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Brief Descriptions of Connecticut State Agencies

Connecticut Lottery Corporation

Agency Web page | Statutory Authority | Agency History |
Published histories/articles | State Library Collections | List of Commissioners

Agency Web page

Statutory Authority :
CGS sec. 12-800 through 12-834.

Agency History :

1971, P.A. 865 established the Commission on Special Revenue. The Commission initiates and administers the Connecticut State Lottery.
1979, July 1, Commission on Special Revenue is replaced by Gaming Policy Board and a Division of Special Revenue within the Dept. of Business Regulation, per P.A. 79-404.
1980, July 1, Gaming Policy Board and Division of Special Revenue begin operating under the Dept. of Revenue Services for administrative purposes only, following the abolition of the Dept. of Business Regulation, per P.A. 80-482.
1996, July 1, The State Lottery becomes a quasi-public corporation. Name changed to Connecticut Lottery Corporation per P.A. 96-212.

Published Histories/Articles :
 History on the agency web page.
“25 Years of Gambling in Connecticut.” Hartford Courant, Feb. 24, 1997, p. A1.

Agency Documents in the State Library Collections :
Check the State Library catalog, CONSULS, under these author headings for publications by the agency available in the State Library :           

                Connecticut Lottery Corporation.

Annual Reports are located in :

See entry for Division of Special Revenue in the Digest of Administrative Reports to the Governor [CSL Call Number ConnDoc F40 d], and 2002 -, the online version

State Archives Record Group :
Not available

List of Commissioners :
Not available

Prepared by the Government Information and Reference Services Unit, page revised 7/2008.