Local Government Limited Gaming Impact Program
2025 Application Rating Criteria
Fixed Criteria* (Pre-Scored)
Community Score 2-10 points (25% weighted)
- The net cost to a community due to its host or non-host status and its geographic proximity to the casinos.
Impact Score 2-10 points (30% weighted)
- Increased rates of gambling addiction and indices related to gambling addiction
- Increased service costs to service the casino
- Increased infrastructure costs to service the casino
- Increased rates of crime, policing, incarceration, and probation services facilitated by the presence of a casino
- Increased traffic, noise, and traffic accidents due to casino traffic
Property Valuation 2-10 points (10% weighted)
- Priority for eligible local governmental entities that are counties with lower property values.
*Fixed Criteria established in HB 21-1132 and required per C.R.S 44.30.1301 (2)(a)(I)(A) and (B).
Flexible Criteria
Documentation of Negative Gaming Impacts 0-10 points (25% weighted)
- Application (all D sections, as applicable) clearly describes the scope of the documented negative gaming impact.
- Application (all D sections, as applicable) explicitly details the negative gaming impact's direct relationship to gaming.
- Supporting documentation includes quantitative data supporting the aggregate number of cases.
- Supporting documentation includes illustrative examples of forms or other methods used for data collection (e.g. blank forms, questionnaires).
- Application and supporting documentation clearly detail the formula used to determine the request amount, and documentation of prior year actual expenses (not budgeted) is provided.
Demonstration of Financial Need* 0-10 points (10% weighted)
*10 points automatically for applicants that do not receive state or local tax gaming revenue
- State and local gaming tax revenue amounts are clearly identified.
- Precise description of how prior year state and local gaming tax revenues were utilized.
- Negative gaming related impacts, not entirely mitigated with gaming tax revenues (state/local gaming revenues), are clearly identified to warrant additional gaming funding.
- Financial capacity to mitigate the gaming impact is thoroughly addressed.