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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.   

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