Colorado has legal mobile and retail sports betting (launched May 2020), commercial casinos in Black Hawk, Central City, and Cripple Creek, and a state lottery. Limited stakes gaming expanded in 2021 to allow higher bet limits.
If the urge is hitting right now
Problem Gambling Coalition of Colorado · 1-800-GAMBLER · 24/7
Put a lock between you and the apps.
Colorado's program, Colorado Division of Gaming Self-Exclusion, is free and binding on every licensed operator in the state. Enroll below, then read how self-exclusion works so you know what it does and doesn't stop.
How self-exclusion works →Block the phone, not just the account.
A closed account reopens in a minute. A block on the device, with the passcode held by someone else, buys you the hour you need.
Block gambling apps and sites →Talk to one person this week.
A counselor in Colorado who treats gambling, a Gamblers Anonymous meeting tonight, or someone who has been where you are. All three are free to find here.
Find help in Colorado →Mobile and retail sports betting are legal with 20+ operators. Commercial casinos operate in three mountain towns. Tribal gaming operates on Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute lands. State lottery and parimutuel racing are legal. iGaming is not.
Colorado Division of Gaming Self-Exclusion
Covers Colorado-licensed casinos and all retail and online sports betting operators. Periods: 1 year, 3 years, or 5 years.
Enroll or learn more →Start with Colorado's self-exclusion program, Colorado Division of Gaming Self-Exclusion, which is free. Covers Colorado-licensed casinos and all retail and online sports betting operators. Periods: 1 year, 3 years, or 5 years. Then put a block on your phone so the apps and sites can't be reopened on a bad night, and talk to one person this week: a counselor who treats gambling, a Gamblers Anonymous meeting, or someone in recovery. Cope Compass lists Colorado providers and meetings free, and the app gives you a two-minute check-in and people to talk to any hour.
Mobile and retail sports betting are legal with 20+ operators. Commercial casinos operate in three mountain towns. Tribal gaming operates on Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute lands. State lottery and parimutuel racing are legal. iGaming is not.
Yes. Colorado Division of Gaming Self-Exclusion. Covers Colorado-licensed casinos and all retail and online sports betting operators. Periods: 1 year, 3 years, or 5 years. Enrollment is free and runs through the program's own site, linked above.
Yes. Problem Gambling Coalition of Colorado runs a confidential helpline for Colorado, listed on this page with its hours (24/7). If you'd rather start with a person who gets it, Cope Compass's urgent help page covers who to call or text and what to do in the next hour, free and private.
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