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CO SB117

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/19/2026

Primary Sponsor

Judith Amabile

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Reinstates a prohibition on selling Colorado lottery tickets and instant scratch game tickets on credit or any other noncash basis, after the lottery commission removed this restriction through rulemaking

  • Requires all lottery and instant scratch game tickets to be sold for cash only, with cash defined to include checks, money orders, and debit cards

  • Prohibits online sales of any lottery tickets or instant scratch game tickets, regardless of payment method

  • Applies to both direct sales by the Colorado Lottery and sales through licensed lottery retailers

  • Requires the lottery commission to adopt rules implementing these payment and sales restrictions

Legislative Description

Permissible Methods of Selling Lottery Tickets

Gaming, Lottery, & Racing

Last Action

Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations

3/3/2026

Committee Referrals

Appropriations3/3/2026
Finance2/19/2026

Full Bill Text

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