Connecticut 2025 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05271 Compare Versions

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5		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5271
	4	+	LCO No. 4606 1 of 4
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	6	+	General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5271
6	7		January Session, 2025
	8	+	LCO No. 4606
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	11	+	Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
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	14	+	Introduced by:
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10	19		AN ACT PROHIBITING GAMING -RELATED ADVERTISING,
11	20		MARKETING AND PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES AT PUBLIC
12	21		INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
13	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
14	23		Assembly convened:
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16	25		Section 1. Subsection (e) of section 12-863 of the general statutes is 1
17	26		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2
18	27		passage): 3
19	28		(e) Advertising, marketing and other promotional materials 4
20	29		published, aired, displayed or disseminated by or on behalf of any 5
21	30		gaming entity licensee shall: 6
22	31		(1) Not depict an individual who is, or appears to be, under twenty-7
23	32		one years of age, unless such individual is a professional athlete or a 8
24	33		collegiate athlete who, if permitted by applicable law, is able to profit 9
25	34		from the use of his or her name and likeness; 10
26	35		(2) Not be aimed exclusively or primarily at individuals under 11
27	36		twenty-one years of age, or at individuals under eighteen years of age if 12
28	37		pertaining exclusively to keno, online lottery ticket sales or fantasy 13
29	38		contests, or any combination thereof; 14
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30	44		(3) Not directly advertise, target or promote Internet games or retail 15
31	45		sports wagering to specific individuals, rather than a general audience, 16
32		-	who are excluded pursuant to a self-exclusion process as described in 17 Substitute Bill No. 5271
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35		-	LCO 2 of 3
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	46	+	who are excluded pursuant to a self-exclusion process as described in 17
37	47		subdivision (5) of subsection (c) of this section, through methods, 18
38	48		including, but not limited to, electronic mail, telephone calls, text 19
39	49		messages, direct messaging applications, mail and social media; 20
40	50		(4) State that individuals shall be eighteen or twenty-one years of age 21
41	51		or older, as applicable, to participate in the type of gaming advertised, 22
42	52		marketed or promoted; 23
43	53		(5) Not contain images, symbols, celebrity or entertainer 24
44	54		endorsements or language designed to appeal specifically to those 25
45	55		under twenty-one years of age, or, if pertaining exclusively to keno, 26
46	56		online lottery ticket sales or fantasy contests, or any combination 27
47	57		thereof, to those under eighteen years of age; 28
48	58		(6) Not contain inaccurate or misleading information that would 29
49	59		reasonably be expected to confuse and mislead patrons in order to 30
50	60		induce them to engage in gaming; 31
51	61		(7) Not be published, aired, displayed or disseminated to a media 32
52	62		outlet or on social media, that appeal primarily to individuals under 33
53	63		twenty-one years or age, or, if pertaining exclusively to keno, online 34
54	64		lottery ticket sales or fantasy contests, or any combination thereof, to 35
55	65		those under eighteen years of age; 36
56	66		(8) Not be published, aired, displayed or disseminated (A) on the 37
57		-	campus of any constituent unit of the state system of higher education, 38
58		-	or (B) on any Internet web site, online service, mobile application or 39
59		-	social media platform established or maintained by or on behalf of any 40
60		-	constituent unit of the state system of higher education; 41
61		-	[(8)] (9) Not be placed before any audience where the majority of the 42
62		-	viewers or participants is presumed to be under twenty-one years of 43
63		-	age, or, if pertaining exclusively to keno, online lottery ticket sales or 44
64		-	fantasy contests, or any combination thereof, to those under eighteen 45
65		-	years of age; 46
66		-	[(9)] (10) Not imply greater chances of winning compared to other 47 Substitute Bill No. 5271
	67	+	campus of any constituent unit of the state system of public higher 38
	68	+	education, or (B) on any Internet web site, online service, mobile 39
	69	+	application or social media platform established or maintained by or on 40
	70	+	behalf of any constituent unit of the state system of public higher 41
	71	+	education; 42
	72	+	[(8)] (9) Not be placed before any audience where the majority of the 43
	73	+	viewers or participants is presumed to be under twenty-one years of 44
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71		-	licensees; 48
72		-	[(10)] (11) Not imply greater chances of winning based on wagering 49
73		-	in greater quantity or amount, except for a lottery draw game that was 50
74		-	approved prior to January 1, 2024, is available for patron wagering as of 51
75		-	June 6, 2024, includes features approved by the department that increase 52
76		-	the chances of winning and is not exclusively sold by lottery sales 53
77		-	agents; 54
78		-	[(11)] (12) Not contain claims or representations that gaming will 55
79		-	guarantee an individual's social, financial or personal success; 56
80		-	[(12)] (13) Not use any type, size, location, lighting, illustration, 57
81		-	graphic, depiction or color resulting in the obscuring of any material 58
82		-	fact; and 59
83		-	[(13)] (14) If a direct or targeted advertisement or promotion sent to 60
84		-	an individual, including, but not limited to, electronic mail or text 61
85		-	message, include a clear and conspicuous Internet link that allows the 62
86		-	recipient to unsubscribe by clicking on one link. 63
	79	+	age, or, if pertaining exclusively to keno, online lottery ticket sales or 45
	80	+	fantasy contests, or any combination thereof, to those under eighteen 46
	81	+	years of age; 47
	82	+	[(9)] (10) Not imply greater chances of winning compared to other 48
	83	+	licensees; 49
	84	+	[(10)] (11) Not imply greater chances of winning based on wagering 50
	85	+	in greater quantity or amount, except for a lottery draw game that was 51
	86	+	approved prior to January 1, 2024, is available for patron wagering as of 52
	87	+	June 6, 2024, includes features approved by the department that increase 53
	88	+	the chances of winning and is not exclusively sold by lottery sales 54
	89	+	agents; 55
	90	+	[(11)] (12) Not contain claims or representations that gaming will 56
	91	+	guarantee an individual's social, financial or personal success; 57
	92	+	[(12)] (13) Not use any type, size, location, lighting, illustration, 58
	93	+	graphic, depiction or color resulting in the obscuring of any material 59
	94	+	fact; and 60
	95	+	[(13)] (14) If a direct or targeted advertisement or promotion sent to 61
	96	+	an individual, including, but not limited to, electronic mail or text 62
	97	+	message, include a clear and conspicuous Internet link that allows the 63
	98	+	recipient to unsubscribe by clicking on one link. 64
87	99		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
88	100		sections:
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90	102		Section 1 from passage 12-863(e)
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92		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
93		-	In Subsecs. (e)(8)(A) and (B), "state system of public higher education"
94		-	was changed to "state system of higher education" for consistency with
95		-	standard drafting conventions.
	104	+	Statement of Purpose:
	105	+	To prohibit gaming-related advertising, marketing and promotional
	106	+	activities at public institutions of higher education in this state.
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97		-	GL Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO
	108	+	Committee Bill No. 5271
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	113	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	114	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	115	+	underlined.]
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	117	+	Co-Sponsors: REP. RUTIGLIANO, 123rd Dist.; REP. FISHBEIN, 90th Dist.
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	119	+	H.B. 5271
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