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Colorado Courts to Hear Gaming Conflict Case20 June 2003COLORADO – As reported by the Rocky Mountain News: “A Jefferson County grand jury will hear allegations of `public corruption’ by three Colorado gaming officials who ran their own casino chip collecting business. “Meanwhile, the five-member Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission held an emergency meeting at the division's Lakewood offices Wednesday to discuss an investigative report by the Jefferson County district attorney's office. “The commission, led by former Colorado Secretary of State Natalie Meyer, met for two hours in a closed-door session. “…The three employees, who no longer work for the state, are suspected of running a private side business while working for the gaming division's Central City office - a possible conflict of interest, as well as being potentially illegal. “The division oversees the production of chips and tokens issued by the state's casinos. Chip collecting is a popular and sometimes-lucrative hobby. The price of collectible chips depends in part on rarity; casinos, for example, often issue limited-edition chips that are sought by collectors. So being in a position to oversee how many chips are produced while also buying and selling collectible chips could be a conflict of interest…” |