Gaming and lottery

Online gambling is big business in Colorado, but lawmakers want to change that

People gather around to participate in sports betting. (Associated Press file) Dave Vanderport says he was a sports gambler long…

March 25, 2026

Local News

Chance over choice: Charter school lotteries open this month in Durango

‘You’ll have parents calling in desperate,’ Mountain Middle’s director says

January 13, 2026

Nation & World

State lotteries increasingly cede control to huge firms

Colorado, companies provide the software and computer systems that help run games

July 15, 2022

Local News

Parole revoked for Iowa man convicted of lottery rigging

Former lottery computer programmer Eddie Tipton speaks during his sentencing hearing in 2017 at the Polk County Courthouse in Des…

April 8, 2022

Regional News

Lotteries did not encourage COVID-19 vaccinations, new study finds

drawings and additional vaccinations said to have ‘near zero’ association

October 15, 2021

Local News

Lotto ticket worth $3 million sold in Durango

has yet to claim prize

September 16, 2019

Arts and Entertainment

‘Durango: Wild Lands’ takes gamers to world of dinosaurs

Korean-made game has exceeded 12M global downloads

September 6, 2019

Regional News

Winner sues Colorado lottery for millions over fixed jackpot

Tommy Tipton, left, and his brother, Eddie Tipton, appear at the Polk County Courthouse in Des Moines, Iowa. The brothers…

October 5, 2017

Nation & World

1 winning Powerball ticket sold in California worth $447M

Chris Raff of Lincoln, Neb., hands a Powerball ticket to a customer in Omaha, Neb., Saturday. Prior to Saturday’s drawing,…

June 11, 2017

Business

Nintendo will offer a $20 subscription to play old-school games on the Switch

The Nintendo Switch console during the company’s launch event in New York on March 3.Kholood Eid/Bloomberg First, the bad news:…

June 9, 2017

Business

New gaming store opens in Durango

House Games offers card games, tabletop RPGs and more

May 31, 2017

Local News

Colorado Lottery adds midday jackpot game

daily ‘Pick 3’ draws start Sunday

October 28, 2016

Local News

Bill to regulate fantasy sports advances

Hickenlooper: Should regulation be at state or fed level?

April 20, 2016

Local News

City Market in Durango sells $50,000 Powerball winner

People buy lottery tickets at the Primm Valley Casino Resorts Lotto Store just inside the California border on Tuesday near…

January 14, 2016

Nation & World

A jackpot-rigging scandal is forgotten as Powerball fever sweeps the U.S.

In fact, with the jackpot soaring to mind-boggling levels – it rose to $1.3 billion Sunday, the biggest lottery prize…

January 10, 2016

Local News

Youth group benefits from fine imposed on pot shop

Fundraiser goes awry but ends well for nonprofit

September 18, 2015

Outdoors

GOCO unveils draft of strategic 5-year plan

has until March 3 to comment

February 23, 2015

Local News

Bayfield to receive award for park

Colorado Lottery The town used $45,000 from a Great Outdoors Colorado (GoCo) grant to help fund expansion of the playground,…

November 17, 2014

Local News

GOCO wants to know what you want

part of new Great Outdoors Colorado plan

August 2, 2014

Local News

Lottery vows to show you the money

will be issuing four new games, too

May 27, 2014

Local News

Has the lottery made Durango a winner?

A few have won big prizes, while public lands have benefited from lottery proceeds

April 19, 2014