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ARTICLE · 17 DECEMBER 2013

Will Colorado Be The Next State For Internet Gaming?

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The Director of the Division of Gaming of the Colorado Department of Revenue requested an opinion from Colorado Attorney General John W. Suthers as to whether internet gaming could be implemented under current Colorado law.

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The Director of the Division of Gaming of the Colorado Department of Revenue requested an opinion from Colorado Attorney General John W. Suthers as to whether internet gaming could be implemented under current Colorado law.  Although Attorney General Suthers' opinion, dated December 13, concluded that an amendment to the Colorado Constitution would be necessary to authorize internet gaming, the Attorney General did not identify any other legal impediments to internet gaming in Colorado.  Thus, it is certainly possible that we may soon see Colorado as a player as US internet gambling expands incrementally on a state-by-state basis.

The Colorado legislature has been discussing an internet gaming bill, thus leading to the request for an opinion from the Attorney General.  The Attorney General construed the Colorado Constitution's authorization of limited gaming narrowly, opining that it extends to "traditional, casino-style gaming involving physically present patrons at

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