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Colorado 2026A

SB 131

Sports Betting Protections

Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-11 17:11:02 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Colorado
Session
2026A
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Gaming, Lottery, & Racing
Introduced / first action
2026-02-25 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Section 2 of the act prohibits a person that is licensed by the Colorado limited gaming control commission (commission) to operate an internet sports betting operation (internet sports betting operator) from:Accepting more than 6 separate deposits from an individual in a gaming day; orInitiating or sending mobile device push notifications or text messages to account holders in the state soliciting bets or deposits.     Section 3:Prohibits a sports betting operation or its marketing affiliate from targeting, or creating advertising content that is clearly meant for, persons under 21 years old or from advertising on media for which the majority of the demographic audience is reasonably expected to be under 21 years old; andRequires an internet sports betting operator, on an annual basis, to provide to the division of gaming in the department of revenue (division) data and metrics related to the operator's sports betting operation for the preceding calendar year. The division must compile the data into a public report every 3 years starting on January 1, 2029.     Section 4 prohibits an internet sports betting operator from accepting deposits using a credit card in connection with the acceptance of a sports bet (prohibition). A violation of the prohibition constitutes a class 2 misdemeanor.     Section 5 allows the commission to assess a maximum penalty of $25,000 against a violator of the prohibition.     Section 6 requires that the amount of money annually transferred from the sports betting fund (fund) to the water plan implementation cash fund is no less than the amount transferred to the water plan implementation cash fund in the previous state fiscal year.     $124,623 is appropriated from the legal services cash fund to the department of law to provide legal services to the department of revenue in implementing the act. The appropriation is from revenue received from the department of revenue that is continuously appropriated to the department of revenue from the fund.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Governor Signed

    executive-signature
  2. Signed by the President of the Senate

    passage
  3. Signed by the Speaker of the House

    passage
  4. Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt
  5. Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

  6. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    passage, reading-3
  7. House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  8. House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

    committee-passage, referral-committee
  9. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee

  10. House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations

    referral-committee
  11. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    passage, reading-3
  12. Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance

    introduction
  13. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

    reading-2
  14. Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/27/2026 - No Amendments

  15. Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  16. Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

    committee-passage, referral-committee
  17. Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations

    referral-committee
  18. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance

    introduction