{"id":9082,"date":"2025-05-09T03:20:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T03:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slategray-wallaby-310340.hostingersite.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/09\/connecticut-bill-advances-to-ban-sweepstakes-casinos-and-lottery-couriers\/"},"modified":"2025-05-09T03:20:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T03:20:40","slug":"connecticut-bill-advances-to-ban-sweepstakes-casinos-and-lottery-couriers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/09\/connecticut-bill-advances-to-ban-sweepstakes-casinos-and-lottery-couriers\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecticut Bill Advances to Ban Sweepstakes Casinos and Lottery Couriers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Connecticut lawmakers are moving forward with a bill that aims to tighten control over online gambling by banning sweepstakes casinos and lottery courier services. Senate Bill 1235 has passed several key committees and now heads to the full Senate for a vote ahead of the June 4 legislative deadline.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><strong>Good to know<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>SB 1235 would make operating a sweepstakes casino or lottery courier in Connecticut a Class D felony.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>The bill seeks to protect the state\u2019s licensed iGaming revenue and expand legal betting options.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>It would also open the door for Connecticut to join interstate gaming agreements.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Filed in February, SB 1235 is designed to eliminate gambling platforms that operate outside state control.<\/strong> These include sweepstakes casinos that use dual-currency systems\u2014offering virtual tokens that can be exchanged for cash\u2014and third-party services that buy and deliver lottery tickets for players. 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