▁Colorado ▁state ▁constitution ▁to : ▁ ▁allow ▁residents ▁of ▁Central ▁City , ▁Black ▁Haw k , ▁and ▁C ri pp le ▁Creek ▁to ▁vote ▁to ▁extend ▁cas ino ▁hours , ▁appro ve ▁additional ▁games , ▁and ▁increase ▁the ▁maximum ▁bet ▁limit ; ▁ ▁give ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁g aming ▁tax ▁re venue ▁that ▁results ▁from ▁new ▁g aming ▁limits ▁to ▁Colorado ▁community ▁colleg es ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁g aming ▁cities ▁and ▁count ies ; ▁ ▁require ▁state wide ▁vot er ▁appro val ▁for ▁any ▁g aming ▁tax ▁increase ▁if ▁new ▁g aming ▁limits ▁are ▁adopted ▁by ▁any ▁g aming ▁town ; ▁and ▁ ▁ex empt ▁the ▁re venue ▁raised ▁from ▁new ▁g aming ▁limits ▁from ▁state ▁and ▁local ▁re venue ▁sp ending ▁limits ▁▁ ▁As ▁of ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Amer ist ar ▁Cas ino ▁in ▁Black ▁Haw k ▁had ▁given ▁$ 2 ▁million ▁to ▁Color ad ans ▁for ▁Community ▁Colleg es , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁$ 7 ▁million ▁in ▁contributions ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁made ▁by ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁the ▁am end ment . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁contributions ▁were ▁expected ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁advert ising ▁aim ed ▁at ▁potential ▁vot ers . ▁ ▁The ▁am end ment ▁passed ▁with ▁ 5 8 . 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁G aming ▁limits ▁▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁Colorado ▁has ▁permitted ▁limited ▁st akes ▁g aming ▁in ▁Central ▁City ▁and ▁Black ▁Haw k ▁in ▁Gil pin ▁County , ▁and ▁C ri pp le ▁Creek ▁in ▁T eller