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 12-865-6 - Online Gaming Service Provider Requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No
			 person shall act as an online gaming service provider without a license issued
			 by the department under the act.
(b) No person shall be licensed as an online
			 gaming service provider unless the person is doing business with a master
			 wagering licensee, an online gaming operator, online gaming service provider,
			 or a retail sports wagering licensee.
(c) Business entities that are required to be
			 licensed in accordance with this section shall include the following unless
			 determined by the department to have a de minimis impact on the integrity of
			 internet games, retail sports wagering or gaming: manufacturers of gaming
			 equipment, or software integral to internet games and retail sports wagering;
			 suppliers or distributors of gaming equipment and software integral to gaming
			 or internet games; servicers and repairers of electronic wagering platforms;
			 suppliers of security services; geolocation services; age and identity
			 verification; payment processors; vendors who monitor and audit electronic
			 wagering platforms; and business entities providing other services including,
			 but not limited to, operating live online casino games, testing of internet
			 games and the electronic wagering platform and determining what wagers to
			 accept or the betting lines or odds to be offered for a wager for an internet
			 game. In addition to other provisions of this subsection, the department may
			 require additional business entities to be licensed if such business provides
			 goods or services utilized in, or incidental to internet games or retail sports
			 wagering that are integral to the public confidence, credibility, or integrity
			 of the gaming industry in this state.
(d) An online gaming service provider
			 applicant shall apply on a form and in a manner prescribed by the department.
			 The department shall permit applicants with comparable credentials in another
			 state that has substantially similar license requirements to apply for
			 reciprocal licensing based on the applicant's status as a licensee in good
			 standing in such other state. If the department issues an online gaming service
			 provider license to an applicant based on reciprocity, the applicant shall
			 provide all information required of a non-reciprocal initial applicant no later
			 than three months prior to the renewal date when such license
			 expires.
(e) An online gaming
			 service provider applicant shall supply in its application information
			 sufficient to demonstrate to the department the good character, fitness, and
			 financial stability of the applicant, which at a minimum shall include:
(1) The names of all master wagering
			 licensees, licensed online gaming operators or licensed sports wagering
			 retailers with whom the applicant has contracted;
(2) The name and location of the applicant's
			 business; the applicant's federal tax identification number, Connecticut tax
			 registration number, and, where applicable, social security number;
(3) The nature of the applicant's
			 business;
(4) The names, contact
			 information and dates of birth of owners, and key employees, as required by the
			 commissioner;
(5) An explanation of
			 any criminal conviction, other than minor traffic offenses, of the applicant
			 and any of its owners, or key employees;
(6) Consent to conduct a credit history and
			 criminal background check;
(7) An
			 explanation of any tax disputes or delinquencies involving taxes owed to the
			 state by the applicant; disclosure of any pending action or fine against or,
			 suspension or revocation of any permit, license, registration, or authorization
			 issued by any state, federal or tribal authority, or authority in any other
			 state, of the applicant and any owner or key employee of the
			 applicant;
(8) The applicant's
			 interest, if any, in other entities offering internet games or retail sports
			 wagering that hold a credential in the state or another jurisdiction;
			 and
(9) Any additional information
			 required by the department to ensure that the applicant meets licensing
			 criteria.