Only 29% of Coloradans will vote for sports betting in November

A survey by bettingUSA.com has discovered that only 29% of voting-age Coloradians would vote “yes” for sports betting if the upcoming referendum was to be held today. The survey was held ahead of the much anticipated referendum in November, with it being likely that the question will appear.

It has been suggested that voters will be asked if they believe that sports betting should be legalised in casinos and mobile applications.

The survey was conducted between the 2nd and 5th of June 2019 via Google Surveys and collected the responses of 5000 people aged over 18 and were residents of Colorado.

They survey found that only 29% of these people would vote for legalization of sports betting, if the referendum was held today. While 31.% of voting-age Coloradans would oppose the measure. However, 40% of those surveyed stated that they were undecided at the time.

All voters were asked the same question; INovember, Colorado voters will vote on whether or not to legalize sports betting. If that vote was being held today, would you vote YES or NO?

The editor of bettingUSA.com, Wes Burns stated that the results were hardly surprising given that the referendum legislation had only recently been signed. He believed that voters were potentially unaware of the issues likely to be on the ballot and that there was a likelihood that this poll results could dramatically change.

The CEO of bettingUSA.com added that voter education was likely to be vital over the next few months. Adding that “special interest groups such as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Disney Worldwide Services spent millions on campaigns for and against a gambling referendum in Florida last year. We will not be surprised to see similar efforts in Colorado.”

If the proposal is successful and a majority of people do approve of sports betting, Colorado casinos will then be authorised to launch retail sportsbooks and mobile betting apps. They will then be charged a 10% tax on revenue, with this money being funnelled straight into Colorado’s water plan. This is the plan that deals with water conservation and supply.

Interestingly, the survey found that there was a gender bias, with men tending to favour the proposed legislation.