Connecticut 2019 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 1015 — AN ACT CONCERNING ONLINE LOTTERY DRAW GAMES IN THE STATE.

Last action — REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ON Finance, Revenue and Bonding

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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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General Assembly Substitute Bill No.
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1015 January Session, 2019 AN ACT CONCERNING ONLINE LOTTERY DRAW GAMES IN THE STATE.
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5453 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY Introduced by:
(PS) AN ACT CONCERNING ONLINE LOTTERY DRAW GAMES IN THE STATE.
(c) Such program shall, at a minimum:
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5453 1 of 9 Raised Bill No.1015 (c) Such program shall, at a minimum:
(2) restrict the sale of lottery tickets to transactions initiated LCO \\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-01015-R01 of 9 SB.docx Substitute Bill No.
(2) restrict the sale of lottery tickets to transactions initiated and received within the state;
1015 and received within the state;
(1) Implement initiatives to promote the purchase of lottery tickets through lottery sales agents;
(1) Implement initiatives to promote the LCO No.
5453 2 of 9 Raised Bill No.1015 purchase of lottery tickets through lottery sales agents;
and (3) conduct an online public awareness campaign designed to educate the public LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-01012 of 9 R01-SB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
and (3) conduct an online public awareness campaign designed to educate the public regarding compulsive gambling and to inform the public of the programs available for the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of compulsive gamblers in the state.
1015 regarding compulsive gambling and to inform the public of the programs available for the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of compulsive gamblers in the state.
and (B) To offer lottery draw games, including for promotional purposes, through the corporation's Internet web site, online service or mobile application in accordance with section 1 of this act, except that the corporation shall not offer any other interactive [on-line] lottery games, including [on-line video] lottery games for promotional purposes, on the corporation's Internet web site, online service or mobile application;
and (B) To offer lottery draw games, including for promotional purposes, through the corporation's Internet web site, online service or mobile application in accordance with section 1 of this act, except that the corporation shall not offer any other interactive [on-line] lottery games, including [on-line video] lottery games for promotional purposes on the corporation's Internet web site, online service or mobile application;
(a) The Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, shall apply to all actions, meetings and records of the corporation, except (1) where otherwise limited by subsection (c) of this section as to new lottery games and serial numbers of unclaimed lottery tickets, [and] (2) with respect to financial, credit and proprietary information LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-01013 of 9 R01-SB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
(a) The Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, shall apply to all actions, meetings and records of the corporation, except (1) where otherwise limited by subsection (c) of this section as LCO No.
1015 submitted by any person to the corporation in connection with any proposal to provide goods, services or professional advice to the corporation as provided in section 12-815, and (3) where otherwise limited by subsection (d) of this section as to information submitted by any person to the corporation regarding such person's participation in the corporation's voluntary self-exclusion process established pursuant to subdivision (7) of subsection (c) of section 1 of this act.
5453 3 of 9 Raised Bill No.1015 to new lottery games and serial numbers of unclaimed lottery tickets, [and] (2) with respect to financial, credit and proprietary information submitted by any person to the corporation in connection with any proposal to provide goods, services or professional advice to the corporation as provided in section 12-815, and (3) where otherwise limited by subsection (d) of this section as to information submitted by any person to the corporation regarding such person's participation in the corporation's voluntary self-exclusion process established pursuant to subdivision (7) of subsection (c) of section 1 of this act.
For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2010, and June 30, 2011, LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-010154 of 9 R01-SB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
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1015 the Connecticut Lottery Corporation shall transfer one million nine hundred thousand dollars of the revenue received from the sale of lottery tickets to the chronic gamblers treatment rehabilitation account created pursuant to section 17a-713, as amended by this act.
5453 4 of 9 Raised Bill No.1015 For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2010, and June 30, 2011, the Connecticut Lottery Corporation shall transfer one million nine hundred thousand dollars of the revenue received from the sale of lottery tickets to the chronic gamblers treatment rehabilitation account created pursuant to section 17a-713, as amended by this act.
[created pursuant to section 17a-713.] For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter, the corporation shall transfer two million eight hundred thousand dollars of the revenue received from the sale of lottery tickets to the chronic gamblers treatment rehabilitation account.
[created pursuant to section 17a-713.] For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter, the corporation shall transfer two million four hundred thousand dollars of the revenue received from the sale of lottery tickets to the chronic gamblers treatment rehabilitation account.
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1015 department may impose a reasonable fee, on a sliding scale, on those participants who can afford to pay for any such services.
5453 5 of 9 Raised Bill No.1015 department may impose a reasonable fee, on a sliding scale, on those participants who can afford to pay for any such services.
(d) Not later than January 1, 2023, the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall develop and issue a request for proposals to study the socioeconomic impact of the program established by the Connecticut Lottery Corporation pursuant to section LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-01016 of 9 R01-SB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
(d) Not later than January 1, 2023, the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall develop and issue a request for proposals to study the socioeconomic impact of the program established by the Connecticut Lottery Corporation pursuant to section LCO No.
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5453 6 of 9 Raised Bill No.1015 1 of this act on problem gambling in this state.
Any such agreement may be amended to provide for the operation of keno on the corporation's Internet web site, online service or mobile application pursuant to the program established in section 1 of this act.
Any such agreement may be amended concerning the operation of keno on the corporation's Internet web site, online service or mobile application pursuant to the program established pursuant to section 1 of this act.
LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-01017 of 9 R01-SB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
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1015 All wagers, and all contracts and securities of which the whole or any part of the consideration is money or other valuable thing won, laid or bet, at any game, horse race, sport or pastime, and all contracts to repay any money knowingly lent at the time and place of such game, race, sport or pastime, to any person so gaming, betting or wagering, or to repay any money lent to any person who, at such time and place, so pays, bets or wagers, shall be void, provided nothing in this section shall (1) affect the validity of any negotiable instrument held by any person who acquired the same for value and in good faith without notice of illegality in the consideration, (2) apply to the sale of a raffle ticket pursuant to section 7-172, (3) apply to the participation in the program established by the Connecticut Lottery Corporation pursuant to section 1 of this act, or [(3)] (4) apply to any wager or contract otherwise authorized by law.
5453 7 of 9 Raised Bill No.1015 All wagers, and all contracts and securities of which the whole or any part of the consideration is money or other valuable thing won, laid or bet, at any game, horse race, sport or pastime, and all contracts to repay any money knowingly lent at the time and place of such game, race, sport or pastime, to any person so gaming, betting or wagering, or to repay any money lent to any person who, at such time and place, so pays, bets or wagers, shall be void, provided nothing in this section shall (1) affect the validity of any negotiable instrument held by any person who acquired the same for value and in good faith without notice of illegality in the consideration, (2) apply to the sale of a raffle ticket pursuant to section 7-172, (3) apply to the participation in the program established by the Connecticut Lottery Corporation pursuant to section 1 of this act, or [(3)] (4) apply to any wager or contract otherwise authorized by law.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit any person from using a credit card to participate in the program established by the Connecticut Lottery Corporation pursuant to section 1 of this act.
Nothing in this section shall preclude any person from using a credit card to participate in the program established by the Connecticut Lottery Corporation pursuant to section 1 of this act.
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8 from passage 52-554 PS Joint Favorable Subst.
8 from passage 52-554 Statement of Purpose:
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To (1) authorize the Connecticut Lottery Corporation to offer online lottery draw games, (2) exempt certain records concerning the corporation's voluntary self-exclusion process from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, and (3) increase the corporation's contribution to the chronic gamblers treatment rehabilitation account.
except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] LCO No.
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Action History

  1. REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ON Finance, Revenue and Bonding

  2. FILE NO. 540

  3. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 263

  4. FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

  5. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  6. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/08/19

  7. FILED WITH LCO

  8. Joint Favorable Substitute

  9. PUBLIC HEARING 0312

  10. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Public Safety and Security

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SB 1015 is sponsored by Public Safety and Security Committee.
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This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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