The Senate on Tuesday refused to override Gov. Bill Ritter’s first veto of the session.
The Senate voted 19-17 against overriding Ritter’s rejection of a bill regarding the regulation of gambling. Twenty-four votes were needed.
Senate Bill 50 required that at least one member of the state’s gaming commission be a resident of Gilpin or Teller County, the only counties where limited gambling is permitted by the state. Ritter, a Democrat, said that could create a conflict of interest or an appearance of one because people who own property in the counties could benefit from decisions made by the panel.
Three Democrats did vote with Republicans in favor of overriding the veto: Senate President Peter Groff of Denver, Sen. Joyce Foster of Denver and Sen. Dan Gibbs of Silverthorne.
