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🏓 Colorado Has a Gambling Addiction Crisis. Will This New Law Help?

After a new law aimed at reigning in online sports betting took effect in Colorado last month, addiction experts, legislators, and those who’ve been affected by gambling addiction are keeping a close eye on the industry this fall.

• What’s changing with sports betting: Colorado’s new law bans push notifications and prevents sportsbook sites from advertising to minors, among other measures to make sports betting less addictive. The most consequential aspect of the law, however, could be that bettors can no longer place bets with credit cards. [Denver7]
• Colorado’s crisis in context: In 2025, Colorado residents spent nearly $6.45 billion on sports bets. That same year, calls to the state’s gambling helpline doubled the total in 2021. Jamie Glick, executive director of the Problem Gambling Coalition of Colorado, says that gambling addiction is “now a public health crisis.” [Westword]
• What’s the deal with table tennis: Coloradans still make the most bets on sports like football and basketball, but table tennis isn’t far behind, with higher average wagers than hockey, soccer, and golf. Last year, table-tennis bets averaged about $1 million a day. Addiction experts say the constant, “free-wheeling” nature of table tennis games, which stream from Eastern Europe, make betting especially dangerous for Coloradans. [CPR]
• Will the new law help? With the NFL season kicking off last night and the NBA season on the horizon next month, only time will tell.

⛰️ New Season of ‘South America’ Starts Next Week

The Colorado-based animated series South Park will start its 29th season on Sept. 16 with an all-new name: South America. Fresh off their latest Emmy win earlier this week, creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker are poking fun at President Donald Trump’s recent executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America. [Denver Post]

✈️ Frontier Flight Attendants Demand Higher Pay

Frontier flight attendants picketed in front of the airline’s headquarters in Denver on Tuesday to ask for a new contract. The union representing the flight attendants says they only get paid while the aircraft is in motion, unlike most major airlines, and that their salary is 40% lower than other airlines. They’re asking for higher pay, boarding pay, and delay pay. [Denver7]

🏡 Denver Homeowner Appears in People Magazine

A Denver homeowner named Amanda Swetish went viral on TikTok for sharing that her one-bedroom home, listed for $350,000, still hadn’t sold after one year. The post has drawn criticism from commenters, saying the house is far too expensive, though the homeowner insists it’s aligned with market rates. [People]

• How much is a one-bedroom house worth? Due to high mortgage rates, inflation, and general economic uncertainty, home sales in Denver fell nearly 20% between July and August. [Denver Post]