CRIPPLE CREEK, CO - As reported by the Denver Post: "Cripple Creek voters gave a resounding OK to expanded gambling Tuesday.
More games, longer hours and higher bets passed in a landslide, 267
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City leaders have said the change, which takes effect July 1, will mean more tourists, more tax revenue and more jobs.
Cripple Creek will be the first of the state's three casino towns to raise betting limits from $5 to $100, add games such as craps and roulette, and keep gambling hall doors open around the clock..."
"Towns get to keep 10 percent of the windfall, with 12 percent for their counties and 78 percent going to community colleges..."
"Cripple Creek, a gold-mining boomtown once known as Poverty Gulch, is home to 17 casinos."
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