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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5269
January Session, 2025
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Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
Introduced by:
(GL)
AN ACT CONCERNING GAMING ADVERTISEMENTS AND
PERMISSIBLE PAYMENT MECHANISMS FOR ONLINE GAMING
ACCOUNTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsections (c) to (e), inclusive, of section 12-863 of the 1
general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2
thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 3
(c) A master wagering licensee and a licensed online gaming 4
operator, online gaming service provider and sports wagering retailer 5
shall each, where applicable based on the services provided: 6
(1) Prohibit an individual from establishing more than one account 7
on each electronic wagering platform operated by the licensee; 8
(2) Limit a person to the use of only one debit card or only one credit 9
card for an account, obtain permission from all account holders before 10
authorizing any debit, charge or withdrawal on any jointly held debit 11
card or credit card account and place a monetary limit on the use of a 12
credit card over a period of time, provided single-use stored value 13 Committee Bill No. 5269
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instruments purchased by cash or debit card only, including, but not 14
limited to, a gift card or a lottery terminal printed value voucher, may 15
be used pursuant to subdivision (3) of subsection (d) of section 12-853; 16
(3) Allow a person to limit the amount of money that may be 17
deposited into an account, and spent per day through an account; 18
(4) Provide that any money in an online account belongs solely to the 19
owner of the account and may be withdrawn by the owner; 20
(5) Establish a voluntary self-exclusion process to allow a person to 21
(A) exclude himself or herself from establishing an account, (B) exclude 22
himself or herself from placing wagers through an account, or (C) limit 23
the amount such person may spend using such an account; 24
(6) Provide responsible gambling and problem gambling information 25
to participants; and 26
(7) Conspicuously display on each applicable Internet web site or 27
mobile application: 28
(A) A link to a description of the provisions of this subsection; 29
(B) A link to responsible gambling information; 30
(C) A toll-free telephone number an individual may use to obtain 31
information about problem gambling; 32
(D) A link to information about the voluntary self-exclusion process 33
described in subdivision (5) of this subsection; 34
(E) A clear display or periodic pop-up message of the amount of time 35
an individual has spent on the operator's Internet web site or mobile 36
application; 37
(F) A means to initiate a break in play to discourage excessive play; 38
and 39
(G) A clear display of the amount of money available to the 40 Committee Bill No. 5269
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individual in his or her account. 41
(d) At least every five years, each master wagering licensee shall be 42
subject to an independent review of operations conducted pursuant to 43
such license for responsible play, as assessed by industry standards and 44
performed by a third party approved by the department, which review 45
shall be paid for by the licensee. 46
(e) Advertising, marketing and other promotional materials 47
published, aired, displayed or disseminated by or on behalf of any 48
gaming entity licensee shall: 49
(1) Not depict an individual who is, or appears to be, under twenty-50
one years of age, unless such individual is a professional athlete or a 51
collegiate athlete who, if permitted by applicable law, is able to profit 52
from the use of his or her name and likeness; 53
(2) Not be aimed exclusively or primarily at individuals under 54
twenty-one years of age, or at individuals under eighteen years of age if 55
pertaining exclusively to keno, online lottery ticket sales or fantasy 56
contests, or any combination thereof; 57
(3) Not directly advertise, target or promote Internet games or retail 58
sports wagering to specific individuals, rather than a general audience, 59
who are excluded pursuant to a self-exclusion process as described in 60
subdivision (5) of subsection (c) of this section, through methods, 61
including, but not limited to, electronic mail, telephone calls, text 62
messages, direct messaging applications, mail and social media; 63
(4) State that individuals shall be eighteen or twenty-one years of age 64
or older, as applicable, to participate in the type of gaming advertised, 65
marketed or promoted; 66
(5) Not contain images, symbols, celebrity or entertainer 67
endorsements or language designed to appeal specifically to those 68
under twenty-one years of age, or, if pertaining exclusively to keno, 69
online lottery ticket sales or fantasy contests, or any combination 70 Committee Bill No. 5269
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thereof, to those under eighteen years of age; 71
(6) Not contain inaccurate or misleading information that would 72
reasonably be expected to confuse and mislead patrons in order to 73
induce them to engage in gaming; 74
(7) Not offer any financial incentive in order to induce individuals to 75
engage in gaming; 76
[(7)] (8) Not be published, aired, displayed or disseminated to a 77
media outlet or on social media, that appeal primarily to individuals 78
under twenty-one years or age, or, if pertaining exclusively to keno, 79
online lottery ticket sales or fantasy contests, or any combination 80
thereof, to those under eighteen years of age; 81
[(8)] (9) Not be placed before any audience where the majority of the 82
viewers or participants is presumed to be under twenty-one years of 83
age, or, if pertaining exclusively to keno, online lottery ticket sales or 84
fantasy contests, or any combination thereof, to those under eighteen 85
years of age; 86
[(9)] (10) Not imply greater chances of winning compared to other 87
licensees; 88
[(10)] (11) Not imply greater chances of winning based on wagering 89
in greater quantity or amount, except for a lottery draw game that was 90
approved prior to January 1, 2024, is available for patron wagering as of 91
June 6, 2024, includes features approved by the department that increase 92
the chances of winning and is not exclusively sold by lottery sales 93
agents; 94
[(11)] (12) Not contain claims or representations that gaming will 95
guarantee an individual's social, financial or personal success; 96
[(12)] (13) Not use any type, size, location, lighting, illustration, 97
graphic, depiction or color resulting in the obscuring of any material 98
fact; and 99 Committee Bill No. 5269
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[(13)] (14) If a direct or targeted advertisement or promotion sent to 100
an individual, including, but not limited to, electronic mail or text 101
message, include a clear and conspicuous Internet link that allows the 102
recipient to unsubscribe by clicking on one link. 103
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2025 12-863(c) to (e)
GL Joint Favorable