Colorado Gaming Commission

Effective April 1, 2015 Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission Internal Control Minimum Procedures (ICMP) GENERAL – Page 2 1) A detailed organizational chart depicting appropriate segregation of functions. Sports Betting Colorado Business Gaming License Application COLORADO DIVISION OF GAMING 17301 W. Colfax Ave., Suite 135, Golden, CO 80401 (303) 205-1300 / (303) 205-1342 (fax). The Commission issues all licensure for casino vendors in the state of Colorado. As of July 2019, the Division of Gaming is in the process of updating the Colorado Limited Gaming Act. In 2018, Colorado casinos saw a total gross gaming revenue of $842.1 million. Casino operations employ over 9,236 people within the state.

Services & Benefits

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The CGA has proudly provided the following benefits to its member casinos and associates since 1994:

  • Successfully defeated several statewide initiatives to expand gambling in Colorado outside of the three towns of Central City, Black Hawk and Cripple Creek
  • Successful in defeating legislation over the last six years to expand gambling to the major metropolitan areas by placing slot-type devices at Front Range horse and dog tracks
  • Organized the first gubernatorial candidates forum to speak directly to gaming industry issues
  • Was successful in 1999 in obtaining an across-the-board gaming tax reduction from the Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission, resulting in a savings of over $14 million for all casinos
  • Developed the first gaming industry training and public awareness programs to address the important social issues of underage and problem gambling, including the support of state legislation to create funding to provide treatment services for persons with gambling-related problems
  • Education programs for casinos in the areas of employment issues, marketing, customer service, slot maintenance, and other topics by working with Front Range community colleges
  • An annual industry wage and benefits survey prepared in cooperation with Mountain States Employers Council
  • Quarterly membership meetings with guest speakers on industry issues
  • Newsletters and bulletins to keep members apprised of industry developments, including weekly legislative e-mails during the legislative session
  • Successfully fought an attempt by a Longmont-based developer to place a Native American casino development in Pueblo and near Denver International Airport
  • Continues to work with federal congressional and senate leaders to prohibit off-reservation gaming unless tribes have legitimate land claims to Colorado
  • Continuous statewide legislative advocacy on issues important to our casino members in the areas of air quality, expansion issues, regulatory matters and the future viability of commercial casinos in the face of lottery expansion, Native American interests, internet gaming, poker expansion, and other legislative issues
  • Works in cooperation with the Problem Gambling Coalition of Colorado to maintain the only statewide, confidential, voluntary program for gamblers who wish to self-exclude themselves from Colorado casinos due to their inability to gamble responsibly