Connecticut is one of the 43 lottery States of the USA that provide gambling that are government operated. Connecticut is one of the States that the contradiction between gambling being lawful or illegal is blended into practice. If government allows and sanctions gambling casinos it should operate some to raise money to upgrade the real estate listings for the poor. Take for instance that there are only 2 legal casinos operated in the Connecticut and they are not operated by the government. The two Casinos are operated by the Reservations in Connecticut. The law that govern the lottery is such as:
"Sec. 12-568a. Regulation of state lottery.
The Division of Special Revenue shall
adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, for the purpose of
assuring the integrity
of the state, concerning the regulation of the state lottery
under the operation and
management of the Connecticut Corporation. Such regulations
shall include:
(1) The licensing of employees of the Connecticut Corporation
and any person
or business organization awarded the primary contract by said
corporation to provide
facilities, components, goods or services which are necessary for the
operation of the
activities authorized by chapter 229a; (2) the approval of procedures of
the corporation;
(3) the time period for complying with the regulations governing said
approval of procedures; (4) offerings of games; (5) minimum
prize payouts and payments; (6)
regulation of sales agents including qualifications for
licensure and license suspension and revocation; (7) assurance of the
integrity of the state lottery including the
computer gaming system, computer internal control and system testing;
and (8) limitations on advertising and marketing content to assure
public information as to the odds
of winning the lottery and the prohibition of sales of tickets to
minors.
(P.A. 96-212, S. 23, 32; P.A. 97-277, S. 8, 13.)
History: P.A. 96-212 effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 97-277 inserted phrase "for the purpose of assuring the integrity of
the state lottery", substituted phrase "shall include" for "may include but need not be limited to", divided provisions into
Subdivs., adding new language re regulation of Connecticut Corporation as Subdivs. (1) to (3), and removed
provision in newly designated Subdiv. (6) re sales, effective June 26, 1997.
See chapter 229a (Sec. 12-800 et seq.) re the Connecticut Lottery Corporation."