. Any balance remaining in said fund at the end 1088 | |
| 1289 | + | of any fiscal year shall be carried forward in said fund for the fiscal year 1089 | |
| 1290 | + | next succeeding. Moneys in the fund shall be expended by the Treasurer 1090 | |
| 1291 | + | for the purposes of paying the costs incurred by the department to 1091 | |
| 1292 | + | regulate casino gaming facilities, online casino gaming, retail sports 1092 | |
| 1293 | + | wagering and online sports wagering, as such terms are defined in 1093 | |
| 1294 | + | section 1 of this act. 1094 | |
| 1295 | + | Sec. 30. Subsection (c) of section 12-578g of the general statutes is 1095 | |
| 1296 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1096 | |
| 1297 | + | 2021): 1097 | |
| 1298 | + | (c) Not later than thirty days after the date the casino gaming facility 1098 | |
| 1299 | + | is operational and on a monthly basis thereafter while such casino 1099 | |
| 1300 | + | gaming facility is operational, MMCT Venture, LLC, shall pay to the 1100 | |
| 1301 | + | state: (1) Ten per cent of the gross gaming revenue from the operation 1101 | |
| 1302 | + | of authorized games, except video facsimile games, which shall be 1102 | |
| 1303 | + | deposited in the state-wide tourism marketing account, established 1103 | |
| 1304 | + | pursuant to section 10-395a, and used for state-wide marketing 1104 | |
| 1305 | + | activities; (2) fifteen per cent of the gross gaming revenue from the 1105 | |
| 1306 | + | operation of authorized games, except video facsimile games, which 1106 | |
| 1307 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 1357 | - | and to continue to participate in any joint lottery game in which the 1122 | |
| 1358 | - | corporation participates on July 1, 2003, regardless of whether any 1123 | |
| 1359 | - | government-authorized lottery operated outside of the United States 1124 | |
| 1360 | - | participates in such game; 1125 | |
| 1361 | - | (8) Subject to the provisions of section 12-815, as amended by this act, 1126 | |
| 1362 | - | to enter into agreements with vendors with respect to (A) the operation 1127 | |
| 1363 | - | and management of the lottery, including operation of lottery terminals, 1128 | |
| 1364 | - | management services, printing of lottery tickets, management expertise, 1129 | |
| 1365 | - | marketing expertise, advertising or such other goods or services as the 1130 | |
| 1366 | - | board of directors deems necessary and appropriate, and (B) services 1131 | |
| 1367 | - | related to operation of a skin for online sport wagering; 1132 | |
| 1368 | - | (9) To purchase or lease operating equipment, including, but not 1133 | |
| 1369 | - | limited to, computer gaming and automated wagering systems and to 1134 | |
| 1370 | - | employ agents or employees to operate such systems; 1135 | |
| 1371 | - | (10) To retain unclaimed prize funds as additional revenue for the 1136 | |
| 1372 | - | state, or to use unclaimed prize funds to increase sales, or to return to 1137 | |
| 1373 | - | participants unclaimed prize funds in a manner designed to increase 1138 | |
| 1374 | - | sales; 1139 | |
| 1375 | - | (11) To establish prize reserve accounts as the board of directors 1140 | |
| 1376 | - | deems appropriate; 1141 | |
| 1377 | - | (12) To pay lottery prizes as awarded under section 12-812, as 1142 | |
| 1378 | - | amended by this act, to purchase annuities to fund such prizes, and to 1143 | |
| 1379 | - | assure that all annuities from which payments to winners of lottery 1144 | |
| 1380 | - | prizes are made are invested in instruments issued by agencies of the 1145 | |
| 1381 | - | United States government and backed by the full faith and credit of the 1146 | |
| 1382 | - | United States, or are issued by insurance companies licensed to do 1147 | |
| 1383 | - | business in the state, provided the issuer has been determined by the 1148 | |
| 1384 | - | Department of Consumer Protection to be financially stable and meets 1149 | |
| 1385 | - | the minimum investment rating as determined by the department; 1150 | |
| 1386 | - | (13) To pay the Office of Policy and Management to reimburse the 1151 | |
| 1387 | - | Department of Consumer Protection for the reasonable and necessary 1152 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 1312 | + | shall be deposited in the General Fund; and (3) twenty-five per cent of 1107 | |
| 1313 | + | the gross gaming revenue from the operation of video facsimile games, 1108 | |
| 1314 | + | which shall be deposited as follows: (A) [Seven million five hundred 1109 | |
| 1315 | + | thousand] Nine million dollars annually in the municipal gaming 1110 | |
| 1316 | + | account, established pursuant to section 12-578h, as amended by this 1111 | |
| 1317 | + | act, and (B) any remaining amounts in the General Fund. 1112 | |
| 1318 | + | Sec. 31. Section 12-578h of the general statutes is repealed and the 1113 | |
| 1319 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1114 | |
| 1320 | + | (a) There is established an account to be known as the "municipal 1115 | |
| 1321 | + | gaming account" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within 1116 | |
| 1322 | + | the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund established by section 3-1117 | |
| 1323 | + | 55i, as amended by this act. The account shall contain any moneys 1118 | |
| 1324 | + | required by law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account 1119 | |
| 1325 | + | shall be expended by the Office of Policy and Management for the 1120 | |
| 1326 | + | purpose of providing annual grants pursuant to subsection (b) of this 1121 | |
| 1327 | + | section. 1122 | |
| 1328 | + | (b) On and after the date the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 1123 | |
| 1329 | + | Management finds that a minimum of [seven million five hundred 1124 | |
| 1330 | + | thousand] nine million dollars has been deposited in the municipal 1125 | |
| 1331 | + | gaming account pursuant to subsection (c) of section 12-578g, as 1126 | |
| 1332 | + | amended by this act, the Office of Policy and Management shall provide 1127 | |
| 1333 | + | an annual grant of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars to each of the 1128 | |
| 1334 | + | following municipalities: Bridgeport, East Hartford, Ellington, Enfield, 1129 | |
| 1335 | + | Hartford, New Haven, Norwalk, South Windsor, Waterbury, West 1130 | |
| 1336 | + | Hartford, Windsor and Windsor Locks. The amount of the grant 1131 | |
| 1337 | + | payable to each municipality during any fiscal year shall be reduced 1132 | |
| 1338 | + | proportionately if the total of such grants exceeds the amount of funds 1133 | |
| 1339 | + | available for such year. 1134 | |
| 1340 | + | Sec. 32. Section 17a-713 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1135 | |
| 1341 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1136 | |
| 1342 | + | (a) The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall 1137 | |
| 1343 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 1393 | 1347 | ||
| 1394 | - | costs arising from the department's regulatory oversight of the 1153 | |
| 1395 | - | operation of the lottery, keno, retail sports wagering and online sports 1154 | |
| 1396 | - | wagering by the corporation, in accordance with the assessment made 1155 | |
| 1397 | - | pursuant to section 12-806b, including costs arising directly or indirectly 1156 | |
| 1398 | - | from the licensing of lottery agents, performance of state police 1157 | |
| 1399 | - | background investigations, and the implementation of subsection (b) of 1158 | |
| 1400 | - | section 12-562 and sections 12-563a, as amended by this act, 12-568a, 12-1159 | |
| 1401 | - | 569, 12-570, 12-570a and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, and section 4 of this 1160 | |
| 1402 | - | act; 1161 | |
| 1403 | - | (14) In the event that the operation or management of the corporation 1162 | |
| 1404 | - | becomes subject to the federal gaming occupation tax, to pay such tax 1163 | |
| 1405 | - | on behalf of lottery sales agents and to assist agents subject thereto; 1164 | |
| 1406 | - | (15) To determine the commissions payable to lottery sales agents, 1165 | |
| 1407 | - | provided any agent's commission shall not average less than four per 1166 | |
| 1408 | - | cent of such agent's lottery sales; 1167 | |
| 1409 | - | (16) To invest in, acquire, lease, purchase, own, manage, hold and 1168 | |
| 1410 | - | dispose of real property and lease, convey or deal in or enter into 1169 | |
| 1411 | - | agreements with respect to such property on any terms necessary or 1170 | |
| 1412 | - | incidental to carrying out the purposes of sections 12-563a, as amended 1171 | |
| 1413 | - | by this act, and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, provided such transactions 1172 | |
| 1414 | - | shall not be subject to approval, review or regulation pursuant to title 1173 | |
| 1415 | - | 4b or any other statute by any state agency, except that real property 1174 | |
| 1416 | - | transactions shall be subject to review by the State Properties Review 1175 | |
| 1417 | - | Board; 1176 | |
| 1418 | - | (17) To borrow money for the purpose of obtaining working capital; 1177 | |
| 1419 | - | (18) To hold patents, copyrights, trademarks, marketing rights, 1178 | |
| 1420 | - | licenses or any other evidence of protection or exclusivity issued under 1179 | |
| 1421 | - | the laws of the United States or any state; 1180 | |
| 1422 | - | (19) To employ such assistants, agents and other employees as may 1181 | |
| 1423 | - | be necessary or desirable to carry out its purposes in accordance with 1182 | |
| 1424 | - | sections 12-563a, as amended by this act, and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, 1183 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 1348 | + | establish a program for the treatment and rehabilitation of compulsive 1138 | |
| 1349 | + | gamblers in the state. The program shall provide prevention, treatment 1139 | |
| 1350 | + | and rehabilitation services for chronic gamblers. The department may 1140 | |
| 1351 | + | enter into agreements with subregional planning and action councils 1141 | |
| 1352 | + | and nonprofit organizations to assist in providing these services, 1142 | |
| 1353 | + | provided not less than twenty-five per cent of the amount received 1143 | |
| 1354 | + | pursuant to section 12-818 annually shall be set aside for contracts with 1144 | |
| 1355 | + | subregional planning and action councils established pursuant to 1145 | |
| 1356 | + | section 17a-671 and nonprofit organizations and not less than five per 1146 | |
| 1357 | + | cent of the amount received pursuant to section 12-818 annually shall be 1147 | |
| 1358 | + | set aside for a contract with the Connecticut Council on Problem 1148 | |
| 1359 | + | Gambling. The department may impose a reasonable fee, on a sliding 1149 | |
| 1360 | + | scale, on those participants who can afford to pay for any such services. 1150 | |
| 1361 | + | The department shall implement such program when the account 1151 | |
| 1362 | + | established under subsection (b) of this section is sufficient to meet 1152 | |
| 1363 | + | initial operating expenses. As used in this section, "chronic gambler" 1153 | |
| 1364 | + | means a person who is chronically and progressively preoccupied with 1154 | |
| 1365 | + | gambling and the urge to gamble, and with gambling behavior that 1155 | |
| 1366 | + | compromises, disrupts or damages personal, family or vocational 1156 | |
| 1367 | + | pursuits. 1157 | |
| 1368 | + | (b) The program established by subsection (a) of this section shall be 1158 | |
| 1369 | + | funded by: [imposition of: (1) A] (1) Imposition of a fee of one hundred 1159 | |
| 1370 | + | thirty-five dollars on each association license, for each performance of 1160 | |
| 1371 | + | jai alai or dog racing conducted under the provisions of chapter 226, 1161 | |
| 1372 | + | provided no such licensee shall contribute more than forty-five 1162 | |
| 1373 | + | thousand dollars in any one year; (2) imposition of a fee of twenty-five 1163 | |
| 1374 | + | dollars for each teletheater performance on each operator of a teletheater 1164 | |
| 1375 | + | facility; [and] (3) the amount received from the Connecticut Lottery 1165 | |
| 1376 | + | Corporation pursuant to section 12-818; and (4) the amount received 1166 | |
| 1377 | + | from MMCT Venture, LLC, pursuant to section 12-578g, as amended by 1167 | |
| 1378 | + | this act. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall collect the fee 1168 | |
| 1379 | + | from each association licensee or such operator on a monthly basis. The 1169 | |
| 1380 | + | receipts shall be deposited in the General Fund and credited to a 1170 | |
| 1381 | + | separate, nonlapsing chronic gamblers treatment and rehabilitation 1171 | |
| 1382 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 1385 | + | LCO No. 5709 39 of 48 | |
| 1430 | 1386 | ||
| 1431 | - | and section 4 and sections 6 to 8, inclusive, of this act, to fix their 1184 | |
| 1432 | - | compensation and, subject to the provisions of subsections (e) and (f) of 1185 | |
| 1433 | - | section 12-802, establish all necessary and appropriate personnel 1186 | |
| 1434 | - | practices and policies; to engage consultants, accountants, attorneys and 1187 | |
| 1435 | - | financial and other independent professionals as may be necessary or 1188 | |
| 1436 | - | desirable to assist the corporation in performing its purposes in 1189 | |
| 1437 | - | accordance with sections 12-563a, as amended by this act, and 12-800 to 1190 | |
| 1438 | - | 12-818, inclusive, and section 4 and sections 6 to 8, inclusive, of this act; 1191 | |
| 1439 | - | (20) To make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary 1192 | |
| 1440 | - | or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its 1193 | |
| 1441 | - | powers under sections 12-563a, as amended by this act, and 12-800 to 1194 | |
| 1442 | - | 12-818, inclusive, and section 4 and sections 6 to 8, inclusive, of this act; 1195 | |
| 1443 | - | (21) In its own name, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, 1196 | |
| 1444 | - | adopt a seal and alter the same at pleasure; 1197 | |
| 1445 | - | (22) Subject to the approval of the board and to the requirement to 1198 | |
| 1446 | - | remit excess lottery funds to the General Fund as set forth in section 12-1199 | |
| 1447 | - | 812, as amended by this act, to invest any funds not needed for 1200 | |
| 1448 | - | immediate use or disbursement, including any funds held in approved 1201 | |
| 1449 | - | reserve accounts, in investments permitted by sections 3-20 and 3-27a 1202 | |
| 1450 | - | for the proceeds of state bonds; 1203 | |
| 1451 | - | (23) To procure insurance against any loss in connection with its 1204 | |
| 1452 | - | property and other assets in such amounts and from such insurers as it 1205 | |
| 1453 | - | deems desirable; 1206 | |
| 1454 | - | (24) To the extent permitted under any contract with other persons to 1207 | |
| 1455 | - | which the corporation is a party, to consent to any termination, 1208 | |
| 1456 | - | modification, forgiveness or other change of any term of any contractual 1209 | |
| 1457 | - | right, payment, royalty, contract or agreement of any kind; 1210 | |
| 1458 | - | (25) To acquire, lease, purchase, own, manage, hold and dispose of 1211 | |
| 1459 | - | personal property, and lease, convey or deal in or enter into agreements 1212 | |
| 1460 | - | with respect to such property on any terms necessary or incidental to 1213 | |
| 1461 | - | the carrying out of these purposes; 1214 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 1387 | + | account which shall be established by the Comptroller. All moneys in 1172 | |
| 1388 | + | the account are deemed to be appropriated and shall be expended for 1173 | |
| 1389 | + | the purposes established in subsection (a) of this section. 1174 | |
| 1390 | + | (c) The department shall adopt regulations in accordance with the 1175 | |
| 1391 | + | provisions of chapter 54 to carry out the purposes of this section. 1176 | |
| 1392 | + | Sec. 33. Subsection (a) of section 30-91 of the general statutes is 1177 | |
| 1393 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1178 | |
| 1394 | + | 2021): 1179 | |
| 1395 | + | (a) The sale or the dispensing or consumption or the presence in 1180 | |
| 1396 | + | glasses or other receptacles suitable to permit the consumption of 1181 | |
| 1397 | + | alcoholic liquor by an individual in places operating under hotel 1182 | |
| 1398 | + | permits, restaurant permits, cafe permits, Connecticut craft cafe permits, 1183 | |
| 1399 | + | restaurant permits for catering establishments, bowling establishment 1184 | |
| 1400 | + | permits, racquetball facility permits, club permits, coliseum permits, 1185 | |
| 1401 | + | coliseum concession permits, special sporting facility restaurant 1186 | |
| 1402 | + | permits, special sporting facility employee recreational permits, special 1187 | |
| 1403 | + | sporting facility guest permits, special sporting facility concession 1188 | |
| 1404 | + | permits, special sporting facility bar permits, golf country club permits, 1189 | |
| 1405 | + | nonprofit public museum permits, university permits, airport 1190 | |
| 1406 | + | restaurant permits, airport bar permits, airport airline club permits, 1191 | |
| 1407 | + | tavern permits, manufacturer permits for beer, casino permits, except as 1192 | |
| 1408 | + | provided in subsection (l) of this section, caterer liquor permits and 1193 | |
| 1409 | + | charitable organization permits shall be unlawful on: (1) Monday, 1194 | |
| 1410 | + | Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday between the hours of one 1195 | |
| 1411 | + | o'clock a.m. and nine o'clock a.m.; (2) Saturday between the hours of two 1196 | |
| 1412 | + | o'clock a.m. and nine o'clock a.m.; (3) Sunday between the hours of two 1197 | |
| 1413 | + | o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock a.m.; (4) Christmas, except [(A)] for alcoholic 1198 | |
| 1414 | + | liquor that is served where food is also available during the hours 1199 | |
| 1415 | + | otherwise permitted by this section for the day on which Christmas falls; 1200 | |
| 1416 | + | [, and (B) by casino permittees at casinos, as defined in section 30-37k;] 1201 | |
| 1417 | + | and (5) January first between the hours of three o'clock a.m. and nine 1202 | |
| 1418 | + | o'clock a.m., except that on any Sunday that is January first the 1203 | |
| 1419 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 1422 | + | LCO No. 5709 40 of 48 | |
| 1467 | 1423 | ||
| 1468 | - | (26) To account for and audit funds of the corporation; 1215 | |
| 1469 | - | (27) To pay or provide for payment from operating revenues all 1216 | |
| 1470 | - | expenses, costs and obligations incurred by the corporation in the 1217 | |
| 1471 | - | exercise of the powers of the corporation under sections 12-563a, as 1218 | |
| 1472 | - | amended by this act, and 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, and section 4 and 1219 | |
| 1473 | - | sections 6 to 8, inclusive, of this act; [and] 1220 | |
| 1474 | - | (28) To operate retail sports wagering at up to fifteen facilities located 1221 | |
| 1475 | - | throughout the state and one skin for online sports wagering pursuant 1222 | |
| 1476 | - | to the provisions of section 4 and sections 6 to 8, inclusive, of this act; 1223 | |
| 1477 | - | and 1224 | |
| 1478 | - | [(28)] (29) To exercise any powers necessary to carry out the purposes 1225 | |
| 1479 | - | of sections 12-563a, as amended by this act, and 12-800 to 12-818, 1226 | |
| 1480 | - | inclusive, and section 4 and sections 6 to 8, inclusive, of this act. 1227 | |
| 1481 | - | Sec. 23. Section 12-806a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1228 | |
| 1482 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1229 | |
| 1483 | - | As used in this section, "procedure" has the same meaning as 1230 | |
| 1484 | - | "procedure", as defined in subdivision (2) of section 1-120. The 1231 | |
| 1485 | - | Department of Consumer Protection shall, for the purposes of section 1232 | |
| 1486 | - | 12-568a, subsection (c) of section 12-574, sections 12-802a and 12-815a, 1233 | |
| 1487 | - | sections 4 and sections 6 to 8, inclusive, of this act and this section, 1234 | |
| 1488 | - | regulate the activities of the Connecticut Lottery Corporation to assure 1235 | |
| 1489 | - | the integrity of the state lottery, retail sports wagering and online sports 1236 | |
| 1490 | - | wagering. In addition to the requirements of the provisions of chapter 1237 | |
| 1491 | - | 12 and notwithstanding the provisions of section 12-806, as amended by 1238 | |
| 1492 | - | this act, the Connecticut Lottery Corporation shall, prior to 1239 | |
| 1493 | - | implementing any procedure designed to assure the integrity of the 1240 | |
| 1494 | - | state lottery, retail sports wagering or online sports wagering, obtain the 1241 | |
| 1495 | - | written approval of the Commissioner of Consumer Protection in 1242 | |
| 1496 | - | accordance with regulations adopted under section 12-568a. 1243 | |
| 1497 | - | Sec. 24. Section 12-810 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1244 | |
| 1498 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1245 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 1424 | + | prohibitions of this section shall be between the hours of three o'clock 1204 | |
| 1425 | + | a.m. and ten o'clock a.m. 1205 | |
| 1426 | + | Sec. 34. Subsection (l) of section 30-91 of the general statutes is 1206 | |
| 1427 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1207 | |
| 1428 | + | 2021): 1208 | |
| 1429 | + | (l) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (a) of this section, it 1209 | |
| 1430 | + | shall be lawful for casino permittees at casinos, as defined in section 30-1210 | |
| 1431 | + | 37k, to (1) allow the sale or dispensing of alcohol to, or consumption or 1211 | |
| 1432 | + | presence in glasses or other receptacles suitable to permit the 1212 | |
| 1433 | + | consumption of alcoholic liquor by, an individual who is staying at a 1213 | |
| 1434 | + | hotel in the casino or a hotel or campground affiliated with the casino 1214 | |
| 1435 | + | and accessible by a shuttle service, except such alcoholic liquor shall not 1215 | |
| 1436 | + | be served to a patron of such casino during (A) Monday, Tuesday, 1216 | |
| 1437 | + | Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday between the hours of four 1217 | |
| 1438 | + | o'clock a.m. and nine o'clock a.m.; and (B) Sunday between the hours of 1218 | |
| 1439 | + | four o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock a.m.; and (2) allow the presence of 1219 | |
| 1440 | + | alcoholic liquor in glasses or other receptacles suitable to permit the 1220 | |
| 1441 | + | consumption thereof by an individual at any time on its gaming facility, 1221 | |
| 1442 | + | as defined in subsection (a) of section 30-37k. [, provided such alcoholic 1222 | |
| 1443 | + | liquor shall not be served to a patron of such casino during the hours 1223 | |
| 1444 | + | specified in subsection (a) of this section.] Each casino permittee shall 1224 | |
| 1445 | + | maintain, in writing, an alcohol service policy that provides for the safe 1225 | |
| 1446 | + | sale and dispensing of alcohol pursuant to the casino permit. Each 1226 | |
| 1447 | + | casino permittee shall review such policy at least once each year. For 1227 | |
| 1448 | + | purposes of this section, "receptacles suitable to permit the consumption 1228 | |
| 1449 | + | of alcoholic liquor" [shall] does not include bottles of distilled spirits or 1229 | |
| 1450 | + | bottles of wine. 1230 | |
| 1451 | + | Sec. 35. Section 52-553 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1231 | |
| 1452 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1232 | |
| 1453 | + | All wagers, and all contracts and securities of which the whole or any 1233 | |
| 1454 | + | part of the consideration is money or other valuable thing won, laid or 1234 | |
| 1455 | + | bet, at any game, horse race, sport or pastime, and all contracts to repay 1235 | |
| 1456 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 1459 | + | LCO No. 5709 41 of 48 | |
| 1504 | 1460 | ||
| 1505 | - | (a) The Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, shall 1246 | |
| 1506 | - | apply to all actions, meetings and records of the corporation, except (1) 1247 | |
| 1507 | - | where otherwise limited by subsection (c) of this section as to new 1248 | |
| 1508 | - | lottery games and serial numbers of unclaimed lottery tickets, [and] (2) 1249 | |
| 1509 | - | with respect to financial, credit and proprietary information submitted 1250 | |
| 1510 | - | by any person to the corporation in connection with any proposal to 1251 | |
| 1511 | - | provide goods, services or professional advice to the corporation as 1252 | |
| 1512 | - | provided in section 12-815, as amended by this act, and (3) where 1253 | |
| 1513 | - | otherwise limited by subsection (d) of this section as to information 1254 | |
| 1514 | - | submitted by any person to the corporation regarding such person's 1255 | |
| 1515 | - | participation in the corporation's voluntary self-exclusion process 1256 | |
| 1516 | - | established pursuant to subparagraph (F) of subdivision (4) of 1257 | |
| 1517 | - | subsection (a) of section 4 of this act. 1258 | |
| 1518 | - | (b) The records of proceedings as provided in subsection (a) of section 1259 | |
| 1519 | - | 12-805 shall be subject to disclosure pursuant to the provisions of 1260 | |
| 1520 | - | subsection (a) of section 1-210. 1261 | |
| 1521 | - | (c) Any new lottery game and the procedures for such game, until the 1262 | |
| 1522 | - | game is publicly announced by the corporation, and any serial number 1263 | |
| 1523 | - | of an unclaimed lottery ticket shall not be deemed public records, as 1264 | |
| 1524 | - | defined in section 1-200, and shall not be available to the public under 1265 | |
| 1525 | - | the provisions of section 1-210. The president shall submit a fiscal note 1266 | |
| 1526 | - | prepared by the corporation with respect to the procedures for a new 1267 | |
| 1527 | - | lottery game to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly 1268 | |
| 1528 | - | having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue, bonding and 1269 | |
| 1529 | - | public safety after approval of such game by the board. 1270 | |
| 1530 | - | (d) The name and any personally identifying information of a person 1271 | |
| 1531 | - | who is participating or who has participated in the corporation's 1272 | |
| 1532 | - | voluntary self-exclusion process shall not be deemed public records, as 1273 | |
| 1533 | - | defined in section 1-200, and shall not be available to the public under 1274 | |
| 1534 | - | the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1275 | |
| 1535 | - | 1-200, except that the president may disclose the name and any relevant 1276 | |
| 1536 | - | records of such person, other than records regarding such person's 1277 | |
| 1537 | - | participation in the voluntary self-exclusion process, if such person 1278 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 1461 | + | any money knowingly lent at the time and place of such game, race, 1236 | |
| 1462 | + | sport or pastime, to any person so gaming, betting or wagering, or to 1237 | |
| 1463 | + | repay any money lent to any person who, at such time and place, so 1238 | |
| 1464 | + | pays, bets or wagers, shall be void, provided nothing in this section shall 1239 | |
| 1465 | + | (1) affect the validity of any negotiable instrument held by any person 1240 | |
| 1466 | + | who acquired the same for value and in good faith without notice of 1241 | |
| 1467 | + | illegality in the consideration, (2) apply to the sale of a raffle ticket 1242 | |
| 1468 | + | pursuant to section 7-172, (3) apply to sports wagering, and online 1243 | |
| 1469 | + | casino gaming, as such terms are defined in section 1 of this act, and 1244 | |
| 1470 | + | conducted pursuant to sections 2 to 7, inclusive, of this act, as applicable, 1245 | |
| 1471 | + | (4) apply to the participation in the program established by the 1246 | |
| 1472 | + | Connecticut Lottery Corporation pursuant to section 17 of this act, or 1247 | |
| 1473 | + | [(3)] (5) apply to any wager or contract otherwise authorized by law. 1248 | |
| 1474 | + | Sec. 36. Section 52-554 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1249 | |
| 1475 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1250 | |
| 1476 | + | Any person who, by playing at any game, or betting on the sides or 1251 | |
| 1477 | + | hands of such as play at any game, excluding any game permitted under 1252 | |
| 1478 | + | chapter 226 or any activity not prohibited under the provisions of 1253 | |
| 1479 | + | sections 53-278a to 53-278g, inclusive, as amended by this act, loses the 1254 | |
| 1480 | + | sum or value of one dollar in the whole and pays or delivers the same 1255 | |
| 1481 | + | or any part thereof, may, within three months next following, recover 1256 | |
| 1482 | + | from the winner the money or the value of the goods so lost and paid or 1257 | |
| 1483 | + | delivered, with costs of suit in a civil action, without setting forth the 1258 | |
| 1484 | + | special matter in his complaint. If the defendant refuses to testify, if 1259 | |
| 1485 | + | called upon in such action, relative to the discovery of the property so 1260 | |
| 1486 | + | won, [he] the defendant shall be defaulted; but no evidence so given by 1261 | |
| 1487 | + | [him] the defendant shall be offered against him or her in any criminal 1262 | |
| 1488 | + | prosecution. Nothing in this section shall prohibit any person from 1263 | |
| 1489 | + | using a credit card to participate in (1) sports wagering or online casino 1264 | |
| 1490 | + | gaming, as such terms are defined in section 1 of this act, and conducted 1265 | |
| 1491 | + | pursuant to sections 2 to 7, inclusive, of this act, as applicable, or (2) the 1266 | |
| 1492 | + | program established by the Connecticut Lottery Corporation pursuant 1267 | |
| 1493 | + | to section 17 of this act. 1268 | |
| 1494 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 1497 | + | LCO No. 5709 42 of 48 | |
| 1543 | 1498 | ||
| 1544 | - | claims a winning lottery ticket from the use of the online lottery 1279 | |
| 1545 | - | program established pursuant to subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of 1280 | |
| 1546 | - | section 4 of this act. 1281 | |
| 1547 | - | Sec. 25. Section 12-811 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1282 | |
| 1548 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1283 | |
| 1549 | - | (a) The president and all directors, officers and employees of the 1284 | |
| 1550 | - | corporation shall be state employees for purposes of sections 1-79 to 1-1285 | |
| 1551 | - | 89, inclusive. 1286 | |
| 1552 | - | (b) No director, officer or employee of the corporation shall, directly 1287 | |
| 1553 | - | or indirectly, participate in, or share in the winnings from, a game 1288 | |
| 1554 | - | conducted pursuant to sections 12-563a, as amended by this act, [and] 1289 | |
| 1555 | - | 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, section 4 of this act or sections 6 to 8, 1290 | |
| 1556 | - | inclusive, of this act. 1291 | |
| 1557 | - | Sec. 26. Section 12-812 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1292 | |
| 1558 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 1293 | |
| 1559 | - | (a) The president of the corporation, subject to the direction of the 1294 | |
| 1560 | - | board, shall conduct daily, weekly, multistate, special instant or other 1295 | |
| 1561 | - | lottery games and shall determine the number of times a lottery shall be 1296 | |
| 1562 | - | held each year, the form and price of the tickets and the aggregate 1297 | |
| 1563 | - | amount of prizes, which shall not be less than forty-five per cent of the 1298 | |
| 1564 | - | sales unless required by the terms of any agreement entered into for the 1299 | |
| 1565 | - | conduct of multistate lottery games. The proceeds of the sale of tickets 1300 | |
| 1566 | - | shall be deposited in the lottery fund of the corporation from which 1301 | |
| 1567 | - | prizes shall be paid, upon vouchers signed by the president, or by either 1302 | |
| 1568 | - | of two persons designated and authorized by him, in such numbers and 1303 | |
| 1569 | - | amounts as the president determines. The corporation may limit its 1304 | |
| 1570 | - | liability in games with fixed payouts and may cause a cessation of sales 1305 | |
| 1571 | - | of tickets of certain designation when such liability limit has been 1306 | |
| 1572 | - | reached. 1307 | |
| 1573 | - | (b) The president, subject to the direction of the board, may enter into 1308 | |
| 1574 | - | agreements for the sale of product advertising on lottery tickets, play 1309 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 1499 | + | Sec. 37. Subdivision (2) of section 53-278a of the general statutes is 1269 | |
| 1500 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1270 | |
| 1501 | + | 2021): 1271 | |
| 1502 | + | (2) "Gambling" means risking any money, credit, deposit or other 1272 | |
| 1503 | + | thing of value for gain contingent in whole or in part upon lot, chance 1273 | |
| 1504 | + | or the operation of a gambling device, including the playing of a casino 1274 | |
| 1505 | + | gambling game such as blackjack, poker, craps, roulette or a slot 1275 | |
| 1506 | + | machine, but does not include: Legal contests of skill, speed, strength or 1276 | |
| 1507 | + | endurance in which awards are made only to entrants or the owners of 1277 | |
| 1508 | + | entries; legal business transactions which are valid under the law of 1278 | |
| 1509 | + | contracts; activity legal under the provisions of sections 7-169 to 7-186, 1279 | |
| 1510 | + | inclusive; any lottery or contest conducted by or under the authority of 1280 | |
| 1511 | + | any state of the United States, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any 1281 | |
| 1512 | + | possession or territory of the United States; and other acts or 1282 | |
| 1513 | + | transactions expressly authorized by law on or after October 1, 1973. 1283 | |
| 1514 | + | Fantasy contests, as defined in section 12-578aa, shall not be considered 1284 | |
| 1515 | + | gambling, provided the conditions set forth in subsection (b) of section 1285 | |
| 1516 | + | 12-578aa have been met and the operator of such contests is registered 1286 | |
| 1517 | + | pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of section 12-578aa. Sports 1287 | |
| 1518 | + | wagering and online casino gaming, as such terms are defined in section 1288 | |
| 1519 | + | 1 of this act, shall not be considered gambling if the sports wagering or 1289 | |
| 1520 | + | online casino gaming is conducted pursuant to sections 2 to 7, inclusive, 1290 | |
| 1521 | + | of this act; 1291 | |
| 1522 | + | Sec. 38. Subdivision (4) of section 53-278a of the general statutes is 1292 | |
| 1523 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1293 | |
| 1524 | + | 2021): 1294 | |
| 1525 | + | (4) "Gambling device" means any device or mechanism by the 1295 | |
| 1526 | + | operation of which a right to money, credits, deposits or other things of 1296 | |
| 1527 | + | value may be created, as the result of the operation of an element of 1297 | |
| 1528 | + | chance; any device or mechanism which, when operated for a 1298 | |
| 1529 | + | consideration, does not return the same value or thing of value for the 1299 | |
| 1530 | + | same consideration upon each operation thereof; any device, 1300 | |
| 1531 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 1534 | + | LCO No. 5709 43 of 48 | |
| 1580 | 1535 | ||
| 1581 | - | slips and other lottery media. 1310 | |
| 1582 | - | (c) On a weekly basis, the president shall estimate, and certify to the 1311 | |
| 1583 | - | State Treasurer, that portion of the balance in the lottery fund which 1312 | |
| 1584 | - | exceeds the current needs of the corporation for the payment of prizes, 1313 | |
| 1585 | - | the payment of current operating expenses and funding of approved 1314 | |
| 1586 | - | reserves of the corporation. The corporation shall transfer the amount 1315 | |
| 1587 | - | so certified from the lottery fund of the corporation to the General Fund 1316 | |
| 1588 | - | upon notification of receipt of such certification by the Treasurer, except 1317 | |
| 1589 | - | that if the amount on deposit in the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement 1318 | |
| 1590 | - | Fund Bonds Special Capital Reserve Fund, established in section 10-1319 | |
| 1591 | - | 183vv, is less than the required minimum capital reserve, as defined in 1320 | |
| 1592 | - | subsection (b) of said section, the corporation shall pay such amount so 1321 | |
| 1593 | - | certified to the trustee of the fund for deposit in the fund. If the 1322 | |
| 1594 | - | corporation transfers any moneys to the General Fund at any time when 1323 | |
| 1595 | - | the amount on deposit in said capital reserve fund is less than the 1324 | |
| 1596 | - | required minimum capital reserve, the amount of such transfer shall be 1325 | |
| 1597 | - | deemed appropriated from the General Fund to the Connecticut 1326 | |
| 1598 | - | Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds Special Capital Reserve Fund. 1327 | |
| 1599 | - | (d) On a weekly basis, the president shall estimate, and certify to the 1328 | |
| 1600 | - | State Treasurer, that portion of the balance in the fund established 1329 | |
| 1601 | - | pursuant to section 19 of this act which exceeds the current needs of the 1330 | |
| 1602 | - | corporation for the payment of prizes, the payment of current operating 1331 | |
| 1603 | - | expenses and funding of approved reserves of the corporation for the 1332 | |
| 1604 | - | online lottery program established pursuant to section 4 of this act. The 1333 | |
| 1605 | - | corporation shall transfer the amount so certified to the debt-free 1334 | |
| 1606 | - | community college account established pursuant to section 20 of this act 1335 | |
| 1607 | - | upon notification of receipt of such certification by the State Treasurer. 1336 | |
| 1608 | - | Sec. 27. Section 12-815 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1337 | |
| 1609 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1338 | |
| 1610 | - | (a) (1) The corporation shall establish and adopt specific policies, 1339 | |
| 1611 | - | rules and procedures on purchasing and contracting. Such policies, 1340 | |
| 1612 | - | rules and procedures or amendments thereto shall be approved by a 1341 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 1536 | + | mechanism, furniture or fixture designed primarily for use in 1301 | |
| 1537 | + | connection with professional gambling; and any subassembly or 1302 | |
| 1538 | + | essential part designed or intended for use in connection with any such 1303 | |
| 1539 | + | device, mechanism, furniture, fixture, construction or installation, 1304 | |
| 1540 | + | provided an immediate and unrecorded right of replay mechanically 1305 | |
| 1541 | + | conferred on players of pinball machines and similar amusement 1306 | |
| 1542 | + | devices shall be presumed to be without value. "Gambling device" does 1307 | |
| 1543 | + | not include a crane game machine or device or a redemption machine. 1308 | |
| 1544 | + | A device or equipment used to play fantasy contests, as defined in 1309 | |
| 1545 | + | section 12-578aa, shall not be considered a gambling device, provided 1310 | |
| 1546 | + | the conditions set forth in subsection (b) of section 12-578aa have been 1311 | |
| 1547 | + | met. A device or equipment used to participate in sports wagering or 1312 | |
| 1548 | + | online casino gaming, as such terms are defined in section 1 of this act, 1313 | |
| 1549 | + | shall not be considered a gambling device if the conditions set forth in 1314 | |
| 1550 | + | sections 2 to 7, inclusive, of this act, as applicable, have been met; 1315 | |
| 1551 | + | Sec. 39. Section 53-278g of the general statutes is repealed and the 1316 | |
| 1552 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1317 | |
| 1553 | + | (a) Nothing in sections 53-278a to 53-278f, inclusive, as amended by 1318 | |
| 1554 | + | this act, shall be construed to prohibit the publication of an 1319 | |
| 1555 | + | advertisement of, or the operation of, or participation in, a state lottery, 1320 | |
| 1556 | + | pari-mutuel betting at race tracks licensed by the state, off-track betting 1321 | |
| 1557 | + | conducted by the state or a licensee authorized to operate the off-track 1322 | |
| 1558 | + | betting system, authorized games at a casino gaming facility, sports 1323 | |
| 1559 | + | wagering and online casino gaming, as authorized by sections 2 to 7, 1324 | |
| 1560 | + | inclusive, of this act, a promotional drawing for a prize or prizes, 1325 | |
| 1561 | + | conducted for advertising purposes by any person, firm or corporation 1326 | |
| 1562 | + | other than a retail grocer or retail grocery chain, wherein members of 1327 | |
| 1563 | + | the general public may participate without making any purchase or 1328 | |
| 1564 | + | otherwise paying or risking credit, money, or any other tangible thing 1329 | |
| 1565 | + | of value or a sweepstakes conducted pursuant to sections 42-295 to 42-1330 | |
| 1566 | + | 301, inclusive. 1331 | |
| 1567 | + | (b) The Mashantucket Pequot [tribe] Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of 1332 | |
| 1568 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 1619 | - | two-thirds vote of the entire board. Notwithstanding any other 1342 | |
| 1620 | - | provision of law to the contrary, the corporation may enter into 1343 | |
| 1621 | - | management, consulting and other agreements for the provision of 1344 | |
| 1622 | - | goods, services and professional advisors necessary or useful in 1345 | |
| 1623 | - | connection with the operation and management of the lottery [(1)] (A) 1346 | |
| 1624 | - | pursuant to a process of open or competitive bidding, provided [(A)] (i) 1347 | |
| 1625 | - | the corporation shall first determine the format, content and scope of 1348 | |
| 1626 | - | any agreement for any procurement of goods or services, the conditions 1349 | |
| 1627 | - | under which bidding will take place and the schedule and stipulations 1350 | |
| 1628 | - | for contract award, and [(B)] (ii) the corporation may select the 1351 | |
| 1629 | - | contractor deemed to have submitted the most favorable bid, 1352 | |
| 1630 | - | considering price and other factors, when, in the judgment of the 1353 | |
| 1631 | - | corporation, such award is in the best interests of the corporation, or 1354 | |
| 1632 | - | [(2)] (B) if the corporation, in its discretion, determines that, due to the 1355 | |
| 1633 | - | nature of the agreement to be contracted for or procured, open or public 1356 | |
| 1634 | - | bidding is either impracticable or not in the best interests of the 1357 | |
| 1635 | - | corporation, by negotiation with such prospective providers as the 1358 | |
| 1636 | - | corporation may determine. The terms and conditions of agreements 1359 | |
| 1637 | - | and the fees or other compensation to be paid to such persons shall be 1360 | |
| 1638 | - | determined by the corporation. The agreements entered into by the 1361 | |
| 1639 | - | corporation in accordance with the provisions of this section shall not 1362 | |
| 1640 | - | be subject to the approval of any state department, office or agency, 1363 | |
| 1641 | - | except as provided in regulations adopted by the Department of 1364 | |
| 1642 | - | Consumer Protection. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to restrict 1365 | |
| 1643 | - | the discretion of the corporation to utilize its own staff and workforce 1366 | |
| 1644 | - | for the performance of any of its assigned responsibilities and functions 1367 | |
| 1645 | - | whenever, in the discretion of the corporation, it becomes necessary, 1368 | |
| 1646 | - | convenient or desirable to do so. Copies of all agreements of the 1369 | |
| 1647 | - | corporation shall be maintained by the corporation at its offices as public 1370 | |
| 1648 | - | records, subject to said exemption. 1371 | |
| 1649 | - | (2) The corporation may enter into agreements pursuant to 1372 | |
| 1650 | - | subdivision (1) of this subsection with vendors for the provision of 1373 | |
| 1651 | - | services for a skin for online sports wagering, provided such services 1374 | |
| 1652 | - | (A) are not branded along with an operator of a casino that operates in 1375 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 1573 | + | Indians of Connecticut, or their agents, may use and possess at any 1333 | |
| 1574 | + | location within the state, solely for the purpose of training individuals 1334 | |
| 1575 | + | in skills required for employment by the tribe or testing a gambling 1335 | |
| 1576 | + | device, any gambling device which the tribes are authorized to utilize 1336 | |
| 1577 | + | on their reservations pursuant to the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory 1337 | |
| 1578 | + | Act; provided no money or other thing of value shall be paid to any 1338 | |
| 1579 | + | person as a result of the operation of such gambling device in the course 1339 | |
| 1580 | + | of such training or testing at locations outside of the reservation of the 1340 | |
| 1581 | + | tribe. Any person receiving such training or testing such device may use 1341 | |
| 1582 | + | any such device in the course of such training or testing. Whenever 1342 | |
| 1583 | + | either of said tribes intends to use and possess at any location within the 1343 | |
| 1584 | + | state any such gambling device for the purpose of testing such device, 1344 | |
| 1585 | + | the tribe shall give prior notice of such testing to the Department of 1345 | |
| 1586 | + | Consumer Protection. 1346 | |
| 1587 | + | (c) Any casino gaming facility, or its agents, may use and possess at 1347 | |
| 1588 | + | any location within the state, solely for the purpose of training 1348 | |
| 1589 | + | individuals in skills required for employment by the casino gaming 1349 | |
| 1590 | + | facility or testing a gambling device, any gambling device which the 1350 | |
| 1591 | + | casino gaming facility may use for conducting authorized games at the 1351 | |
| 1592 | + | casino gaming facility, provided no money or other thing of value shall 1352 | |
| 1593 | + | be paid to any person as a result of the operation of such gambling 1353 | |
| 1594 | + | device in the course of such training or testing at locations outside of the 1354 | |
| 1595 | + | casino gaming facility. Any person receiving such training or testing 1355 | |
| 1596 | + | such device may use any such device in the course of such training or 1356 | |
| 1597 | + | testing. Whenever a casino gaming facility intends to use and possess at 1357 | |
| 1598 | + | any location within the state any such gambling device for the purpose 1358 | |
| 1599 | + | of testing such device, the casino gambling facility shall give prior notice 1359 | |
| 1600 | + | of such testing to the Department of Consumer Protection. 1360 | |
| 1601 | + | Sec. 40. Subparagraph (G) of subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of 1361 | |
| 1602 | + | section 12-18b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is 1362 | |
| 1603 | + | substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1363 | |
| 1604 | + | (G) [Forty-five] One hundred per cent of the property taxes that 1364 | |
| 1605 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 1659 | - | any jurisdiction, and (B) do not directly or indirectly promote a casino 1376 | |
| 1660 | - | that operates in another jurisdiction, including through awarding of 1377 | |
| 1661 | - | players' points, free play, promotions or other marketing activities. If the 1378 | |
| 1662 | - | corporation enters an agreement with a vendor that is owned by an 1379 | |
| 1663 | - | operator of a casino in any jurisdiction, the vendor may not share any 1380 | |
| 1664 | - | customer information with such operator for purposes of marketing or 1381 | |
| 1665 | - | any other purposes related to acquiring customers. 1382 | |
| 1666 | - | (b) The corporation shall not be subject to rules, regulations or 1383 | |
| 1667 | - | restrictions on purchasing or procurement or the disposition of assets 1384 | |
| 1668 | - | generally applicable to Connecticut state agencies, including those 1385 | |
| 1669 | - | contained in titles 4a and 4b and the corresponding rules and 1386 | |
| 1670 | - | regulations. The board shall adopt rules and procedures on purchasing, 1387 | |
| 1671 | - | procurement and the disposition of assets applicable to the corporation. 1388 | |
| 1672 | - | The adoption of such rules or procedures shall not be subject to chapter 1389 | |
| 1673 | - | 54. Any such rules or procedures shall be a public record, as defined in 1390 | |
| 1674 | - | section 1-200. 1391 | |
| 1675 | - | Sec. 28. Section 12-816 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1392 | |
| 1676 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1393 | |
| 1677 | - | The exercise of the powers granted by sections 1-120, 1-121, 1-125, 12-1394 | |
| 1678 | - | 563, 12-563a, as amended by this act, 12-564, 12-566, 12-568a and 12-569, 1395 | |
| 1679 | - | subsection (c) of section 12-574, [and] sections 12-800 to 12-818, 1396 | |
| 1680 | - | inclusive, and section 4 and sections 6 to 8, inclusive, of this act 1397 | |
| 1681 | - | constitute the performance of an essential governmental function and 1398 | |
| 1682 | - | all operations of the corporation shall be free from any form of federal 1399 | |
| 1683 | - | or state taxation. In addition, except pursuant to any federal 1400 | |
| 1684 | - | requirements, the corporation shall not be required to pay any taxes or 1401 | |
| 1685 | - | assessments upon or in respect to sales of lottery tickets, or any property 1402 | |
| 1686 | - | or moneys of the corporation, levied by the state or any political 1403 | |
| 1687 | - | subdivision or municipal taxing authority. The corporation and its 1404 | |
| 1688 | - | assets, property and revenues shall at all times be free from taxation of 1405 | |
| 1689 | - | every kind by the state and by the municipalities and all other political 1406 | |
| 1690 | - | subdivisions or special districts having taxing powers in the state. 1407 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 1610 | + | would have been paid with respect to any land designated within the 1365 | |
| 1611 | + | 1983 Settlement boundary and taken into trust by the federal 1366 | |
| 1612 | + | government for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation prior to June 8, 1367 | |
| 1613 | + | 1999, or taken into trust by the federal government for the Mohegan 1368 | |
| 1614 | + | Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, provided the real property subject to 1369 | |
| 1615 | + | this subparagraph shall be the land only, and shall not include the 1370 | |
| 1616 | + | assessed value of any structures, buildings or other improvements on 1371 | |
| 1617 | + | such land; and 1372 | |
| 1618 | + | Sec. 41. Section 3-55i of the general statutes is repealed and the 1373 | |
| 1619 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1374 | |
| 1620 | + | (a) There is established the "Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan 1375 | |
| 1621 | + | Fund" which shall be a separate nonlapsing fund. All funds received by 1376 | |
| 1622 | + | the state of Connecticut from the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe pursuant 1377 | |
| 1623 | + | to the joint memorandum of understanding entered into by and 1378 | |
| 1624 | + | between the state and the tribe on January 13, 1993, as amended on April 1379 | |
| 1625 | + | 30, 1993, and any successor thereto, shall be deposited in the General 1380 | |
| 1626 | + | Fund. [During the fiscal year] For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, 1381 | |
| 1627 | + | [and each fiscal year thereafter,] to June 30, 2021, inclusive, from the 1382 | |
| 1628 | + | funds received by the state from the tribe pursuant to said joint 1383 | |
| 1629 | + | memorandum of understanding, as amended, and any successor 1384 | |
| 1630 | + | thereto, an amount equal to the appropriation to the Mashantucket 1385 | |
| 1631 | + | Pequot and Mohegan Fund for Grants to Towns shall be transferred to 1386 | |
| 1632 | + | the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund. [and shall be distributed 1387 | |
| 1633 | + | by the Office of Policy and Management, during said fiscal year, in 1388 | |
| 1634 | + | accordance with the provisions of section 3-55j.] For the fiscal year 1389 | |
| 1635 | + | ending June 30, 2022, and each fiscal year thereafter, one hundred thirty-1390 | |
| 1636 | + | seven million dollars of the funds deposited in the General Fund 1391 | |
| 1637 | + | pursuant to this subsection, the memorandum of understanding entered 1392 | |
| 1638 | + | into by and between the state and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 1393 | |
| 1639 | + | Connecticut on May 17, 1994, as amended from time to time and section 1394 | |
| 1640 | + | 8 of this act shall be transferred from the General Fund to the 1395 | |
| 1641 | + | Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund. During each fiscal year, the 1396 | |
| 1642 | + | Office of Policy and Management shall make distributions from the 1397 | |
| 1643 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
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| 1697 | - | Sec. 29. Section 12-561 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1408 | |
| 1698 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1409 | |
| 1699 | - | No commissioner or unit head or employee of the department shall 1410 | |
| 1700 | - | directly or indirectly, individually or as a member of a partnership or as 1411 | |
| 1701 | - | a shareholder of a corporation, have any interest whatsoever in dealing 1412 | |
| 1702 | - | in any lottery, racing, fronton, or betting enterprise or casino gaming 1413 | |
| 1703 | - | facility or in the ownership or leasing of any property or premises used 1414 | |
| 1704 | - | by or for any lottery, racing, fronton, or betting enterprise or casino 1415 | |
| 1705 | - | gaming facility. No commissioner or unit head shall, directly or 1416 | |
| 1706 | - | indirectly, (1) wager at any off-track betting facility, race track or fronton 1417 | |
| 1707 | - | authorized under this chapter, (2) purchase lottery tickets issued under 1418 | |
| 1708 | - | this chapter, [or] (3) play [, directly or indirectly,] any authorized game 1419 | |
| 1709 | - | conducted at a casino gaming facility, (4) place a sports wager, as 1420 | |
| 1710 | - | defined in section 1 of this act, or (5) participate in online casino gaming, 1421 | |
| 1711 | - | as defined in section 1 of this act. The commissioner may adopt 1422 | |
| 1712 | - | regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to prohibit 1423 | |
| 1713 | - | any employee of the department from engaging, directly or indirectly, 1424 | |
| 1714 | - | in any form of legalized gambling activity in which such employee is 1425 | |
| 1715 | - | involved because of his or her employment with the department. For 1426 | |
| 1716 | - | purposes of this section, "unit head" means a managerial employee with 1427 | |
| 1717 | - | direct oversight of a legalized gambling activity. 1428 | |
| 1718 | - | Sec. 30. Section 12-563a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1429 | |
| 1719 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1430 | |
| 1720 | - | The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall, within available 1431 | |
| 1721 | - | resources, prepare and distribute informational materials designed to 1432 | |
| 1722 | - | inform the public of the programs available for the prevention, 1433 | |
| 1723 | - | treatment and rehabilitation of compulsive gamblers in this state. The 1434 | |
| 1724 | - | commissioner shall require any casino gaming facility and any person 1435 | |
| 1725 | - | or business organization which is licensed to sell lottery tickets, operate 1436 | |
| 1726 | - | an off-track betting system or conduct wagering on racing events or jai 1437 | |
| 1727 | - | alai games, or conduct retail sports wagering to display such 1438 | |
| 1728 | - | informational materials at the casino gaming facility and each licensed 1439 | |
| 1729 | - | premise or retail sports wagering facility, respectively. 1440 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
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| 1736 | - | Sec. 31. Section 52-553 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1441 | |
| 1737 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1442 | |
| 1738 | - | All wagers, and all contracts and securities of which the whole or any 1443 | |
| 1739 | - | part of the consideration is money or other valuable thing won, laid or 1444 | |
| 1740 | - | bet, at any game, horse race, sport or pastime, and all contracts to repay 1445 | |
| 1741 | - | any money knowingly lent at the time and place of such game, race, 1446 | |
| 1742 | - | sport or pastime, to any person so gaming, betting or wagering, or to 1447 | |
| 1743 | - | repay any money lent to any person who, at such time and place, so 1448 | |
| 1744 | - | pays, bets or wagers, shall be void, provided nothing in this section shall 1449 | |
| 1745 | - | (1) affect the validity of any negotiable instrument held by any person 1450 | |
| 1746 | - | who acquired the same for value and in good faith without notice of 1451 | |
| 1747 | - | illegality in the consideration, (2) apply to the sale of a raffle ticket 1452 | |
| 1748 | - | pursuant to section 7-172, (3) apply to online casino gaming, online 1453 | |
| 1749 | - | sports wagering and retail sports wagering, as such terms are defined 1454 | |
| 1750 | - | in section 1 of this act, and conducted pursuant to sections 3 to 7, 1455 | |
| 1751 | - | inclusive, of this act, as applicable, (4) apply to the participation in the 1456 | |
| 1752 | - | program established by the Connecticut Lottery Corporation pursuant 1457 | |
| 1753 | - | to section 4 of this act to sell lottery tickets for lottery draw games 1458 | |
| 1754 | - | through the corporation's Internet web site, online service or mobile 1459 | |
| 1755 | - | application, or [(3)] (5) apply to any wager or contract otherwise 1460 | |
| 1756 | - | authorized by law. 1461 | |
| 1757 | - | Sec. 32. Section 52-554 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1462 | |
| 1758 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1463 | |
| 1759 | - | Any person who, by playing at any game, or betting on the sides or 1464 | |
| 1760 | - | hands of such as play at any game, excluding any game permitted under 1465 | |
| 1761 | - | chapter 226 or any activity not prohibited under the provisions of 1466 | |
| 1762 | - | sections 53-278a to 53-278g, inclusive, as amended by this act, loses the 1467 | |
| 1763 | - | sum or value of one dollar in the whole and pays or delivers the same 1468 | |
| 1764 | - | or any part thereof, may, within three months next following, recover 1469 | |
| 1765 | - | from the winner the money or the value of the goods so lost and paid or 1470 | |
| 1766 | - | delivered, with costs of suit in a civil action, without setting forth the 1471 | |
| 1767 | - | special matter in his complaint. If the defendant refuses to testify, if 1472 | |
| 1768 | - | called upon in such action, relative to the discovery of the property so 1473 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
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| 1775 | - | won, [he] the defendant shall be defaulted; but no evidence so given by 1474 | |
| 1776 | - | [him] the defendant shall be offered against him or her in any criminal 1475 | |
| 1777 | - | prosecution. Nothing in this section shall prohibit any person from 1476 | |
| 1778 | - | using a credit card to participate in (1) online casino gaming, online 1477 | |
| 1779 | - | sports wagering and retail sports wagering, as such terms are defined 1478 | |
| 1780 | - | in section 1 of this act, and conducted pursuant to sections 3 to 7, 1479 | |
| 1781 | - | inclusive, of this act, as applicable, or (2) the program established by the 1480 | |
| 1782 | - | Connecticut Lottery Corporation pursuant to section 4 of this act to sell 1481 | |
| 1783 | - | lottery tickets for lottery draw games through the corporation's Internet 1482 | |
| 1784 | - | web site, online service or mobile application. 1483 | |
| 1785 | - | Sec. 33. Subdivision (2) of section 53-278a of the general statutes is 1484 | |
| 1786 | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1485 | |
| 1787 | - | 2021): 1486 | |
| 1788 | - | (2) "Gambling" means risking any money, credit, deposit or other 1487 | |
| 1789 | - | thing of value for gain contingent in whole or in part upon lot, chance 1488 | |
| 1790 | - | or the operation of a gambling device, including the playing of a casino 1489 | |
| 1791 | - | gambling game such as blackjack, poker, craps, roulette or a slot 1490 | |
| 1792 | - | machine, but does not include: Legal contests of skill, speed, strength or 1491 | |
| 1793 | - | endurance in which awards are made only to entrants or the owners of 1492 | |
| 1794 | - | entries; legal business transactions which are valid under the law of 1493 | |
| 1795 | - | contracts; activity legal under the provisions of sections 7-169 to 7-186, 1494 | |
| 1796 | - | inclusive; any lottery or contest conducted by or under the authority of 1495 | |
| 1797 | - | any state of the United States, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any 1496 | |
| 1798 | - | possession or territory of the United States; and other acts or 1497 | |
| 1799 | - | transactions expressly authorized by law on or after October 1, 1973. 1498 | |
| 1800 | - | Fantasy contests, as defined in section 12-578aa, as amended by this act, 1499 | |
| 1801 | - | shall not be considered gambling, provided the conditions set forth in 1500 | |
| 1802 | - | subsection (b) of section 12-578aa, as amended by this act, have been met 1501 | |
| 1803 | - | and the operator of such contests is [registered] licensed pursuant to 1502 | |
| 1804 | - | [subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of] section 12-578aa, as amended by 1503 | |
| 1805 | - | this act. Online casino gaming, online sports wagering and retail sports 1504 | |
| 1806 | - | wagering, as such terms are defined in section 1 of this act, shall not be 1505 | |
| 1807 | - | considered gambling if the online casino gaming, online sports 1506 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
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| 1814 | - | wagering or retail sports wagering is conducted pursuant to sections 3 1507 | |
| 1815 | - | to 7, inclusive, of this act; 1508 | |
| 1816 | - | Sec. 34. Subdivision (4) of section 53-278a of the general statutes is 1509 | |
| 1817 | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1510 | |
| 1818 | - | 2021): 1511 | |
| 1819 | - | (4) "Gambling device" means any device or mechanism by the 1512 | |
| 1820 | - | operation of which a right to money, credits, deposits or other things of 1513 | |
| 1821 | - | value may be created, as the result of the operation of an element of 1514 | |
| 1822 | - | chance; any device or mechanism which, when operated for a 1515 | |
| 1823 | - | consideration, does not return the same value or thing of value for the 1516 | |
| 1824 | - | same consideration upon each operation thereof; any device, 1517 | |
| 1825 | - | mechanism, furniture or fixture designed primarily for use in 1518 | |
| 1826 | - | connection with professional gambling; and any subassembly or 1519 | |
| 1827 | - | essential part designed or intended for use in connection with any such 1520 | |
| 1828 | - | device, mechanism, furniture, fixture, construction or installation, 1521 | |
| 1829 | - | provided an immediate and unrecorded right of replay mechanically 1522 | |
| 1830 | - | conferred on players of pinball machines and similar amusement 1523 | |
| 1831 | - | devices shall be presumed to be without value. "Gambling device" does 1524 | |
| 1832 | - | not include a crane game machine or device or a redemption machine. 1525 | |
| 1833 | - | A device or equipment used to play fantasy contests, as defined in 1526 | |
| 1834 | - | section 12-578aa, as amended by this act, shall not be considered a 1527 | |
| 1835 | - | gambling device, provided [the conditions set forth in subsection (b) of 1528 | |
| 1836 | - | section 12-578aa have been met] such device or equipment is used by a 1529 | |
| 1837 | - | licensee pursuant to section 12-578aa, as amended by this act. A device 1530 | |
| 1838 | - | or equipment used to participate in online casino gaming, online sports 1531 | |
| 1839 | - | wagering or retail sports wagering, as such terms are defined in section 1532 | |
| 1840 | - | 1 of this act, shall not be considered a gambling device if the conditions 1533 | |
| 1841 | - | set forth in sections 3 to 7, inclusive, of this act, as applicable, have been 1534 | |
| 1842 | - | met; 1535 | |
| 1843 | - | Sec. 35. Section 53-278g of the general statutes is repealed and the 1536 | |
| 1844 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1537 | |
| 1845 | - | (a) Nothing in sections 53-278a to 53-278f, inclusive, as amended by 1538 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
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| 1852 | - | this act, shall be construed to prohibit the publication of an 1539 | |
| 1853 | - | advertisement of, or the operation of, or participation in, a state lottery, 1540 | |
| 1854 | - | pari-mutuel betting at race tracks licensed by the state, off-track betting 1541 | |
| 1855 | - | conducted by the state or a licensee authorized to operate the off-track 1542 | |
| 1856 | - | betting system, authorized games at a casino gaming facility, online 1543 | |
| 1857 | - | casino gaming, online sports wagering and retail sports wagering, as 1544 | |
| 1858 | - | authorized by sections 3 to 7, inclusive, of this act, a promotional 1545 | |
| 1859 | - | drawing for a prize or prizes, conducted for advertising purposes by 1546 | |
| 1860 | - | any person, firm or corporation other than a retail grocer or retail 1547 | |
| 1861 | - | grocery chain, wherein members of the general public may participate 1548 | |
| 1862 | - | without making any purchase or otherwise paying or risking credit, 1549 | |
| 1863 | - | money, or any other tangible thing of value or a sweepstakes conducted 1550 | |
| 1864 | - | pursuant to sections 42-295 to 42-301, inclusive. 1551 | |
| 1865 | - | (b) The Mashantucket Pequot [tribe] Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of 1552 | |
| 1866 | - | Indians of Connecticut, or their agents, may use and possess at any 1553 | |
| 1867 | - | location within the state, solely for the purpose of training individuals 1554 | |
| 1868 | - | in skills required for employment by the tribe or testing a gambling 1555 | |
| 1869 | - | device, any gambling device which the tribes are authorized to utilize 1556 | |
| 1870 | - | on their reservations pursuant to the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory 1557 | |
| 1871 | - | Act; provided no money or other thing of value shall be paid to any 1558 | |
| 1872 | - | person as a result of the operation of such gambling device in the course 1559 | |
| 1873 | - | of such training or testing at locations outside of the reservation of the 1560 | |
| 1874 | - | tribe. Any person receiving such training or testing such device may use 1561 | |
| 1875 | - | any such device in the course of such training or testing. Whenever 1562 | |
| 1876 | - | either of said tribes intends to use and possess at any location within the 1563 | |
| 1877 | - | state any such gambling device for the purpose of testing such device, 1564 | |
| 1878 | - | the tribe shall give prior notice of such testing to the Department of 1565 | |
| 1879 | - | Consumer Protection. 1566 | |
| 1880 | - | (c) Any casino gaming facility, or its agents, may use and possess at 1567 | |
| 1881 | - | any location within the state, solely for the purpose of training 1568 | |
| 1882 | - | individuals in skills required for employment by the casino gaming 1569 | |
| 1883 | - | facility or testing a gambling device, any gambling device which the 1570 | |
| 1884 | - | casino gaming facility may use for conducting authorized games at the 1571 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
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| 1891 | - | casino gaming facility, provided no money or other thing of value shall 1572 | |
| 1892 | - | be paid to any person as a result of the operation of such gambling 1573 | |
| 1893 | - | device in the course of such training or testing at locations outside of the 1574 | |
| 1894 | - | casino gaming facility. Any person receiving such training or testing 1575 | |
| 1895 | - | such device may use any such device in the course of such training or 1576 | |
| 1896 | - | testing. Whenever a casino gaming facility intends to use and possess at 1577 | |
| 1897 | - | any location within the state any such gambling device for the purpose 1578 | |
| 1898 | - | of testing such device, the casino gambling facility shall give prior notice 1579 | |
| 1899 | - | of such testing to the Department of Consumer Protection. 1580 | |
| 1900 | - | Sec. 36. Subsection (a) of section 30-91 of the general statutes is 1581 | |
| 1901 | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1582 | |
| 1902 | - | 2021): 1583 | |
| 1903 | - | (a) The sale or the dispensing or consumption or the presence in 1584 | |
| 1904 | - | glasses or other receptacles suitable to permit the consumption of 1585 | |
| 1905 | - | alcoholic liquor by an individual in places operating under hotel 1586 | |
| 1906 | - | permits, restaurant permits, cafe permits, Connecticut craft cafe permits, 1587 | |
| 1907 | - | restaurant permits for catering establishments, bowling establishment 1588 | |
| 1908 | - | permits, racquetball facility permits, club permits, coliseum permits, 1589 | |
| 1909 | - | coliseum concession permits, special sporting facility restaurant 1590 | |
| 1910 | - | permits, special sporting facility employee recreational permits, special 1591 | |
| 1911 | - | sporting facility guest permits, special sporting facility concession 1592 | |
| 1912 | - | permits, special sporting facility bar permits, golf country club permits, 1593 | |
| 1913 | - | nonprofit public museum permits, university permits, airport 1594 | |
| 1914 | - | restaurant permits, airport bar permits, airport airline club permits, 1595 | |
| 1915 | - | tavern permits, manufacturer permits for beer, casino permits, caterer 1596 | |
| 1916 | - | liquor permits and charitable organization permits shall be unlawful on: 1597 | |
| 1917 | - | (1) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday between the 1598 | |
| 1918 | - | hours of one o'clock a.m. and nine o'clock a.m.; (2) Saturday between the 1599 | |
| 1919 | - | hours of two o'clock a.m. and nine o'clock a.m.; (3) Sunday between the 1600 | |
| 1920 | - | hours of two o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock a.m.; (4) Christmas, except [(A)] 1601 | |
| 1921 | - | for alcoholic liquor that is served where food is also available during the 1602 | |
| 1922 | - | hours otherwise permitted by this section for the day on which 1603 | |
| 1923 | - | Christmas falls; [, and (B) by casino permittees at casinos, as defined in 1604 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
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| 1930 | - | section 30-37k;] and (5) January first between the hours of three o'clock 1605 | |
| 1931 | - | a.m. and nine o'clock a.m., except that on any Sunday that is January 1606 | |
| 1932 | - | first the prohibitions of this section shall be between the hours of three 1607 | |
| 1933 | - | o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock a.m. 1608 | |
| 1934 | - | Sec. 37. Subsection (l) of section 30-91 of the general statutes is 1609 | |
| 1935 | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1610 | |
| 1936 | - | 2021): 1611 | |
| 1937 | - | (l) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (a) of this section, it 1612 | |
| 1938 | - | shall be lawful for casino permittees at casinos, as defined in section 30-1613 | |
| 1939 | - | 37k, to (1) allow the sale or dispensing of alcohol to, or consumption or 1614 | |
| 1940 | - | presence in glasses or other receptacles suitable to permit the 1615 | |
| 1941 | - | consumption of alcoholic liquor by, an individual who is staying at a 1616 | |
| 1942 | - | hotel in the casino or a hotel or campground affiliated with the casino 1617 | |
| 1943 | - | and accessible by a shuttle service, except such alcoholic liquor shall not 1618 | |
| 1944 | - | be served to a patron of such casino during (A) Monday, Tuesday, 1619 | |
| 1945 | - | Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday between the hours of four 1620 | |
| 1946 | - | o'clock a.m. and nine o'clock a.m.; and (B) Sunday between the hours of 1621 | |
| 1947 | - | four o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock a.m.; and (2) allow the presence of 1622 | |
| 1948 | - | alcoholic liquor in glasses or other receptacles suitable to permit the 1623 | |
| 1949 | - | consumption thereof by an individual at any time on its gaming facility, 1624 | |
| 1950 | - | as defined in subsection (a) of section 30-37k. [, provided such alcoholic 1625 | |
| 1951 | - | liquor shall not be served to a patron of such casino during the hours 1626 | |
| 1952 | - | specified in subsection (a) of this section.] Each casino permittee shall 1627 | |
| 1953 | - | maintain, in writing, an alcohol service policy that provides for the safe 1628 | |
| 1954 | - | sale and dispensing of alcohol pursuant to the casino permit. Each 1629 | |
| 1955 | - | casino permittee shall review such policy at least once each year. For 1630 | |
| 1956 | - | purposes of this section, "receptacles suitable to permit the consumption 1631 | |
| 1957 | - | of alcoholic liquor" [shall] does not include bottles of distilled spirits or 1632 | |
| 1958 | - | bottles of wine. 1633 | |
| 1959 | - | Sec. 38. Subparagraph (G) of subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of 1634 | |
| 1960 | - | section 12-18b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is 1635 | |
| 1961 | - | substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1636 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
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| 1967 | - | ||
| 1968 | - | (G) [Forty-five] One hundred per cent of the property taxes that 1637 | |
| 1969 | - | would have been paid with respect to any land designated within the 1638 | |
| 1970 | - | 1983 Settlement boundary and taken into trust by the federal 1639 | |
| 1971 | - | government for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation prior to June 8, 1640 | |
| 1972 | - | 1999, or taken into trust by the federal government for the Mohegan 1641 | |
| 1973 | - | Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, provided the real property subject to 1642 | |
| 1974 | - | this subparagraph shall be the land only, and shall not include the 1643 | |
| 1975 | - | assessed value of any structures, buildings or other improvements on 1644 | |
| 1976 | - | such land; and 1645 | |
| 1977 | - | Sec. 39. Section 3-55i of the general statutes is repealed and the 1646 | |
| 1978 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1647 | |
| 1979 | - | (a) There is established the "Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan 1648 | |
| 1980 | - | Fund" which shall be a separate nonlapsing fund. All funds received by 1649 | |
| 1981 | - | the state of Connecticut from the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe pursuant 1650 | |
| 1982 | - | to the joint memorandum of understanding entered into by and 1651 | |
| 1983 | - | between the state and the tribe on January 13, 1993, as amended on April 1652 | |
| 1984 | - | 30, 1993, and any successor thereto, shall be deposited in the General 1653 | |
| 1985 | - | Fund. [During the fiscal year] For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, 1654 | |
| 1986 | - | [and each fiscal year thereafter,] to June 30, 2021, inclusive, from the 1655 | |
| 1987 | - | funds received by the state from the tribe pursuant to said joint 1656 | |
| 1988 | - | memorandum of understanding, as amended, and any successor 1657 | |
| 1989 | - | thereto, an amount equal to the appropriation to the Mashantucket 1658 | |
| 1990 | - | Pequot and Mohegan Fund for Grants to Towns shall be transferred to 1659 | |
| 1991 | - | the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund. [and shall be distributed 1660 | |
| 1992 | - | by the Office of Policy and Management, during said fiscal year, in 1661 | |
| 1993 | - | accordance with the provisions of section 3-55j.] For the fiscal year 1662 | |
| 1994 | - | ending June 30, 2022, and each fiscal year thereafter, one hundred thirty-1663 | |
| 1995 | - | seven million dollars of the funds deposited in the General Fund 1664 | |
| 1996 | - | pursuant to this subsection, the memorandum of understanding entered 1665 | |
| 1997 | - | into by and between the state and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 1666 | |
| 1998 | - | Connecticut on May 17, 1994, as amended from time to time and section 1667 | |
| 1999 | - | 8 of this act shall be transferred from the General Fund to the 1668 | |
| 2000 | - | Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund. During each fiscal year, the 1669 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
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| 2006 | - | ||
| 2007 | - | Office of Policy and Management shall make distributions from the 1670 | |
| 2008 | - | Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund in accordance with the 1671 | |
| 2009 | - | provisions of section 3-55j. The amount of the grant payable to each 1672 | |
| 2010 | - | municipality during any fiscal year, in accordance with said section, 1673 | |
| 2011 | - | shall be reduced proportionately if the total of such grants exceeds the 1674 | |
| 2012 | - | amount of funds available for such year. The grant shall be paid in three 1675 | |
| 2013 | - | installments as follows: The Secretary of the Office of Policy and 1676 | |
| 2014 | - | Management shall, annually, not later than the fifteenth day of 1677 | |
| 2015 | - | December, the fifteenth day of March and the fifteenth day of June 1678 | |
| 2016 | - | certify to the Comptroller the amount due each municipality under the 1679 | |
| 2017 | - | provisions of section 3-55j and the Comptroller shall draw an order on 1680 | |
| 2018 | - | the Treasurer on or before the fifth business day following the fifteenth 1681 | |
| 2019 | - | day of December, the fifth business day following the fifteenth day of 1682 | |
| 2020 | - | March and the fifth business day following the fifteenth day of June and 1683 | |
| 2021 | - | the Treasurer shall pay the amount thereof to such municipality on or 1684 | |
| 2022 | - | before the first day of January, the first day of April and the thirtieth day 1685 | |
| 2023 | - | of June. 1686 | |
| 2024 | - | (b) The transfers from the General Fund to the Mashantucket Pequot 1687 | |
| 2025 | - | and Mohegan Fund required by subsection (a) of this section shall not 1688 | |
| 2026 | - | be reduced except upon (1) submission to the General Assembly by the 1689 | |
| 2027 | - | Governor of a certification of an emergency requiring such reduction; 1690 | |
| 2028 | - | and (2) a vote of at least two-thirds of the members of each house of the 1691 | |
| 2029 | - | General Assembly approving such reduction. 1692 | |
| 2030 | - | Sec. 40. (Effective July 1, 2021) Notwithstanding the provisions of 1693 | |
| 2031 | - | section 1-3 of the general statutes, if any provision of sections 1 to 13, 1694 | |
| 2032 | - | inclusive, 19 or 20 of this act, or any amendment made to the provisions 1695 | |
| 2033 | - | of the general statutes pursuant to this act, except for those provisions 1696 | |
| 2034 | - | regarding keno and the sale of lottery tickets for lottery draw games 1697 | |
| 2035 | - | through the corporation's Internet web site, online service or mobile 1698 | |
| 2036 | - | application, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final 1699 | |
| 2037 | - | judgment which is not appealable, (1) the provisions of sections 1 to 13, 1700 | |
| 2038 | - | inclusive, 19 and 20 of this act shall cease to be effective, except for those 1701 | |
| 2039 | - | provisions regarding keno and the sale of lottery tickets for lottery draw 1702 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
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| 2046 | - | games through the corporation's Internet web site, online service or 1703 | |
| 2047 | - | mobile application, and (2) the amendments made to the provisions of 1704 | |
| 2048 | - | the sections of the general statutes pursuant to this act shall be 1705 | |
| 2049 | - | inoperative, except for those provisions regarding keno and the sale of 1706 | |
| 2050 | - | lottery tickets for lottery draw games through the corporation's Internet 1707 | |
| 2051 | - | web site, online service or mobile application. 1708 | |
| 2052 | - | Sec. 41. Sections 12-565a and 12-578j of the general statutes are 1709 | |
| 2053 | - | repealed. (Effective from passage) 1710 | |
| 1648 | + | Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund in accordance with the 1398 | |
| 1649 | + | provisions of section 3-55j. The amount of the grant payable to each 1399 | |
| 1650 | + | municipality during any fiscal year, in accordance with said section, 1400 | |
| 1651 | + | shall be reduced proportionately if the total of such grants exceeds the 1401 | |
| 1652 | + | amount of funds available for such year. The grant shall be paid in three 1402 | |
| 1653 | + | installments as follows: The Secretary of the Office of Policy and 1403 | |
| 1654 | + | Management shall, annually, not later than the fifteenth day of 1404 | |
| 1655 | + | December, the fifteenth day of March and the fifteenth day of June 1405 | |
| 1656 | + | certify to the Comptroller the amount due each municipality under the 1406 | |
| 1657 | + | provisions of section 3-55j and the Comptroller shall draw an order on 1407 | |
| 1658 | + | the Treasurer on or before the fifth business day following the fifteenth 1408 | |
| 1659 | + | day of December, the fifth business day following the fifteenth day of 1409 | |
| 1660 | + | March and the fifth business day following the fifteenth day of June and 1410 | |
| 1661 | + | the Treasurer shall pay the amount thereof to such municipality on or 1411 | |
| 1662 | + | before the first day of January, the first day of April and the thirtieth day 1412 | |
| 1663 | + | of June. 1413 | |
| 1664 | + | (b) The transfers from the General Fund to the Mashantucket Pequot 1414 | |
| 1665 | + | and Mohegan Fund required by subsection (a) of this section shall not 1415 | |
| 1666 | + | be reduced except on (1) submission to the General Assembly by the 1416 | |
| 1667 | + | Governor of a certification of an emergency requiring such reduction; 1417 | |
| 1668 | + | and (2) a vote of at least two-thirds of the members of each house of the 1418 | |
| 1669 | + | General Assembly approving such reduction. 1419 | |
| 1670 | + | Sec. 42. Sections 12-565a and 12-578j of the general statutes are 1420 | |
| 1671 | + | repealed. (Effective July 1, 2021) 1421 | |
| 2054 | 1672 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following | |
| 2055 | 1673 | sections: | |
| 2056 | 1674 | ||
| 2057 | 1675 | Section 1 July 1, 2021 New section | |
| 2058 | 1676 | Sec. 2 July 1, 2021 New section | |
| 2059 | 1677 | Sec. 3 July 1, 2021 New section | |
| 2060 | 1678 | Sec. 4 July 1, 2021 New section | |
| 2061 | 1679 | Sec. 5 July 1, 2021 New section | |
| 2062 | 1680 | Sec. 6 July 1, 2021 New section | |
| 2063 | 1681 | Sec. 7 July 1, 2021 New section | |
| 1682 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
| 1683 | + | ||
| 1684 | + | ||
| 1685 | + | LCO No. 5709 47 of 48 | |
| 1686 | + | ||
| 2064 | 1687 | Sec. 8 July 1, 2021 New section | |
| 2065 | 1688 | Sec. 9 July 1, 2021 New section | |
| 2066 | 1689 | Sec. 10 July 1, 2021 New section | |
| 2067 | 1690 | Sec. 11 July 1, 2021 New section | |
| 2068 | 1691 | Sec. 12 July 1, 2021 New section | |
| 2069 | - | Sec. 13 July 1, 2021 New section | |
| 2070 | - | Sec. 14 July 1, 2021 12-586f | |
| 2071 | - | Sec. 15 July 1, 2021 12-586g | |
| 2072 | - | Sec. 16 July 1, 2021 12-578aa | |
| 2073 | - | Sec. 17 July 1, 2021 12-578f | |
| 2074 | - | Sec. 18 July 1, 2021 12-806c | |
| 2075 | - | Sec. 19 July 1, 2021 New section | |
| 2076 | - | Sec. 20 from passage New section | |
| 2077 | - | Sec. 21 July 1, 2021 12-801 | |
| 2078 | - | Sec. 22 July 1, 2021 12-806 | |
| 2079 | - | Sec. 23 July 1, 2021 12-806a | |
| 2080 | - | Sec. 24 July 1, 2021 12-810 | |
| 2081 | - | Sec. 25 July 1, 2021 12-811 | |
| 2082 | - | Sec. 26 from passage 12-812 Substitute Bill No. 570 | |
| 1692 | + | Sec. 13 July 1, 2021 12-586f | |
| 1693 | + | Sec. 14 July 1, 2021 12-586g | |
| 1694 | + | Sec. 15 July 1, 2021 12-578f | |
| 1695 | + | Sec. 16 July 1, 2021 12-806c | |
| 1696 | + | Sec. 17 July 1, 2021 New section | |
| 1697 | + | Sec. 18 July 1, 2021 New section | |
| 1698 | + | Sec. 19 July 1, 2021 12-801 | |
| 1699 | + | Sec. 20 July 1, 2021 12-806 | |
| 1700 | + | Sec. 21 July 1, 2021 12-806a | |
| 1701 | + | Sec. 22 July 1, 2021 12-810 | |
| 1702 | + | Sec. 23 July 1, 2021 12-811 | |
| 1703 | + | Sec. 24 July 1, 2021 12-812 | |
| 1704 | + | Sec. 25 July 1, 2021 12-816 | |
| 1705 | + | Sec. 26 July 1, 2021 12-557b | |
| 1706 | + | Sec. 27 July 1, 2021 12-561 | |
| 1707 | + | Sec. 28 July 1, 2021 12-563a | |
| 1708 | + | Sec. 29 July 1, 2021 12-578e(c)(1) | |
| 1709 | + | Sec. 30 July 1, 2021 12-578g(c) | |
| 1710 | + | Sec. 31 July 1, 2021 12-578h | |
| 1711 | + | Sec. 32 July 1, 2021 17a-713 | |
| 1712 | + | Sec. 33 July 1, 2021 30-91(a) | |
| 1713 | + | Sec. 34 July 1, 2021 30-91(l) | |
| 1714 | + | Sec. 35 July 1, 2021 52-553 | |
| 1715 | + | Sec. 36 July 1, 2021 52-554 | |
| 1716 | + | Sec. 37 July 1, 2021 53-278a(2) | |
| 1717 | + | Sec. 38 July 1, 2021 53-278a(4) | |
| 1718 | + | Sec. 39 July 1, 2021 53-278g | |
| 1719 | + | Sec. 40 July 1, 2021 12-18b(b)(1)(G) | |
| 1720 | + | Sec. 41 July 1, 2021 3-55i | |
| 1721 | + | Sec. 42 July 1, 2021 Repealer section | |
| 1722 | + | ||
| 1723 | + | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 1724 | + | To authorize a tribal resort-casino in Bridgeport, sports wagering, online | |
| 1725 | + | casino gaming and online lottery. | |
| 1726 | + | Committee Bill No. 570 | |
| 2083 | 1727 | ||
| 2084 | 1728 | ||
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| 1729 | + | LCO No. 5709 48 of 48 | |
| 2088 | 1730 | ||
| 2089 | - | Sec. 27 July 1, 2021 12-815 | |
| 2090 | - | Sec. 28 July 1, 2021 12-816 | |
| 2091 | - | Sec. 29 July 1, 2021 12-561 | |
| 2092 | - | Sec. 30 July 1, 2021 12-563a | |
| 2093 | - | Sec. 31 July 1, 2021 52-553 | |
| 2094 | - | Sec. 32 July 1, 2021 52-554 | |
| 2095 | - | Sec. 33 July 1, 2021 53-278a(2) | |
| 2096 | - | Sec. 34 July 1, 2021 53-278a(4) | |
| 2097 | - | Sec. 35 July 1, 2021 53-278g | |
| 2098 | - | Sec. 36 July 1, 2021 30-91(a) | |
| 2099 | - | Sec. 37 July 1, 2021 30-91(l) | |
| 2100 | - | Sec. 38 July 1, 2021 12-18b(b)(1)(G) | |
| 2101 | - | Sec. 39 July 1, 2021 3-55i | |
| 2102 | - | Sec. 40 July 1, 2021 New section | |
| 2103 | - | Sec. 41 from passage Repealer section | |
| 1731 | + | [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except | |
| 1732 | + | that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not | |
| 1733 | + | underlined.] | |
| 2104 | 1734 | ||
| 2105 | - | Statement of Legislative Commissioners: | |
| 2106 | - | In Section 21, the exclusion from the definition of "lottery fund" was | |
| 2107 | - | rewritten for clarity and in Section 36, the exception was deleted for | |
| 2108 | - | consistency with standard drafting conventions. | |
| 1735 | + | Co-Sponsors: SEN. BRADLEY, 23rd Dist. | |
| 2109 | 1736 | ||
| 2110 | - | PS Joint Favorable Subst. | |
| 1737 | + | S.B. 570 | |
| 1738 | + | ||
| 2111 | 1739 |