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.

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Ritter's gaming veto angers mountain residents

A Face the State Staff Report

April 28, 2009

Residents of Teller and Gilpin Counties are not happy with Gov. Bill Ritter’s first veto of the session. Nixed was Senate Bill 50, which would have required that one of the five members of the Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission come from either of the two counties. While Ritter said the bill created the “appearance of conflict,” one local activist is calling Ritter a hypocrite.

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6/20: Lighting up at casinos, legally

When is a casino really a cigar bar? And what does it matter, anyway?

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