Tag: colorado lottery
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Avenger celebrated with permit, award
Woodland Park celebrated two milestones concerning the Avenger Open Space on June 4. The first was being granted a special use permit from the National Forest Service to a 0.70 piece of property that will allow public access to Avenger. The permit finally allows all of the carefully placed dominos to fall. Woodland Park was…
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Bill to roll back Colorado lottery credit card purchases clears Senate committee in tight vote
A bill seeking to reverse the Colorado Lottery’s recent move to allow credit card purchases for tickets narrowly cleared its first legislative hurdle last week, advancing on a 5-4 vote after hours of debate over gambling addiction, consumer debt and the future of online lottery sales. But the measure — which the Senate Finance Committee…
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EDITORIAL: A bad bet for the Colorado Lottery
Since its authorization by voters in 1980, the Colorado Lottery has raked in over $4.5 billion in total proceeds for parks, trails, open space and school construction. And because no one is forced to play, it long has been deemed a win-win way to raise revenue. It beats asking the public to fork over more…
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Colorado legislators challenge lottery rules allowing credit card purchases
Back in November, legislators told the Colorado Lottery Commission to hold off on rules that would allow, for the first time, purchases of lottery products with credit cards. The commission went ahead anyway and approved those changes. And now lawmakers have responded with Senate Bill 117, introduced on Thursday, that would limit the purchase of…
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Winning $3.2 million lottery ticket sold in southern Colorado
Someone in Trinidad is one in 3.8 million. And will be taking home the state’s $3.2 million lottery jackpot. The Colorado Lottery announced Monday a winning ticket for the big prize. It sold Saturday at an Alta Convenience Shop located at 731 E. Main St., according to a news release Monday from the Colorado Lottery.…
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Colorado lottery commission OKs credit card purchases, online sales despite legislative pushback
Colorado’s lottery commission voted on Wednesday to permit credit card purchases of lottery tickets and to begin selling tickets directly to consumers. The decision may trigger a conflict with at least 25 members of the Colorado General Assembly, including most of its leaders. In a strongly worded letter, those lawmakers questioned the commission’s authority to…
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Colorado Lottery Commission proposes credit card sales, sparks controversy
The Colorado Lottery Commission is planning some rule changes that are already raising eyebrows at the state Capitol, including the prospect of allowing residents to use credit cards to purchase lottery tickets. Within the more than 100 pages of rule changes, most of which are intended to remove repetitive sections and cleanup, two proposed changes…
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Southeast Colorado Springs park 1 of 13 in state recognized for excellent use of Lottery funds
Panorama Park has won the 2024 Colorado Lottery Starburst Award and is now eligible to receive a People’s Choice Award.