Gaming town rolls snake eyes Clint Talbott Gaming town rolls snake eyes Elected leaders of Colorado's richest gambling town used a dirty trick to keep their cash-poor neighbors from attracting more traffic.
People deserve to know stuff like that.
Surprisingly, the state's highest court understands this. Eleven years ago, Black Hawk and Central City saddened Colorado voters with a tale of woe. The old mining towns on Clear Creek said they were losing population, and they complained that the towns were literally crumbling. Limited-stakes gambling would bring prosperity, they said, and the voters of Colorado approved a constitutional amendment legalizing it in three towns. Then, Black Hawk exploited its geographical advantage over Central City.