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The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic continues to send shockwaves through Colorado’s gaming industry, and now it’s put the skids on the planned acquisition of a Colorado casino. Saratoga Harness Racing, Inc. and American Gaming Group, LLC, the owner of Wildwood Casino in Cripple Creek, jointly decided to walk away from their acquisition agreement […]

Colorado casino town officials speaking at Thursday’s public meeting of the Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission shed some light on the impact state-mandated casino closures have had on their communities, with some expressing worry about the long-term economic impacts even after they’re allowed to reopen. Cripple Creek ‘Turned Into A Ghost Town’ “The closing of […]

While the country continues to deal with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, professional sports leagues are looking for a safe path to resume their seasons. The country’s top six sports leagues have announced plans that span from tentative to concrete with caveats that could alter dramatically if the country deals with a surge in […]

Although Phil Mickelson is an underdog in Sunday’s charity match against Tiger Woods, don’t tell him that winning is impossible. “I can’t wait to go to Tiger’s place and take him down,” Mickelson told Golfweek. Two years ago, the legends faced off in a pay-per-view event with Mickelson winning and pocketing $9 million. Phil and […]

International Game Technology (IGT) has announced a partnership with two Colorado casinos to launch its sports betting platform, PlaySports, to power retail and mobile sports betting in the state. “Colorado is shaping up to be one of the most compelling sports betting markets in the U.S., and a region where IGT is clearly demonstrating the […]

FoxBet Sportsbook is officially live in Colorado, launching its app at 10 a.m. local time on Tuesday, May 19. Its entry in the state closely follows the arrival of legal sports betting in Colorado, which went live on May 1. “Bronco Country and Colorado sports fans hold a special place in my heart and mind,” […]

bet365, the world’s largest online sports betting company, has finalized a partnership with Century Casinos, Inc. to bring its online sportsbook to Colorado. The pact marks the second such deal for Century Casinos in the state. Century Casinos owns two casino properties in Colorado bearing the same name, Century Casino & Hotel, in Cripple Creek […]

Such are the ongoing uncertainties surrounding COVID-19 that were we still in the print era, this article would be written in pencil with an eraser on standby. As the clamor grows for society to tread carefully back to something like normalcy, however, it does no harm, if only for the sake of morale-boosting, to see […]

As Colorado opened the doors to legal sports betting earlier this month, bettors were greeted with only a few events to wager on, but recent reports suggest that Major League Baseball and the NBA are drawing a roadmap for their eventual return. With NASCAR having announced a four race event beginning on May 17, Colorado […]

DraftKings reported solid revenue growth in its Q1 2020 earnings report Friday, seeing revenue shoot up by 30% in its first quarterly report since CO sports betting went live in the state on May 1. The Boston-headquartered company noted its expansion of new offerings for sports bettors in light of major sports leagues on hold, […]