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General Assembly File No. 286
February Session, 2026 Substitute Senate Bill No. 229
Senate, April 1, 2026
The Committee on General Law reported through SEN.
MARONEY of the 14th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on
the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.
AN ACT CONCERNING LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS OF THE
CONNECTICUT LOTTERY CORPORATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section, (1) 1
"electronic wagering platform", "fantasy contest", "lottery draw game" 2
and "online gaming operator" have the same meanings as provided in 3
section 12 -850 of the general statutes, and (2) "keno" has the same 4
meaning as provided in section 12-801 of the general statutes. 5
(b) Each electronic wagering platform that exclusively provides (1) 6
fantasy contests, or (2) the sale of tickets for lottery draw games and 7
keno through the Internet, an online service or a mobile application shall 8
employ a geolocation system that, at a minimum, has the capacity to: 9
(A) (i) Detect the location of a patron's device notwithstanding the 10
use of a proxy server or virtual private network, or (ii) prohibit 11
participation of a patron utilizing a proxy server or virtual private 12
network; 13
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(B) Using industry standard technologies approved by the 14
Department of Consumer Protection, (i) check the location of a patron's 15
device whenever such patron submits an entry fee for a fantasy contest 16
or purchases a lottery draw game or keno ticket, and (ii) prohibit a 17
patron from submitting such entry fee or making such purchase 18
whenever the location of the patron's device is unable to be determined; 19
(C) Provide a pop-up notification to a patron whenever the patron is 20
attempting to submit an entry fee for a fantasy contest or purchase a 21
lottery draw game or keno ticket when the location of the patron's 22
device is unable to be determined; and 23
(D) Notify the online gaming operator and the patron if the patron's 24
account is being accessed from geographically inconsistent locations, 25
including, but not limited to, multiple locations among which a patron 26
could not travel between each initiation of such entry fee payment or 27
purchase of a lottery draw game or keno ticket. 28
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Subsections (b)(2)(B) and (b)(2)(C), three instances of "when" were
changed to "whenever" for clarity.
GL Joint Favorable Subst.
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The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of
the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not
represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general,
fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional
knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final
products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill adds various geolocation requirements to electronic
wagering platforms resulting in no fiscal impact to the state.
The Out Years
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
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OLR Bill Analysis
sSB 229
AN ACT CONCERNING LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS OF THE
CONNECTICUT LOTTERY CORPORATION.
SUMMARY
This bill adds a number of requirements for the geolocation system
of electronic wagering platforms that are exclusively used for:
1. fantasy contests, which the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan
tribes and Connecticut Lottery Corporation (CLC) may operate
or
2. selling lottery draw game tickets or keno on the Internet or
through a mobile application, which the CLC may operate.
Under the bill, the geolocation system must:
1. prohibit patrons from using proxy servers or virtual private
networks (VPN);
2. detect a patron’s device’s location even if it uses a proxy server
or VPN;
3. use Department of Consumer Protection -approved industry
standard technologies that (a) check a device’s location when it is
used to submit a fantasy contest entry fee or purchase lottery or
keno tickets and (b) prohibit paying entry fees and making
purchases when the location is undetermined;
4. notify patrons with a pop -up if at the time of attempting to
submit payment or make a purchase the device’s location is
undetermined; and
5. notify the online gaming operator and patron if the patron’s
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account is accessed from geographically inconsistent locations ,
for example, from multiple locations between which the patron
could not travel in the amount of time between instances of using
the account to make payments or purchases.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon passage
BACKGROUND
Electronic Wagering Platform
By law, an electronic wagering platform is the hardware, software,
and data networks that manage and control online casino gaming,
online sports wagering, fantasy contests, a nd lottery draw game ticket
and keno sales on the Internet or a mobile application , or retail sports
wagering.
Among other things, the platform s must verify a patron’s age and
that the patron is physically present in the state.
Online Gaming Operator
By law, an “online gaming operator” is a person or business that
operates an electronic wagering platform and contracts directly with a
master wagering licensee (one of the tribes or CLC) to offer (1) one or
more Internet games or (2) retail sports wagering.
COMMITTEE ACTION
General Law Committee
Joint Favorable Substitute
Yea 21 Nay 0 (03/16/2026)