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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5253
February Session, 2022
LCO No. 1733
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
(PS)
AN ACT CONCERNING DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS RELATED TO
PARTICIPATION IN THE GAMING VOLUNTARY SELF -EXCLUSION
PROCESS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 12-863 of the 2022 supplement to the general 1
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 2
(Effective from passage): 3
(a) (1) An individual may only place a sports wager through retail 4
sports wagering or online sports wagering outside of the reservations of 5
the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 6
Connecticut or place a wager through online casino gaming conducted 7
outside of such reservations, if the wagering is authorized pursuant to 8
sections 12-852 to 12-854, inclusive, and the individual (A) has attained 9
the age of twenty-one, and (B) is physically present in the state when 10
placing the wager, and, in the case of retail sports wagering, is 11
physically present at a retail sports wagering facility in this state. 12
(2) An individual may only participate in a fantasy contest outside of 13
the reservations of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan 14 Raised Bill No. 5253
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Tribe of Indians of Connecticut if the contest is authorized pursuant to 15
section 12-852 or 12-853, and the individual has attained the age of 16
eighteen. 17
(b) Any electronic wagering platform used to (1) conduct online 18
sports wagering or online casino gaming, (2) conduct keno through the 19
Internet web site, an online service or a mobile application of the 20
Connecticut Lottery Corporation, (3) conduct retail sports wagering, (4) 21
sell lottery draw game tickets through the Internet web site, online 22
service or mobile application of the Connecticut Lottery Corporation, or 23
(5) conduct fantasy contests, shall be developed to: 24
(A) Verify that an individual (i) with an account for online sports 25
wagering, online casino gaming or retail sports wagering is twenty-one 26
years of age or older and is physically present in the state when placing 27
a wager or, in the case of retail sports wagering, is physically present at 28
a retail sports wagering facility, (ii) with an account to participate in 29
keno or to purchase lottery draw game tickets is eighteen years of age 30
or older and is physically present in the state when participating or 31
purchasing such tickets, or (iii) with an account for fantasy contests is 32
eighteen years of age or older; 33
(B) Provide a mechanism to prevent the unauthorized use of a 34
wagering account; and 35
(C) Maintain the security of wagering, participation or purchasing 36
data and other confidential information. 37
(c) A master wagering licensee and a licensed online gaming 38
operator, online gaming service provider and sports wagering retailer 39
shall each, where applicable based on the services provided: 40
(1) Prohibit an individual from establishing more than one account 41
on each electronic wagering platform operated by the licensee; 42
(2) Limit a person to the use of only one debit card or only one credit 43
card for an account, and place a monetary limit on the use of a credit 44 Raised Bill No. 5253
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card over a period of time; 45
(3) Allow a person to limit the amount of money that may be 46
deposited into an account, and spent per day through an account; 47
(4) Provide that any money in an online account belongs solely to the 48
owner of the account and may be withdrawn by the owner; 49
(5) Establish a voluntary self-exclusion process to allow a person to 50
(A) exclude himself or herself from establishing an account, (B) exclude 51
himself or herself from placing wagers through an account, or (C) limit 52
the amount such person may spend using such an account; 53
(6) Provide responsible gambling and problem gambling information 54
to participants; and 55
(7) Conspicuously display on each applicable Internet web site or 56
mobile application: 57
(A) A link to a description of the provisions of this subsection; 58
(B) A link to responsible gambling information; 59
(C) A toll-free telephone number an individual may use to obtain 60
information about problem gambling; 61
(D) A link to information about the voluntary self-exclusion process 62
described in subdivision (5) of this subsection; 63
(E) A clear display or periodic pop-up message of the amount of time 64
an individual has spent on the operator's Internet web site or mobile 65
application; 66
(F) A means to initiate a break in play to discourage excessive play; 67
and 68
(G) A clear display of the amount of money available to the 69
individual in his or her account. 70 Raised Bill No. 5253
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(d) At least every five years, each master wagering licensee shall be 71
subject to an independent review of operations conducted pursuant to 72
such license for responsible play, as assessed by industry standards and 73
performed by a third party approved by the department, which review 74
shall be paid for by the licensee. 75
(e) No advertisement of online casino gaming, online sports wagering 76
or retail sports wagering may: (1) Depict an individual under twenty-77
one years of age, unless such individual is a professional athlete or a 78
collegiate athlete who, if permitted by applicable law, is able to profit 79
from the use of his or her name and likeness; or (2) be aimed exclusively 80
or primarily at individuals under twenty-one years of age. 81
(f) The name and any personally identifying information of a person 82
who is participating or who has participated in the voluntary self-83
exclusion process established pursuant to subdivision (5) of subsection 84
(c) of this section shall not be deemed public records, as defined in 85
section 1-200, and shall not be available to the public under the 86
provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-87
200, except that the president of the Connecticut Lottery Corporation 88
may disclose the name and any relevant records of such person, other 89
than records regarding such person's participation in the voluntary self-90
exclusion process, if such person claims a winning lottery ticket from 91
the purchase of a ticket for a lottery draw game through the 92
corporation's Internet web site, online service or mobile application or 93
if such person claims or is paid a winning wager from online sports 94
wagering or retail sports wagering or is paid a prize from a fantasy 95
contest. 96
Sec. 2. Section 12-810 of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 97
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 98
passage): 99
(a) The Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, shall 100
apply to all actions, meetings and records of the corporation, except (1) 101
where otherwise limited by subsection (c) of this section as to new 102 Raised Bill No. 5253
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lottery games and serial numbers of unclaimed lottery tickets, (2) with 103
respect to financial, credit and proprietary information submitted by 104
any person to the corporation in connection with any proposal to 105
provide goods, services or professional advice to the corporation as 106
provided in section 12-815, (3) with respect to any personally 107
identifying, financial, credit or wagering information associated with 108
any person's account for Internet games, as defined in section 12-850, 109
and (4) where otherwise limited by [subsection (d) of this section as to 110
information submitted by any person to the corporation regarding such 111
person's participation in the voluntary self-exclusion process 112
established pursuant to subdivision (5) of subsection (c) of section 12-113
863] subsection (f) of section 12-863, as amended by this act. 114
(b) The records of proceedings as provided in subsection (a) of section 115
12-805 shall be subject to disclosure pursuant to the provisions of 116
subsection (a) of section 1-210. 117
(c) Any new lottery game and the procedures for such game, until the 118
game is publicly announced by the corporation, and any serial number 119
of an unclaimed lottery ticket shall not be deemed public records, as 120
defined in section 1-200, and shall not be available to the public under 121
the provisions of section 1-210. The president shall submit a fiscal note 122
prepared by the corporation with respect to the procedures for a new 123
lottery game to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly 124
having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue, bonding and 125
public safety after approval of such game by the board. 126
[(d) The name and any personally identifying information of a person 127
who is participating or who has participated in the corporation's 128
voluntary self-exclusion process shall not be deemed public records, as 129
defined in section 1-200, and shall not be available to the public under 130
the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 131
1-200, except that the president may disclose the name and any relevant 132
records of such person, other than records regarding such person's 133
participation in the voluntary self-exclusion process, if such person 134
claims a winning lottery ticket from the purchase of a ticket for a lottery 135 Raised Bill No. 5253
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draw game through the corporation's Internet web site, online service 136
or mobile application or if such person claims or is paid a winning 137
wager from online sports wagering or retail sports wagering or is paid 138
a prize from a fantasy contest.] 139
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage 12-863
Sec. 2 from passage 12-810
Statement of Purpose:
To limit disclosure of records relating to participation in the gaming
voluntary self-exclusion process.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]