(a) No online gaming operator shall provide services to a master wagering licensee or a licensed sports wagering retailer in the state without a license from the department. An online gaming operator shall apply for a license on a form and in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. Such license shall be renewed annually. The initial license application fee shall be two hundred fifty thousand dollars and the annual renewal fee shall be one hundred thousand dollars.
(b) The department shall transfer any licensing fee collected pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for an online gaming operator that is affiliated with the holder of a master wagering license issued under section 12-852 to the State Sports Wagering and Online Gaming Regulatory Fund established under section 12-869.
(P.A. 21-23, S. 8.)
History: P.A. 21-23 effective July 1, 2021.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Section 12-850. - Definitions.
Section 12-853. - Master wagering license for Connecticut Lottery Corporation.
Section 12-853a. - Online lottery ticket sales fund.
Section 12-854. - Connecticut Lottery Corporation operation of retail sports wagering facilities.
Section 12-855. - Online gaming service provider license.
Section 12-856. - Sports wagering retailer license.
Section 12-857. - Online gaming operator license.
Section 12-858. - Occupational employee license.
Section 12-859. - Key employee license.
Section 12-860. - Key employee or occupational employee and sovereign immunity.
Section 12-862. - Action by commissioner against licensee.
Section 12-864. - Prohibited sports wagering.
Section 12-865. - Regulations.
Section 12-866. - Payments to the state based on gross gaming revenue from online casino gaming.
Section 12-868. - Payments to the state based on gross receipts from fantasy contests.
Section 12-871. - Contributions to support problem gambling programs.