Taft, fka Sherman & Howard, water law attorney and architect of the Colorado Water Plan James Eklund shared his insights with U.S. sports betting media publication InGame on how the legalization of sports betting in Colorado has benefited the state’s water projects.

“In short, it’s been excellent,” Eklund said of sports betting’s impact on the state. “It’s been a great revenue stream for water projects that otherwise would have faced a pretty uncertain future at best, and at worst wouldn’t have been funded at all, given that the only other source of revenue for the state is collecting taxes on severance tax, which is oil and gas taxation.”

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Eklund leads Taft’s Water and Natural Resources practice area. He is a strong advocate for smart water infrastructure and a recognized authority on water management in the American West. Eklund works with sovereign governments, multi-state authorities, state agencies, and private interests to deliver critical water infrastructure projects and to design policy regarding water law, natural resources, infrastructure, and environmental protection.

Effective Jan. 1, 2025, Sherman & Howard combined with Taft, creating a firm powered by more than 1,000 attorneys from Washington, D.C. to the Mountain West. The combination enables both firms to deepen their benches of attorneys and strengthen their service offerings.