Connecticut General Statutes 12-818 – Funding for chronic gamblers treatment rehabilitation account
(a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Connecticut Lottery Corporation shall transfer two million three hundred thousand dollars of the revenue received from the sale of lottery tickets to the chronic gamblers treatment rehabilitation account created pursuant to section 17a-713.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 12-818
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
(b) In addition to the amount transferred pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the Connecticut Lottery Corporation shall transfer one million dollars of the revenue received from retail sports wagering, online sports wagering and fantasy contests to the chronic gamblers treatment rehabilitation account created pursuant to section 17a-713 in each fiscal year that the corporation is licensed to operate retail sports wagering, online sports wagering or fantasy contests pursuant to section 12-853. The corporation may reduce the amount pro rata in any fiscal year that the corporation did not operate such wagering or contests for the entirety of the fiscal year.