Colorado Amendment 9, Limited Gambling in Denver Initiative (1992)

Colorado Amendment 9
Election date November 3, 1992
Topic Gambling policy
Status Defeated
Type Initiated constitutional amendment	Origin Citizens

Colorado Amendment 9 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 3, 1992. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported authorizing limited gambling in certain portions of Denver and prohibiting the expansion of limited gambling in other areas.

A “no” vote opposed authorizing limited gambling in certain portions of Denver and prohibiting the expansion of limited gambling in other areas.

Election results

Colorado Amendment 9
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		292,961	19.62%
No		1,200,336	80.38%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 9 was as follows:

“

An amendment to the Colorado Constitution to permit limited gaming in specified portions of the Central Platte Valley area of Denver, subject to existing limited gaming regulations; to impose a surtax on the proceeds of such limited gaming, payable to the City and County of Denver; to impose a transfer tax on real estate within the designated area and authorize the taxation of adjusted gross gaming proceeds, with revenues to be allocated among state and local governments according to a specified formula; and to prohibit future expansion of limited gaming in Denver or in Adarns, Arapahoe, Boulder, Douglas, or Jefferson Counties/

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Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in Colorado

In Colorado, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an initiated constitutional amendment.

See also

1992 Measures

• 1992 Measures
• Gambling policy on the ballot
• 1992 legislative sessions

Colorado

• Colorado ballot measures
• Colorado ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Colorado Blue Book (1992)