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Regulation of Fantasy Sports Contests (2016)

Subject

Gaming, Lottery, & Racing

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

04/14/2016

This memorandum provides an overview of the current legal status of fantasy sports contests and legislation related to fantasy sports contests currently being considered by states.

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Alcohol, Nicotine, Marijuana, Natural Medicine, & Gaming (2023)

The General Assembly considered a number of measures in 2023 regulating alcohol, nicotine, marijuana, and gaming.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

07/12/2023

Subjects:

Gaming, Lottery, & Racing

General Assembly

Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2022 Liquor, Nicotine, Marijuana, & Gaming Legislation

During the 2022 legislative session, the General Assembly passed numerous measures related to the liquor, nicotine, marijuana, and gaming industries.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

07/11/2022

Subjects:

Gaming, Lottery, & Racing

Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana

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State Revenue & Budget

Issue Briefs

Colorado Gaming Tax Revenue and Distributions (19-17)

In 1990, Colorado voters passed a constitutional amendment allowing limited gaming only in the cities of Central City, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek. Limited gaming is defined as “the use of slot machines and the card games of blackjack and poker, each game having a maximum single bet of five...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/22/2019

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Gaming, Lottery, & Racing

Issue Briefs

Authorization of Sports Betting (18-19)

In May 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court found in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association that the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (1992) violated the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution because it illegally empowered the federal government to order...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/13/2018

Subject:

Gaming, Lottery, & Racing

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Gaming Legislation (2018)

In 2018, the General Assembly considered bills regulating simulated gaming devices and slot machines, as well as funding for communities affected by gaming.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

07/13/2018

Subjects:

Gaming, Lottery, & Racing

Local Government

State Revenue & Budget

Issue Briefs

Gaming and Internet Sweepstakes (18-03)

Gambling is defined in Colorado law as “risking any money, credit, deposit, or other thing of value for gain contingent in whole or in part upon lot, chance, the operation of a gambling device, or the happening outcome of an event, including a sporting event, over which the person taking a risk...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

03/06/2018

Subject:

Gaming, Lottery, & Racing

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Department of Revenue 2017 Regulatory Agenda

Presented to the Joint Finance Committee at its January 5, 2017, meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/19/2017

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Gaming, Lottery, & Racing

Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana

State Revenue & Budget

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