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Colorado Sports Betting Handle Up Slightly in October, Tax Revenue Nearly Doubles
Colorado sports betting handle for October notched a negligible increase over September’s haul, but the monthly tax revenue for the month was the highest ever reported in the state’s sixth reported month of legal sports betting. The Colorado Department of Revenue’s Division of Gaming released the sports betting handle numbers for October on Monday, Nov. […]
Black Hawk, Central City Casino Table Games to Close Due to Covid Case Spike
Casinos in Gilpin County, which includes the mountain resort towns of Black Hawk and Central City, have been ordered to stop offering table games after a surge in COVID-19 cases put the county into the more restrictive “Yellow” level of incidence rates. The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) issued a notice to […]
DraftKings Sportsbook Offering Lines in Colorado for Halloween ‘Candy Bowl’ Eating Contest
Halloween is shaping up to be a smaller affair than usual this year due to the pandemic, but if there’s an opportunity on the calendar to gorge on candy with reckless abandon, count us in. DraftKings Sportsbook apparently feels the same way, so they’ve partnered with Major League Eating for the Candy Bowl, a Halloween-themed […]
Barstool Sportsbook Launching Nov. 5 at Ameristar Black Hawk
Ameristar Casino in Black Hawk is the biggest casino in all of Colorado, so its lack of a big-brand on-site sportsbook has been conspicuous. At least until today’s announcement on Twitter that Barstool Sportsbook would be opening for business at Ameristar Black Hawk on Nov. 5. Neither the launch nor the timing was really much […]
Boosted by Football, CO Sports Betting Handle Surges 61% in September, Topping $200M
Proceeds for Colorado sports betting revenue topped $200 million for the first time in September, a 61% increase over August’s take, the Colorado Limited Gaming Commission announced Friday, Oct. 23. It marks the fifth consecutive month of at least double-digit gains. The return of NFL football gave a big boost to the five-month-old market. In […]
Colorado Gaming Division Head Dan Hartman on the State’s Sports Betting Landscape
By any measure, Colorado sports betting has been a rousing success, taking in more than $250 million in wagers from May to August, even though US pro sports were on hiatus for more than half of that time. Revenue numbers have been strong as well, with Colorado taking more than $7 million in net proceeds […]
Colorado Sports Betting Handle Jumps 117% in August; 98.5% of Bets Placed Online
Move over ping-pong, it’s basketball, baseball, and hockey’s time to shine. With all major U.S. sports leagues back in action, and retail sportsbooks popping up all over the state, Colorado sports betting had its best monthly handle yet for August, the Colorado Limited Gaming Commission reported on Wednesday, Sept. 23. The total amount wagered on […]
SportsBetting.com Launches in Colorado
The appropriately named SportsBetting.com has launched its sportsbook in Colorado, the first U.S. market for the European sports betting and iGaming platform. Locally, SportsBetting.com and its parent company the Carousel Group is partnered with Johnny Nolon’s Casino in Cripple Creek. No app is available yet, but the website is fully up and running and taking […]
Teller County Asks to Reopen Table Games at Cripple Creek Casinos
Gilpin County casinos, including those in Black Hawk and Central City, reopened table games last week for the first time since the pandemic forced casinos to close in mid-March. Now, officials in Teller County, home of Cripple Creek‘s casinos, are seeking a variance from the state to do the same. Teller County’s Delicate Balance When […]
Gilpin County Casinos Reopen Table Games And Poker, With Some Changes
Black Hawk and Central City casino gamblers are once again free to hit, stand, or double down as table games in the county have been given the green light to open. They just might not be allowed to touch the cards. During the quarantine order, casinos in Gilpin County were ordered closed for three full […]