Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-814: Lottery advertising and promotions.
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- TITLE 12. TAXATION
- CHAPTER 229a. CONNECTICUT LOTTERY CORPORATION
(a) In each advertisement intended to promote the purchase of lottery tickets issued for games authorized under sections 12-563a, 12-800 to 12-818, inclusive, and 12-850 to 12-872, inclusive, the corporation shall include a prominent and clear statement of the average chances of winning per specific lottery ticket. A prominent and clear statement in any written digital or print advertising shall mean a type font no smaller than ten per cent of the largest font included in such advertisement, provided, for digital advertising posted in a physical retail location, the type font shall be no smaller than ten per cent of the largest font displayed that is applicable to the specific game to which the odds apply.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall apply to (1) digital or print advertisements including, but not limited to, social media, electronic mail communications, newspapers, magazines and brochures and on posters, (2) video advertisements, and (3) audio-only advertisements, except those that are less than thirty seconds for (A) the sale of tickets for lottery draw games through the Internet, an online service or a mobile application, or (B) keno through the Internet, an online service or a mobile application.
(c) On or before October 1, 1999, the corporation shall implement a code of standards for all advertisements and other activities intended to promote the purchase of lottery tickets for games authorized pursuant to this chapter. The code of standards shall include the requirement that no advertisement or promotion shall denigrate the character or conduct of nonlottery players or praise the character or conduct of lottery players.
(d) The corporation shall not publish the name or address of any person who redeems a winning lottery ticket, claims or is paid a winning wager from online sports wagering or retail sports wagering or is paid a prize from a fantasy contest, or publish the photograph of any person who redeems a winning lottery ticket, claims or is paid a winning wager from online sports wagering or retail sports wagering or is paid a prize from a fantasy contest, without the prior written consent of such person. The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to prohibit the corporation from disclosing any such name, address or photograph under the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200.
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