s ▁of ▁g aming ▁ ▁Editor ial ▁opinions ▁An ▁editor ial ▁in ▁the ▁September ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁edition ▁of ▁The ▁Den ver ▁Post ▁advoc ated ▁voting ▁against ▁the ▁proposed ▁am end ment , ▁not ing ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁" help ▁an ▁exception al ▁cause ▁— ▁Colorado ' s ▁under - fund ed ▁community ▁colleg es ▁— ▁but ▁it ▁would ▁do ▁so ▁at ▁a ▁cruel ▁and ▁un fortun ate ▁cost ." ▁The ▁paper ▁noted ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁end ors ed ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁g amb ling ▁into ▁these ▁mountain ▁communities ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁only ▁to ▁have ▁" seen ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁the ▁once - ch arm ing ▁towns ▁destroyed ". ▁ ▁An ▁editor ial ▁in ▁the ▁Oct . ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁edition ▁of ▁The ▁Aur ora ▁S entin el ▁end ors ed ▁the ▁measure , ▁pointing ▁out ▁the ▁g amb ling ▁industry ▁had ▁grown ▁up ▁in ▁Colorado ▁and ▁state ▁residents ▁des erved ▁to ▁re ap ▁the ▁benefits ▁of ▁that . ▁Even ▁if ▁the ▁benefits ▁of ▁this ▁measure ▁didn ' t ▁hit ▁so ▁close ▁to ▁home ▁in ▁Aur ora , ▁the ▁initi ative ▁is ▁a ▁good ▁idea ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁economic ▁health ▁of ▁this ▁important ▁tour ism ▁industry . ▁The ▁paper ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁city ' s ▁own ▁community ▁college ▁badly ▁needs ▁the ▁re venue . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁References ▁and ▁notes ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Colorado ▁Cas ino ▁and ▁G amb ling ▁Information ▁ ▁V ote