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Consumer protection chief backs higher restitution cap, urges gaming-law update to cover online rigging
Summary
Connecticut's consumer protection commissioner told the Judiciary Committee that increasing the restitution cap under the Unfair Trade Practices Act and amending gaming statutes to cover online manipulation would help consumers recover losses and deter cheating as sports wagering expands.
Connecticut's commissioner of consumer protection told the Judiciary Committee on March 4 that Senate Bill 296 would modernize enforcement tools by raising restitution caps under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act and by closing a gap in gaming law to cover online manipulation of sports wagers.
Brian Caffarelli said the current CUPA limit on administrative restitution is $10,000 and proposed raising…
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