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With sports gambling still one of the hottest topics among state legislations, Connecticut is looking to join the fray as lawmakers can choose between two different bills, both of which would allow state tribes, and possibly others, to offer physical, as well as virtual, sportsbooks. One bill has been presented by the Connecticut’s Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security (JCPSS) chair, Joe Verrengia, which would allow retail and mobile wagers at the state’s two tribal casinos, as well as off-track betting facilities and venues that offer state lottery sales. The other bill, CT SB21, takes a slightly different approach. It would give exclusivity to the Mashantucket people, as well as to the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut. It limits the activity to tribal land, but includes language to allow both retail and online sportsbooks. If legislators can reach an agreement, the state is looking at an industry that could, according to some estimates, bring in as much as $20 million in annual revenue each year.

Congratulations to Derrick Morton, FlowPlay CEO and co-founder, for being appointed as chair to the American Cancer Society’s CEOs Against Cancer, Washington chapter. In his new role, Morton will drive chapter recruitment and work to unite fellow CEOs to change the course of cancer by leveraging the collective knowledge, power and resources of the ACS.

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