Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 12 - Taxation › 865 - Online Casino Gaming, Retail and Online Sports Wagering, Fantasy Contests, Keno and Online Sale of Lottery Tickets › Section 12-865-1 - Definitions, constructions, interpretations

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in this section and sections 12-865-2 to 12-865-34,
				inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the following
				words and terms have the following meanings unless the context clearly
				indicates otherwise:
(1) "Act" means
			 Public Act 21-23.
(2) "Auto play"
			 means a feature that allows an internet game to place wagers automatically
			 without patron interaction, once a denomination, wager and other play
			 attributes have been selected by the patron.
(3) "Bots" means a computerized player of an
			 internet game.
(4) "Business
			 entity" has the same meaning as provided in section 12-850 of the Connecticut
			 General Statutes.
(5) "CLC" means
			 the Connecticut Lottery Corporation as created under section 12-802 of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes.
(6)
			 "Commissioner" has the same meaning as provided in section 12-850 of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes.
(7)
			 "Compliance manager" means the individual designated to be responsible for
			 overseeing and managing compliance issues within each gaming entity licensee,
			 including compliance with internal controls and all statutory and regulatory
			 requirements.
(8) "Complimentaries"
			 means promotional allowances or other promotional credits, including free play,
			 that are provided to patrons and which allow patrons to participate in internet
			 games on an electronic wagering platform or participate in retail sports
			 wagering.
(9) "Comprehensive
			 identity check" means the steps taken to: prevent identity theft and fraud;
			 confirm that patrons meet minimum legal age requirements and are not a
			 prohibited patron; and comply with master wagering licensee and online gaming
			 operator's anti-money laundering and "know your customer" internal
			 controls.
(10) "Confidential
			 information" means an individual's first and last name in combination with one
			 or more of the following: date of birth, mother's maiden name, motor vehicle
			 operator's license number, Social Security number, employer or taxpayer
			 identification number, alien registration number, government passport number,
			 health insurance identification number, demand deposit account number, bank
			 account number, credit card number, debit card number or unique biometric data
			 such as fingerprint, voice print, retina or iris image, or other unique
			 physical representation, voluntary self-exclusion list information, protected
			 health information, as defined in
			 45 CFR
			 160.103, as amended from time to time, and
			 information sufficient to determine the location of a patron. "Confidential
			 information" does not include information that may be lawfully obtained from
			 publicly available sources or from federal, state, or local government
			 records.
(11) "Confidential
			 information breach" means unauthorized access to, or unauthorized acquisition,
			 control, or possession of, confidential information owned, licensed, or
			 maintained by or on behalf of a gaming entity licensee, unless such information
			 is in electronic form and encrypted or secured by a comparably effective method
			 that renders the information unreadable or unusable. Any and all instances in
			 which there is a substantial risk of identity theft or fraud to the licensee,
			 its employees, patrons, or the state shall be considered a confidential
			 information breach.
(12)
			 "Consumables" means objects such as dice or playing cards used in live online
			 casino games.
(13) "Core function"
			 means any function related to the placement, recording, and resolution of
			 wagers, or any other function or feature that affects the security,
			 confidentiality, integrity, availability, or record keeping of the electronic
			 wagering platform.
(14) "Critical
			 component" has the same meaning as provided in section 12-858 of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes.
(15)
			 "Department" has the same meaning as provided in section 12-850 of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes.
(16)
			 "Disaster recovery plan" means a plan that provides for a back-up site,
			 detailing the computer systems, communications equipment, power supply,
			 security procedures, recovery procedures, and time schedules for the recovery
			 and continuation of the electronic wagering platform operation.
(17) "Document" means all records, including
			 without limitation any writing, drawing, graph, chart, photograph, sound
			 recording, video recording, image, code, algorithms, code repositories, audit
			 logs, and other data or data compilation, stored in any medium from which
			 information can be obtained either directly or, if necessary, after translation
			 into a reasonably usable form. A draft or nonidentical copy is a separate
			 document within the meaning of this term. The term "documents" expressly
			 includes electronically stored information including, but not limited to,
			 electronic mail, text messages, Microsoft Teams messages, Zoom chats, instant
			 messaging, and Slack communications.
(18) "Dormant account" means an internet
			 gaming account, which has had no patron initiated activity for a period of
			 three years.
(19) "Drawing" means
			 the process whereby winning numbers or symbols in a keno or lottery game are
			 conclusively determined.
(20)
			 "Drawing device" means an instrument approved by the department for conducting
			 an electronically generated drawing.
(21) "Electronic wagering platform" has the
			 same meaning as provided in section 12-850 of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes.
(22) "Entry fee" has the
			 same meaning as provided in section 12-850 of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes.
(23) "Excluded person"
			 means any individual who has voluntarily placed himself or herself in the
			 voluntary self-exclusion database and who is prohibited from establishing an
			 internet gaming account or participating in wagering on internet games or
			 retail sports wagering.
(24)
			 "Fantasy contest" has the same meaning as provided in section 12-850 of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes.
(25)
			 "Gaming" means offering internet games and retail sports wagering.
(26) "Gaming entity licensee" means a master
			 wagering licensee and a licensed online gaming operator, online gaming service
			 provider and sports wagering retailer.
(27) "Gaming equipment" means any component
			 of an electronic wagering platform or any equipment used to operate internet
			 games.
(28) "Geolocation system"
			 means the processes used to reasonably detect the physical real-world
			 geographic location of an individual.
(29) "Gross receipts" has the same meaning as
			 provided in section 12-868 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(30) "Hardware" means all equipment, devices
			 and peripherals, including, but not limited to, computers and computer
			 components.
(31) "House-banked
			 internet game" means any internet game of chance that is played with the house
			 as a participant in the game, where the house takes on all players, collects
			 from all losers, and pays all winners, and the house can win.
(32) "House rules" means the terms and
			 conditions for sports wagering.
(33) "Incident" means a statutory,
			 regulatory, or criminal violation or allegation of a violation and any
			 irregularity that affects a gaming entity licensee or electronic wagering
			 platform.
(34) "Independent audit"
			 means an audit of records, policies, and procedures by a certified public
			 accountant consistent with the standards accepted by the American Institute of
			 Certified Public Accountants or a successor organization.
(35) "Interactive online game" means online
			 casino gaming and online sports wagering.
(36) "Internal controls" means the written
			 system of administrative and accounting processes and procedures implemented or
			 anticipated to be implemented at a master wagering licensee or online gaming
			 operator that are designed to ensure compliance with the act and sections
			 12-865-1 to 12-865-34, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State
			 Agencies, including, but not limited to:
(A)
			 financial reporting,
(B)
			 effectiveness and security of operations,
(C) "know your customer" procedures,
			 and
(D) deterring fraud and
			 anti-money laundering.