Published March 01. 2021 2:39PM | Updated March 01. 2021 4:41PM
By MARK PAZNIOKAS. The Connecticut Mirror
Two years ago, the new chief executive of the Connecticut Lottery Corp. invited lawmakers and reporters to hear his vision of a gambling future in which CT Lottery could take bets on sports and make lottery games available online.
The pitch by Greg Smith seemed audacious for a quasi-public agency still haunted by a history of blunders and scandals that led to the departures of top officials, destabilizing its leadership and sowing doubts about its core competence and culture.
Now, in what would be a remarkable turnaround, CT Lottery has a chance at winning legislative authorization to make every smartphone and laptop a lottery retailer, a significant market expansion backed by the administration of Gov. Ned Lamont.
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