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10	19		AN ACT CONCERNING DISCLOSURES, PAYMENTS AND REVENUE
11	20		TRANSFERS BY THE CONNECTICUT LOTTERY CORPORATION.
12	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
13	22		Assembly convened:
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15	24		Section 1. Section 12-801 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
16	25		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 2
17	26		As used in section 12-563a, [and] sections 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, 3
18	27		and section 2 of this act, the following terms have the following 4
19	28		meanings unless the context clearly indicates another meaning: 5
20	29		(1) "Board" or "board of directors" means the board of directors of the 6
21	30		corporation; 7
22	31		(2) "Corporation" means the Connecticut Lottery Corporation as 8
23	32		created under section 12-802; 9
24	33		(3) "Department" means the Department of Consumer Protection; 10
25	34		(4) "Division" means the former Division of Special Revenue in the 11
26	35		Department of Revenue Services; 12
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27	42		(5) "Fantasy contest" has the same meaning as provided in section 12-13
28	43		850; 14
29	44		(6) "Gaming laboratory" means a business entity that (A) specializes 15
30		-	in the testing of technology systems for gaming operators licensed in the 16 Substitute Bill No. 1463
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	45	+	in the testing of technology systems for gaming operators licensed in the 16
35	46		United States, (B) is licensed by the department as an affiliate pursuant 17
36	47		to section 12-815a, and (C) is not owned or controlled by the corporation; 18
37	48		(7) "Keno" means a lottery game in which a subset of numbers are 19
38	49		drawn from a larger field of numbers by a central computer system 20
39	50		using an approved random number generator, wheel system device or 21
40	51		other drawing device; 22
41	52		(8) "Lottery" means (A) the Connecticut state lottery conducted prior 23
42	53		to the transfer authorized under section 12-808 by the Division of Special 24
43	54		Revenue, (B) after such transfer, the Connecticut state lottery conducted 25
44	55		by the corporation pursuant to sections 12-563a and 12-800 to 12-818, 26
45	56		inclusive, and section 12-853, (C) the state lottery referred to in 27
46	57		subsection (a) of section 53-278g, and (D) keno conducted by the 28
47	58		corporation pursuant to section 12-806c, or sections 12-851 and 12-853; 29
48	59		(9) "Lottery and gaming fund" (A) means a fund or funds established 30
49	60		by, and under the management and control of, the corporation, into 31
50	61		which all lottery, sports wagering and fantasy contest revenues of the 32
51	62		corporation are deposited, other than revenues derived from online 33
52	63		lottery ticket sales, from which all payments and expenses of the 34
53	64		corporation are paid, other than payments and expenses related to 35
54	65		online lottery ticket sales, and from which transfers to the General Fund 36
55	66		or the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds Special Capital 37
56	67		Reserve Fund, established in section 10-183vv, are made pursuant to 38
57	68		section 12-812, as amended by this act, and (B) does not include the 39
58		-	Online Lottery Ticket Sales Fund established pursuant to section 2 of 40
59		-	~~this~~ act; 41
	69	+	online lottery ticket sales fund established pursuant to section 2 of this 40
	70	+	act; 41
60	71		(10) "Lottery draw game" has the same meaning as provided in 42
61	72		section 12-850; 43
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62	79		(11) "Lottery gaming system" means the complete integrated set of 44
63	80		hardware and software elements that communicates, records, reports, 45
64	81		captures and accounts for gaming data, including, but not limited to, 46
65	82		issuing, canceling and validating wagers, determining winners and 47
66		-	other functions necessary for the technological operation of the lottery; 48 Substitute Bill No. 1463
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	83	+	other functions necessary for the technological operation of the lottery; 48
71	84		(12) "Lottery sales agent" has the same meaning as provided in 49
72	85		section 12-850; 50
73	86		(13) "Online lottery ticket sales" means the sale of lottery tickets for 51
74	87		lottery draw games through the corporation's Internet web site, an 52
75	88		online service or a mobile application, pursuant to a license issued to the 53
76	89		corporation under section 12-853; 54
77	90		(14) "Online sports wagering" has the same meaning as provided in 55
78	91		section 12-850; 56
79	92		(15) "Operating revenue" means total revenue received from lottery 57
80	93		sales and sports wagering less all cancelled sales and amounts paid as 58
81	94		prizes but before payment or provision for payment of any other 59
82	95		expenses; 60
83	96		(16) "Person in charge" means the person designated by a lottery sales 61
84	97		agent licensee, or the applicant for such a license, who is responsible for 62
85	98		managing such agent's compliance with the provisions of chapters 226 63
86	99		and 229a; 64
87	100		(17) "Retail sports wagering" has the same meaning as provided in 65
88	101		section 12-850; and 66
89	102		(18) "Skin" has the same meaning as provided in section 12-850. 67
90	103		Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) The corporation shall establish an 68
91		-	Online Lottery Ticket Sales Fund into which all revenue from online 69
	104	+	"online lottery ticket sales fund" into which all revenue from online 69
92	105		lottery ticket sales shall be deposited, from which all payments and 70
93	106		expenses of the corporation related to such sales shall be paid and from 71
94	107		which transfers to the Early Childhood Care and Education Fund, 72
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95	114		established under section 10-511 of the general statutes, shall be made 73
96	115		pursuant to subsection (e) of section 12-812 of the general statutes, as 74
97	116		amended by this act. 75
98	117		Sec. 3. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 12-806 of the general statutes 76
99	118		are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 77
100		-	1, 2025): 78 Substitute Bill No. 1463
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105	120		(a) The purposes of the corporation shall be to: (1) Operate and 79
106	121		manage the lottery, and retail sports wagering, online sports wagering 80
107	122		and fantasy contests if licensed pursuant to section 12-853, in an 81
108	123		entrepreneurial and business-like manner free from the budgetary and 82
109	124		other constraints that affect state agencies; (2) provide continuing and 83
110	125		increased revenue to the people of the state through the lottery, and 84
111	126		retail sports wagering, online sports wagering and fantasy contests if 85
112	127		licensed pursuant to section 12-853, by being responsive to market 86
113	128		forces and acting generally as a corporation engaged in entrepreneurial 87
114	129		pursuits; (3) pay to the trustee of the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement 88
115	130		Fund Bonds Special Capital Reserve Fund, established in section 10-89
116	131		183vv, the amounts, if any, required pursuant to subsection (c) of section 90
117	132		12-812, as amended by this act; (4) transfer to the Early Childhood Care 91
118	133		and Education Fund, established under section 10-511, the amounts 92
119	134		required by subsection (e) of section 12-812, as amended by this act; and 93
120	135		[(4)] (5) ensure that the lottery, and retail sports wagering, online sports 94
121	136		wagering and fantasy contests, if licensed pursuant to section 12-853, 95
122	137		continue to be operated with integrity and for the public good. 96
123	138		(b) The corporation shall have the following powers: 97
124	139		(1) To receive as transferee from the state of Connecticut all of the 98
125	140		tangible and intangible assets constituting the lottery including the 99
126	141		exclusive right to operate the lottery as the exclusive lottery of the state 100
127	142		and, subject to subsection (b) of section 12-808, to assume and discharge 101
128	143		all of the agreements, covenants and obligations of the Department of 102
129	144		Consumer Protection entered into which constitute a part of the 103
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130	151		operation and management of the lottery; 104
131	152		(2) To operate and manage the lottery consistent with the provisions 105
132	153		of sections 1-120, 1-121, 1-125, 12-563, 12-563a, 12-564, 12-566, 12-568a 106
133	154		and 12-569, subsection (c) of section 12-574, sections 12-800 to 12-818, 107
134	155		inclusive, and section 12-853, and as specifically provided in section 12-108
135	156		812, as amended by this act; 109
136		-	(3) To have perpetual succession as a body corporate and to adopt 110 Substitute Bill No. 1463
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	157	+	(3) To have perpetual succession as a body corporate and to adopt 110
141	158		bylaws, policies and procedures for the operation of its affairs and 111
142	159		conduct of its businesses; 112
143	160		(4) (A) To introduce new lottery games, modify existing lottery 113
144	161		games, utilize existing and new technologies, determine distribution 114
145	162		channels for the sale of lottery tickets, introduce keno pursuant to signed 115
146	163		agreements with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan 116
147	164		Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, in accordance with section 12-806c, or 117
148	165		pursuant to section 12-853, and, to the extent specifically authorized by 118
149	166		regulations adopted by the Department of Consumer Protection 119
150	167		pursuant to chapter 54, introduce instant ticket vending machines, 120
151	168		kiosks and automated wagering systems or machines, with all such 121
152	169		rights being subject to regulatory oversight by the Department of 122
153	170		Consumer Protection; and 123
154	171		(B) To sell tickets for lottery draw games through the corporation's 124
155	172		Internet web site, online service or mobile application in accordance 125
156	173		with section 12-853 and to advertise lottery games on the corporation's 126
157	174		Internet web site, online service or mobile application, except the 127
158	175		corporation shall not offer any interactive lottery game, including for 128
159	176		promotional purposes; 129
160	177		(5) To establish an annual budget of revenues and expenditures, 130
161	178		along with reasonable reserves for working capital, capital 131
162	179		expenditures, debt retirement and other anticipated expenditures, in a 132
163	180		manner and at levels considered by the board of directors as appropriate 133
164	181		and prudent; 134
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165	188		(6) To adopt such administrative and operating procedures which the 135
166	189		board of directors deems appropriate; 136
167	190		(7) To enter into agreements with one or more states or territories of 137
168	191		the United States for the promotion and operation of joint lottery games 138
169	192		and to continue to participate in any joint lottery game in which the 139
170	193		corporation participates on July 1, 2003, regardless of whether any 140
171	194		government-authorized lottery operated outside of the United States 141
172		-	participates in such game; 142 Substitute Bill No. 1463
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	195	+	participates in such game; 142
177	196		(8) Subject to the provisions of section 12-815, to enter into 143
178	197		agreements with vendors with respect to the operation and 144
179	198		management of the lottery, and retail sports wagering, online sports 145
180	199		wagering and fantasy contests if licensed pursuant to section 12-853, 146
181	200		including operation of lottery terminals, management services, printing 147
182	201		of lottery tickets, management expertise, marketing expertise, 148
183	202		advertising or such other goods or services as the board of directors 149
184	203		deems necessary and appropriate; 150
185	204		(9) To purchase or lease operating equipment, including, but not 151
186	205		limited to, computer gaming and automated wagering systems and to 152
187	206		employ agents or employees to operate such systems; 153
188	207		(10) To retain unclaimed prize funds as additional revenue for the 154
189	208		state, or to use unclaimed prize funds to increase sales, or to return to 155
190	209		participants unclaimed prize funds in a manner designed to increase 156
191	210		sales; 157
192	211		(11) To establish prize reserve accounts as the board of directors 158
193	212		deems appropriate; 159
194	213		(12) To pay lottery prizes as awarded under section 12-812, as 160
195	214		amended by this act, to purchase annuities to fund such prizes, and to 161
196	215		assure that all annuities from which payments to winners of lottery 162
197	216		prizes are made are invested in instruments issued by agencies of the 163
198	217		United States government and backed by the full faith and credit of the 164
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199	224		United States, or are issued by insurance companies licensed to do 165
200	225		business in the state, provided the issuer has been determined by the 166
201	226		Department of Consumer Protection to be financially stable and meets 167
202	227		the minimum investment rating as determined by the department; 168
203	228		(13) To pay the Office of Policy and Management to reimburse the 169
204	229		Department of Consumer Protection for the reasonable and necessary 170
205	230		costs arising from the department's regulatory oversight of the 171
206	231		operation of the lottery, retail sports wagering, online sports wagering 172
207	232		and fantasy contests by the corporation, in accordance with the 173
208		-	assessment made pursuant to section 12-806b, including costs arising 174 Substitute Bill No. 1463
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	233	+	assessment made pursuant to section 12-806b, including costs arising 174
213	234		directly or indirectly from the licensing of lottery agents, performance 175
214	235		of state police background investigations, and the implementation of 176
215	236		subsection (b) of section 12-562 and sections 12-563a, 12-568a, 12-569, 12-177
216	237		570, 12-570a, 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, and sections 12-853, 12-854, 12-178
217	238		863 to 12-865, inclusive, as amended by this act, 12-867, as amended by 179
218	239		this act, and 12-868; 180
219	240		(14) In the event that the operation or management of the corporation 181
220	241		becomes subject to the federal gaming occupation tax, to pay such tax 182
221	242		on behalf of lottery sales agents and to assist agents subject thereto; 183
222	243		(15) To determine the commissions payable to lottery sales agents, 184
223	244		provided any agent's commission shall not average less than [four] five 185
224	245		and one-half per cent of such agent's lottery sales; 186
225	246		(16) To invest in, acquire, lease, purchase, own, manage, hold and 187
226	247		dispose of real property and lease, convey or deal in or enter into 188
227	248		agreements with respect to such property on any terms necessary or 189
228	249		incidental to carrying out the purposes of sections 12-563a, 12-800 to 12-190
229	250		818, inclusive, and sections 12-853 and 12-854, provided such 191
230	251		transactions shall not be subject to approval, review or regulation 192
231	252		pursuant to title 4b or any other statute by any state agency, except that 193
232	253		real property transactions shall be subject to review by the State 194
233	254		Properties Review Board; 195
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234	261		(17) To borrow money for the purpose of obtaining working capital; 196
235	262		(18) To hold patents, copyrights, trademarks, marketing rights, 197
236	263		licenses or any other evidence of protection or exclusivity issued under 198
237	264		the laws of the United States or any state; 199
238	265		(19) To employ such assistants, agents and other employees as may 200
239	266		be necessary or desirable to carry out its purposes in accordance with 201
240	267		sections 12-563a, 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, 12-853, 12-854, 12-863 to 12-202
241	268		865, inclusive, as amended by this act, 12-867, as amended by this act, 203
242	269		and 12-868, to fix their compensation and, subject to the provisions of 204
243		-	subsections (e) and (f) of section 12-802, establish all necessary and 205 Substitute Bill No. 1463
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	270	+	subsections (e) and (f) of section 12-802, establish all necessary and 205
248	271		appropriate personnel practices and policies; to engage consultants, 206
249	272		accountants, attorneys and financial and other independent 207
250	273		professionals as may be necessary or desirable to assist the corporation 208
251	274		in performing its purposes in accordance with sections 12-563a, 12-800 209
252	275		to 12-818, inclusive, 12-853, 12-854, 12-863 to 12-865, inclusive, as 210
253	276		amended by this act, 12-867, as amended by this act, and 12-868; 211
254	277		(20) To make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary 212
255	278		or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its 213
256	279		powers under sections 12-563a, 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, 12-853, 12-214
257	280		854, 12-863 to 12-865, inclusive, as amended by this act, 12-867, as 215
258	281		amended by this act, and 12-868; 216
259	282		(21) In its own name, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, 217
260	283		adopt a seal and alter the same at pleasure; 218
261	284		(22) Subject to the approval of the board and to the requirement to 219
262	285		remit excess lottery funds to the General Fund as set forth in section 12-220
263	286		812, as amended by this act, to invest any funds not needed for 221
264	287		immediate use or disbursement, including any funds held in approved 222
265	288		reserve accounts, in investments permitted by sections 3-20 and 3-27a 223
266	289		for the proceeds of state bonds; 224
267	290		(23) To procure insurance against any loss in connection with its 225
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268	297		property and other assets in such amounts and from such insurers as it 226
269	298		deems desirable; 227
270	299		(24) To the extent permitted under any contract with other persons to 228
271	300		which the corporation is a party, to consent to any termination, 229
272	301		modification, forgiveness or other change of any term of any contractual 230
273	302		right, payment, royalty, contract or agreement of any kind; 231
274	303		(25) To acquire, lease, purchase, own, manage, hold and dispose of 232
275	304		personal property, and lease, convey or deal in or enter into agreements 233
276	305		with respect to such property on any terms necessary or incidental to 234
277		-	the carrying out of these purposes; 235 Substitute Bill No. 1463
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	306	+	the carrying out of these purposes; 235
282	307		(26) To account for and audit funds of the corporation; 236
283	308		(27) To pay or provide for payment from operating revenues all 237
284	309		expenses, costs and obligations incurred by the corporation in the 238
285	310		exercise of the powers of the corporation under sections 12-563a, 12-800 239
286	311		to 12-818, inclusive, 12-853, 12-854, 12-863 to 12-865, inclusive, as 240
287	312		amended by this act, 12-867, as amended by this act, and 12-868; 241
288	313		(28) To operate retail sports wagering at up to fifteen facilities located 242
289	314		throughout the state and one skin for online sports wagering, if licensed 243
290	315		pursuant to section 12-853; 244
291	316		(29) To operate fantasy contests, if licensed pursuant to section 12-245
292	317		853; and 246
293	318		(30) To exercise any powers necessary to carry out the purposes of 247
294	319		sections 12-563a, 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, 12-853, 12-854, 12-863 to 12-248
295	320		865, inclusive, as amended by this act, 12-867, as amended by this act, 249
296	321		and 12-868. 250
297	322		Sec. 4. Section 12-812 of the general statutes is repealed and the 251
298	323		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 252
299	324		(a) (1) The president of the corporation, subject to the direction of the 253
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300	331		board, shall conduct daily, weekly, multistate, special instant or other 254
301	332		lottery games and shall determine the number of times a lottery shall be 255
302	333		held each year, the form and price of the tickets and the aggregate 256
303	334		amount of prizes, which shall not be less than forty-five per cent of the 257
304	335		sales unless required by the terms of any agreement entered into for the 258
305	336		conduct of multistate lottery games. The proceeds of the sale of tickets, 259
306	337		other than from online lottery ticket sales, shall be deposited in the 260
307	338		lottery and gaming fund of the corporation from which prizes shall be 261
308	339		paid, upon vouchers signed by the president, or by either of two persons 262
309	340		designated and authorized by him, in such numbers and amounts as the 263
310	341		president determines. The corporation may limit its liability in games 264
311	342		with fixed payouts and may cause a cessation of sales of tickets of certain 265
312		-	designation when such liability limit has been reached. 266 Substitute Bill No. 1463
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	343	+	designation when such liability limit has been reached. 266
317	344		(2) The president of the corporation, subject to the direction of the 267
318	345		board, shall conduct retail sports wagering, online sports wagering and 268
319	346		fantasy contests, if licensed to do so pursuant to section 12-853. The 269
320	347		proceeds of such wagering and contest activities shall be deposited in 270
321	348		the lottery and gaming fund of the corporation from which winnings 271
322	349		shall be paid and from which the payments required by sections 12-867, 272
323	350		as amended by this act, and 12-868 shall be made. 273
324	351		(b) The president, subject to the direction of the board, may enter into 274
325	352		agreements for the sale of product advertising on lottery tickets, play 275
326	353		slips and other lottery media. 276
327	354		(c) On a weekly basis, the president shall estimate, and certify to the 277
328	355		State Treasurer, that portion of the balance in the lottery and gaming 278
329	356		fund which exceeds the current needs of the corporation for the 279
330	357		payment of prizes and winnings, the payments required by sections 12-280
331	358		867, as amended by this act, and 12-868, the payment of current 281
332	359		operating expenses and funding of approved reserves of the 282
333	360		corporation. The corporation shall transfer the amount so certified from 283
334	361		the lottery and gaming fund of the corporation to the General Fund 284
335	362		upon notification of receipt of such certification by the Treasurer, except 285
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336	369		that if the amount on deposit in the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement 286
337	370		Fund Bonds Special Capital Reserve Fund, established in section 10-287
338	371		183vv, is less than the required minimum capital reserve, as defined in 288
339	372		subsection (b) of said section, the corporation shall pay such amount so 289
340	373		certified to the trustee of the fund for deposit in the fund. If the 290
341	374		corporation transfers any moneys to the General Fund at any time when 291
342	375		the amount on deposit in said capital reserve fund is less than the 292
343	376		required minimum capital reserve, the amount of such transfer shall be 293
344	377		deemed appropriated from the General Fund to the Connecticut 294
345	378		Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds Special Capital Reserve Fund. 295
346	379		(d) On a monthly basis, the president shall estimate and certify to the 296
347	380		Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the amount that the 297
348	381		corporation transferred to the General Fund, pursuant to subsection (c) 298
349		-	of this section and section 12-867, as amended by this act, that was from 299 Substitute Bill No. 1463
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354	383		the proceeds of retail sports wagering at a retail sports wagering facility 300
355	384		at the XL Center in Hartford that exceeds the payment of prizes and 301
356	385		winnings, the payment of any federal excise taxes applicable to such 302
357	386		sums received, the payment of current operating expenses and the 303
358	387		funding of approved reserves of the corporation. 304
359	388		(e) The proceeds of online lottery ticket sales shall be deposited in the 305
360		-	Online Lottery Ticket Sales Fund of the corporation established 306
361		-	~~pursuant~~ to section 2 of this act. On a weekly basis, the president shall 307
362		-	~~estimate,~~ and certify to the State Treasurer, that portion of the balance 308
363		-	~~in said~~ fund which exceeds the current needs of the corporation for the 309
	389	+	online lottery ticket sales fund of the corporation established pursuant 306
	390	+	to section 2 of this act. On a weekly basis, the president shall estimate, 307
	391	+	and certify to the State Treasurer, that portion of the balance in such 308
	392	+	fund which exceeds the current needs of the corporation for the 309
364	393		payment of prizes, the payment of current operating expenses and 310
365	394		funding of approved reserves of the corporation related to online lottery 311
366	395		ticket sales. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 312
367	396		thereafter, the corporation shall, upon notification of receipt of such 313
368	397		certification by the State Treasurer, transfer the amount so certified to 314
369	398		said fund. 315
370	399		Sec. 5. Section 12-867 of the general statutes is repealed and the 316
371	400		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 317
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372	407		(a) (1) (A) A master wagering licensee, if licensed to operate online 318
373	408		sports wagering or retail sports wagering pursuant to section 12-852, [or 319
374	409		12-853,] shall pay to the state for deposit in the General Fund: Thirteen 320
375	410		and three-quarters per cent of the gross gaming revenue from online or 321
376	411		retail sports wagering authorized under section 12-852. [or 12-853, as 322
377	412		applicable.] Each such licensee shall commence payments under this 323
378	413		[subsection] subparagraph not later than the fifteenth day of the month 324
379	414		following the month that the operation of online or retail sports 325
380	415		wagering commences under section 12-852, [or 12-853, as applicable,] 326
381	416		and shall make payments not later than the fifteenth day of each 327
382	417		succeeding month, while such retail or online sports wagering is 328
383	418		conducted. 329
384	419		(B) (i) A master wagering licensee, if licensed to operate retail sports 330
385		-	wagering pursuant to section 12-853, shall pay to the state for deposit in 331 Substitute Bill No. 1463
386		-
387		-
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389		-
	420	+	wagering pursuant to section 12-853, shall pay to the state for deposit in 331
390	421		the General Fund: Thirteen and three-quarters per cent of the gross 332
391	422		gaming revenue from retail sports wagering authorized under section 333
392	423		12-853. Each such licensee shall commence payments under 334
393	424		subparagraph (B)(i) of this subdivision not later than the fifteenth day 335
394	425		of the month following the month that the operation of retail sports 336
395	426		wagering commences under section 12-853, and shall make payments 337
396	427		not later than the fifteenth day of each succeeding month, while such 338
397	428		retail sports wagering is conducted. 339
398	429		(ii) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2025, a master 340
399	430		wagering licensee, if licensed to operate online sports wagering 341
400	431		pursuant to section 12-853, shall pay to the state, for deposit in the Early 342
401	432		Childhood Care and Education Fund established under section 10-511, 343
402	433		the gross gaming revenue from online sports wagering authorized 344
403	434		under section 12-853. Each such licensee shall commence payments 345
404		-	under ~~subparagraph (B)(ii) of~~ this ~~subdivision~~ not later than July 15, 346
405		-	~~2025, and shall make~~ payments not later than the fifteenth day of each 347
406		-	~~succeeding month,~~ while ~~such~~ online sports wagering is conducted. 348
	435	+	under this subsection not later than July 15, 2025, and shall make 346
	436	+	payments not later than the fifteenth day of each succeeding month, 347
	437	+	while online sports wagering is conducted. 348
407	438		(2) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2025, the 349
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	441	+
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408	445		commissioner shall deposit into the youth sports grant account 350
409	446		established pursuant to section 4-68aaa, as amended by this act, two per 351
410	447		cent of the amounts received by the state under this section. 352
411	448		(b) For purposes of this section, "gross gaming revenue" means the 353
412	449		total of all sums actually received by each such licensee from online 354
413	450		sports wagering or retail sports wagering, as applicable, less the total of 355
414	451		all sums paid as winnings to sports wagering patrons and any federal 356
415	452		excise tax applicable to such sums received, provided: 357
416	453		(1) The total of all sums paid as winnings to such patrons shall not 358
417	454		include the cash equivalent value of any merchandise or thing of value 359
418	455		included in a jackpot or payout. 360
419	456		(2) Coupons or credits that are issued to patrons for the sole purpose 361
420	457		of sports wagering and are linked to sports wagering in a documented 362
421		-	way as part of a promotional program and actually played by the 363 Substitute Bill No. 1463
422		-
423		-
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425		-
	458	+	way as part of a promotional program and actually played by the 363
426	459		patrons shall not be included in the calculation of gross gaming revenue 364
427	460		from sports wagering, provided if the aggregate amount of such 365
428	461		coupons and credits played during a calendar month (A) exceeds 366
429	462		twenty-five per cent of the total amount of gross gaming revenue for 367
430	463		that month, for any month during the first year that the operation of 368
431	464		sports wagering is permitted, (B) exceeds twenty per cent of the total 369
432	465		amount of gross gaming revenue for that month, for any month during 370
433	466		the second year that the operation of sports wagering is permitted, or 371
434	467		(C) exceeds fifteen per cent of the total amount of gross gaming revenue 372
435	468		for that month, for any month during the third or succeeding year that 373
436	469		the operation of sports wagering is permitted, then the applicable excess 374
437	470		amount of coupons or credits used in such calendar month shall be 375
438	471		included in the calculation of gross gaming revenue. For the purpose of 376
439	472		this subdivision, the year of operation of sports wagering shall be 377
440	473		measured from the date that the first master wagering license is issued 378
441	474		pursuant to section 12-852 or 12-853 or the date that regulations, 379
442	475		including, but not limited to, emergency regulations, are adopted and 380
443	476		effective pursuant to section 12-865, whichever is later. 381
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	479	+
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	482	+
444	483		Sec. 6. Subsection (c) of section 4-68aaa of the general statutes is 382
445	484		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 383
446	485		2025): 384
447	486		(c) Not later than January 1, 2029, and biennially thereafter, the 385
448	487		Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall submit a report, 386
449	488		in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing 387
450	489		committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 388
451	490		relating to children, education and finance, revenue and bonding, on the 389
452	491		youth sports grant program for the preceding two fiscal years. The 390
453	492		report shall include, but need not be limited to, for each fiscal year, (1) 391
454	493		the amounts deposited in the youth sports grant account pursuant to 392
455	494		subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 12-867, as amended by this 393
456	495		act, (2) the municipalities that applied for a grant, the municipalities that 394
457	496		were awarded a grant and the total amount of grants awarded, and (3) 395
458	497		the summaries provided to the secretary under subdivision (4) of 396
459		-	subsection (b) of this section. 397 Substitute Bill No. 1463
460		-
461		-
462		-	LCO 14 of 17
463		-
	498	+	subsection (b) of this section. 397
464	499		Sec. 7. Section 12-810 of the general statutes is repealed and the 398
465	500		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 399
466	501		(a) The Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, shall 400
467	502		apply to all actions, meetings and records of the corporation, except (1) 401
468	503		where otherwise limited by subsection (c) of this section as to new 402
469	504		lottery games and serial numbers of unclaimed lottery tickets, (2) with 403
470	505		respect to financial, credit and proprietary information submitted by 404
471	506		any person to the corporation in connection with any proposal to 405
472	507		provide goods, services or professional advice to the corporation as 406
473	508		provided in section 12-815, (3) with respect to any personally 407
474	509		identifying, financial, credit or wagering information associated with 408
475	510		any person's account for Internet games, as defined in section 12-850, 409
476	511		[and] (4) where otherwise limited by subsection (g) of section 12-863, as 410
477	512		amended by this act, and (5) with respect to the name and address of 411
478	513		any person who redeems a winning lottery ticket, claims or is paid a 412
479	514		winning wager from online sports wagering or retail sports wagering or 413
	515	+	Raised Bill No. 1463
	516	+
	517	+
	518	+
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	520	+
480	521		is paid a prize from a fantasy contest. 414
481	522		(b) The records of proceedings as provided in subsection (a) of section 415
482	523		12-805 shall be subject to disclosure pursuant to the provisions of 416
483	524		subsection (a) of section 1-210. 417
484	525		(c) Any new lottery game and the procedures for such game, until the 418
485	526		game is publicly announced by the corporation, and any serial number 419
486	527		of an unclaimed lottery ticket shall not be deemed public records, as 420
487	528		defined in section 1-200, and shall not be available to the public under 421
488	529		the provisions of section 1-210. The president shall submit a fiscal note 422
489	530		prepared by the corporation with respect to the procedures for a new 423
490	531		lottery game to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly 424
491	532		having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue, bonding and 425
492	533		[public safety] legalized gambling after approval of such game by the 426
493	534		board. 427
494	535		Sec. 8. Section 12-814 of the general statutes is repealed and the 428
495		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 429 Substitute Bill No. 1463
496		-
497		-
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499		-
	536	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 429
500	537		(a) In each advertisement intended to promote the purchase of lottery 430
501	538		tickets issued for games authorized under sections 12-563a, 12-800 to 12-431
502	539		818, inclusive, and 12-850 to 12-872, inclusive, the corporation shall 432
503	540		include a prominent and clear statement of the average chances of 433
504	541		winning per specific lottery ticket. A prominent and clear statement in 434
505	542		any written digital or print advertising shall mean a type font no smaller 435
506	543		than ten per cent of the largest font included in such advertisement, 436
507	544		provided, for digital advertising posted in a physical retail location, the 437
508	545		type font shall be no smaller than ten per cent of the largest font 438
509	546		displayed that is applicable to the specific game to which the odds 439
510	547		apply. 440
511	548		(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall apply to (1) 441
512	549		digital or print advertisements including, but not limited to, social 442
513	550		media, electronic mail communications, newspapers, magazines and 443
514	551		brochures and on posters, (2) video advertisements, and (3) audio-only 444
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	553	+
	554	+
	555	+
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	557	+
515	558		advertisements, except those that are less than thirty seconds for (A) the 445
516	559		sale of tickets for lottery draw games through the Internet, an online 446
517	560		service or a mobile application, or (B) keno through the Internet, an 447
518	561		online service or a mobile application. 448
519	562		(c) On or before October 1, 1999, the corporation shall implement a 449
520	563		code of standards for all advertisements and other activities intended to 450
521	564		promote the purchase of lottery tickets for games authorized pursuant 451
522	565		to this chapter. The code of standards shall include the requirement that 452
523	566		no advertisement or promotion shall denigrate the character or conduct 453
524	567		of nonlottery players or praise the character or conduct of lottery 454
525	568		players. 455
526	569		(d) The corporation shall not publish the name or address of any 456
527	570		person who redeems a winning lottery ticket, claims or is paid a 457
528	571		winning wager from online sports wagering or retail sports wagering or 458
529	572		is paid a prize from a fantasy contest, or publish the photograph of any 459
530	573		person who redeems a winning lottery ticket, [on the corporation's 460
531	574		Internet web site] claims or is paid a winning wager from online sports 461
532		-	wagering or retail sports wagering or is paid a prize from a fantasy 462 Substitute Bill No. 1463
533		-
534		-
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536		-
	575	+	wagering or retail sports wagering or is paid a prize from a fantasy 462
537	576		contest, without the prior written consent of such person. 463
538	577		[(e) If a person who redeems a winning lottery ticket requests to be 464
539	578		excluded from the list of winners published on the corporation's 465
540	579		Internet web site, the corporation shall remove such person's name from 466
541	580		such list not later than five days after receiving such request.] 467
542	581		Sec. 9. Subsection (g) of section 12-863 of the general statutes is 468
543	582		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 469
544	583		1, 2025): 470
545	584		(g) The name and any personally identifying information of a person 471
546	585		who is participating or who has participated in the voluntary self-472
547	586		exclusion process established pursuant to subdivision (5) of subsection 473
548	587		(c) of this section or established by the Department of Consumer 474
549	588		Protection in regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (4) of section 475
	589	+	Raised Bill No. 1463
	590	+
	591	+
	592	+
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	594	+
550	595		12-865 shall not be deemed public records, as defined in section 1-200, 476
551	596		and shall not be available to the public under the provisions of the 477
552	597		Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, except [:] 478
553	598		[(1) The] the Department of Consumer Protection or Connecticut 479
554	599		Lottery Corporation may disclose the name and personally identifying 480
555	600		information of such person to a master wagering licensee, licensed 481
556	601		online gaming operator, licensed online gaming service provider or 482
557	602		licensed sports wagering retailer as necessary to achieve the purposes 483
558	603		of the voluntary self-exclusion process established pursuant to 484
559	604		subdivision (5) of subsection (c) of this section or established by the 485
560	605		Department of Consumer Protection in regulations adopted pursuant to 486
561	606		subdivision (4) of section 12-865. [; and] 487
562	607		[(2) The Connecticut Lottery Corporation may disclose the name and 488
563	608		any relevant records of such person, other than records regarding such 489
564	609		person's participation in the voluntary self-exclusion process, if such 490
565	610		person claims a winning lottery ticket or if such person claims or is paid 491
566	611		a winning wager from online sports wagering or retail sports wagering 492
567		-	or is paid a prize from a fantasy contest.] 493 Substitute Bill No. 1463
568		-
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571		-
	612	+	or is paid a prize from a fantasy contest.] 493
572	613		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
573	614		sections:
574	615
575	616		Section 1 July 1, 2025 12-801
576	617		Sec. 2 July 1, 2025 New section
577	618		Sec. 3 July 1, 2025 12-806(a) and (b)
578	619		Sec. 4 July 1, 2025 12-812
579	620		Sec. 5 July 1, 2025 12-867
580	621		Sec. 6 July 1, 2025 4-68aaa(c)
581	622		Sec. 7 October 1, 2025 12-810
582	623		Sec. 8 October 1, 2025 12-814
583	624		Sec. 9 October 1, 2025 12-863(g)
584	625
585		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
586		-	In Section 4(e), "such fund" was changed to "said fund" for consistency
587		-	with standard drafting conventions; and in Section 5(a)(1)(B)(ii), in the
588		-	last sentence, "this subsection" was changed to "subparagraph (B)(ii) of
589		-	this subdivision" for accuracy and "such" was added before "online" for
590		-	internal consistency.
	626	+	Statement of Purpose:
	627	+	To (1) require the Connecticut Lottery Corporation to (A) transfer online
	628	+	lottery and online sports wagering revenue to the Early Childhood Care
	629	+	Raised Bill No. 1463
591	630
592		-	GL Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO
593	631
	632	+
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	634	+
	635	+	and Education Fund, and (B) obtain permission from a lottery, sports
	636	+	wagering or fantasy contest winner before publishing or disclosing the
	637	+	winner's name, address or photograph, and (2) provide that no lottery
	638	+	sales agent's commission shall average less than five and one-half per
	639	+	cent of such agent's lottery sales.
	640	+
	641	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	642	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	643	+	underlined.]