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Casinos in Colorado Get Voter Backing in Poll
DENVER, COLORADO --
Despite heavy lobbying by anti-gambling factions, Colorado voters appear poised to grant casinos larger betting limits and more hours to operate. A poll co-sponsored by the Rocky Mountain News and the local CBS affiliate has found over two-thirds of voters will likely approve Amendment 50.
Amendment 50 would allow residents in the three Colorado gambling towns to vote to permit the casinos to stay open twenty-four hours a day, and raise the maximum bet allowed to $100. Craps and roulette would be added as games that could legally be played.
If the measure passes, three-quarters of the state revenue generated is earmarked for college-level education. The three areas in which Colorado permits gambling are Black Hawk, Central City and Cripple Creek.
Chad Hills, an uncredentialed gaming analyst for the religious fringe group Focus on the Family, had stated the organization's strong opposition to the prospective law changes. Local groups worried about social impact also protested.
But fifty percent of eligible voters said they would definitely approve the amendment, and only twenty-seven percent said they would not.
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