(a) As used in this section and subsection (a) of section 30-91: (1) 'Casino' means the premises within which a gaming facility is operated with other facilities, including, but not limited to, restaurants, hotels, nightclubs, bingo halls or convention centers; and (2) 'gaming facility' means a room or rooms within which class III gaming, as defined in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 2701, et seq., or an authorized game, as defined in section 12-557b, is legally conducted.(b) A casino permit shall allow the retail sale of alcoholic liquor to be consumed on the premises of a casino.(c) A casino permit shall allow the manufacture, storage and bottling of beer to be consumed on the premises with or without the sale of food, provided the holder of a casino permit produces at least five thousand gallons of beer on the premises annually.(d) A casino permit shall allow the retail sale of alcoholic liquor by means of a guest bar located in hotel guest rooms provided such guest bar is: (1) Accessible only by key, magnetic card or similar device provided by the hotel to a registered guest twenty-one years of age or older; and (2) restocked no earlier than nine o'clock guest bar is: (1) Accessible only by key, magnetic card or similar device provided by the hotel to a registered guest twenty-one years of age or older; and (2) restocked no earlier than nine o'clock a.m. and no later than one o'clock a.m.(e) The annual fee for a casino permit shall be two thousand six hundred fifty dollars plus an additional one hundred dollars for each guest room containing a guest bar.(P.A. 00-192, S. 76, 102; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 365; P.A. 17-89, S. 13.)History: P.A. 00-192 effective May 26, 2000; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased fees in Subsec. (e); P.A. 17-89 amended Subsec. (a)(2) to redefine 'gaming facility', effective June 27, 2017.
Connecticut Legal Code
§ 30-37k
Connecticut Title 30 — Connecticut law
Source: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_545.htm#sec_30-37k· Version 2026