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CT Lottery insists it’s closed a dark chapter and is ready for growth, online sales and sports betting

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas March 1, 2021 @ 5:00 amApril 1, 2022 @ 1:40 pm

Backed by Gov. Ned Lamont, the once-troubled CT Lottery has a shot at online sales — and possibly more.

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With Lamont bullish on gambling expansion, the odds improve

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas December 9, 2020 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:46 am

Talks over sports betting and online gaming come in an economic and political environment vastly changed since March.

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Speaker: Gaming issues, pot legalization likely to wait until 2019

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf April 10, 2018 @ 1:21 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:29 pm

House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz was skeptical Tuesday that the legislature would resolve any major gaming issues or the legalization of marijuana this spring.

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Keno’s repeal is no longer a sure bet in Connecticut

by MARK PAZNIOKAS and KEITH M. PHANEUF April 21, 2014 @ 5:40 amMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:19 pm

Keno, the unwanted child of Connecticut politics, vilified by gambling opponents and publicly defended by no major political figure, improbably remains alive as the General Assembly begins the last two weeks of the 2014 session.

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CT Lottery fights the odds, tries to save keno

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas February 28, 2014 @ 8:11 amMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:19 pm

In the oddly one-sided debate over whether to stop the Connecticut Lottery Corp. from launching keno, the Lottery seems to have finally found its voice, perhaps inspired by its old marketing slogan: “You can’t win, if you don’t play.”

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CT legislative leaders want to repeal Keno

by Keith M. Phaneuf and Jacqueline Rabe Thomas February 19, 2014 @ 1:07 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:17 pm

The majority leaders of the Connecticut General Assembly Wednesday said they support repealing Keno, a bingo-style gambling game that lawmakers approved last year when facing a deficit to generate new revenue.

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Connecticut bets on keno, maybe more slots

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas September 26, 2013 @ 12:00 amMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:12 pm

The Connecticut Lottery took a step Thursday toward bringing keno to bars, restaurants and other outlets next year, while legislators in Hartford began a study of the feasibility of introducing video slots to pari-mutuel facilities in Bridgeport, New Haven and Windsor Locks.

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