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Slideshow: Big changes at Colorado's mountain casinos

A Face the State Staff Report

July 2, 2009

First dice throw - Black Hawk

Cheers erupted at Colorado's mountain casinos at 12:01 am Thursday as higher limits, new table games and 24-hour gaming became reality following passage of Amendment 50 last year. Voters in Black Hawk, Cripple Creek and Central City quickly thereafter voted to exercise their new constitutional options, bringing a flavor of Las Vegas to the high country.

Casinos ready to cash in?

June 30, 2009

Colorado's mountain casinos are poised to introduce new games and higher limits overnight Wednesday. Face The State will be on the scene covering (and perhaps participating in) the festivities; watch for our story Thursday. In anticipation of the change in law, we bring you this preview from Gene Davis at the Denver Daily News.

Colorado casinos are placing their bets that the gambling rule changes going into effect at 12:01 a.m. tomorrow will put an end to their bad fortune.

12/4: New gambling taxes

Voters will soon decide whether to allow expanded gambling in Colorado’s mountain casinos. But who really stands to benefit?

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Amendment 50: more cons than pros?

October 28, 2008

"Like many of the amendments crowding this year's ballot, the scheme to inject steroids in Colorado's gambling industry, better known as Amendment 50, has its pros and cons. But even its pros may turn out to be cons of one kind or another.

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Initiative campaigns' final pitch for your vote

A Face the State Staff Report

October 21, 2008
Mail-in ballots have been trickling back to County Clerks' offices, and early voting began Monday with record turnout. Face the State gave each of 10 remaining ballot initiatives the opportunity to write a short column explaining why voters should support or oppose each measure.

Amendment 50 is nothing more than compulsory charity

September 25, 2008

"Last week a Rocky Mountain News piece by the Editorial Board stated:

There’s a widely held political consensus in Colorado, one we essentially share, that new state revenues should largely flow to one of three priorities: higher education, transportation or health care.

This consensus is irresponsible, promotes unaccountable bureaucracies, and is unfair and intolerant."

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9/12: Two very different plans for higher ed

Two ballot initiatives, two campaigns saying they’ll generate more money for higher education. But only one plan raises taxes to do so.

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