AN ACT CONCERNING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION WITH RESPECT TO THE CONNECTICUT UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES ACT AND SPORTS WAGERING.

Summary

The legislation amends the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act to increase the maximum restitution a consumer can receive and to standardize record‑retention requirements. It also creates new criminal penalties for allowing under‑age participation in online gaming and sports wagering, and broadens the state’s cheating statute to include sports‑betting fraud. The changes give the Commissioner of Consumer Protection greater investigative powers and new enforcement tools.

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