Colorado became one of the states that enabled sports banking on May 1, 2020, however clearing the legislature was only the beginning. The path to legalization came less than 6 months after Colorado citizens approved a tally step, by a slim margin, that would cover the regulation of sports betting through certified gambling establishments.

Both mobile and retail sports wagering are permitted under Colorado law. The state will utilize tax profits from sports betting to assist fund different state water projects.

This timeline illustrates significant milestones in Colorado's sports betting history:

Nov. 12, 2025: Colorado's Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribes are difficult constraints that limit their involvement in online sports wagering.

Aug. 13, 2025: A Colorado bettor turned a $100 5-game parlay into a $28k payday on Caesars, wagering on MLB games.

July 10, 2025: International sportsbook bet365 has gotten a structure in Denver, Colorado worth $135 million, and it'll function as bet365's American Headquarters.

May 8, 2025: A costs to prevent Colorado sports wagering sites from cutting their taxable income by utilizing advertising wagering credits has actually been postponed.

April 29, 2025: According to the Colorado Department of Revenue's report, a 5.9% hold during a heavy basketball-betting month in March resulted in $36.2 million in gross profits, down 27.6% compared to the same month in 2024 and is the lowest revenue total of 2025.

April 22, 2025: Colorado's HB 1311, which proposes taxing initially wager deal to increase sportsbook earnings, is advancing, with the costs possibly producing $12 million yearly, moneying urgent water infrastructure requirements.

April 2, 2025: Colorado's sportsbook nearly triple year-over-year income in February, reporting $96.6 million in wagers for the month.

March 11, 2025: Colorado's January sportsbook revenue escalates, with the tax expense hitting an all-time high thanks to a boost in hold.

Dec. 3, 2024: Sportsbooks brace for Colorado Buffaloes dual-threat WR/CB Travis Hunter to win the Heisman Trophy, which would lead to great payments to gamblers.

Nov. 27, 2024: Colorado sports betting earnings falls to $39.3 M in October, making a 16.2% drop year-over-year from the very same month in 2023.

Nov. 13, 2024: Colorado Buffaloes dual-threat WR/CB Travis Hunter has fastest -115 chances to win the Heisman Trophy, which is annually provided to College Football's finest player.

Oct. 30, 2024: The NFL's return vaults Colorado's handle in September, as football accounted for more than 30% of the state's overall wagers.

Oct. 24, 2024: bet365 partners with Kroenke Sports to permit Colorado sports fans to view local Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche video games through direct-to-consumer streaming options.

Oct. 2, 2024: Colorado's handle has a 22% year-over-year boost thanks to college football and table tennis betting.

Sept. 30, 2024: bet365 works with 1,000 new employees for their new Colorado-based U.S. headquarters.

Sept. 20, 2024: The Colorado Buffaloes still move the needle in regards to sports wagering action thanks to star gamers and head coach.

Sept. 19, 2024: SI Sportsbook closes store in Colorado, marking the third operator to exit the Centennial State this month. Colorado now is home to 14 online sports betting sites.

Sept. 6, 2024: The general public is "all over" the underdog Colorado Buffaloes entering their primetime matchup against Nebraska this weekend.

Sept. 4, 2024: Colorado's sports betting profits rises in July, bringing in $32.5 million for the month.

Sept. 2, 2024: BetSafe announces its exit from Colorado, marking the 2nd sportsbook to leave the Centennial State in September.

Aug. 31, 2024: Australian-owned ClutchBet announces exit from all U.S. markets, consisting of Colorado, on Sept. 16, 2024.

Aug. 22, 2024: Colorado regulators eliminated a 145 'unfavorable' sports betting markets from local operators.

July 29, 2024: Baseball and basketball fuel Colorado's 206% year-over-year revenue boost for sports betting in June.

July 22, 2024: SuperBook Sports takes out of 8 post-PASPA states, consisting of Colorado.

July 1, 2024: Colorado wagerers wager heavily on the NBA Playoffs, assisting the state to top $400 million in sports wagering handle.

June 24, 2024: The Colorado people' sports wagering strategies continue to deal with resistance from local lawmakers.

June 3, 2024: bet365 is using repaired chances for horse racing for users in New Jersey and Colorado.

June 3, 2024: Colorado's sports wagering manage reaches over $500 million for the 8th consecutive month

May 6, 2024: Colorado propels to a $593 million handle in March thanks to basketball betting.

March 7, 2024: Colorado sports betting operators set a brand-new earnings high in January, eclipsing $53.5 million in wagers - $2.2 million boost from the previous record.

Feb. 21, 2024: A partnership in between bet365 and SIS sees set chances horse racing land in Colorado, marking the very first time it has actually been made offered in the U.S.

Feb. 2, 2024: Colorado sees a record-high deal with and tax income in December, accepting $716.4 million in wagers and charging operators $3.6 million in taxes.

Jan. 26, 2024: bet365 launches a free-to-play fantasy contest in five states, consisting of Colorado, ahead of NFL Championship Weekend, providing a $25,000 prize pool for each game.

Jan. 15, 2024: Colorado sees statewide record-high $608.4 million in sports wagering deal with for November.

Dec. 13, 2023: With an October Colorado wagering manage of $554.8 million, CO sportsbooks see an 8% lift in overall bets compared to September.

Nov. 14, 2023: ESPN BET goes cope with online and mobile sports wagering, launching in Colorado and 16 other states.

Nov. 2, 2023: ESPN BET prepares to release on Nov. 14, 2023, with online sports betting going reside in 17 U.S. states, including Colorado.

Oct. 31, 2023: Sports betting-like dream contests poised for Colorado crackdowns.

Sept. 12, 2023: Colorado's Department of Revenue reports $281.1 million in sports bets for the month of July.

Sept. 8, 2023: Bally Bet goes back to Colorado as a Kambi sportsbook.

Aug. 31, 2023: FOX Bet officially shuts down operations in Colorado after a phased closure. Users who still have a balance in their account can use PokerStars and PokerStars with the very same login.

Aug. 29, 2023: Colorado invites a new online sportsbook - Sporttrade - to the state.

Aug. 11, 2023: WynnBET reveals that it will be exiting the Colorado sports wagering market as quickly as possible.

Aug. 1, 2023: Colorado's Department of Revenue reveals $310.6 in retail and online sportsbook wagers for June 2023.

July 24, 2023: PlayUp Colorado continues to accept bets, regardless of an appeal to put its website in "upkeep mode."

June 16, 2023: Colorado's Gaming Commission voted 3-1 to hold off adopting brand-new guidelines about sports betting exchanges.

May 4, 2023: Colorado sports wagering income doubles in March thanks to a March Madness boom.

April 25, 2023: ClutchBet enters its second U.S. market, introducing in Colorado. The went reside in Iowa in August 2022.

April 5, 2023: The Colorado Rockies announce a three-year advertising partnership with bet365.

March 29, 2023: With the Kentucky Derby looming, DraftKings presents its horse-racing app to the Colorado sports wagering landscape.

March 3, 2023: A bump in Colorado's January sports wagering manage originates from an uptick in betting on basketball's return.

Additionally, Sen. Dylan Roberts and Rep. Cleave Simpson present Senate Bill 177, which would allocate $10.6 million in sports betting revenue to state water projects.

Feb. 17, 2023: The Colorado Limited Gaming Commission (CLGC) fines Monarch Casino $400,000 for proxy betting by 3 employees. The fine is the largest ever troubled a casino operator in the state.

Feb. 10, 2023: Simulcast wagering on greyhound racing might be coming to an end, as HB 1041 moves forward in the state legislature. While Colorado banned live greyhound racing in 2014, the expense would see the termination of wagers on races that happen on out-of-state tracks.

Jan. 5, 2023: Colorado sports betting taped its 2nd biggest regular monthly deal with in November 2022.

Jan. 3, 2023: New Colorado sports wagering bill might double tax revenues practically right away.

Oct. 20, 2022: Underdog Sports protects a temporary license to operate in Colorado, setting the stage for the business to introduce its sports betting item in its first two states come 2023.

Sept. 1, 2022: bet365 becomes the 26th online sportsbook to go reside in Colorado.

Aug. 2, 2022: Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton joins the Denver Broncos ownership group.

June 30, 2022: Colorado ends up being the seventh state to exceed $7 billion in overall sports betting handle.

BetWildwood closes down its Colorado sports betting app as it prepares to launch a brand-new and better app.

June 15, 2022: The state's director of video gaming, Dan Hartman, exposes that hockey wagering handle increased 145% from April 2021 ($10.6 million) to April 2022 ($26 million). The Avalanche currently sit in the Stanley Cup Final.

June 14, 2022: An audit performed by the Colorado Office of the State Auditor exposes significant issues with the Colorado Division of Gaming's guideline of sports betting, including a failure to correctly carry out background look for a multitude of licenses.

May 30, 2022: Colorado's sports betting handle insinuated April compared to March however was higher year over year.

May 10, 2022: The Senate-amended "Responsible Gaming Grant Program" costs is advanced by the House via a 50-15 vote. The legislation now heads to the desk of Gov. Polis to possibly be signed into law.

May 6, 2022: A costs that would fund issue gaming programs in Colorado is modified by the Senate to note that the $3 million devoted to the issue would be offered "annually" instead of "continuously," disturbing advocates for betting dependency treatment and avoidance. The bill travels through the Senate, 25-8, and continues to your home.

April 28, 2022: Colorado's sports betting manage rebounded in March to $505.6 million, thanks mainly to college basketball betting around March Madness.

April 27, 2022: BlueBet exposes that its U.S. brand, ClutchBet, will be utilized when it releases an online sportsbook in Colorado.

April 26, 2022: Alec Garnett, the state's Speaker of your house, introduces a bill that would fund responsible gaming programs in Colorado.

April 20, 2022: MaximBet and Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon reveal a sports wagering ambassador collaboration. The deal is the very first of its kind between a regulated sportsbook and an active MLB gamer.

April 5, 2022: Colorado sports betting slowed in February, with sportsbooks representing a total deal with of $440.5 million -a 23% decline from January's handle.

March 17, 2022: The Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission approves a change to the state's sports betting rules that permits for fixed-odds wagering on horse and greyhound racing. The practice is set to receive an 18-month trial run.

March 4, 2022: Colorado Division of Gaming suspends all wagering on Russian sports.

March 1, 2022: Colorado posts an all-time single-month sports wagering handle record of $573.7 million in January 2022, crushing its previous best of $491.5 million in October 2021.

Feb. 10, 2022: Betsson, the Swedish video gaming operator, exposes strategies to introduce its mobile sportsbook in Colorado later in 2022.

Jan. 26, 2022: BlueBet signs a skin arrangement with the Wild Card Saloon & Casino in Blackhawk. The Australia-based BlueBet will seek to release an online sportsbook in CO, pending licensing and regulatory approval.

Jan. 24, 2022: Kambi becomes the new unique sportsbook provider of MaximBet.

Jan. 3, 2022: Colorado sportsbooks registered record earnings in November, returning almost $2 million in taxes for the state.

Dec. 17, 2021: bet365 gets approval to use online sports betting in Colorado.

Sept. 2021: SI Sportsbook, partnered with 888, goes reside in Colorado.

Aug. 2021: Barstool Sportsbook, the Penn National Gaming-controlled property, launches in Colorado.

May 2020: The very first online Colorado sportsbooks officially go live as BetMGM, BetRivers, DraftKings, and FanDuel all launch in CO.

. Nov. 2019: Colorado Proposition DD narrowly passes a citizen referendum, allowing the state's 33 casinos to request licenses to offer in-person and online sports wagering.

May 2019: Governor Jared Polis signs the 37-page bill into law.

April 2019: House Bill 1327 is presented by Rep. Alec Garnett. The bill would legislate sports betting in Colorado.