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Colorado Annual Comparison
This page has annual comparative data for several metrics of Colorado casino performance between 1993 and present.

Under Statewide Colorado gaming (which represents the combined Colorado regions), the metrics include:

- The number of casinos and devices, the adgusted gross proceeds, and taxes.

- The average revenue per square foot of casino space.

- The number of rooms, occupancy rate, and the number of employees.

The regions within Colorado include Black Hawk, Central City, and Cripple Creek. Metrics for these regions only include:

- The number of casinos and devices, the adjusted gross proceeds, and taxes.
Statewide
Year
Casinos
Devices
AGP ($)
Taxes ($)
1993
65
10,567
259,910,123
37,520,474
1994
60
11,410
325,684,641
41,654,982
1995
58
12,744
384,342,947
46,910,130
1996
57
12,851
411,666,443
51,446,238
1997
54
13,361
430,650,228
58,006,831
1998
49
13,376
479,217,576
63,545,909
1999
48
13,988
551,319,150
72,896,825
2000
45
14,588
631,852,150
82,128,493
2001
43
14,598
676,674,192
92,184,626
2002
43
15,545
719,701,404
98,201,819
2003
44
15,459
698,285,082
95,565,171
2004
45
15,681
725,903,556
99,548,514
2005
47
16,444
755,499,720
101,065,396
2006
46
17,078
782,098,818
108,425,000
2007

 

Year
Sq. Foot
Revenue
Avg. Revenue Per Sq. Ft.
1997
1,536,664
475,346,496
$309
1998
1,684,562
523,423,671
$311
1999
1,671,888
605,845,409
$362
2000
1,651,338
701,558,364
$425
2001
1,870,812
756,250,427
$404
2002
2,047,741
792,928,052
$387
2003
2,061,812
782,338,265
$379
2004
2,091,480
814,611,975
$389
2005
2,213,153
856,651,651
$387
2006
2,273,872
891,498,697
$392
2007

 

Year
Availabe Room Nights
Occupancy Rate
Average Employees
1997
124,206
72%
5,211
1998
137,302
70%
5,191
1999
153,690
72%
5,923
2000
174,197
75%
6,525
2001
260,374
81%
6,149
2002
254,994
89%
6,525
2003
258,118
85%
6,161
2004
253,209
83%
6,138
2005
258,301
83%
6,123
2006
311,890
80%
5,823
2007

 

Black Hawk
Year
Casinos
Devices
AGP ($)
Taxes ($)
1993
21
3,650
112,146,892
16,701,738
1994
20
4,563
173,703,259
24,839,145
1995
19
4,848
195,855,670
26,949,540
1996
19
5,176
219,911,097
31,312,129
1997
19
5,410
234,631,114
35,743,541
1998
18
5,864
272,007,738
41,579,632
1999
19
7,127
354,913,835
52,978,246
2000
19
8,430
433,768,947
63,317,315
2001
20
8,707
478,326,427
73,103,761
2002
20
9,721
524,464,856
79,710,053
2003
22
9,602
505,851,055
78,383,573
2004
21
9,462
524,035,343
81,319,279
2005
21
9,543
531,878,276
80,626,362
2006
19
10,160
554,484,627
87,798,109
2007

 

Central City
Year
Casinos
Devices
AGP ($)
Taxes ($)
1993
17
3,392
78,977,406
11,880,203
1994
16
3,315
69,701,708
8,342,032
1995
14
3,978
94,468,352
11,716,346
1996
13
3,448
88,869,902
11,015,009
1997
12
3,384
87,390,762
11,089,291
1998
11
3,085
93,979,630
12,673,204
1999
11
2,750
73,793,917
9,516,004
2000
8
1,962
63,452,946
8,818,756
2001
5
1,683
59,730,077
8,635,495
2002
5
1,606
52,800,335
7,391,297
2003
5
1,610
49,908,926
5,975,748
2004
5
1,565
53,178,879
7,122,015
2005
6
2,105
72,610,402
9,139,501
2006
6
2,134
74,538,934
8,849,575
2007

 

Cripple Creek
Year
Casinos
Devices
AGP ($)
Taxes ($)
1993
27
3,525
68,786,025
8,914,838
1994
24
3,531
82,279,673
8,473,806
1995
25
3,918
94,018,958
8,156,943
1996
25
4,243
102,720,746
9,203,774
1997
23
4,568
108,628,350
11,174,000
1998
20
4,427
113,230,208
9,293,073
1999
18
4,110
122,611,399
10,402,575
2000
19
4,195
134,630,256
9,992,420
2001
18
4,208
138,617,688
10,445,369
2002
17
4,218
142,436,212
11,100,469
2003
17
4,247
142,525,101
11,205,850
2004
19
4,654
148,689,335
11,107,220
2005
19
4,795
151,011,042
11,299,533
2006
19
4,785
153,075,257
11,777,317
2007

 

 

Colorado Gaming Statistics

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All information taken from Colorado Department of Revenue: Division of Gaming Website.

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