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Bet You Didn’t Know Sports Betting Funds Our Water

Sports betting revenue boosts funding for water conservation efforts. Photo courtesy of Baishampayan Ghose.

Sports fans are no longer going to games just to see their favorite players; they are hoping to profit from them. With Colorado legalizing sports betting in May 2020, people are using popular apps to place bets faster than ever. “Sports betting is a growing industry in Colorado,” according to the Department of Revenue. Our Lily Delgado investigates the increase in sports betting revenue and reports on how it is being used to fund the state’s water conservation efforts.

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Kathryn Cronin is originally from Wilton, Connecticut and came to Colorado to attend the University of Colorado, Boulder in the fall of 2022. Kathryn is a senior in the College of Media, Communication...