Cathy Osten

STATE SENATOR

Cathy Osten

DEPUTY PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE

GETTING RESULTS

March 24, 2021

Statement of Senator Cathy Osten (D-Sprague) on the Committee Passage of Several Gaming-Related Bills


HARTFORD – State Senator Cathy Osten (D-Sprague), who is Vice-Chair of the legislature’s Public Safety and Security Committee, today praised the committee’s passage of four gaming-related bills and issued the following statement:

“Today was a big day for gaming legislation in Connecticut, and I want to thank all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, Democrats and Republicans, for their work in ensuring the success of these bills. These bills are about more than just jobs and businesses and revenue and the economy – they are also about Connecticut’s history and who we are as a people. I look forward to seeing these bills successfully pass the House and Senate and be signed into law this year,” Sen. Osten said.

The bills passed today by the Public Safety and Security Committee and sent to the floor of the House or Senate for further action include:

  • Senate Bill 146, AN ACT AUTHORIZING SPORTS WAGERING, ONLINE CASINO GAMING, ONLINE LOTTERY AND ONLINE KENO
  • Senate Bill 570, AN ACT AUTHORIZING A TRIBAL RESORT-CASINO IN BRIDGEPORT, SPORTS WAGERING, ONLINE CASINO GAMING AND ONLINE LOTTERY
  • House Bill 6451, AN ACT CONCERNING GAMING AGREEMENTS WITH THE MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT TRIBE AND THE MOHEGAN TRIBE OF INDIANS OF CONNECTICUT
  • House Bill 6512, AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER PROTECTIONS FOR SPORTS WAGERING