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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1464
January Session, 2025
AN ACT CONCERNING SPORTS WAGERING AND
MULTIJURISDICTIONAL INTERNET GAMING.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 12-850 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 2
For the purposes of this section, [and] sections 12-851 to 12-871, 3
inclusive, and section 2 of this act: 4
(1) "Business entity" means any partnership, limited liability 5
company, society, association, joint stock company, corporation, estate, 6
receiver, trustee, assignee, referee or any other legal entity and any other 7
person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, whether 8
appointed by a court or otherwise, and any combination thereof; 9
(2) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Consumer 10
Protection or the commissioner's designee; 11
(3) "Connecticut intercollegiate team" means any team associated 12
with an intercollegiate program of a university or college of the state 13
system of public higher education, as described in section 10a-1, an 14
independent institution of higher education, as defined in section 10a-15
173, or a for-profit college or university physically located in the state 16
that offers in-person classes within the state; 17 Substitute Bill No. 1464
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(4) "Consumables" means nondurable items, including, but not 18
limited to, dice, playing cards and roulette balls, used in live online 19
casino gaming; 20
(5) "Department" means the Department of Consumer Protection; 21
(6) "Electronic wagering platform" means the combination of 22
hardware, software and data networks used to manage, administer, 23
offer or control Internet games or retail sports wagering at a facility in 24
this state; 25
(7) "E-bingo machine" means an electronic device categorized as a 26
class II machine under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, P.L. 27
100-497, 25 USC 2701 et seq. used to play bingo that is confined to a 28
game cabinet and is substantially similar in appearance and play to a 29
class III slot machine. "E-bingo machine" does not include any other 30
electronic device, aid, instrument, tool or other technological aid used 31
in the play of any in-person class II bingo game; 32
(8) "Entry fee" means the amount of cash or cash equivalent that is 33
required to be paid by an individual to a master wagering licensee in 34
order for such individual to participate in a fantasy contest; 35
(9) "E-sports" means electronic sports and competitive video games 36
played as a game of skill; 37
(10) "Fantasy contest" means any fantasy or simulated game or 38
contest with an entry fee, conducted over the Internet, including 39
through an Internet web site or a mobile device, in which: (A) The value 40
of all prizes and awards offered to a winning fantasy contest player is 41
established and made known to the players in advance of the game or 42
contest; (B) all winning outcomes reflect the knowledge and skill of the 43
players and are determined predominantly by accumulated statistical 44
results of the performance of participants in events; and (C) no winning 45
outcome is based on the score, point spread or any performance of any 46
single team or combination of teams or solely on any single performance 47
of a contestant or player in any single event. "Fantasy contest" does not 48 Substitute Bill No. 1464
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include lottery games; 49
(11) "Gaming entity licensee" means a master wagering licensee, a 50
licensed online gaming operator, a licensed online gaming service 51
provider or a licensed sports wagering retailer; 52
(12) "Handling consumables" means physical contact with, or 53
supervisory oversight over the acceptance, inventory, storage or 54
destruction of, consumables, as well as being responsible for card 55
inspection, counting and shuffling; 56
(13) "Internet games" means (A) online casino gaming; (B) online 57
sports wagering; (C) fantasy contests; (D) keno through the Internet, an 58
online service or a mobile application; and (E) the sale of tickets for 59
lottery draw games through the Internet, an online service or a mobile 60
application; 61
(14) "Keno" has the same meaning as provided in section 12-801; 62
(15) "Key employee" means an individual with the following position 63
or an equivalent title associated with a master wagering licensee or a 64
licensed online gaming service provider, online gaming operator or 65
sports wagering retailer: (A) President or chief officer, who is the top 66
ranking individual of the licensee and is responsible for all staff and the 67
overall direction of business operations; (B) financial manager, who is 68
the individual who reports to the president or chief officer who is 69
generally responsible for oversight of the financial operations of the 70
licensee, including, but not limited to, revenue generation, distributions, 71
tax compliance and budget implementation; (C) compliance manager, 72
who is the individual that reports to the president or chief officer and 73
who is generally responsible for ensuring the licensee complies with all 74
laws, regulations and requirements related to the operation of the 75
licensee; (D) chief information officer, who is the individual generally 76
responsible for establishing policies or procedures on, or making 77
management decisions related to, information systems; or (E) chief data 78
security officer, who is the individual generally responsible for 79
establishing policies or procedures on, or making management 80 Substitute Bill No. 1464
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decisions related to, technical systems. "Key employee" includes an 81
individual (i) who is responsible for establishing the policies or 82
procedures on, or making management decisions related to, wagering 83
structures or outcomes for a licensee; or (ii) who has an ownership 84
interest that is five per cent or more of the total ownership or interest 85
rights in the licensee. Tribal membership in and of itself shall not 86
constitute ownership for purposes of this subdivision; 87
(16) "Live game employee" means an employee of a master wagering 88
licensee or a licensed online gaming operator or online gaming service 89
provider that is operating live online casino gaming who is (A) 90
responsible for handling consumables in a live online casino authorized 91
under this chapter; [,] (B) responsible for presenting live online casino 92
gaming in a live online casino authorized under this chapter; [,] or (C) a 93
direct manager of an individual who is a live game employee under 94
subparagraph (A) or (B) of this subdivision; 95
(17) "Lottery draw game" means any game in which one or more 96
numbers, letters or symbols are randomly drawn at predetermined 97
times, but not more frequently than once every four minutes, from a 98
range of numbers, letters or symbols, and prizes are paid to players 99
possessing winning plays, as set forth in each game's official game rules. 100
"Lottery draw game" does not include keno, any game for which lottery 101
draw tickets are not available through a lottery sales agent or any game 102
that simulates online casino gaming; 103
(18) "Lottery sales agent" means a person that contracts with the 104
Connecticut Lottery Corporation to sell lottery tickets or offer keno at a 105
retail facility in the state and not over the Internet, and is licensed in 106
accordance with chapters 226 and 229a; 107
(19) "Mashantucket Pequot memorandum of understanding" means 108
the memorandum of understanding entered into by and between the 109
state and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe on January 13, 1993, as 110
amended from time to time; 111
(20) "Mashantucket Pequot procedures" means the Final 112 Substitute Bill No. 1464
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Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Procedures prescribed by the Secretary 113
of the United States Department of the Interior pursuant to 25 USC 114
2710(d)(7)(B)(vii) and published in 56 Federal Register 24996 (May 31, 115
1991), as amended from time to time; 116
(21) "Master wagering licensee" means (A) the Mashantucket Pequot 117
Tribe, or an instrumentality of or an affiliate wholly-owned by said tribe, 118
if licensed to operate online sports wagering, online casino gaming and 119
fantasy contests pursuant to section 12-852; (B) the Mohegan Tribe of 120
Indians of Connecticut, or an instrumentality of or an affiliate wholly-121
owned by said tribe, if licensed to operate online sports wagering, online 122
casino gaming and fantasy contests pursuant to section 12-852; or (C) 123
the Connecticut Lottery Corporation, if licensed pursuant to section 12-124
853 to operate retail sports wagering, online sports wagering, fantasy 125
contests and keno and to sell tickets for lottery draw games through the 126
Internet, an online service or a mobile application; 127
(22) "Mohegan compact" means the Tribal-State Compact entered 128
into by and between the state and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of 129
Connecticut on May 17, 1994, as amended from time to time; 130
(23) "Mohegan memorandum of understanding" means the 131
memorandum of understanding entered into by and between the state 132
and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut on May 17, 1994, as 133
amended from time to time; 134
(24) "Occupational employee" means an employee of a master 135
wagering licensee or a licensed online gaming operator, online gaming 136
service provider or sports wagering retailer; 137
(25) "Off-track betting system licensee" means the person or business 138
organization licensed to operate the off-track betting system pursuant 139
to chapter 226; 140
(26) "Online casino gaming" or "online casino games" means (A) slots, 141
blackjack, craps, roulette, baccarat, poker and video poker, bingo, live 142
dealer and other peer-to-peer games and any variations of such games; 143 Substitute Bill No. 1464
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[,] and (B) any games authorized by the department, conducted over the 144
Internet, including through an Internet web site or a mobile device, 145
through an electronic wagering platform that does not require a bettor 146
to be physically present at a facility; 147
(27) "Online gaming operator" means a person or business entity that 148
operates an electronic wagering platform and contracts directly with a 149
master wagering licensee to offer (A) one or more Internet games on 150
behalf of such licensee; [,] or (B) retail sports wagering on behalf of such 151
licensee at a facility in this state; 152
(28) "Online gaming service provider" means a person or business 153
entity, other than an online gaming operator, that provides goods or 154
services to, or otherwise transacts business related to Internet games or 155
retail sports wagering with, a master wagering licensee or a licensed 156
online gaming operator, online gaming service provider or sports 157
wagering retailer; 158
(29) "Online sports wagering" means sports wagering conducted over 159
the Internet, including through an Internet web site or a mobile device, 160
through an electronic wagering platform that does not require a sports 161
bettor to be physically present at a facility that conducts retail sports 162
wagering; 163
(30) "Peer-to-peer casino game" means a card game, contest or 164
tournament, including, but not limited to, a poker game, contest or 165
tournament, in which (A) patrons compete against one another and do 166
not compete against the licensee operating such game, contest or 167
tournament; and (B) the licensee operating such game, contest or 168
tournament (i) assesses any fee associated with such game, contest or 169
tournament; and (ii) does not wager with or against any patron; 170
[(30)] (31) "Retail sports wagering" means in-person sports wagering 171
requiring a sports bettor to be physically present at one of the up to 172
fifteen facility locations of the Connecticut Lottery Corporation or a 173
licensed sports wagering retailer in this state; 174 Substitute Bill No. 1464
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[(31)] (32) "Skin" means the branded or cobranded name and logo on 175
the interface of an Internet web site or a mobile application that bettors 176
use to access an electronic wagering platform for Internet games; 177
[(32)] (33) "Sporting event" means any (A) sporting or athletic event 178
at which two or more persons participate, individually or on a team, and 179
may be eligible to receive compensation in excess of actual expenses for 180
such participation in such sporting or athletic event; (B) sporting or 181
athletic event sponsored by an intercollegiate athletic program of an 182
institution of higher education or an association of such programs, 183
except for those in which one of the participants is a Connecticut 184
intercollegiate team and the event is not in connection with a permitted 185
intercollegiate tournament; (C) Olympic or international sports 186
competition event; or (D) e-sports event, except for those in which one 187
of the participants is a Connecticut intercollegiate team and the event is 188
not in connection with a permitted intercollegiate tournament. As used 189
in this subdivision, "permitted intercollegiate tournament" means an 190
intercollegiate e-sports, sporting or athletic event involving four or more 191
intercollegiate teams that involves one or more Connecticut 192
intercollegiate teams and the wager on the tournament is based on the 193
outcome of all games within the tournament. "Sporting event" does not 194
include horse racing, jai alai or greyhound racing; 195
[(33)] (34) "Sports governing body" means the organization that 196
prescribes final rules and enforces codes of conduct with respect to a 197
sporting event and participants in the sporting event; 198
[(34)] (35) "Sports wagering" means risking or accepting any money, 199
credit, deposit or other thing of value for gain contingent in whole or in 200
part, (A) by any system or method of wagering, including, but not 201
limited to, in person or through an electronic wagering platform; [,] and 202
(B) based on (i) a live sporting event or a portion or portions of a live 203
sporting event, including future or propositional events during such an 204
event; [,] or (ii) the individual performance statistics of an athlete or 205
athletes in a sporting event or a combination of sporting events. "Sports 206
wagering" does not include the payment of an entry fee to play a fantasy 207 Substitute Bill No. 1464
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contest or a fee to participate in e-sports; [and] 208
[(35)] (36) "Sports wagering retailer" means a person or business 209
entity that contracts with the Connecticut Lottery Corporation to 210
facilitate retail sports wagering operated by said corporation through an 211
electronic wagering platform at up to fifteen facilities in this state; and 212
(37) "Wager" (A) means any money, credit, deposit or cash 213
equivalent, including, but not limited to, any free play, loyalty point or 214
other redeemable betting credit, or any other thing of value, that is 215
risked or accepted based on an uncertain occurrence or an uncertain 216
outcome of an event; and (B) does not include any entry fee. 217
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) The Governor may enter into 218
agreements with one or more states or territories of the United States, or 219
federally recognized Indian tribes engaged in Indian gaming 220
operations, to authorize online gaming operators to conduct 221
multijurisdictional Internet gaming for peer-to-peer casino games, 222
provided (1) entering into such agreements is consistent with all 223
applicable state and federal laws and regulations, and (2) such Internet 224
gaming is conducted exclusively within the United States. 225
Sec. 3. Subsection (c) of section 12-863 of the general statutes is 226
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 227
2025): 228
(c) A master wagering licensee and a licensed online gaming 229
operator, online gaming service provider and sports wagering retailer 230
shall each, where applicable based on the services provided: 231
(1) Prohibit an individual from establishing more than one account 232
on each electronic wagering platform operated by the licensee; 233
(2) Limit a person to the use of only one debit card or only one credit 234
card for an account, and place a monetary limit on the use of a credit 235
card over a period of time, provided single-use stored value instruments 236
purchased by cash or debit card only, including, but not limited to, a gift 237 Substitute Bill No. 1464
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card or a lottery terminal printed value voucher, may be used pursuant 238
to subdivision (3) of subsection (d) of section 12-853; 239
(3) Allow a person to limit the amount of money that may be 240
deposited into an account, and spent per day through an account; 241
(4) Provide that any money in an online account belongs solely to the 242
owner of the account and may be withdrawn by the owner; 243
(5) Establish a voluntary self-exclusion process to allow a person to 244
(A) exclude himself or herself from establishing an account, (B) exclude 245
himself or herself from placing wagers through an account, or (C) limit 246
the amount such person may spend using such an account; 247
(6) Establish a toll-free telephone number to (A) enable a person to 248
receive assistance from the licensee to resolve any problem the person 249
is experiencing with an electronic wagering platform operated by the 250
licensee, and (B) enable an owner of an account on an electronic 251
wagering platform operated by the licensee to receive assistance from 252
the licensee to resolve any problem the owner is experiencing with such 253
account; 254
[(6)] (7) Provide responsible gambling and problem gambling 255
information to participants; [and] 256
(8) If the licensee discovers any error in the odds offered on a sporting 257
event for which the licensee accepts any sports wager, (A) not accept 258
any further sports wagers on the sporting event until the licensee has 259
corrected such error, and (B) provide a full refund to each patron who 260
placed any such sports wager with the licensee prior to such discovery; 261
and 262
[(7)] (9) Conspicuously display on each applicable Internet web site 263
or mobile application: 264
(A) A link to a description of the provisions of this subsection; 265
(B) A link to responsible gambling information; 266 Substitute Bill No. 1464
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(C) The toll-free telephone number established pursuant to 267
subdivision (6) of this subsection; 268
[(C)] (D) A toll-free telephone number an individual may use to 269
obtain information about problem gambling; 270
[(D)] (E) A link to information about the voluntary self-exclusion 271
process described in subdivision (5) of this subsection; 272
(F) The maximum sports wagers for online sports wagering 273
established in regulations adopted pursuant to section 12-865, as 274
amended by this act; 275
[(E)] (G) A clear display or periodic pop-up message of the amount 276
of time an individual has spent on the operator's Internet web site or 277
mobile application; 278
[(F)] (H) A means to initiate a break in play to discourage excessive 279
play; and 280
[(G)] (I) A clear display of the amount of money available to the 281
individual in his or her account. 282
Sec. 4. Section 12-865 of the general statutes is repealed and the 283
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 284
The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the 285
provisions of chapter 54, to the extent not prohibited by federal law or 286
any gaming agreement or procedure entered into pursuant to the Indian 287
Gaming Regulatory Act, P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 2701 et seq., to implement 288
the provisions of sections 12-852 to 12-864, inclusive. Notwithstanding 289
the requirements of subdivision (1) of subsection (g) of section 4-168, the 290
commissioner may adopt such regulations as emergency regulations 291
without making the finding required under subparagraph (A) of 292
subdivision (1) of subsection (g) of section 4-168, provided the Governor 293
approves the need for such emergency regulations, and the other 294
requirements of subsection (g) of section 4-168 shall apply. Such 295
regulations shall address: 296 Substitute Bill No. 1464
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(1) The operation of, and participation in, Internet games and retail 297
sports wagering; 298
(2) Licensing requirements, including criteria for determining when 299
licensure as (A) an online gaming service provider is required; and (B) 300
a key employee is not necessary in order to protect the integrity of 301
gaming; 302
(3) Designation of additional games that may be permitted as online 303
casino gaming; 304
(4) Voluntary self-exclusion programs for Internet games and retail 305
sports wagering; 306
(5) Technical standards, security features and testing applicable to 307
gaming operations and systems, including electronic wagering 308
platforms; 309
(6) Game procedure approval; 310
(7) Complaint resolution processes; 311
(8) Enforcement actions; 312
(9) Standards for age and location verification programs; 313
(10) Revenue auditing and reporting standards, which shall include 314
a requirement that all payments be accompanied by a detailed 315
supporting report on a form approved by the commissioner; 316
(11) Compliance reporting and disclosure requirements; 317
(12) Marketing and advertising standards; [and] 318
(13) Establishing maximum sports wagers for online sports wagering; 319
and 320
[(13)] (14) Any other provisions deemed necessary by the 321
commissioner to protect the public interest and the integrity of gaming. 322 Substitute Bill No. 1464
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2025 12-850
Sec. 2 July 1, 2025 New section
Sec. 3 July 1, 2025 12-863(c)
Sec. 4 July 1, 2025 12-865
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 1(37)(A), "or other thing of value risked" was changed to "or
any other thing of value, that is risked" for clarity; and Section 3(c)(9)(F)
was rewritten for clarity.
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