Colorado lawmakers pass bipartisan bill to further regulate sports betting

Denver7 · May 13, 2026 · 248 words · By Micah Smith

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Sports betting will soon face more regulations in Colorado after state lawmakers passed a bipartisan bill this legislative session.

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What happened

Sports betting will soon face more regulations in Colorado after state lawmakers passed a bipartisan bill this legislative session.

Why it matters

The bill bans using credit cards for betting accounts, bans push notifications to solicit bets, and bans marketing to anyone under the age of 21.

Common ground

The bill will not ban bets on a specific event, outcome, or statistic in a game, also known as prop bets.

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What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Colorado lawmakers pass bipartisan bill to further regulate sports betting?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that a prop bet ban would have lost the state $2.4 million in tax revenue?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “a prop bet ban would have lost the state $2.4 million in tax revenue”

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No evidence provided mentions a specific $2.4 million tax revenue loss associated with a prop bet ban in Colorado.

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web search NEUTRAL — Proposition 123: Should Colorado set aside nearly $300 million each year for affordable housing? Proponents of the measure say it would help the state tackle one of its biggest problems, but naysayers…
https://coloradosun.com/2022/10/07/proposition-123-colorado-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Many states have eliminated proposition wagers in college athletes - not Nevada. But the rapid expansion of legal sports betting is starting to show a few growing pains.
https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/indy-gaming-more-st…

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web search NEUTRAL — Taxes paid for pot transactions in Colorado vary depending on the municipality where it’s sold. All sales are assessed the standard state sales tax of 2.9 percent, plus there’s a special state sales a…
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/pot-buyers-add-more-1m-colo…

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Claim 2: “tax revenue... helps fund Colorado’s water projects”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general information about Colorado's geography and governor's office, with no mention of sports betting taxes funding water projects.

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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Geographical and historical treatment of Colorado, including maps and a survey of its people, economy, and government. Colorado’s history is written in the names of its cities, towns, mou…
https://www.britannica.com/place/Colorado-state

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web search NEUTRAL — 23 hours ago · Nations Online Project - About Colorado, the state, the landscape, the people. Images, maps, links, and background information
https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/USA/colorado_map.…

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Colorado Governor Jared Polis Governor Jared Polis is an entrepreneur, education leader, and public servant. After launching several successful companies, Governor Polis committed himself …
https://governorsoffice.colorado.gov/

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Claim 3: “state lawmakers passed a bipartisan bill this legislative session [regarding sports betting regulations in Colorado]”

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The provided web search results discuss a bill regarding lottery tickets (SB 117) and gas stoves, but do not provide evidence of a bipartisan bill specifically for sports betting regulations passed this session.

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web search NEUTRAL — In response to the rule, legislators introduced Senate Bill 117 to require lottery tickets to be sold only for cash. An additional provision prohibiting the online sale of lottery and scratch game tic…
https://www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/05/12/colorado-lawmake…

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web search NEUTRAL — State lawmakers, casinos, race tracks, and fantasy sports companies are staking their territory on an estimated $150 billion industry. At The Celtic bar in downtown Denver, owner Noel Hickey, mused ab…
https://www.cpr.org/2018/07/09/the-even-money-says-colorado-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Colorado passed legislation requiring warning labels on gas stoves in June 2025.By drafting a bill so late in the session, lawmakers said they’re trying to uphold current rules related to natural gas,…
https://www.kunc.org/politics/2026-05-09/colorado-lawmakers-…

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Claim 4: “a total of $36 million has been collected this fiscal year [in sports betting tax revenue]”

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The Wikipedia results provided are general descriptions of Colorado, Colorado City, and Colorado Springs; they contain no financial data regarding sports betting tax revenue.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colorado is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, and part of the Southwestern United States, sharing the Four Corners regio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colorado City is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Color…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_City,_Colorado

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colorado Springs is a home rule city that is the county seat of, and the most populous city in, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The city had a population of 478,961 at the 2020 census, a 15.0…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Springs,_Colorado

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Claim 5: “the Colorado Department of Revenue reported the state collected more than $4 million in sports betting tax revenue in March”

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The evidence mentions a handle of $509.5 million for April 2024 and general tax discussions, but does not confirm a specific $4 million tax revenue figure for March.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colorado Amendment 64 was a successful popular initiative ballot measure to amend the Constitution of the State of Colorado, outlining a statewide drug policy for cannabis. The measure passed on Nove…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Colorado_Amendment_64

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The U.S. state of Colorado first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1913. As of 2024, plates are issued by the Colorado Department of Revenue through…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of…

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Claim 6: “The bill bans using credit cards for betting accounts”

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One web search result mentions 'Colorado House passes bill to ban credit cards for gambling,' but the other provided results are generic homepages for news sites and do not corroborate the specific ban.

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web search NEUTRAL — Live news, investigations, opinion, photos and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world.
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web search NEUTRAL — Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.
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web search NEUTRAL — Breaking news, live video, traffic, weather and your guide to everything local for Massachusetts from Boston 25 News.
https://www.boston25news.com/

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Claim 7: “bans marketing to anyone under the age of 21”

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One web search result mentions a ban on targeting people under 21 in ads in a Colorado bill, but other results are generic or unrelated.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Colorado River (Spanish: Río Colorado) is one of the principal rivers (along with the Rio Grande) in the Southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The 1,450-mile-long (2,330 km) river, th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_River

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Claim 8: “Colorado will join nine other states that have banned the use of credit cards for deposits for sports betting”

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No evidence was found after searching to corroborate the number of states banning credit cards for sports betting deposits.

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Claim 9: “bans push notifications to solicit bets”

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The evidence discusses a 'Regulating Addictive Notifications Act' specifically in the New York State Senate, not in Colorado. The claim attributes this ban to the Colorado bill.

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web search NEUTRAL — Regulating Addictive Notifications Act (New York State Senate) Aimed directly at push notifications and texts, this proposal would prohibit their use for soliciting bets, offering a direct answer to t…
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/push-notifications-high…

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web search NEUTRAL — The bill would prohibit sportsbooks from limiting bet sizes or banning players simply because they’re profitable.The third bill, the Regulating Addictive Notifications Act, would ban sportsbooks from …
https://www.ingame.com/three-bills-new-york-bores/

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web search NEUTRAL — About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooNazgotV6Y

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Claim 10: “The bill will not ban bets on a specific event, outcome, or statistic in a game, also known as prop bets.”

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The provided evidence does not mention whether the Colorado bill bans or allows prop bets; one result mentions prop bets in a general context or in other states.

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web search NEUTRAL — Colorado House backs amended sports betting bill as deadline looms.Under the bill, the ban on targeting people under the age of 21 in ads “does not apply to public venues where the demographics of att…
https://sbcamericas.com/2026/05/12/colorado-house-approves-g…

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web search NEUTRAL — Get Sporty, Bet Sporty!!!!A banker is a selection which a customer believes is certain to win. If a Banker is selected, it will be included in every combination and must win in order to provide a retu…
https://www.sportybet.com/ng/?ref=xranks

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web search NEUTRAL — Sia Nejad is joined by Larry Hartstein, Mike McClure, and Calvin Wetzel as they dish out their BEST BETS in the NFL, MLB, Golf, and MORE for Thursday's games...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUJnW4n298s

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