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Sports Betting Scores New Colorado Record in October

(CBS4) -- Sports betting in Colorado has been legal since the spring and each month, we see a new record amount of tax dollars collected from it.
October's numbers were over 90% higher than September.

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The Colorado Department of Revenue says people wagered more than $210 million.

The total taxes collected from that is just more than $824,000.

Most people are betting on football. That was the top sport that raked in the most money, followed by basketball and NCAA football.

 

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