HB 6512 Summary

• Establishes comprehensive consumer protections for sports wagering in Connecticut, including age verification (minimum 21 years old), physical presence requirement in the state, and identity verification measures for all wagers placed through electronic platforms.

• Prohibits wagers from operators, their employees, family members, athletes, coaches, referees, sports governing body employees, and individuals with access to nonpublic information that could affect sporting event outcomes.

• Requires sports wagering operators to publish terms and conditions, establish complaint procedures, display responsible gambling information and toll-free helplines, implement self-exclusion options, track play time, and maintain data security without selling wagering information except to the Department of Consumer Protection in pseudonymous form.

• Mandates operators develop responsible gambling policies including employee training, account-level activity tracking, and guidelines for responding to problem gambling situations.

• Requires the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to adopt implementing regulations by specified deadlines and directs the Department of Consumer Protection to commission a study of the Connecticut Lottery Corporation by October 1, 2022, examining organizational structure, operations, finances, and regulatory oversight.