Colo. lawmakers OK bill outlawing some gaming arcades
Colorado lawmakers have passed a bill to outlaw certain mom-and-pop gaming arcades.
House Bill 1234 closes a legal loophole that allowed the arcades to crop up outside the three cities authorized by voters to conduct legal gambling: Central City, Black Hawk and Cripple Creek.
House lawmakers voted 43-22 on Monday to send the bill to Gov. John Hickenlooper. The Senate had already passed the bill.
Arcade owners argued their establishments featured games of skill – not chance – for cash payouts and thus were not gambling.
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