Lottery advertising and promotions

# (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 photograph of any person who redeems a winning lottery ticket on the corporation's Internet web site without the prior written consent of such person.

# (e)

If a person who redeems a winning lottery ticket requests to be excluded from the list of winners published on the corporation's Internet web site, the corporation shall remove such person's name from such list not later than five days after receiving such request. (P.A. 96-212, S. 15, 32; P.A. 99-173, S. 57, 65; P.A. 21-63, S. 1; P.A. 22-120, S. 2.) History: P.A. 96-212 effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 99-173 added new Subsec.

(c) re implementation of code of standards, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 21-63 added Subsec.

(d) re publication of photograph on Internet web site, added Subsec.

(e) re list of winners on Internet web site and made technical changes in Subsec. (b)(1), effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 22-120 amended Subsec. (a) by adding “and 12-850 to 12-872, inclusive,”, “specific” and provision re written digital or print advertising and substantially revised Subsec. (b), effective July 1, 2022. (Return to ChapterTable of Contents) (Return toList of Chapters) (Return toList of Titles)