Colorado tribes cannot operate online sports betting Two Native tribes are challenging the ban in federal court A federal judge in Colorado’s US District Court has ruled against two native tribes in their pursuit to operate online sportsbooks. The opening ceremony of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe Pow Wow at the Sky Ute Fairgrounds in Ignacio is pictured in May 2017. The Colorado tribe will likely appeal a federal court ruling that maintains its exclusion from online sports betting. (Image: Shutterstock) In a ruling handed down on Thursday, Oct. 23, federal Judge Gordon Gallagher sided with the state on its claims that tribal gaming in Colorado must be limited to sovereign land. In July 2024, the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, later joined by the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, sued Colorado and Gov. Jared Polis (D) on allegations that the state failed to negotiate in good faith with the Native communities, which hold Class III gaming compacts that allow them to…Read MoreCategory: Tribal Gaming, Colorado, online sports betting, online sportsbook, Southern Ute, Ute Mountain UteSource: Casino.org