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Colorado Casino Levied Record Fine

COLORADO – As reported by the Denver Post: "A record $200,000 fine for sloppy accounting practices was levied Thursday against the owners of the Mardi Gras Casino in Black Hawk, putting state casinos' total penalty at nearly $2 million since 1993.

"Colorado's casinos have been hit with more than 50 fines totaling $1.9 million in less than 13 years. Infractions have included failure to properly document revenues and using a deck with missing cards for 12 hours on a blackjack table, according to Colorado Division of Gaming documents.

"Nearly half the fines imposed against the state's casinos are for poor accounting procedures. The Division of Gaming requires casinos to provide documents to support their reported revenue.

"…Las Vegas-based Golden Gaming - which owns and operates Black Hawk's Mardi Gras, Golden Gates and Golden Gulch casinos - received fines for all three casinos for poor record-keeping from January to June. The company acquired the casinos in January…"

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