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How does a seemingly unconstitutional bill remain on the legislative agenda month after month without being killed? Chalk it up to the wonders of doublespeak.

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Colorado Gaming

10/12/2012

article Casinos — maybe a solution for Colorado Springs?
(Colorado) -- There’s a substantial, financially strong industry that would happily move to Colorado Springs. If invited to come, it would employ thousands of...

9/17/2012

article Colorado approves expansion of Galaxy gaming products in state casinos
(Colorado) -- Galaxy Gaming Inc., a Las Vegas-based developer and manufacturer of casino tables games and enhanced casino systems, announced Monday that it has received...

9/14/2012

article LETTER: Scott Bideau: Facts about the casino
(Colorado) -- To the editor: The proposed casino debate has focused on predictions of economic impact. I'd prefer to focus on the facts. Fact One: This casino will...

9/9/2012

article Kristopher L. Hammond: Build the casino for me
(Colorado) -- It is ironic that a Steamboat Olympian who has trained hard for decades is the pitchman for a casino that promises instant, effortless wealth.

9/8/2012

article Craig, Moffat County business owners sound off on Hayden casino
(Colorado) -- Simply uttering the word “casino” in some circles can conjure up images of sin, human degradation and the worst qualities of the general public.

9/1/2012

article Town leaders want casino
(Colorado) -- Craig residents say their community relies too much on farming and the oil and gas industry and a proposed casino would provide more jobs.

6/17/2012

article Noel: History lives in Central City
(Colorado) -- The Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission last month raised the tax rate on casinos by 5 percent, returning the rate to fiscal 2011 levels.

5/28/2012

article Regulators raise taxes for Colorado casinos
(Colorado) -- State gambling regulators have reversed tax breaks for casinos and raised the tax rates by about 5 percent, though casino owners wanted to keep the old...

5/25/2012

article Regulators raise casino taxes across Colorado
(Colorado) -- State gambling regulators have reversed controversial tax breaks for casinos and raised the tax rates by about 5 percent over the objections of casino...
article Regulators raise Colo. casino tax rates
(Colorado) -- Colorado gambling regulators have reversed controversial tax breaks for casinos and raised the tax rates by about 5 percent.

5/24/2012

article Colorado casinos lose tax cut that cost regulators their jobs
(Colorado) -- Colorado gambling regulators on Thursday raised the tax rate on casinos by 5 percent, effectively reversing a controversial tax break awarded to the...
article Colorado gaming commission raises casino taxes 5%
(Colorado) -- Taxes on casinos in the state’s three gaming towns will rise 5 percent on July 1, thanks to a unanimous decision by the Colorado Limited Gaming...
article Gaming Commission raises casino tax rate by 5 percent
(Colorado) -- Gaming regulators voted to return the casino tax rate to fiscal 2011 levels, eliminating the 5 percent cut that the previous panel awarded the industry...

5/15/2012

article Fitzgeralds Black Hawk casino sold for $28 million to N.Y. company
(Colorado) -- Fitzgeralds Black Hawkis being bought by Saratoga Harness Racing of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., for $28 million, Saratoga said Tuesday.
article Saratoga Harness buys Colorado casino
(Colorado) -- Saratoga Harness Racing Inc. has agreed to buy Fitzgeralds Casino–Black Hawk in Black Hawk, Colorado, for $28 million from The Majestic Star Casino....
article Saratoga Harness to buy Colorado casino for $28M
(Colorado) -- Saratoga Harness Racing Inc., which owners the Saratoga Casino and Raceway in Saratoga Springs, said Tuesday morning that it has agreed to buy Fitzgeralds...

4/30/2012

article Editorial: If it walks like a slot machine ...
(Colorado) -- How does a seemingly unconstitutional bill remain on the legislative agenda month after month without being killed? Chalk it up to the wonders of...

4/6/2012

article Colorado casinos want to write horse-track VLT ban into constitution
(Colorado) -- Colorado casinos, fearing the effects of a bill that would allow horse track owners to operate slot-machine-like video lottery terminals (VLTs), are...

4/4/2012

article Pueblo out of video lottery
(Colorado) -- Scratch Pueblo from the communities in the running for video lottery game terminals. Sponsors of a bill to authorize the video lottery games scaled back...
article Scaled-back video lottery bill advances
(Colorado) -- A bill to introduce video lottery terminals (VLTs) near three potential horse tracks across Colorado was scaled back Wednesday to allow the slot-machine-...

3/23/2012

article Casino being explored near YVRA
(Colorado) -- Steamboat Springs Olympian Johnny Spillane and four local business partners are exploring the viability of building a casino, hotel and entertainment venue...
article Casino Explored For Steamboat Springs
(Colorado) -- Several Steamboat Springs businessmen are considering recruiting a Native American tribe to help them build a casino, hotel and entertainment center near...

3/22/2012

article Casinos busier
(Colorado) -- Revenues at Colorado’s 40 casinos rose in February, up 2.5 percent from January and up 5.8 percent from a year earlier. Cripple Creek shared in the...

3/2/2012

article Teller sees threat in lottery terminals
(Colorado) -- To supporters of video lottery terminals, the devices are not slot machines. To opponents, they’re virtually identical. The argument is occurring as...

2/24/2012

article Video lottery bill gets mixed reviews
(Colorado) -- A proposal to fund community colleges and scholarships by placing video lottery machines at three locations in the state including Pueblo got mixed reviews...

2/14/2012

article Colorado Senate OKs gambling-tax comment measure
(Colorado) -- The Colorado state Senate on Tuesday gave unanimous approval to SB 115, sponsored by Sen. Pat Steadman, D-Denver.

10/24/2011

article Gaming commission considers change
(Colorado) -- With no decision this past week on the change in casino-taxing structure by Colorado’s Limited Gaming Control Commission, Teller County commissioner...

10/20/2011

article Colorado casinos argue against multi-site tax increase
(Colorado) -- Colorado casinos that have followed existing tax laws for 20 years would have to reduce employees or gaming devices and could be in jeopardy of violating...
article Colorado casinos tax break eyed
(Colorado) -- The Colorado limited gaming control commission is reviewing a loophole that allowed Colorado casinos to avoid nearly $5 million in taxes last year. Under...
article Gaming commission delays vote on casino tax loophole
(Colorado) -- Colorado's Limited Gaming Control Commission has delayed a vote on closing a casino tax loophole until next month.
article Regulators review loophole allowing casinos to pay less in Colorado taxes
(Colorado) -- Colorado gaming regulators examined a controversial licensing rule Thursday that they say allowed casinos to trim their state taxes by nearly $5 million in...

10/19/2011

article Colorado gambling tax revenue drops again
(Colorado) -- Gambling tax revenues fell 5.7 percent in September 2011 compared to September 2010, according to the Colorado Division of Gaming.

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