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Gambling on the ballot

Gambling on the ballot: This topic refers to ballot measures that refer to any form of gambling such as casinos, table games, raffles and lotteries. It also encompasses the use of tax revenue collected from gambling facilities and gambling-related activities.

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Ballot measures lists

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Note: The list below automatically compiles all potential and certified ballot measures being tracked by Ballotpedia. Sometimes a measure that has been abandoned by petitioners or in the legislature will still be listed until a legal deadline passes. As more deadlines pass in any given year, the list will more accurately represent which measures will actually go before voters in the current year.

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

  1. California Horse Racing, Proposition 6 (1926)
  2. California Prize Fights, Proposition 20 (1914)
  3. California Proposition 13 (1976)
  4. California Proposition 16, Statewide Lottery (1964)
  5. California Proposition 17, Private Non-Profits Allowed to Conduct Raffles (2000)
  6. California Proposition 1A, Gambling on Tribal Lands (2000)
  7. California Proposition 2, Gambling on Greyhound Races (1946)
  8. California Proposition 20, Lottery Funds for Textbooks (2000)
  9. California Proposition 29, Referendum on the Pala Compacts (2000)
  10. California Proposition 3, Horse Racing Board (1933)
  11. California Proposition 48, Referendum on Indian Gaming Compacts (2014)
  12. California Proposition 5, Racing Board to Regulate Racing and Wagering (1932)
  13. California Proposition 5, the Tribal-State Gaming Compacts Initiative (1998)
  14. California Proposition 6, the Gambling Legalization Initiative (1950)
  15. California Proposition 68, Tribal Gaming Compact Renegotiation (2004)
  16. California Proposition 70, Tribal Gaming Compacts Amendment (2004)
  17. California Proposition 94, Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Gaming Compact (2008)
  18. California Proposition 95, Morongo Band of Mission Indians Gaming Compact (2008)
  19. California Proposition 96, Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation Gaming Compact (2008)
  20. California Proposition 97, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Gaming Compact (2008)
  21. California Proposition 9 (June 1976)
  22. California Racing Commission and Horse Racing, Proposition 7 (1912)
  23. California Senate Constitutional Amendment 13 (2009)
  24. California State Lottery Act, Proposition 37 (1984)
  25. California Tribal-State Gaming Compact Initiative (1998)
  26. California Tribal Gaming Compacts (2008)

Colorado

  1. Colorado Gambling Legalization for Non-Profit Organizations, Measure 4 (1958)
  2. Colorado Gambling on Horse and Animal Races, Measure 2 (1948)
  3. Colorado Horse Racetrack Limited Gaming Proceeds for K-12 Education, Amendment 68 (2014)
  4. Colorado Legalization of Horse and Dog Racing, Measure 2 (1940)
  5. Colorado Legalization of Slot Machines, Measure 6 (1952)
  6. Colorado Limited Gaming, Initiative 4 (1990)
  7. Colorado Limited Gaming in Central City, Black Hawk and Cripple Creek, Initiative 50 (2008)
  8. Colorado Limited Gaming in Lower Downtown Denver, Initiative 9 (1992)
  9. Colorado Limited Gaming in Selected Eastern and Southern Cities and Counties, Initiative 4 (1992)
  10. Colorado Limited Gaming in Selected Western and Southern Cities and Counties, Initiative 3 (1992)
  11. Colorado Limited Gaming in Trinidad, Initiative 18 (1996)
  12. Colorado Local Vote on Gaming After Statewide Vote, Referendum C (1992)
  13. Colorado Manitou Springs Gambling, Amendment 13 (1994)
  14. Colorado Multi-State Lotteries, Referendum E (2000)
  15. Colorado Parachute Limited Gaming, Initiative 5 (1992)
  16. Colorado Privately Operated Lottery, Measure 6 (1972)
  17. Colorado Pueblo County Gambling, Initiative 5 (1984)
  18. Colorado Regulation of Games of Chance, Referendum P (2010)
  19. Colorado State Lottery Amendment, Referendum 2 (1980)
  20. Colorado Sweepstakes Races, Measure 1 (1972)
  21. Colorado Sweepstakes Races Amendment, Measure 1 (1976)
  22. Colorado Video Lottery and Tourism Promotion, Initiative 33 (2003)

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

  1. Nebraska Bingo Games, Amendment 9 (1958)
  2. Nebraska Casino Definition and Authorization, Amendment 3 (2004)
  3. Nebraska Compulsive Gamblers Assistance Fund, Amendment 3 (2006)
  4. Nebraska Gambling Laws by Initiative, Measure 417 (2004)
  5. Nebraska Gambling Tax, Measure 419 (2004)
  6. Nebraska Gaming Commission and Casino Regulation, Measure 420 (2004)
  7. Nebraska Lottery Authorization, Amendment 1 (1962)
  8. Nebraska Pari-Mutuel Betting on Horse Races, Amendment 1 (1996)
  9. Nebraska Pari-Mutuel Wagering, Amendment 2 (1988)
  10. Nebraska Regulation of Lotteries and Raffles, Amendment 8 (1968)
  11. Nebraska Slot Machines, Amendment 1 (1938)
  12. Nebraska State Lottery Establishment, Amendment 1a (1992)
  13. Nebraska State Lottery System, Amendment 5 (1990)
  14. Nebraska Video Keno, Measure 421 (2006)
  15. Nebraska Wagering of Horse Races, Amendment 3 (1934)

Nevada

New Jersey

  1. New Jersey Allowance for Casinos in Two Additional Counties, Public Question 1 (2016)
  2. New Jersey Horse Race Gambling Amendment, Question 2 (1998)
  3. New Jersey Public Question 2 (1978)
  4. New Jersey Public Question No. 1 (1953)
  5. New Jersey Public Question No. 1 (1974)
  6. New Jersey Public Question No. 1 (1976)
  7. New Jersey Public Question No. 2 (1959)
  8. New Jersey Public Question No. 2 (1966)
  9. New Jersey Public Question No. 2 (1972)
  10. New Jersey Public Question No. 2 (1990)
  11. New Jersey Public Question No. 3 (1959)
  12. New Jersey Public Question No. 3 (1969)
  13. New Jersey Public Question No. 3 (1990)
  14. New Jersey Public Question No. 4 (1961)
  15. New Jersey Public Question No. 5 (1933)
  16. New Jersey Public Question No. 5 (1981)
  17. New Jersey Public Question No. 5 (1985)
  18. New Jersey Public Question No. 6 (1980)
  19. New Jersey Public Question No. 7 (1976)
  20. New Jersey Public Question No. 7 (1980)
  21. New Jersey Public Question No. 8 (1981)
  22. New Jersey Question 3, No Lottery Funds to go to Prisons (1999)
  23. New Jersey Sports Betting Amendment, Public Question 1 (2011)
  24. New Jersey Support for Veterans' Organizations from Gambling Proceeds Amendment, Public Question 1 (2013)

New York

North Dakota

  1. North Dakota Charitable Gambling Limits Initiative, Measure 6 (1982)
  2. North Dakota Dog and Horse Race Gambling, Initiative 4 (1964)
  3. North Dakota Electronic Gaming Devices Constitutional Amendment, Measure 6 (1990)
  4. North Dakota Electronic Gaming Devices Statutory Provisions, Measure 8 (1990)
  5. North Dakota Electronic Video Gaming Devices, Measure 6 (1989)
  6. North Dakota Legislative Authority on Lotteries, Alternate Proposition 4 (1972)
  7. North Dakota Limited Gaming Referendum, Amendment 4 (1976)
  8. North Dakota Lotteries, Measure 5 (1996)
  9. North Dakota Multi-State Lottery, Initiated Constitutional Measure 2 (2002)
  10. North Dakota Roland Township Gaming Constitutional, Measure 5 (1990)
  11. North Dakota State-Operated Lottery Initiative, Measure 3 (1988)
  12. North Dakota State Lottery Initiative, Measure 3 (1986)
  13. North Dakota Wagering on Horse Races Initiative, Number 2 (1968)

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

  1. Oregon Ballot Measure 41 (2008))
  2. Oregon Ban on Games of Chance, Measure 6 (1938)
  3. Oregon Certain Organizations to Conduct Raffles, Measure 3 (1986)
  4. Oregon Job Growth Education And Communities Fund Act, Part II, Measure 75 (2010)
  5. Oregon Legalization of Certain Lotteries, Measure 12 (1938)
  6. Oregon Legalization of Games of Skill, Measure 8 (1940)
  7. Oregon Lottery Revenues for Education, Measure 21 (May 1995)
  8. Oregon Lottery Revenues for Parks and Conservation, Measure 66 (1998)
  9. Oregon Multnomah County Casino Initiative, Measure 83 (2012)
  10. Oregon Privately-Owned Casinos Amendment, Measure 82 (2012)
  11. Oregon Prohibition of Gambling on Animal and Vehicle Races, Measure 14 (1952)
  12. Oregon Regulation of State Lottery, Measure 5 (1984)
  13. Oregon Seizure and Destruction of Slot Machines, Measure 5 (1938)
  14. Oregon State Lottery Amendment, Measure 62 (2008)
  15. Oregon State Lottery Profits for Economic Development, Measure 4 (1984)
  16. Oregon Tax-Exempt Organizations Allowed to Sponsor Bingo, Measure 6 (1976)

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

  1. Wisconsin Charitable Bingo Amendment, Question 1 (April 1973)
  2. Wisconsin Charitable Raffle Games Amendment, Question 1 (April 1977)
  3. Wisconsin Gambling Casinos on Excursion Vessels, Question 1 (April 1993)
  4. Wisconsin Gambling Expansion Prohibited Amendment 2 (April 1993)
  5. Wisconsin Gambling Proceeds Distribution, Amendment 1 (April 1999)
  6. Wisconsin Lottery Definition Amendment, Question 1 (April 1965)
  7. Wisconsin Pari-Mutuel On-Track Betting, Question 4 (April 1993)
  8. Wisconsin Pari-Mutuel On-Track Betting Amendment, Question 1 (April 1987)
  9. Wisconsin Restriction of Gambling Casinos in the State, Question 2 (April 1993)
  10. Wisconsin Sports Lottery for Athletic Facilities, Amendment 1 (April 1995)
  11. Wisconsin State-Operated Lottery, Question 5 (April 1993)
  12. Wisconsin State Lottery Amendment, Question 2 (April 1987)
  13. Wisconsin Video Poker and Other Forms of Video Gambling, Question 3 (April 1993)

Wyoming

Note: The list below automatically compiles all potential and certified ballot measures being tracked by Ballotpedia. Sometimes a measure that has been abandoned by petitioners or in the legislature will still be listed until a legal deadline passes. As more deadlines pass in any given year, the list will more accurately represent which measures will actually go before voters in the current year.

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2004

2003

2002

2000

1999

1998

1996

1995

1994

1993

1992

1991

1990

  1. Alaska Gambling Board Initiative, Measure 2 (August 1990)
  2. Arizona State Parks Board, Game and Fish Commission, Proposition 200 (1990)
  3. Colorado Limited Gaming, Initiative 4 (1990)
  4. Colorado Local Vote on Gaming After Statewide Vote, Referendum C (1992)
  5. Colorado Parachute Limited Gaming, Initiative 5 (1992)
  6. Louisiana Creation of State Lottery, Amendment 4 (October 1990)
  7. Missouri Bingo Regulations, Amendment 1 (August 1990)
  8. Nebraska State Lottery System, Amendment 5 (1990)
  9. Nevada Charitable Lotteries, Question 2 (1990)
  10. New Jersey Public Question No. 2 (1990)
  11. New Jersey Public Question No. 3 (1990)
  12. North Dakota Electronic Gaming Devices Constitutional Amendment, Measure 6 (1990)
  13. North Dakota Electronic Gaming Devices Statutory Provisions, Measure 8 (1990)
  14. North Dakota Roland Township Gaming Constitutional, Measure 5 (1990)
  15. Ohio Casino Gambling Licensing, Amendment 3 (1990)
  16. Rhode Island Establishment of Gambling Facilities, Proposal 11 (1990)
  17. Rhode Island Off-Track Betting Facility, Proposal 3 (1990)

1989

1988

1987

1986

1985

1984

1982

1981

1980

1978

1977

1976

1975

1974

1973

1972

1970

1969

1968

1966

1965

1964

1962

1961

1960

1959

1958

1957

1956

1954

1953

1952

1950

1948

1946

1944

1940

1939

1938

1934

1933

1932

1926

1924

1922

1918

1914

1912

Did not make ballot

  1. "Michigan is Yours" Amendment (2012)
  2. Alabama Electronic Bingo Amendment (2012)
  3. Arizona Gambling Initiative (2012)
  4. Arizona Racino Amendment (2010)
  5. Arkansas Commission on Lotteries and Gambling Amendment (2008)
  6. Arkansas Lottery Proceeds for Scholarships Amendment (2012)
  7. Arkansas Seven Casinos Initiative (2010)
  8. Arkansas Three New Casinos Amendment, Issue 5 (2016)
  9. California Internet Poker Statute (2008)
  10. California Lottery Funding for Schools (2010)
  11. Colorado Adding Poker to Bingo and Raffles Law Definition Initiative (2016)
  12. Colorado Local Voter Approval for Gambling Amendment (2014)
  13. Colorado Prohibition on Gambling Monopolies Amendment (2014)
  14. Colorado Redirect Lottery Funds Measure (2010)
  15. Colorado Required Distances from Schools in Certain Casino Gambling Jurisdictions Amendment (2014)
  16. Colorado Video Game Lottery Amendment (2010)
  17. Georgia Horse Race Gambling Measure (2012)
  18. Kentucky Casino Gambling Amendment (2014)
  19. Kentucky Expanded Gambling Amendment (2012)
  20. Kentucky Slot Machine Amendment, 2010
  21. Maine Ban Slot Machines (2008)
  22. Maine Calais Casino Measure (2010)
  23. Maine Electronic Beano Question (2012)
  24. Maine Electronic Beano Question (2013)
  25. Maryland Card Gambling Amendment (2010)
  26. Maryland Gaming Program Amendment (2012)
  27. Maryland Prince George's Local Slots Measure (2012)
  28. Maryland Table Games Referendum (2012)
  29. Massachusetts Casino Gaming Initiative (2012)
  30. Michigan Casino Expansion Amendment (2010)
  31. Michigan Casino Gaming Amendment (2012)
  32. Michigan Casino License Amendment (2010)
  33. Minnesota Casino Revenues for Vikings Stadium Amendment (2010)
  34. Montana Non-Profit Lottery Act (2008)
  35. Nebraska Casino Gambling Amendment (2014)
  36. Nebraska Gambling Amendment (2012)
  37. Nebraska Horse Race Wagering, Amendment 1 (2014)
  38. Nebraska Horse Track Gaming Regulations Initiative (2016)
  39. Nebraska Horse Track Gaming Taxation Initiative (2016)
  40. Nebraska Horse Track Initiative Amendment (2016)
  41. Nevada Charitable Lotteries Initiative (2012)
  42. Nevada It's Time for Gaming's Fair Share Initiative (2008)
  43. Nevada It's Time for Gaming's Fair Share and Eliminate Property Tax Initiative (2008)
  44. New Jersey Horse Racetrack Betting Amendment (2014)
  45. New Jersey Northern Casinos Amendment (2015)
  46. New Jersey Sports Betting Funds for Developmental Disabilities Residence Amendment, ACR 61 (2014)
  47. New York Casino Amendment (2010)
  48. Ohio Casino Revenue and Commission Amendment (2010)
  49. Ohio Cities Casino Amendment (2010)
  50. Ohio House Bill 7 Referendum (2015)
  51. Ohio Slot Machines Veto Referendum (2010)
  52. Ohio Slot Machines at Horse Tracks Referendum (2011)
  53. Ohio Storefront Sweepstakes Ban Referendum (2014)
  54. Oregon Ballot Measure 35 (2008)
  55. Oregon Ballot Measure 37 (2008)
  56. Oregon Job Growth Education And Communities Fund Act, Part I (2010)
  57. South Carolina Myrtle Beach Casinos for Transportation Funding Amendment (2016)
  58. South Dakota Gambling Amendment (2010)
  59. Texas State Gaming Commission Amendment (2015)
  60. Texas State Lottery Revenue for Public Education Amendment (2015)
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