At least $182,423 -- Includes 1992-96 campaign contributions

• Search $85,277 of Colorado gambling contributions during the 1996 election season

June 9, 1997

The Centennial State is big on gaming, with a lottery, pari-mutuel betting at horse and dog tracks and at off-track betting sites, charitable bingo and raffles, Indian casinos, and "limited stakes" non-Indian casinos in the towns of Cripple Creek, Black Hawk, and Central City. Since a constitutional amendment to allow gambling (slots, blackjack, and poker only, with a $5 maximum bet) in those towns was approved by voters in 1990, casinos and other gambling interests have dropped at least $182,423 into state elections from 1992-96, according to a database search by Common Cause of Colorado.

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