The leaders of two Native American reservations in southern Colorado recently called the state's ban on their ability to partake in online sports betting an extension of the "troubling legacy" of broken agreements between governments and the Tribes.

A recent ruling by a federal court judge on the issue, along with a petroleum spill that has aggravated the relationship between the state and the Tribes, has apparently reopened old wounds. Healing them may happen in the coming weeks if the two sides can talk.

A money matter

Colorado voters narrowly approved legalized sports gambling here in November 2019. The amount of betting and the amount of tax paid to the state from it has grown substantially since then. In September alone, bettors from across the nation spent more than $99 millio

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