C.R.S. Section 44-30-1301
Definitions

  • local government limited gaming impact fund
  • rules
  • report
  • legislative declaration

(1)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

There is hereby created in the state treasury the local government limited gaming impact fund, and within the fund, there is created the limited gaming impact account and the gambling addiction account. The fund consists of money transferred to the fund pursuant to section 44-30-701 (2)(a)(III) and money appropriated to the fund by the general assembly. Of the money in the fund, ninety-eight percent shall be allocated to the limited gaming impact account and two percent shall be allocated to the gambling addiction account. Money in the limited gaming impact account shall be used to provide financial assistance to eligible local government entities for documented negative gaming impacts and to award grants for the provision of gambling addiction counseling, including prevention and education, to Colorado residents.

(b)

As used in this part 13, unless the context otherwise requires:

(I)

“Documented negative gaming impacts” means the documented expenses, costs, and other negative impacts that are incurred directly and are explicitly identifiable as a result of limited gaming permitted in the counties of Gilpin and Teller and on Indian lands. “Documented negative gaming impacts” includes the provision of gambling addiction counseling, including prevention and education, to Colorado residents.

(II)

“Eligible local governmental entity” means the following local governmental entities:

(A)

The counties of Boulder, Clear Creek, Grand, Jefferson, El Paso, Fremont, Park, Douglas, Gilpin, Teller, La Plata, Montezuma, and Archuleta;

(B)

Any municipality located within the boundaries of any county set forth in subsection (1)(b)(II)(A) of this section, except the city of Central, the city of Black Hawk, and the city of Cripple Creek, and except that neither the city of Woodland Park nor the city of Victor are eligible local governmental entities prior to July 1, 2002; and

(C)

Any special district providing emergency services within the boundaries of any county set forth in subsection (1)(b)(II)(A) of this section.

(III)

“Fund” means the local government limited gaming impact fund created in this section.

(IV)

“Negative impacts” means impacts that harm, damage, hurt, interfere with, or undermine the eligible local governmental entity, and include, but are not limited to:

(A)

Increased infrastructure costs to service the licensed gaming establishment; for example, road repair and utilities;

(B)

Increased service costs to service the licensed gaming establishment; for example, police services, fire services, and public transportation;

(C)

Decreased number of new businesses and revenue in businesses cannibalized by gaming at a licensed gaming establishment; for example, charitable gaming through bingo or scratch tickets, horse racing and associated horse breeding and training, and a wide range of other possible entertainment industries;

(D)

Decreased property values in areas proximate to a licensed gaming establishment;

(E)

Increased rates of gambling addiction, increased indices associated with gambling addiction, and increased costs of addressing the following issues: Increased rates of personal bankruptcy; increased rates of divorce, separation, and restraining orders; increased rates of child neglect and abuse; increased rates of mental health problems, self-harm, and suicide; increased rates of crime due to gambling addiction; decreased work productivity; increased treatment and prevention costs to treat problem gambling; and increased prevention costs to prevent problem gambling;

(F)

Increased rates of crime, policing, incarceration, and probation services facilitated by the presence of a licensed gaming establishment, including additional alcohol-related crime, money laundering, passing counterfeit, and attracting clientele with antisocial tendencies;

(G)

Decreased employment in industries cannibalized by a licensed gaming establishment;

(H)

Increased traffic and traffic accidents;

(I)

Increased noise; and

(J)

Increased socioeconomic inequality, as gambling tends to be regressive.

(V)

“Property values” means the sum of the actual value of all property, including the actual value of all tax-exempt property, as of December 31 of the prior year.
(2)(a)(I) After considering the recommendations of the local government limited gaming impact advisory committee created in section 44-30-1302, the money from the limited gaming impact account shall be distributed at the authority of the executive director of the department of local affairs to eligible local governmental entities upon their application for grants to finance planning, construction, and maintenance of public facilities and the provision of public services related to the documented negative gaming impacts; except that the grants must be prioritized:

(A)

For eligible local governmental entities that are counties with lower property values compared to the property values of all counties that are eligible local governmental entities; or prioritized for eligible local governmental entities located in counties with lower property values compared to the property values of all counties that are eligible local governmental entities. If an eligible local governmental entity has a jurisdictional boundary that includes more than one county, then the prioritization for that eligible local governmental entity is established based on the county in which the eligible local governmental entity’s administrative offices are located.

(B)

Based on a methodological approach that incorporates a weighted decision matrix which includes community and impact scoring.

(II)

At the end of any fiscal year, all unexpended and unencumbered money in the limited gaming impact account shall remain available for expenditure in any subsequent fiscal year without further appropriation by the general assembly.

(b)

and (c) Repealed.

(3)

Repealed.

(4)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, money accruing to the fund on and after July 1, 2019, and any previously transferred unencumbered money in the fund on July 1, 2020, shall be transferred to the general fund. Transfers to the fund shall resume as otherwise provided in this section for any state fiscal year commencing on or after July 1, 2021.

(5)

The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a)

Grants to eligible local governmental entities from the local government limited gaming impact fund provide very valuable money to those communities, particularly in times of economic distress;

(b)

The grants should only be awarded for explicitly identifiable and well-documented negative impacts resulting from limited gaming permitted in the counties of Gilpin and Teller and on Indian lands;

(c)

Negative impacts are those impacts that harm, damage, hurt, interfere with, or undermine the eligible local governmental entity; and

(d)

The grant awards should be distributed based on the relative need of the county or town, as evidenced by the prioritization requirements set forth in subsection (2)(a)(I) of this section.

Source: Section 44-30-1301 — Definitions - local government limited gaming impact fund - rules - report - legislative declaration, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-44.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

44‑30‑101
Short title
44‑30‑102
Legislative declaration
44‑30‑103
Definitions
44‑30‑104
Limited gaming - sports betting - authorization - regulation
44‑30‑105
Limited gaming - cities - commercial districts
44‑30‑106
Exceptions
44‑30‑201
Division of gaming - creation
44‑30‑202
Functions of division - repeal
44‑30‑203
Director - qualification - powers and duties
44‑30‑204
Investigator - peace officers
44‑30‑205
Division of gaming - access to records
44‑30‑206
Repeal of division - review of functions
44‑30‑301
Colorado limited gaming control commission - creation
44‑30‑302
Commission - powers and duties - rules
44‑30‑401
Conflict of interest
44‑30‑501
Licenses - types - rules
44‑30‑502
Key employee - determination of status
44‑30‑503
Licenses - revocable - nontransferable
44‑30‑504
Operator, slot machine manufacturer or distributor, associated equipment supplier, key employee, support licensee, or retailer - qualifications for licensure
44‑30‑505
Considerations for licensure
44‑30‑506
Temporary or conditional licenses
44‑30‑507
Delegation of licensing duties
44‑30‑508
Licensed premises - retail floor plan - definition
44‑30‑509
License - disqualification - criteria
44‑30‑510
Applicants and licensees - providing information - criminal history record check
44‑30‑511
Application - fee - waiver of confidentiality
44‑30‑512
Supplier of licensee - licensure requirements
44‑30‑513
Application - authorization for background investigations
44‑30‑514
License - grounds for approval or denial
44‑30‑515
Licensed premises - safety conditions - fire and electrical
44‑30‑516
Buildings - accessible to persons with disabilities
44‑30‑517
Waiver from liability - state of Colorado - disclosures or publications
44‑30‑518
Renewal of licenses
44‑30‑519
Denial of application
44‑30‑520
Appeal of final action of commission
44‑30‑521
Executive and closed meetings
44‑30‑522
Communications - privileged and confidential
44‑30‑523
Summary suspension
44‑30‑524
Suspension or revocation of license - grounds - penalties
44‑30‑525
Commission hearings - testimony
44‑30‑526
Records - confidentiality - exceptions
44‑30‑527
Executive director and director have access to files and records
44‑30‑528
Licensees - duty to maintain records
44‑30‑529
5)
44‑30‑530
Payments of winnings - intercept
44‑30‑531
Responsible gaming - advertising and promotional efforts - reports of certain licensees required - confidential records
44‑30‑601
Gaming tax
44‑30‑602
Return and remittance
44‑30‑603
Violations of taxation provisions - penalties
44‑30‑604
Returns and reports - failure to file - penalties
44‑30‑605
Local jurisdiction
44‑30‑701
Limited gaming fund - created - repeal
44‑30‑702
Revenues attributable to local revisions to gaming limits - extended limited gaming fund - identification - separate administration - distribution - legislative declaration - definitions
44‑30‑703
Audits and annual reports
44‑30‑704
Enforcement
44‑30‑705
Attorney general - duties
44‑30‑801
Limited gaming equipment manufacturers or distributors, operators, associated equipment suppliers, retailers, key employees, support licensees, persons contracting with the commission or division - criteria
44‑30‑802
False statement on application - violations of rules or provisions of article as felony
44‑30‑803
Slot machines - shipping notices
44‑30‑804
Persons prohibited from interest in limited gaming
44‑30‑805
Responsibilities of operator
44‑30‑806
Gaming equipment - security and audit specifications
44‑30‑807
Gaming equipment - not subject to exclusive agreements
44‑30‑808
Restriction upon persons having financial interest in retail licenses
44‑30‑809
Age of participants - penalties - applicability
44‑30‑810
Employee twenty-one years or older required on premises
44‑30‑811
Persons conducting limited gaming
44‑30‑812
Employee of licensed person - good moral character
44‑30‑813
Minimum payback - limit to a slot machine
44‑30‑814
Key employee - support license
44‑30‑815
Extension of credit prohibited
44‑30‑816
Authorized amount of bets
44‑30‑817
Failure to pay winners
44‑30‑818
Approval of rules for certain games
44‑30‑819
Exchange - redemption of chips - unlawful acts
44‑30‑820
Persons in supervisory positions - unlawful acts - rules
44‑30‑821
Cheating - penalty - definition
44‑30‑822
Fraudulent acts
44‑30‑823
Use of device for calculating probabilities
44‑30‑824
Use of counterfeit or unapproved chips or tokens or unlawful coins or devices - possession of certain unlawful devices, equipment, products, or materials - penalty
44‑30‑825
Cheating game and devices - penalty
44‑30‑826
Unlawful manufacture, sale, distribution, marking, altering, or modification of equipment and devices associated with limited gaming - unlawful instruction
44‑30‑828
Detention and questioning of person suspected of violating article - limitations on liability - posting of notice
44‑30‑829
Failure to display operator and premises licenses
44‑30‑830
Authority, duties, and powers - department of revenue and department of public safety
44‑30‑831
Violation of article as misdemeanor
44‑30‑832
Agreements, contracts, leases - void and unenforceable
44‑30‑833
Financial interest restrictions
44‑30‑834
Revocation or expiration of license - requirement of notification
44‑30‑835
Personal pecuniary gain or conflict of interest
44‑30‑836
False or misleading information - unlawful
44‑30‑837
Conducting gaming activities without a license
44‑30‑901
Events sponsored by charitable organizations
44‑30‑902
Terms of sponsorship
44‑30‑903
Notice of sponsorship
44‑30‑1101
Exemption from federal law
44‑30‑1102
Shipments of devices and machines deemed legal
44‑30‑1103
Ownership or possession of slot machines - rules
44‑30‑1201
State historical fund - administration - legislative declaration - state museum cash fund - rules - definition
44‑30‑1202
Expenditures from the state historical fund - legislative declaration
44‑30‑1301
Definitions - local government limited gaming impact fund - rules - report - legislative declaration
44‑30‑1302
Local government limited gaming impact advisory committee - creation - duties
44‑30‑1401
Definitions
44‑30‑1402
Independent restoration and preservation commission - appointments - qualifications - new appointments - appointments without nominations
44‑30‑1403
Funding - compensation
44‑30‑1404
Officers - bylaws - rules
44‑30‑1405
Meetings
44‑30‑1406
Quorum - action
44‑30‑1407
Final agency action - judicial review
44‑30‑1501
Definitions - rules
44‑30‑1502
Conflict of interest - participants in sports or athletic events
44‑30‑1503
Licenses - rules
44‑30‑1504
Disclosure of information by corporate applicants - license required - investigation - criminal history record check - rules - definition
44‑30‑1505
License classifications - number of licenses - designated sports betting operators - qualifications - rules
44‑30‑1506
Operations - eligibility to place bets - record-keeping - information sharing
44‑30‑1507
Records - confidentiality - exceptions
44‑30‑1508
Sports betting tax - rules
44‑30‑1509
Sports betting fund - wagering revenue recipients hold-harmless fund - creation - rules - definitions - repeal
44‑30‑1510
Audits
44‑30‑1511
Unlawful acts
44‑30‑1512
Penalties
44‑30‑1513
Other laws inapplicable
44‑30‑1516
Duties of licensees under the gambling payment intercept act
44‑30‑1601
Short title
44‑30‑1602
Applicability of common provisions
44‑30‑1603
Definitions
44‑30‑1604
Rules
44‑30‑1605
Registration
44‑30‑1606
Licensing - rules
44‑30‑1607
Consumer protections
44‑30‑1608
Duty to maintain records
44‑30‑1609
Authorization to conduct fantasy contests
44‑30‑1610
Grounds for discipline
44‑30‑1611
Civil fines
44‑30‑1612
Applicability
44‑30‑1613
Hearings
44‑30‑1701
Definitions
44‑30‑1702
Responsible gaming grant program - creation - rules - application process - cash fund created - repeal
44‑30‑1703
Exclusion of certain individuals from participation in gaming activities - duties of division - mechanism for self-exclusion - confidential records - rules
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§ 44-30-1301’s source at colorado​.gov