(a) No sports wagering retailer shall provide services to the Connecticut Lottery Corporation under section 12-854 without a license from the department. A sports wagering retailer shall apply for a license on a form and in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. Such license shall be renewed annually. The initial application fee for a sports wagering retailer license shall be twenty thousand dollars and the annual renewal fee shall be twenty thousand dollars.
(b) The Connecticut Lottery Corporation, if licensed to operate retail sports wagering under section 12-853 , shall not be required to obtain a sports wagering retailer license.