Connecticut 2025 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05272 Compare Versions

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5	6		General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5272
6	7		January Session, 2025
7	8		LCO No. 4696
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10	11		Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
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13	14		Introduced by:
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18	20		AN ACT PROHIBITING CERTAIN GAMING -RELATED ADVERTISING,
19	21		MARKETING AND PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES.
20	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
21	23		Assembly convened:
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23	25		Section 1. Subsection (e) of section 12-863 of the general statutes is 1
24	26		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2
25	27		passage): 3
26	28		(e) Advertising, marketing and other promotional materials 4
27	29		published, aired, displayed or disseminated by or on behalf of any 5
28	30		gaming entity licensee shall: 6
29	31		(1) Not depict an individual who is, or appears to be, under twenty-7
30	32		one years of age, unless such individual is a professional athlete or a 8
31	33		collegiate athlete who, if permitted by applicable law, is able to profit 9
32	34		from the use of his or her name and likeness; 10
33	35		(2) Not be aimed exclusively or primarily at individuals under 11
34	36		twenty-one years of age, or at individuals under eighteen years of age if 12
35	37		pertaining exclusively to keno, online lottery ticket sales or fantasy 13
36		-	contests, or any combination thereof; 14 Committee Bill No. 5272
	38	+	contests, or any combination thereof; 14
	39	+	Committee Bill No. 5272
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41	44		(3) Not directly advertise, target or promote Internet games or retail 15
42	45		sports wagering to specific individuals, rather than a general audience, 16
43	46		who are excluded pursuant to a self-exclusion process as described in 17
44	47		subdivision (5) of subsection (c) of this section, through methods, 18
45	48		including, but not limited to, electronic mail, telephone calls, text 19
46	49		messages, direct messaging applications, mail and social media; 20
47	50		(4) State that individuals shall be eighteen or twenty-one years of age 21
48	51		or older, as applicable, to participate in the type of gaming advertised, 22
49	52		marketed or promoted; 23
50	53		(5) Not contain images, symbols, celebrity or entertainer 24
51	54		endorsements or language designed to appeal specifically to those 25
52	55		under twenty-one years of age, or, if pertaining exclusively to keno, 26
53	56		online lottery ticket sales or fantasy contests, or any combination 27
54	57		thereof, to those under eighteen years of age; 28
55	58		(6) Not contain inaccurate or misleading information that would 29
56	59		reasonably be expected to confuse and mislead patrons in order to 30
57	60		induce them to engage in gaming; 31
58	61		(7) Not offer or provide any bonus, credit or other inducement to 32
59	62		engage in or continue gaming; 33
60	63		[(7)] (8) Not be published, aired, displayed or disseminated to a 34
61	64		media outlet or on social media, that appeal primarily to individuals 35
62	65		under twenty-one years or age, or, if pertaining exclusively to keno, 36
63	66		online lottery ticket sales or fantasy contests, or any combination 37
64	67		thereof, to those under eighteen years of age; 38
65	68		[(8)] (9) Not be placed before any audience where the majority of the 39
66	69		viewers or participants is presumed to be under twenty-one years of 40
67	70		age, or, if pertaining exclusively to keno, online lottery ticket sales or 41
68	71		fantasy contests, or any combination thereof, to those under eighteen 42
69	72		years of age; 43
70		-	[(9)] (10) Not imply greater chances of winning compared to other 44 Committee Bill No. 5272
	73	+	[(9)] (10) Not imply greater chances of winning compared to other 44
	74	+	Committee Bill No. 5272
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75	79		licensees; 45
76	80		[(10)] (11) Not imply greater chances of winning based on wagering 46
77	81		in greater quantity or amount, except for a lottery draw game that was 47
78	82		approved prior to January 1, 2024, is available for patron wagering as of 48
79	83		June 6, 2024, includes features approved by the department that increase 49
80	84		the chances of winning and is not exclusively sold by lottery sales 50
81	85		agents; 51
82	86		[(11)] (12) Not contain claims or representations that gaming will 52
83	87		guarantee an individual's social, financial or personal success; 53
84	88		[(12)] (13) Not use any type, size, location, lighting, illustration, 54
85	89		graphic, depiction or color resulting in the obscuring of any material 55
86	90		fact; and 56
87	91		[(13)] (14) If a direct or targeted advertisement or promotion sent to 57
88	92		an individual, including, but not limited to, electronic mail or text 58
89	93		message, include a clear and conspicuous Internet link that allows the 59
90	94		recipient to unsubscribe by clicking on one link. 60
91	95		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
92	96		sections:
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94	98		Section 1 from passage 12-863(e)
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	100	+	Statement of Purpose:
	101	+	To prohibit any gaming-related advertising, marketing or promotional
	102	+	activity that offers or provides any bonus, credit or other inducement to
	103	+	engage in or continue gaming.
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	105	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	106	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	107	+	underlined.]
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	109	+	Co-Sponsors: REP. RUTIGLIANO, 123rd Dist.; REP. FISHBEIN, 90th Dist.
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	111	+	H.B. 5272
	112	+	Committee Bill No. 5272
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