Section 7-169h-25b - Sealed ticket game products manufacturer(a) Each applicant for registration as a sealed ticket game products manufacturer shall apply to the commissioner on such forms as the commissioner prescribes. A manufacturer's application shall be accompanied by an annual fee of five thousand dollars, payable to the State Treasurer. Each applicant for an initial sealed ticket game products manufacturer registration shall submit to state and national criminal history records checks conducted in accordance with section 29-17a of the Connecticut General Statutes before such registration may be issued.(b) No sealed ticket game products manufacturer shall sell any type of sealed ticket game products in this state that have not been approved by the commissioner.(c) A sealed ticket game products manufacturer shall not sell sealed tickets to any person in this state except a sealed ticket game products distributor registered with the department.(d) Tickets shall be produced to meet the standards on pull-tabs adopted by the North American Gaming Regulators Association, including, but not limited to, specifications on game construction, opacity, randomization, printing, cutting, and minimum information required on a ticket.(e) A sealed ticket game products manufacturer shall submit a mailer or flyer to the commissioner for approval of each sealed ticket game to be manufactured for distribution and sale in this state, which shall include an artwork representation of the game detailing (1) the name of the sealed ticket game, (2) a reproduction of a game ticket, (3) the price per ticket, (4) the number of winners per packet, (5) the total number of winners and total payout, (6) the winning ticket ratio, (7) the percentage retained by the permittee as gross profit for a fully sold game, which shall be at least ten percent of the resale value of tickets sold, (8) the percentage of the resale value of tickets to be awarded as prizes, which shall be at least forty- five percent, and (9) any other information the commissioner may reasonably require.(f) A sealed ticket game products manufacturer shall establish a process to track each packet of sealed tickets by serial number or form number from the manufacturer to the next point of sale and shall retain this information for thirty six months.(g) Defective tickets shall be addressed in accordance with procedures established by the commissioner. The commissioner reserves the right to suspend sealed ticket sales or remove a game from sale due to manufacturer defects.(h) Sealed ticket game products sales shall not be conducted under conditions other than as stated in the original application for a sealed ticket game products manufacturer registration unless an application to amend, prescribed by the commissioner, is filed with the commissioner and if the subject matter of the proposed amendment could lawfully and properly have been included in the original application and registration. After an investigation of the facts, the department may approve or disapprove the application to amend based upon the information provided in the application to amend.(i) No sealed ticket game products manufacturer shall sell sealed ticket game products to a sealed ticket game products distributor after any substantial change has come about in the sealed ticket game products manufacturer's status which is at variance with the facts contained in the original application for a sealed ticket games products manufacturer registration until an application to amend is filed with the commissioner. After an investigation, the department may, if the facts so warrant, revoke such manufacturer's registration in accordance with the provisions of Section 7-169h-26 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.(j) A sealed ticket game products manufacturer shall file a report or reports with the commissioner on a quarterly basis, during the months of January, April, July and October, in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. Each such report shall include (1) the name, address and registration number of the sealed ticket game products distributor to whom sealed tickets were sold, (2) the name of the game, serial numbers and form numbers for all games sold to a sealed ticket game products distributor, (3) the date of sale, and (4) any other information the commissioner may require.(k) The facilities of a sealed ticket game products manufacturer shall be subject to inspection by the commissioner or the commissioner's duly designated agent during normal business hours.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 7-169h-25b
Effective November 2, 2012