Author: Chris Nesi

Following an ESPN report about possible match-fixing in Ukrainian table tennis, several states including Colorado have suspended betting on matches. Colorado joins New Jersey, Nevada, and Indiana in disallowing wagers on Ukrainian table tennis matches until further notice. The suspension came after the Sports Wagering Integrity Monitoring Association alerted Colorado gaming authorities about potential betting […]

A lack of action by major sports leagues didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of Colorado gamblers, who wagered more than $25.5 million in the state’s first month of legal sports betting. For the period between May 1 and May 30, nearly $6.6 million of the state’s sports bets placed, or 25.7%, was wagered on table tennis. […]

DraftKings Sportsbook will open a temporary retail sportsbook at the Mardi Gras Casino in Black Hawk, the company announced Thursday, July 9. Casino visitors will be able to place their first bets at a DraftKings Sportsbook-branded window in Colorado beginning Friday, July 10. “As our partners at Mardi Gras Casino work to expand their current […]

Betsson has announced a Colorado partnership that will see the Swedish company open its first U.S. sportsbook in the state, the company announced Monday. Dostal Alley Saloon in Central City will be Betsson’s local partner, providing market access to launch its online sportsbook. The company says it plans to launch its sportsbook in early 2021, […]

It has officially been a week since Colorado casinos reopened after being closed for three months. Gamblers in Cripple Creek, Black Hawk, and Central City made their enthusiastic return, even though things looked very different. Colorado even made history by accepting the state’s first-ever legal sports bet at the Betfred sportsbook window at the Saratoga […]

Casinos in Gilpin County are open for business, but if you think you’ll be able to get around county-mandated safety protocols by sheer force of will, think again. I visited casinos in both cities today and I can tell you they are not messing around. All non-tribal Colorado casinos reopened this week after being closed […]

Call it one small bet for man, one giant leap for Colorado sports betting history. On Wednesday morning, June 17, as casinos in Black Hawk opened their doors to guests for the first time since March 17, the Betfred Sports sportsbook at Saratoga Casino accepted the historic first retail sports bet in the state at […]

Betfred USA Sports is set to make its mark in Colorado through a partnership with the Denver Broncos and Saratoga Casino in Black Hawk, the company announced Tuesday, June 16. Betfred’s sportsbook will open on June 17, the same day casinos in Black Hawk including its partner the Saratoga Casino will be reopening. Casinos in […]

As the NFL marches full-speed ahead towards the start of its season, the Denver Broncos and FanDuel Group have announced a multi-year partnership. It’s the first sports betting partnership announced for any NFL team since the league opened the category in May, as well as the first official sports betting partnership FanDuel has made with […]

Sky Ute Casino Resort in Ignacio, Colorado, which is owned and operated by the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, has announced the launch of a brand new Colorado sports betting app, Sky Ute SportsBook. The announcement is significant because it’s the first of Colorado’s tribal-owned casinos to launch its own sportsbook. Sky Ute Casino’s partner for […]