Connecticut Rep. Tony Scott has started a new legislative session by introducing a series of bills that make changes to the state’s online sports betting rules.
Scott has introduced five pieces of legislation that amend the General Statutes of Connecticut to bring new opportunities to the state’s online sports betting market.
The House member filed House Bill 5778, a bill that requires Connecticut gaming law to offer two-way markets for all sports wagering across the state. Scott also introduced a measure that requires operators to enable customers to choose what sports, sporting events, and types of sports wagers they view while wagering with a sportsbook.
The bill, House Bill 5565, adds to Scott’s filing of House Bill 5564, which establishes a maximum hold percentage for sports betting. Since regulated online wagering went live in Connecticut in 2021, operators in the state have reported a combined 10.4% hold.
Scott is also proposing legislation that protects players. He filed House Bill 779, a measure that requires operators, before the start of a contest, to correct betting market errors, cancel any wagers impacted by those errors and fully refund all impacted players.
Tony is also aiming to bring in-state college wagering to the state through House Bill 5563.
Last year, the Connecticut House considered File No. 271 as a measure that authorized wagering on in-state institutions while teams are participating in tournaments. File No. 271, which included other gaming amendments, was a substitute for House Bill 5284.
Scott’s new measures have all been referred to the state’s General Law Committee.
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On Wednesday, Rep. Christopher Rosario introduced House Bill 6051 as a measure that amends the General Statutes of Connecticut to authorize and regulate in-flight sports betting on scheduled flights that originate or end in the Constitution State.
If enacted, HB 6051 ensures that all in-flight wagering complies with the state’s existing sports betting guidelines. The bill also maintains existing sports betting agreements with the Connecticut Lottery Corporation, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians as the state has a gaming compact with the tribes.
HB 6051 also calls for a change in revenue distribution. Under the bill, rural and urban public school districts will receive 1% of all revenue generated from in-flight sports betting.
The measure has also been referred to the state’s General Law Committee.
