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Brief Descriptions of Connecticut State Agencies
Division of Special Revenue
Agency Web page
| Statutory Authority
|Agency History
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Published histories/articles
| State Library Collections
| List of Commissioners
Statutory Authority
:
CGS Chpt. 54, 98, 226, 226b, 226c, and 229a.
1971, July 1, Commission on Special
Revenue established by P.A. 865. Commission initiates and administers
the
Connecticut State Lottery
1979, July 1, Commission on Special Revenue is replaced by a 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, the Connecticut State Lottery component of the Division of Special
Revenue becomes a quasi-public corporation. Name changed to
Connecticut Lottery Corporation, per P.A. 96-212.
Published Histories/Articles :
“25 Years of Gambling in Connecticut.” Hartford Courant, Feb. 24,
1997, p. A1.
Agency history at Division of Special Revenue Web page.
Archived Division of Special Revenue Web site, as harvested on 2007-03-13, by the Connecticut State Library, Connecticut Digital Archive.
Agency Documents
and Records 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. Commission on Special Revenue.
Connecticut. Gaming Policy Board.
Connecticut. Division of Special Revenue.
Annual Reports are located in :
Digest of Administrative Reports to the Governor. [CSL Call Number ConnDoc F40 d], and 2002-, the online version
List of Heads :
|
Name |
Years of Service |
| Executive Secretary | |
| Joseph B. Burns | 1972-1973 |
| John T. MacDonald | 1974-1976 |
| James M. Fitzgerald | 1977-1979 |
| Executive Director | |
| John G. Devine | 1980 |
| A.W. Oppenheimer | 1981-1986 |
| Orlando P. Ragazzi | 1987-1988 |
| William V. Hickey | 1989-1990 |
| Demetrious Louzitois, Sr. | 1991-1992 |
| Robert W. Werner | 1993 |
| John B. Meskill | 1994-1996 |
| George F. Wandrak (Acting) | 1997-1998 |
| Thomas Rotunda | 1999-2000 |
| Susan G. Townsley | 2001-2003 |
| Daniel Marchitello (Acting) | 2004 |
| Paul A. Young | 2005-Present |
Prepared by the Government Information and Reference Services Unit, page revised 8/2008.