by: Gene Koprowski.
`Colorado casinos are poised to raise betting limits, add games and take bets all night long.
The enhanced hours and higher limits take effect this week.
Voters approved Amendment 50 last November; letting residents in the mountain casino towns of Cripple Creek, Central City and Black Hawk decide whether to expand gambling.
Residents in all three agreed to boost betting limits from $5 to $100, add craps and roulette to existing offerings of poker, blackjack and slots, and allow gambling 24 hours a day instead of stopping between 2 a.m. and 8 a.m.
Economists predict the changes will produce $30.6 million in revenue in fiscal 2009-2010.
Colorado casinos grossed $180 million in gambling tax revenue in fiscal 2007-2008.
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