Tag: Central City
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ENDORSEMENT: Vote ‘no’ on high-stakes gambling
Colorado’s historic mountain mining towns aren’t supposed to be microcosmic versions of Las Vegas. Yet, once again, gambling profiteers think they should have no limits in making Colorado another mega gambling hub. Amendment 77 on November’s ballot asks voters to change Colorado statutes and the state Constitution to authorize voters in Cripple Creek, Central City…
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Documentary examines the short history of Colorado sports betting
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The short history of legalized sports betting in Colorado now has a short documentary to explain how the state put the online games in play. The 8-minute video, “Let’s Play: The Story of Colorado Sports Betting,” launched Monday. Watch it by clicking here. “Colorado is actually…
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Colorado ballot initiatives: what’s on and what’s still to come
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As of Monday, as many as 11 ballot measures are likely to appear on the November ballot. Seven have already been approved, including three from the General Assembly. Here’s the lineup: Senate Concurrent Resolution 001 seeks voter repeal of the Gallagher Amendment. Gallagher, adopted by voters…
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INSIGHTS | Betting on vice might be Colorado’s only way to win
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save I’m not a fan of gambling, even though I understand it very well. The road to good isn’t paved in vice, I believe that. I used to cover the industry and wrote a weekly column about how casinos operate, until my cynicism drove me out…
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Colorado gaming regulator prepares to award first round of sports betting licenses
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s gaming regulatory body is prepared to award the state’s very first licenses for sports betting. Last November, Colorado voters approved Proposition DD, which allowed retail sports betting to be legalized and taxed in the state. The ballot measure passed 51.4 to 48.6 percent, a 44,000 vote…
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What’s next for sports wagering in Colorado
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado voters narrowly approved a referendum Tuesday legalizing sports wagering. But when will you be able to place your first bet on the Avalanche, Broncos, Nuggets or Rockies? Proposition DD passed by more than 40,000 votes out of more than 1.5 million cast. The results…
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COVER STORY: Off-year election raises next-year questions for politicos
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s electorate gave political masterminds a lot to think about on Nov. 5, when voters rejected ponying up tax money for education and transportation, while approving money for water projects by passing a tax on sports gambling. • Tax measures passed on the local level…
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Buzzer beater: Prop DD narrowly passes to allow sports betting at casinos
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The numbers in the statewide measure Proposition DD swung back and forth Tuesday like the lead in a Final Four championship match. On Wednesday afternoon, the buzzer sounded. The Associated Press called the race in favor of the measure that would decriminalize sports betting to…
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ELECTION 2019: Roundup of Colorado ballot issues and races
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Voters across Colorado will decide two statewide measures in the election that ends Tuesday, and many of them will also elect municipal and school board officials, as well as vote on a range of local ballot questions ranging from taxes and debt to marijuana and…