/tags/gambling Gambling en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 29 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT /regional-news/2023-05-29/sports-betting-boom-rippling-across-mountain-west-states-since-legalization Five years ago, sports betting was limited mainly to Nevada. Now, you can bet in more than half of the country, including several other states in the Mountain West, and business is booming. Mon, 29 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT /regional-news/2023-05-29/sports-betting-boom-rippling-across-mountain-west-states-since-legalization Kaleb Roedel /show/kuncs-colorado-edition/2020-02-06/theres-a-lot-left-to-do-before-sports-betting-begins-in-colorado-in-may Last November, Coloradans voted to legalize sports betting by passing Proposition DD.Under the new law, sports betting will begin in May this year, and… Fri, 07 Feb 2020 00:14:26 GMT /show/kuncs-colorado-edition/2020-02-06/theres-a-lot-left-to-do-before-sports-betting-begins-in-colorado-in-may Colorado Edition /politics/2019-10-16/to-fund-water-plan-colorado-lawmakers-want-to-gamble-on-sports-betting Music is blaring and grills are firing up at a parking lot awash in navy blue and orange outside Empower Field at Mile High Stadium in Denver.Todd… Wed, 16 Oct 2019 21:08:08 GMT /politics/2019-10-16/to-fund-water-plan-colorado-lawmakers-want-to-gamble-on-sports-betting Luke Runyon /arts-life/2018-06-08/fey-brothers-are-betting-on-central-city-as-colorados-next-arts-hub It might seem like a gamble, but brothers Tyler and Jeremy Fey are betting that Central City is ready to become an arts hub.A tourist town in the 1970s… Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:07:44 GMT /arts-life/2018-06-08/fey-brothers-are-betting-on-central-city-as-colorados-next-arts-hub Stacy Nick /politics/2016-04-08/will-colorado-be-the-next-state-to-take-a-swing-at-daily-fantasy-sports Colorado is debating whether to form an office of fantasy sports — to regulate and create rules around pay-for-play fantasy leagues. The industry… Fri, 08 Apr 2016 23:28:44 GMT /politics/2016-04-08/will-colorado-be-the-next-state-to-take-a-swing-at-daily-fantasy-sports Bente Birkeland /2015-10-28/states-should-get-into-the-sports-gambling-game Commentator Frank Deford takes a close look at fantasy sports and concludes the profits to be made there are very real. Wed, 28 Oct 2015 08:34:09 GMT /2015-10-28/states-should-get-into-the-sports-gambling-game Frank Deford /politics/2014-10-20/amendment-68-should-gambling-be-expanded-and-taxed-for-education-funding While much of the attention the 2014 election season has been focused on Colorado's Senate and gubernatorial races, voters will also be deciding the fates… Mon, 20 Oct 2014 13:02:51 GMT /politics/2014-10-20/amendment-68-should-gambling-be-expanded-and-taxed-for-education-funding Bente Birkeland /npr-news/2014-08-18/casinos-worry-as-more-navajo-communities-go-smoke-free Dozens of Navajo communities have passed resolutions banning smoking in government buildings and workplaces this year. But some casino operators worry the measures will drive customers away. Mon, 18 Aug 2014 07:49:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-08-18/casinos-worry-as-more-navajo-communities-go-smoke-free Carrie Jung /politics/2013-10-04/around-the-nation-pot-gambling-and-gmos-on-the-election-ballot In Colorado, voters will consider a huge tax hike on newly legal marijuana. New Yorkers could expand gambling. And Washington voters are in the midst of a… Fri, 04 Oct 2013 13:30:08 GMT /politics/2013-10-04/around-the-nation-pot-gambling-and-gmos-on-the-election-ballot Jake Grovum - Stateline /npr-news/2013-08-25/quitting-your-job-for-fantasy-football Drew Dinkmeyer was an investment analyst. Pretty steady job, right? He left that job - in this economic climate - to become a full-time fantasy sports player. Sun, 25 Aug 2013 21:09:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-08-25/quitting-your-job-for-fantasy-football