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Lamont Reelected To Second Term As CT Governor Lamont Reelected To Second Term As CT Governor
Lamont Reelected To Second Term As CT Governor Connecticut’s Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont will spend a second term in the governor’s mansion after defeating Republican Bob Stefanowski, ABC News projects.  Lamont was leading Stefanowski by five percentage points, 52 to 47 percent, as of 11:35 p.m. with 31 percent of the vote reporting. A former Greenwich selectman, Lamont first ran for Connecticut governor in 2010, but lost in the Democratic primary to former Stamford Mayor Dannel Malloy, who went on to win the general election. He ran again and defeated Stefanowski in 2018. Among his most noteworthy accomplishments in office,…
Lamont Reveals How Much CT Collected From Sports Betting, Online Gaming In October Lamont Reveals How Much CT Collected From Sports Betting, Online Gaming In October
Lamont Reveals How Much CT Collected From Sports Betting, Online Gaming In October In the first few weeks after Connecticut launched sports betting and online casino gaming, the state collected about $1.7 million. Between the soft launch on Tuesday, Oct. 12, through Sunday, Oct. 31, Connecticut collected about $513,000 from sports betting and $1.2 million from online casino gaming, Gov. Ned Lamont announced on Wednesday, Dec. 1. “This first revenue collection for our state reinforces the process and approach by my administration when it came to ensuring our sports betting and iCasino platforms worked seamlessly for consumers,” Lamont said in a statement.  “We worked…