Colorado: Mark Grueskin

It's a brand-new pot of money in a tanking economy. The fight was inevitable. Community colleges battled the state's foremost history buffs Wednesday as lawmakers worked to draft a bill addressing how to divvy up new revenue from higher betting limits and new Vegas-style games in Colorado casinos.

Voters in November approved the gambling expansion when they passed Amendment 50.

Most of the new revenue is slated for the coffers of beleaguered community colleges. A sizable chunk of cash generated under the old limits goes to the state Historical Society.

How the gaming commission decides what's old and what's new is the problem, said Rep.

THE AMENDMENT 50 EMPLOYMENT ACT

A who's who of lobbyists and lawyers crowded into a small committee room Wednesday to try to complete details on how to implement voter-approved Amendent 50, which expands gambling and gives a chunk of the proceeds to community colleges.

Attorneys included Mark Grueskin, Mike Feeley and Jon Anderson and lobbyists Steve Durham and Gayle Berry.

"Who said the economy is in trouble?" Durham joked.

58.7% of voters approved the ballot measure

NO WORRIES, D! THESE ARE THE FOLKS WHO FIGURE THE BUDGET!

The House Birthday Choir on Wednesday serenaded DOWN Rep. Dianne Primavera, who considers herself lucky to be alive. The Broomfield Democrat has beaten cancer four times.