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 Section 12-801 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1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