Colorado § 44-30-818 - Approval of rules for certain games.
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§ 44-30-818. Approval of rules for certain games.
(1) Specific rules for blackjack, poker, craps, roulette, and such other games as are approved by the voters of Central, Black Hawk, or Cripple Creek at a local election held in each city to control the conduct of gaming in that jurisdiction shall be approved by the commission and clearly posted within plain view of the games.
(2) A licensee shall not offer poker, blackjack, craps, or roulette, or any other such game, or any variation game of poker, blackjack, craps, or roulette, or any other such game, without prior approval of the game by the division.
(3) No licensee shall employ shills.
Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 18-034), ch. 14, p. 211, § 2, effective October 1. Initiated 2020: (1) amended, Amendment 77, effective May 1, 2021. See L. 2021, p. 4211. L. 2026: (2) amended, (SB 26-163), ch. 218, p. 1282, § 3, effective August 12.
Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former § 12-47.1-818 as it existed prior to 2018.
(2) Subsection (1) was amended by Amendment 77, effective May 1, 2021. The proclamation of the governor was December 31, 2020. The vote count for the measure at the general election held November 3, 2020, was as follows:
FOR: 1,854,153
AGAINST: 1,208,414
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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