C.R.S. Section 44-30-1702
Responsible gaming grant program

  • creation
  • rules
  • application process
  • cash fund created
  • repeal

(1)

The responsible gaming grant program is hereby created in the department to promote responsible gaming and address problem gaming in the state.

(2)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

The commission, in collaboration with the behavioral health administration, shall administer the grant program and shall award grants as provided in this section. Grants shall be paid out of the fund.

(b)

The commission may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, and donations for the purposes of the grant program. Any money received as gifts, grants, and donations by the commission shall be transferred to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the fund.

(3)

The commission, in collaboration with the behavioral health administration, shall promulgate such rules as are required in this section and such additional rules as may be necessary to implement the grant program. At a minimum, the rules must specify the time frames for applying for grants, the form of the grant program application, and the time frames for distributing grant money.

(4)

To receive a grant, an eligible applicant must submit an application to the commission in accordance with rules promulgated by the commission. At a minimum, the application must include the following information:

(a)

The amount of grant money requested by the eligible applicant;

(b)

How the eligible applicant will spend the grant money to address problem gaming or increase awareness of responsible gaming;

(c)

Information concerning any current or past projects in which the eligible applicant has participated and that addressed responsible gaming or problem gaming; and

(d)

Any other information required by rules promulgated by the commission pursuant to subsection (3) of this section.

(5)

The commission shall review the applications received pursuant to this section. In awarding grants, the commission, in collaboration with the behavioral health administration, shall consider the following criteria:

(a)

The current needs of the state relating to responsible or problem gaming;

(b)

The overall impact that a proposed grant may have on responsible or problem gaming;

(c)

The amount of money available in the fund;

(d)

The amount of grant money requested by each eligible applicant;

(e)

Whether the eligible applicant intends to use grant money for any of the following purposes:

(I)

Prevention or education services concerning gambling addiction;

(II)

Certification of gambling addiction counselors;

(III)

Public awareness of services concerning gambling addiction;

(IV)

Treatment of gambling addiction disorders;

(V)

Recovery services; or

(VI)

Data reporting and data systems; and

(f)

Any other criteria established by rules promulgated by the commission pursuant to subsection (3) of this section.

(6)

Grantees shall use grant money only for the purposes for which the grant money is awarded.

(7)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

On or before September 1, 2023, and on or before September 1 each year thereafter through the year following the year after which a grantee fully expends its grant money, each grantee shall submit a report to the commission. At a minimum, the report must include the following information:

(I)

An indication of whether the grantee achieved the objectives that the grantee described in its application for a grant;

(II)

An evaluation of the results of the grantee’s grant-funded project;

(III)

A description of the impact of the grantee’s use of grant money on the community with regard to responsible or problem gaming;

(IV)

The total amount of grant money received and the total amount of grant money expended by the grantee; and

(V)

Any other information that is required by rules promulgated by the commission pursuant to subsection (3) of this section.

(b)

On or before December 1, 2023, and on or before December 1 each year thereafter for the duration of the grant program, the commission shall submit a summarized report to the public and behavioral health and human services committee of the house of representatives and the health and human services committee of the senate, or to any successor committees, and to the behavioral health administration concerning the grant program. At a minimum, the report must include the following information:

(I)

The total number of grants, and the total amount of grant money, awarded by the grant program in the preceding state fiscal year;

(II)

The identity of each grantee and the total amount of grant money awarded to each grantee in the preceding state fiscal year;

(III)

The information reported by each grantee pursuant to subsections (7)(a)(II) and (7)(a)(III) of this section; and

(IV)

Financial statements concerning the status of, and activities concerning, the fund.

(c)

Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the reporting requirement set forth in subsection (7)(b) of this section continues until the grant program repeals pursuant to subsection (9) of this section.

(8)

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(a)

The responsible gaming grant program cash fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund consists of:

(I)

Money transferred to the fund from the wagering revenue recipients hold-harmless fund pursuant to section 44-30-1509 (2)(c)(IV);

(II)

Money transferred to the fund from the limited gaming fund pursuant to section 44-30-701 (2)(a)(VI.5);

(III)

Any gifts, grants, and donations received pursuant to subsection (2)(b) of this section; and

(IV)

Any other money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund.

(b)

The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund to the fund. Any money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year remains in the fund.

(c)

Money in the fund is annually appropriated to the department for use by the commission for the purposes described in this section. Any money that is awarded as a grant to any state agency is further annually appropriated to the state agency for use by the state agency consistent with this section.

(d)

The commission may expend money from the fund to pay the direct and indirect administrative expenses incurred by the commission in administering the grant program; except that the total amount of money expended by the commission pursuant to this subsection (8)(d) in a state fiscal year may not exceed five percent of the total amount of grant money awarded by the commission in that state fiscal year.

(e)

On August 31, 2032, the state treasurer shall transfer all unexpended and unencumbered money in the fund on that date to the general fund.

(9)

This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2032. Before the repeal, the grant program is scheduled for review in accordance with section 24-34-104.

Source: Section 44-30-1702 — Responsible gaming grant program - creation - rules - application process - cash fund created - repeal, 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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§ 44-30-1702’s source at colorado​.gov