Colorado Divison of Gaming

The Ohio Casino Control Commission has the responsibility to ensure the integrity of casino gaming, sports gaming, skill-based amusement machines and fantasy contests by licensing, regulating, investigating and enforcing state laws.

To regulate all gaming activities under its jurisdiction in a manner which instills public confidence and trust that gaming activities are conducted honestly and free from criminal and corruptive elements; to ensure the integrity of individual gaming activities by the regulation of persons, practices, associations and activities within the gaming industry.

The Florida Gaming Control Commission is a five-member regulatory body that is responsible for exercising all regulatory and executive powers of the state with respect to gambling, including pari-mutuel wagering, cardrooms, slot machine facilities, oversight of gaming compacts, and other forms of gambling authorized by the State Constitution or law, excluding the state lottery.

The primary mission of the Wyoming Gaming Commission is the protection of the wagering public and the health, safety, and welfare of the participants in all lawful gaming and pari-mutuel activity.

The Wyoming Gaming Commission will maintain public confidence in the integrity of the gaming environment by operating in a fair and diligent manner and will be responsive, proactive and known for our expertise, efficiency and professionalism, while responding effectively to the evolving gaming industry. 

The Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission is the state agency empowered by the Kansas Expanded Lottery Act and the Kansas Pari-mutuel Racing Act to regulate state owned casinos and pari-mutuel racetracks in Kansas. The commission is comprised of 5 member appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate for staggered four-year terms. For more information about the Commissioners, click here.  Commission meetings are held monthly to conduct business related to gaming in Kansas.  These meetings are open to the public; meeting notices, agendas and minutes are posted on the agency’s website.  The day to day operations of the agency are administered by an executive director who is also appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.  Currently, the staff of the agency perform a number of regulatory duties primarily associated with state-owned casinos, including: audit and electronic security, licensing and security, and responsible gambling compliance. In addition, the KRGC serves as the coordinating agency for illegal gambling complaints in Kansas, and seeks to educate citizens regarding the gambling laws of Kansas.

West Virginia voters approved the Lottery Amendment to the State Constitution on November 6, 1984 by a vote of 67% for the amendment. The West Virginia Legislature passed the Lottery Act in April of 1985 and it was signed into law that May by Governor Arch A. Moore, Jr.

West Virginia’s first instant tickets were sold on January 9, 1986 and more than 1.5 million tickets were sold on that first day. The West Virginia Lottery’s first and only instant game at that time was “West Virginia Jackpot,” and it carried a top prize of $5,000. By year end, the Lottery closed FY 1985-86 with sales of more than $53 million with West Virginia’s General Revenue Fund receiving $20 million of that total.

Today, the West Virginia Lottery produces sales of more than $1.1 billion annually and generates more than $520 million a year for the people of West Virginia. Since its inception, the Lottery has generated more than $9 billion in proceeds that have helped public education, senior services and the state’s tourism industry. West Virginia Lottery players have also won more than $3 Billion in prizes.

West Virginia Lottery proceeds have a direct impact on the quality of life of all West Virginians. The West Virginia Legislature uses lottery proceeds to help improve public education at every level from K through 12 to higher education through support of the School Building Authority, the West Virginia Department of Education, the Higher Education Policy Commission, education improvement bonds and the PROMISE Scholarship Program. Lottery proceeds also help the West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services provide nutrition programs, in-home care services and many other programs and services for West Virginia’s senior citizens. Lottery proceeds also go toward enhancing the State’s growing tourism industry and improving West Virginia’s State Parks.

The Lottery sells more than 40 different instant games a year, offers the popular in-state online drawing games of Keno Go, Daily 3, Daily 4, and Cash 25, offers the Multi-State Lottery games of Powerball®, Mega Millions® and Lotto America®, regulates sports wagering, i-gaming, limited video lottery, and regulates video lottery and table games at the state’s four racetrack casinos and the Greenbrier Resort.

The mission of the Arkansas State Racing Commission is to regulate thoroughbred and greyhound racing in the State of Arkansas, as provided in the enabling legislation; whereby, the best interests of the State and its citizens are preserved and protected.

The State of Maine Gambling Control Unit is a bureau within the Department of Public Safety. This Unit provides support to a five-member Gambling Control Board appointed by the Governor. The Board is charged with the regulation, supervision and general control over the ownership and operations of slot machine and table games in casinos and  the operation of advance deposit wagering in the state as authorized by Maine Revised Statutes, Title 8, Chapter 31.

Currently, there are two casino facilities located in the City of Bangor, at the Hollywood Casino and the Town of Oxford at the Oxford Casino. Penn ADW LLC was the single awardee of the license to accept wagers on horse racing in and out of the state of Maine for its residence.

The Gambling Control Unit is charged separately from the Board with regulatory oversight of charitable gaming which includes games of chance, card games, beano and bingo by eligible organizations under Title 17, Chapters 13-A and 62.

The Executive Director is charged separately with regulatory oversight of Fantasy Contests under Title 8, Chapter 33.

The Executive Director serves both the Gambling Control Unit and the Board. The Director provides leadership, oversight, and administration of the three functional areas. These functional areas include Licensing, Auditing, and Inspections. Each area focuses on a different aspect of regulation within the gambling industry. Specific responsibilities include budget planning, revenue distribution, rule promulgation, policy and staff development, legislative analysis, individual and business licensing, and enforcement of administrative actions.

Our mission is to provide efficient, effective, and consistent regulation of authorized gaming in the State of Maine.

The 1955 Legislature created the Gaming Control Board (“Board”) within the Nevada Tax Commission, whose purpose was to inaugurate a policy to eliminate the undesirable elements in Nevada gaming and to provide regulations for the licensing and the operation of gaming. The Board was also to establish rules and regulations for all tax reports to be submitted to the state by gaming licensees.

The Board consists of three full-time members appointed by the Governor for four-year terms, with one member acting as Chairman, and is responsible for regulating all aspects of Nevada’s gaming industry.

The primary purpose of the Board is to protect the stability of the gaming industry through investigations, licensing, and enforcement of laws and regulations; to ensure the collection of gaming taxes and fees an essential source of state revenue; and to maintain public confidence in gaming. The Board implements policy enforcing State laws and regulations governing gaming through six divisions (Administration, Audit, Enforcement, Investigations, Tax and License and Technology).

Our gaming regulatory framework has developed a reputation around the globe as the leader through its 80 year history and long standing contributions of legislative and government leaders, gaming commissioners, board members and dedicated employees. This reputation has been greatly enhanced by the contributions of gaming lawyers, accountants, advisors and members of the academic community who have challenged our system with continued new ideas.

Our reputation has been built on a philosophy that gaming, when properly regulated, can thrive and be an important contribution to the economic welfare of our state. Our agency’s reputation has been built around a philosophy of consistent legal, ethical and fair-minded practices and actions. Our reputation has also been established through highly rigorous standards for licensing, suitability and operation. Maintaining a balance between rigorous standards for the industry and the kind of flexibility that permits innovation and prudent expansion is an overarching goal that guides not only our day to day decision making, but also our consideration of changes to regulations and statutes.

Mission and Principles

Mission:

The Nevada Gaming Commission and the Nevada Gaming Control Board govern Nevada’s gaming industry through strict regulation of all persons, locations, practices, associations and related activities. We protect the integrity and stability of the industry through our investigative and licensing practices, and we enforce laws and regulations, while holding gaming licensees to high standards. Through these practices, we are able to ensure the proper collection of taxes and fees that are an essential source of revenue for Nevada.

Guiding Principles:

1. In all decisions and in the performance of our jobs, our highest priority is our duty to protect the citizens of Nevada and visitors to our state by ensuring the interests of the agency, any employee or any licensee are not placed above our duty to our citizens and visitors.
2. We act with a high degree of integrity, honesty and respect in carrying out our duties and in our interactions with our stakeholders.
3. We are committed to protecting the confidentiality of all information entrusted to us by applicants, licensees and other stakeholders.
4. Our objectivity, independence and impartiality are beyond reproach. We avoid all personal or professional circumstances or conflicts that would call these into question.
5. Our processes ensure that actions, decisions and policies are consistently applied and do not result in advantages or disadvantages to any party to the detriment of another.
6. Our investigations, audits and tests, while comprehensive, are objective and fair-minded. Written reports of such actions are made with a high degree of care with special attention to accuracy.
7. We carry out our duties in a rigorous and thorough manner and utilize the resources provided to us wisely and only for the legitimate purposes of the agency.
8. We continuously challenge ourselves to improve the practices and processes of the agency to keep pace with the industry’s change, growth and innovation and our legislative mandates.
9. We continuously improve our public communication and public access to provide guidance and assistance to those we hold accountable for compliance.
10. We foster and maintain cooperative relationships with other governmental bodies, domestic and foreign, and our professionalism and competence bolsters our reputation as world class participants in gaming regulation.
11. Our professional work environment is demanding and respects the individual differences of our employees. We set a high standard for hiring and advance employees based on demonstrated achievement.

The Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) was established through the passage of House Bill Number 310 by the House of Representatives 145^th General Assembly. The Division, under the supervision of the Secretary of Safety and Homeland Security, exercises exclusive jurisdiction for the criminal offenses relating to gaming that occur in a licensed video lottery facility, or which relate the operation of the Delaware Lottery.

The DGE also investigates the background, qualifications and suitability of each applicant who requires licensing by the Delaware Lottery and seeks to exclude persons whose presence is inimical to the interest of the Delaware Lottery through the creation of a list of excluded persons.

In addition, the DGE provides assistance to the Delaware Lottery in the consideration, promulgation and application of its rules and regulations and performs other duties necessary to maintain public confidence and trust in the credibility and integrity of lottery operations, agents and employees.

The Board’s scheduled public meetings will be held at its Detroit office located in the Cadillac Place at 3062 West Grand Boulevard, Suite L-700, Detroit, MI 48202. The meetings will begin at 9:30 a.m. with the staff briefing, followed immediately by the regular agenda items.

The purpose of both the staff briefing and Board meeting is to conduct Board business regarding the implementation, administration and enforcement of the provisions of the Michigan Gaming Control & Revenue Act, as amended, Public Act 69 of 1997, MCL 432.201, et seq (“The Act”) relating to the licensing, regulation and conduct of casino gaming in the City of Detroit.

Authorized by the General Assembly, the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency was formed as the State Lottery Agency by constitutional amendment in 1972 (Chapter 365, Acts of 1972, ratified November 7, 1972). The Agency began operation on January 2, 1973, and by April 1973 began selling lottery tickets and awarding prizes. In October 2012, it reformed under its present name with added responsibilities as regulator of casinos in Maryland (Chapter 1, Acts of 2012, 2nd Special Session).

The Maryland Lottery and gambling casinos in the State are overseen by the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency (Code State Government Article, secs. 9-101 through 9-125; & 9-1A-01 through 9-1A-34). The Agency also regulates sports wagering and on-line fantasy competitions (Code State Government Article, secs. 9-1E-01 through 9-1E-16, & 9-1D-01 through 9-1D-05).

The State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency operates the Maryland Lottery through a combination of employees and vendor services, and oversees casinos and sports wagering entities, which are privately held independent businesses. In addition, the Agency regulates a number of smaller ancillary gaming programs.

MARYLAND LOTTERY
Through the Maryland Lottery, lottery tickets are sold and cashed at licensed retail establishments throughout Maryland. These lottery agents are private businesses that receive commissions and fees to sell the games to the public. Transactions are conducted through terminals and self-service vending machines that are connected to a computerized real-time system.

Revenues from the Lottery are credited to the State Lottery Fund (Code State Government Article, secs. 9-118 through 9-120). Monies in the State Lottery Fund are deposited into the Maryland Stadium Facilities Fund, the Maryland Veterans Trust Fund, and the Baltimore City Public School Construction Financing Fund. The remaining monies are deposited into the State General Fund (Code State Government Article, sec. 9-120).

Lottery income is the State’s fourth-largest source of revenue, after income taxes, sales taxes, and corporate taxes. Approximately 60% of what the Lottery makes from ticket sales goes back to players in the form of prize money. Some 7% goes to retailer commissions, and 3% to operational expenses. The remaining 25% of revenues from the State Lottery are deposited in the General Fund of the State Treasury to support Maryand government programs, including those in education, public health, public safety and the environment. Detailed breakdowns by year are available at http://www.mdgaming.com

LOTTERY DRAWING GAMES

The State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency provides a variety of terminal-based games which include

Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5, Bonus Match 5, Cash4Life, Keno, Mega Millions, Multi-Match, Powerball, and

Racetrax. Subscriptions are offered for Cash4Life, Multi-Match, Mega-Millions and Powerball.

Drawing results are available at http://www.mdlottery.com, the Maryland Lottery’s mobile phone app, and the winning numbers phone line (410) 230-8830.

Cash4Life is a multi-state game with a top prize of $1,000 a day for life and a second-tier prize of $1,000 a week for life. Players select six number from two different fields: five numbers from a range of 1 to 60 and one Cash Ball number from a range of 1 to 4. Sold in 10 states, tickets cost $2. Drawings are held nightly in Trenton, New Jersey.

Daily Drawings. The Lottery holds twice-daily drawings for Pick 3 (a three-digit game, with prizes ranging from $25 to $500); Pick 4 (a four-digit game, with winners receiving between $100 and $5,000); and Pick 5 (a five-digit game, with winners receiving between $25 and $50,000). Bonus Match 5 (a pick of 5-of-39 game) drawings are also held daily, offering a top prize of $50,000.

Monitor Games include Keno and Racetrax. Keno is a monitor-style game with drawings held every four minutes. Players select up to 10 numbers from a field of 80 and match them to a computer-generated group of 20 numbers displayed on a Keno monitor. Prizes range from $2 to $100,000. Racetrax is a computer-animated horseracing simulation game. Players select horses numbered from 1 to 12 to win prizes ranging from $1.20 to $650,248. Drawings are held approximately every four minutes.

Mega Millions (formerly The Big Game) is a multi-state game with jackpots that start at $20 million. Players select six numbers from two different fields: five numbers from a range of 1 to 70 and one Mega Ball number from a range of 1 to 25. Winning numbers are drawn on Tuesday and Friday nights in Atlanta, Georgia. The game costs $2 to play. Forty-six states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands participate.

Multi-Match (formerly Lotto) is a lotto-style game. Players pick six numbers from a range of 1 to 43, and are given two more randomly generated sets of six numbers from that same range. Drawings are held on Monday and Thursday nights. The game offers a minimum jackpot of $500,000. Nine other prize levels range from $2 to $2,000. Multi-Match is played only in Maryland.

Powerball has been offered since January 31, 2010. Today, Maryland and forty-five other states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands participate in Powerball. Players select six numbers from two different fields: five numbers from a range of 1 to 69 and one Powerball number from a range of 1 to 26. Tickets are $2 and drawings are held Monday, Wednesday and Saturday nights in Tallahassee, Florida, for jackpots starting at $20 million.

FAST PLAY INSTANT GAMES
In 2020, the Lottery introduced Fast Play instant games, which are similar in style to scratch-off tickets, but are printed on-demand at the time of purchase by Lottery terminals and self-service vending machines. Prices range from $1 to $20. Some Fast Play games offer progressive jackpot prizes, which start at a base amount and increase with the sale of each ticket until a jackpot-winning ticket is sold.

LOTTERY INSTANT GAMES
The Lottery offers more than 50 pre-printed, scratch-off games at prices ranging from $1 to $30. Each scratch-off game launch includes thousands of winning tickets, with prizes of varying amounts, including top prizes as high as $2 million.

PRIZES
All Maryland Lottery retailers are authorized to redeem winning tickets with prizes of $600 or less. Winning tickets up to $5,000 can be redeemed at Expanded Cashing Authority Program (XCAP) retail locations. Maryland’s six licensed casinos are authorized to redeem winning Lottery tickets valued up to $25,000. Prizes larger than $25,000 must be claimed at the Lottery’s Claims Center in Baltimore, which is open by appointment only.

With Senate advice and consent, the Director of the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency is appointed by the Governor (Code State Government Article, sec. 9-106). With the approval of the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission and the Legislative Policy Committee of the General Assembly, the Agency’s Director may enter into agreements to operate multijurisdictional lotteries with any other political entity outside the State or outside the United States, or with a private licensee of a state or other nation (Chapter 449, Acts of 2002; Code State Government Article, sec. 9-111).

STATE LOTTERY & GAMING CONTROL COMMISSION

In 1973, the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission originated as the State Lottery Commission authorized by the General Assembly (Chapter 365, Acts of 1972). It reformed as the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission in 2012 (Chapter 1, Acts of 2012, 2nd Special Session).

The Commission serves as an advisory board to the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency. In November 2008, the Commission also was assigned responsibility for regulating the operation of video lottery terminals (slot machines) in Maryland (Chapter 4, Acts of 2007 Special Session; Code State Government Article, sec. 9-1A-04).

Lottery, casino and sports wagering operations, regulations, contracts, and licenses are overseen by the Commission. In conjunction with the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency, the Commission also is responsible for regulating table games, and the operations of the State’s video lottery terminals.

Commission members review and approve new or amended lottery, casino and sports wagering regulations before they are submitted for Legislative review. Agency contracts also are reviewed and approved by the Commission before submission to the Board of Public Works or the Department of General Services, In addition, the Commission reviews and approves licenses for casino and sports wagering operators, principal entities, manufacturers, contractors, and vendors and employees.

Further, since May 2021, the Commission has the added responsibility of generally overseeing the regulation of sports wagering and fantasy gaming competitions in the State (Chapter 356, Acts of 2021).

Seven members constitute the Commission. They are appointed to five-year terms by the Governor with Senate advice and consent. The Governor also appoints a liaison member from the Maryland Racing Commission as a member of the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission (Chapter 1, Acts of 2012 2nd Special Session). Annually, from among its members the Commission chooses the Chair (Code State Government Article, secs. 9-104 through 9-109).

The Commission is assisted by the Maryland Amusement Game Advisory Committee.

MARYLAND AMUSEMENT GAME ADVISORY COMMITTEE

In June 2014, the Maryland Amusement Game Advisory Committee was established by the General Assembly (Chapter 464, Acts of 2014).

The Committee advises the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission on the conduct and technical aspects of the amusement game industry, including recommendations for the legality of skill-based amusement games.

Seven members make up the Committee. Appointed by the Governor, six are voting members. The Director of the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency serves ex officio as a nonvoting member. The Governor names the Chair (Code Criminal Law Article, sec. 12-301.1).

The Gaming Regulatory Oversight Authority has been established to insure integrity and public confidence in gaming regulation and to oversee and assess the current regulation of gaming activities authorized pursuant to New Hampshire law and recommend the appropriate regulation of casino gambling in New Hampshire.

284-A:2 Functions and Duties of the Authority.

I. The functions and duties of the authority shall include the following: (a) Evaluate whether the current regulations and regulatory bodies for legal gaming in the state are adequate to operate in a manner that protects the public interest and allows the regulation of gaming to be conducted in an effective and efficient manner.

(b) Design the structure of the oversight agency necessary to regulate all lawful gaming and betting activity in the state, considering whether the state should continue the current divided structure or whether the state should adopt a unified and centralized gaming control authority.

(c) Review legislative proposals and recommend comprehensive statutory and regulatory provisions to enable and oversee casino gaming.

(d) Identify and draft appropriate laws and regulations for ensuring ongoing and stringent review and enforcement of current and proposed gaming operations, including:

(1) Appropriate provisions for investigating the qualifications of gaming license applicants;

(2) Procedures and criteria for issuing gaming licenses or gaming permits, including appropriate fees;

(3) Procedures and criteria for selection of licensees;

(4) Control of gaming technology and gaming devices; and

(5) Procedures for investigating and enforcing violations of any gaming laws or regulations.

(6) Process for sustaining ongoing charitable gaming resources to charities in New Hampshire.

(e) Identify, review, and propose necessary changes in the policies and practices of the lottery commission and the racing and charitable gaming commission to ensure the independence, integrity, and public accountability of the regulation of gaming in New Hampshire, including insulating the regulators from conflicts of interest.

II. In making its recommendations, the authority shall conduct a thorough review of gaming regulatory structure and regulation in other states, including but not limited to Maine, Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, and Nevada.

The goal of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is to be the premier gaming regulator in the United States, maintaining and enhancing public trust with honesty, integrity and credibility.

Mission Statement

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, guided by the Gaming Act and supported by a dedicated professional staff, will protect the interest of the public by ensuring the integrity of legalized gaming through the strict enforcement of the law and regulations, the licensing of qualified individuals and entities, and fulfilling the objectives of legalized gaming in the Commonwealth to deliver a significant source of revenue, assist the horse racing industry, provide broad economic opportunities and enhance tourism.

Organizational chart:

The Gaming Control Division is the law enforcement arm of the Indiana Gaming Commission. The Gaming Control Division was established during the 2007 legislative session and became operational on September 10, 2007.  The primary job of the Division is to investigate illegal gambling. However, the Gaming Control Officers have full police powers and can enforce all Indiana laws.

The Division has 16 officers.  The officers are certified by the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy. All of the current officers have at least eight years of law enforcement experience. They have also received specialized training in investigating illegal gambling.

The Division’s goal is to obtain voluntary compliance with the gambling laws through education. Enforcement efforts are also used to accomplish the mission of reducing illegal gambling.

The Division prioritizes investigations. The initial focus was on electronic gaming devices, often referred to as “Cherry Masters”, and as of January 1, 2015 a total of 6,000 illegal devices have been removed from operation by seizure and voluntary removal by distributors. Several illegal bookmaking operations and illegal poker establishments have also had enforcement action taken against them.

It is important to note that a business could lose its retail merchant’s certificate, alcohol beverage permit, tobacco sales certificate, and/or charity gaming license for a violation of gambling statutes. The Division uses a common sense approach in all facets of dealing with possible violations. As stated earlier, the goal is to have voluntary compliance and not necessarily make arrests.

To provide information on illegal gambling go to the Contact Us portion of the IGC Web page. Click on the Subject drop down and then Illegal Gambling Information. This information will be automatically routed to the Gaming Control Division. If you have any information that can help reduce illegal gambling or gaming crimes in Indiana you may call 1(866)610-TIPS(8477).  We will keep sources of information confidential.

iGaming Ontario (iGO) has worked with the Government of Ontario and the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) to establish a new online gaming market that helps protect consumers gambling through private gaming companies (Operators).

Ontario’s new igaming market has launched!

The Department of Charitable Gaming (DCG) provides a regulatory framework allowing charitable gaming to thrive as a viable fundraising mechanism. The department helps to ensure the productivity of charitable gaming through appropriate regulation, oversight and education.

The Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) is a law enforcement agency and the investigative arm of the casino regulatory system responsible for enforcing the Casino Control Act. DGE’s workforce consists of attorneys, investigators, and accountants, and is supported by New Jersey State Troopers and DCJ prosecutors. DGE investigates, issues reports and, when necessary, challenges the qualifications of individual and corporate applicants for casino and casino-related licenses; reviews and audits casino-hotel operations; investigates and prosecutes all casino-related crimes; and tests all casino slot machines, casino floor systems, and Internet gaming platform systems prior to use.

Offline legislation: Offline legislation at provincial level.

​The Mississippi Gaming Commission (MGC) was established to “ensure the integrity of the State of Mississippi and maintain the public confidence in the gaming industry.” This agency has and remains focused on this mission.

From the beginning, the MGC worked to establish a strong but fair regulatory environment in the midst of the “Mississippi Miracle” which transformed quiet Coastal and River counties into some of America’s premier gaming destinations.  Responding to disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, the Gulf Oil Spill, and the Mississippi River Flood of 2011 has seasoned and matured the agency.  Now as the agency looks to the future, the MGC is confident that our strong foundation and experience will allow us to remain one of the nation’s premier regulatory agencies.

With this foundation in place, welcome to the website of the MGC, where in just a few clicks you will find a wealth of information related to the regulation and protection of gaming in Mississippi.

In general, a type of gambling is illegal in Connecticut unless the law specifically allows it.  The Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) Gaming Division regulates all legal gambling in the state.  Federal, state and local law enforcement authorities are responsible for enforcing the laws pertaining to illegal gambling.It is illegal for a non-profit organization to conduct an event without an appropriate permit or a for-profit organization to operate without an appropriate license.

Regulatory Agencies

The Commission on Special Revenue introduced the lottery in Connecticut in 1972. The Division of Special Revenue (DOSR) operated the lottery until 1996 when the Connecticut Lottery Corporation (CLC), a quasi public state agency, was formed to conduct the lottery. DOSR regulated the CLC and all legal gaming until they merged with DCP, and became DCP’s Gaming Division which now has those responsibilities.

Non-Profit Organizations

Qualified non-profit organizations can raise funds from a variety of activities. Bingo was legalized in Connecticut in 1939. Bazaars and raffles were authorized in 1955 and sealed tickets in 1987. Beginning in 1972, non-profits could operate casino games during Las Vegas Night fundraisers, but that law was repealed in 2003.

As of January 2017, municipalities issue permits to non-profit organizations conducting these activities.

Types of Legal Gambling

In 1976, off-track betting started in Connecticut.It initially was run by the Division of Special Revenue and was sold in 1993 to Autotote Enterprises, Inc., which operates Connecticut OTB to this day.

Live greyhound racing began in Connecticut in 1976 with the opening of Plainfield Greyhound Park. In 1995, the former Bridgeport Jai Alai was converted to Shoreline Star Greyhound Park.

Jai alai is authorized by statute. Frontons in Bridgeport and Hartford opened in 1976 and the Milford fronton opened the next year. In 1995 Bridgeport Jai Alai closed and became a greyhound racetrack and Hartford Jai Alai closed and became an OTB provider.In 2001, the last fronton in Connecticut, Milford Jai Alai, closed.

Horse racing is also authorized by statute, but no horse track has operated in Connecticut.

Foxwoods Resort Casino was opened by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe in 1992. The Mohegan Tribe opened Mohegan Sun four years later. Each casino is authorized to offer any game of chance that is legal under state law (the Las Vegas Night laws were in force when each casino first opened). Each tribe and the state of Connecticut have entered into memoranda of understanding to allow video facsimile machines to be operated at the casinos.