Photo of Womacks Casino & Hotel in Cripple Creek, Colorado

Durango Herald, CO - May 6, 2008The focus of the proposal was the three towns in the state where gambling is permitted - Cripple Creek, Black Hawk and Central City. ...

How would you like money from the state to pay for improvements to your home and another check to help pay the taxes on those improvements? That’s what some folks in Black Hawk are getting, all in the name of historic preservation.

Raising the casino bet limit to $100, adding new games and extending operating hours would nearly double the state's gaming-tax revenue within five years, according to a preliminary report by Gov. Bill Ritter's planning and budgeting staff.

All-Breed Simulcasting at Running Aces Harness Park 28/04/2008 11:26:00 Business Wire US0380201030 Southwest Casino Corporation (OTCBB:SWCC) announced today that on Friday, April 25, 2008, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty signed a bill into law under which the Minnesota Racing Commission is permitted to authorize Running Aces Harness Park to offer pari-mutuel wagering on simulcast races of all ...

A newly proposed ballot initiative would ask Colorado voters to give authority to the state's gambling towns to increase casino bet limits, add new games and extend operating hours.

One attempt to raise the betting limit at Colorado casinos died today in a Senate committe, but another one is still alive.

MINNEAPOLIS----Southwest Casino Corporation announced today that on Friday, April 25, 2008, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty signed a bill into law under which the Minnesota Racing Commission is permitted to authorize Running Aces Harness Park to offer pari-mutuel wagering on simulcast races of all breeds of horses.