TO SUPPORT MEMBERS IN BUILDING A PROFITABLE AND RESPONSIBLE GAMING INDUSTRY IN BLACK HAWK, CENTRAL CITY, AND CRIPPLE CREEK, COLORADO. TO PROVIDE A UNIFIED VOICE FOR THE GAMING INDUSTRY BEFORE POLICY MAKERS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, THE MEDIA, AND THE PUBLIC, SO THAT THEY RECOGNIZE GAMING AS A MAJOR ECONOMIC FORCE AND AN INTEGRAL PART OF COLORADO'S TOURISM INDUSTRY.