Colorado Casinos Oppose Racetrack Measure

Things may get interesting for Colorado casinos. The state’s only horse racing track isn’t the only group proposing ballot measures for voters to consider this fall. Last month, the owners of Arapaho Park horse racing track in Aurora filed six proposed ballot measures calling on Colorado voters to allow it to have up to 2.500 slot machines or video lottery terminals at its horse racing track in Arapaho County or where it offers parimutuel betting of those races in Mesa and Pueblo counties. To counter that, the casino industry has proposed a few measures of its own, all of which…

Colorado communities consider gaming to revive economies

The Gazette – If a fledgling Colorado group led by a Rhode Island company has its way, gambling in Colorado will expand to Arapahoe, Pueblo and Mesa counties. – Other moves are afoot to expand gaming on the Western Slope, and in Trinidad it’s getting consideration. – Already rising as a mecca for marijuana, the growth of limited stakes gambling could be the next big issue for Colorado voters to consider – possibly in November if a pair of initiatives make it onto the ballot. – One group that has been opposed to expanding gaming in Colorado is reconsidering. –…