Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 12 - Taxation › 568a - Operation of Lottery › Section 12-568a-19 - Security and compliance

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Director
			 of security.
The CLC director of security shall be a duly qualified,
			 full time director of security licensed by the department as a class IV
			 occupational licensee. The duties of the director of security include, but are
			 not limited to, responsibility for the security of the CLC's facilities and for
			 monitoring the wearing of badges at said facilities.
(b)
Compliance officer.
The CLC
			 shall have a compliance officer who shall be a duly qualified, full time
			 employee licensed by the department as a class IV occupational licensee. The
			 compliance officer may be an existing employee of the CLC who is designated by
			 the president to serve in this capacity. The duties of the compliance officer
			 include, but are not limited to, enforcing all regulations and statutes
			 pertaining to the CLC, ensuring compliance with all internal controls and rules
			 of operation, and ensuring that the lottery is operated with absolute integrity
			 and for the public good.
(c)
Facility security.
The CLC and any vendor or licensee shall
			 comply with any requirement of the commissioner regarding the security of any
			 of its facilities.
(d)
Cyber
			 security.
The CLC shall employ commercially reasonable best practices
			 to ensure data security and prevent cyber attacks. Such best practices shall
			 include maintaining appropriate cyber security insurance coverage, facilitating
			 relevant employee training, and conducting information system audits.
(e)
Visitor log.
The CLC and
			 any vendor shall maintain an accurate and up-to-date log of all visitors to
			 their facilities and provide a copy of this log to the department upon request.
			 The log shall contain the date, time and purpose of each person's visit. The
			 CLC shall secure its facility so as to protect the integrity of lottery
			 operations, including its lottery gaming system, property, people, and trade
			 secrets.
(f)
Drawings.
The department shall oversee drawings conducted by the CLC. The CLC
			 shall conduct any lottery game drawing in the presence of department personnel
			 and in accordance with official procedures approved by the department. The
			 department shall have sole responsibility for the ultimate decision for any and
			 all drawing problems or circumstances that may arise. The department shall have
			 approval authority over any winning number combination to be paid.
(g)
Promotional drawings.
The
			 CLC shall provide the department with advance notice of, and drawing procedures
			 for, any promotional drawings. Said procedures shall be reviewed by the
			 department and approved prior to said events being publicized or offered to
			 purchasers. The department shall oversee promotional drawings. The department
			 shall have sole responsibility for the "final call", in the event of any
			 drawing problems or circumstances that may arise.
(h)
Unfettered access to, inspection
			 of, and monitoring of all facilities of the CLC.
Employees of the
			 department and its designated representatives shall have the right to
			 unannounced and unfettered entry to all of the CLC and vendor facilities. The
			 department shall inspect the CLC and vendor facilities for possible breaches of
			 security and physical security standards. The CLC shall ensure that all vendors
			 comply with physical security standards as approved by the
			 department.
(i)
Instant
			 tickets.
The CLC shall submit working papers for instant games to the
			 department. The department shall review and approve said papers for integrity
			 purposes prior to ticket production. Department representatives shall obtain a
			 sample of instant tickets during production and shall submit such samples to a
			 department-approved independent laboratory for testing purposes. Tickets shall
			 not be allowed to be distributed by the CLC until the independent laboratory
			 results are received and approved by the department. The CLC shall submit to
			 the department an independent auditor report in a form prescribed by the
			 department for any instant game. The CLC shall also submit any additional
			 information requested by the department.
(j)
Instant game ticket partial pack
			 return.
The CLC shall establish procedures, approved by the department,
			 for the return of any partial pack of instant tickets by an agent.
(k)
Lottery game
			 discontinuation.
(1)
Top prizes
			 claimed.
The CLC may discontinue any lottery game provided reasonable
			 notice is provided to the department and to the public as described in section
			 12-568a-2 of
			 the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and subdivision (4) of this
			 subsection. The CLC shall take immediate steps to notify all agents when the
			 last top prize has been validated and no instant game shall be advertised or
			 distributed and no new pack of instant tickets for such game shall be activated
			 after the last top prize has been validated nor shall any instant game ticket
			 be sold by an agent after agents have been notified that the last top prize has
			 been validated.
(2)
Rights of
			 ticket holder.
Except as otherwise provided in sections
			 12-568a-1
			 to
			 12-568a-24,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, a lottery game
			 discontinuation shall not affect the rights of those who purchased tickets
			 prior to the effective date of discontinuation.
(3)
Emergencies.
If any
			 unforeseen problem occurs that may reasonably cause substantial detriment to
			 the public interest or the state of Connecticut, the department may order an
			 immediate suspension of the sales of any tickets or the conduct of any drawing
			 relating to a particular lottery game. The department may thereafter require
			 the CLC to establish new procedures relating to the conduct of any incidental
			 drawing and the determination of any winner and prize to be paid.
(4)
Final claiming dates.
The
			 CLC shall provide the public at least three weeks advance notice of all
			 unclaimed jackpot prizes, grand prize winning tickets and discontinued lottery
			 games. The CLC shall post notice on the CLC website of the final claiming
			 date.