2008 Colorado Amendment 50
Colorado Amendment 50 was a citizen's initiative that amended the Colorado state constitution to:
- allow residents of Central City, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek to vote to extend casino hours, approve additional games, and increase the maximum bet limit;
- give most of the gaming tax revenue that results from new gaming limits to Colorado community colleges and to the gaming cities and counties;
- require statewide voter approval for any gaming tax increase if new gaming limits are adopted by any gaming town; and
- exempt the revenue raised from new gaming limits from state and local revenue spending limits
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As of August 2008, Ameristar Casino in Black Hawk had given $2 million to Coloradans for Community Colleges, part of the $7 million in contributions that had been made by supporters of the amendment. Much of the contributions were expected to pay for advertising aimed at potential voters.
The amendment passed with 58.6% of the vote.
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