What sport does Colorado bet on the most?
Colorado sports betting has taken in $30.6 billion since 2020. Explore the data in an interactive dashboard that looks at what sports make the most money.
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Colorado’s gamble on sports betting
A Denver Post special report examining how the legalization of online sports betting impacted addiction, water funding and athletes.
Does the Denver Post’s reporter who covers sports betting bet on sports?
Denver Post reporter Noelle Phillips asked everyone she interviewed for this series whether they bet on sports in Colorado. Now, she answers the same question.
How sports betting became Colorado’s ticket to funding $140 million in water conservation projects
Since 2020, sports betting has funded $140 million in projects to conserve Colorado’s water. Supporters say the gambling money is a godsend but critics say it fuels addiction.
Three Colorado coal plants are staying open longer. Experts say that only prolongs their impacts on public health.
Environmental advocates and doctors say allowing three Colorado coal-fired power plants to stay open longer than planned will worsen public health, contribute to more deaths and increase costs.
Two of the 4 best new bars in the U.S. are in Denver
The Peach Crease Club in RiNo and Rougarou in Five Points are two of the four bars contending for the Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar at the 20th annual Spirited Awards. The other two finalists in the category are schmuck. in New York City and Vandell in Los Angeles.
OSHA investigating death of construction worker at new Broncos training facility
Federal safety officials are investigating the death of a construction worker at the Denver Broncos’ new training facility in Arapahoe County.
Trees near Colorado national forest doused in gas, set on fire in attempt to start wildfire, sheriff says
Someone tried to start a wildfire in the central Colorado mountains by dousing trees with gas and setting them on fire near the Pike-San Isabel National Forest.
DPS fires teacher accused of making female students kiss during class skits
Denver Public Schools fired teacher Jennifer Honka, accused of making students kiss each other in class and of exhibiting other inappropriate behavior, including sharing what a judge referred to as “sensitive and potentially traumatizing information” in class.
New café and cocktail bar signs lease at RiNo’s Steel House
Amoret, a new café and cocktail bar from partners Kurt Henkel and Daniel Masters, is set to open this fall in Denver’s RiNo neighborhood after signing a 2,327-square-foot lease at Steel House.