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According to a recent study from the Denver Post,
Colorado comes up last on the ratio of slot machines regulators to slot
machines. This isn’t the first report to allude to a understaffing at the
Colorado Division of Gaming—and there are even reports that suggest that the
understaffing have allowed illegal slot machines and illegal slot machine
bets at some of the state’s casinos.
Colorado has 17,000 slot machines, however only five employees at the
Division of Gaming. So that puts each employee responsible for 3,400 slot
machines—and by the way the slot machines are run, that is just too many for
one person to effectively manage. The confusing part of this whole situation
is why can’t the Division of Gaming afford more employees? According to
Colorado state regulations, the slot machines give back 80 percent of the
over $700 million in revenue they net every year. And a portion of that slot
machines revenue is earmarked specifically for running the Division of
Gaming, yet the division still lacks the staffing to effectively manage the
slot machines.
A few of the slot machines issues raised in the study center around the fact
that illegal activity abounds due to the understaffing. The study found that
14 of the state’s 46 slot machine casinos are operating illegally. A few
samples of illegal activity: many slot machines are illegal or defective in
the casinos, some slot machines have not been approved by the state, and
some casinos are allowing bets higher than the state limit.
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