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Colorado casinos
can be found in the mountain towns of Black
Hawk, Central City and Cripple Creek. There
are also two Indian casinos (which abide
by Colorado’s limited gaming rules) in Ignacio
and Towaoc.
Gambling is limited
in two aspects: one, only electronic games
(including slots, video poker, video blackjack
and video keno) and the table games of poker,
blackjack, let it ride and three-card poker
are allowed. Two, a single wager cannot
exceed $5.
The rules for poker
are such that a raise is considered a separate
bet. Three raises per round are allowed.
On the last round, two players may go “head-to-head”
with an unlimited number of raises. Nine
varieties of poker are approved for casino
play. Texas Hold ‘Em, 7-Card Stud and Omaha
are the most popular choices.
Blackjack wagers
are limited to a $5 maximum, with most casinos
allowing a $2 or $3 minimum bet. However,
doubles and splits are considered separate
bets. Colorado casinos employ Vegas Strip
rules and most allow doubling after splits.
Since pairs may be split three times (to
make up to four hands) it is theoretically
possible to bet $40 on what began as a single
$5 wager.
Multiple action
blackjack is also available in Colorado.
Multiple action allows a player to place
up to three bets (of up to $5 each) on a
single blackjack hand. This hand is then
played for three rounds against the same
dealer up-card. Several Colorado casinos
offer multiple action blackjack.
Here’s information,
as supplied by Colorado’s Division of Gaming,
showing the slot machine payback percentages
for each city’s casinos for the one year
period from July 1, 2001 through June 30,
2002:
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Black
Hawk
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Central
City
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Cripple
Creek
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5˘ Slots
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93.08%
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92.56%
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93.52%
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25˘ Slots
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94.66%
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94.81%
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94.63%
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$1 Slots
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95.19%
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95.37%
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95.37%
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$5 Slots
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96.11%
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94.23%
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94.95%
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All
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94.32%
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94.08%
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94.42%
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These numbers
reflect the percentage of money returned
on each denomination of machine and encompass
all electronic machines including video
poker and video keno. The best returns for
each category are highlighted in bold print.
The maximum hours
Colorado casinos can operate are from 8am
until 2am and the minimum gambling age is
21.
The two major gaming-oriented
magazines n Colorado are The Gambler and
the Rocky Mountain News Gaming Guide. Both
are free, and available in most casinos.
Look in them for ads for casino coupons
or fun books. The Denver Post Weekend section
(published every Friday) also contains coupons
and fun book offers for the casinos in Black
Hawk and Central City.
For more information
on visiting Black Hawk call (303) 582-5221,
for Central City information call (800)
542-2999 and for Cripple Creek information
call (877) 858-GOLD. For general information
on Colorado call the state’s tourism board
at (800) 433-2656.
Black Hawk
Location:35 miles west of Denver. Take U.S.
6 through Golden to Hwy 119. Take Hwy 119
to Black Hawk. Another route is I-70 West
to exit 244. Turn right onto Hwy. 6. Take
Hwy 6 to 119 and into Black Hawk.
The Lodge at Black
Hawk and the Isle of Capri are the only
two casinos with hotel rooms in that city.
The next closest lodging is at Harvey’s
Wagon Wheel Casino, 3/4-mile up Gregory
St. in Central City (see Central City listings
for particulars). Another alternative is
the Gold Dust Lodge, located on Hwy. 119
about 1.5 miles from the Black Hawk casinos.
The Gold Dust features 23 remodeled rooms
with private baths, TV and telephones.
The casinos in
Black Hawk and Central City are located
one mile apart. The Black Hawk Shuttle Service
provides free transportation around Black
Hawk and Harvey’s runs a free shuttle service
from Black Hawk to Central City.
There are a few
bus tour programs operating between the
metropolitan Denver area and Black Hawk/Central
City. These programs are bargain priced
($10 or less) and usually affiliated with
one or two casinos that will reimburse a
portion of the tour charge and also provide
coupons or fun books. Check the “Weekend”
section of the Friday Denver Post and Rocky
Mountain News for bus tour ads and for casino
ads that feature coupons.
All casinos offer
electronic games (slots, video poker, video
blackjack and video keno). Some casinos
also offer: blackjack (BJ), poker (P),
let it ride (Let it Ride) and three card poker (Three Card Poker).
Black Hawk Casino by Hyatt
111 Richman Street
Black Hawk, Colorado 80422
(303) 567-1234
Website:
www.blackhawkcasinobyhyatt.com
Restaurants: 4
Buffets: B-$8.99 (Sun/Tue) L-8.99 D-$12.99
Casino Size: 28,629 Square Feet
Other Games: BJ, P, Three Card Poker
Senior Discount: Various Mon-Fri if 55+
Special Features: 25% off food (Mon-Fri)
for slot club members.
Black Hawk Station
141 Gregory Street
(303) 582-5582
Restaurants: 1
(snack bar)
Casino Size: 2,055 Square Feet
Other Games: BJ
Bull Durham Saloon & Casino
110 Main Street
(303) 582-0810
Restaurants: 1
(snack bar)
Casino Size: 2,547 Square Feet
Other Games: BJ
Fun Book: Ask at cage
Senior Discount: Special Fun Book if 55+
Bullwhackers Casino
101 Gregory Street
(303) 764-1600
Website:
www.bullwhackers.com
Toll-Free Number:
(800) GAM-BULL
Restaurants: 1
Casino Size: 16,019 Square Feet
Senior Discount: Specials on Tue/Wed if
55+
Special Features: Includes Bullpen Sports
Casino.
Canyon Casino
131 Main Street
(303) 777-1111
Website:
www.canyoncasino.net
Restaurants: 1
Casino Size: 11,173 Square Feet
Special Features: Includes Grand Plateau
Casino.
Colorado Central Station Casino
340 Main Street
(303) 582-3000
Website:
www.coloradocentralstation.com
Restaurants: 2
Buffet: B-$4.95 L-$7.95
D-$9.95
Casino Size: 16,997 Square Feet
Other Games: BJ, P, Three Card Poker
Special Features: 50% buffet discount with
slot club card.
Eureka! Casino
211 Gregory Street
(303) 582-1040
Restaurants: 1
Casino Size: 1,902 Square Feet
Special Features: 50˘ strawberry margarita.
Fitzgeralds Casino
101 Main Street
(303) 582-6162
Website:
www.fitzgeralds.com/blackhawk
Toll-Free Number:
(800) 538-5825
Restaurants: 1
Casino Size: 9,874 Square Feet
Other Games: BJ, Three Card Poker
Gilpin Hotel Casino
111 Main Street
(303) 582-1133
Restaurants: 2
Buffets: B-$3.98 (Mon-Sat)/$9.98 (Sun)
Casino Size: 11,182 Square Feet
Special Features: $7.77 prime rib or lobster
dinner for slot club members.
Golden Gates Casino
261 Main Street
(303) 277-1650
Website:
www.goldengatescasino.com
Toll-Free Number
(866) 343-1994
Casino Size: 4,373 Square Feet
Other Games: BJ, Three Card Poker
Special Features: Free sandwich and chips
for players 11am-1:30pm and 5:00pm-7:30pm
Isle of Capri Casino - Black Hawk
401 Main Street
(303) 998-7777
Website:
www.isleofcapricasino.com
Toll-Free Number
(800) 843-4753
Rooms: 107 Price Range: $104-$130
Suites: 130 Price Range: $115-$175
Restaurants: 3 (1 open 24 hours)
Buffets: B-$5.99 L-$7.99 D-$12.99
Casino Size: 20,808 Square Feet
Other Games: BJ, Let it Ride, Three Card Poker
Senior Discount: Specials Mon-Thu if 50+
Special Features: Parking garage.
The Lodge Casino at Black Hawk
240 Main Street
(303) 582-1771
Website:
www.thelodgecasino.com
Toll-Free Number:
(877) 711-1177
Rooms: 47 Price Range: $75-$140
Suites: 3 Price Range: $199-$350
Restaurants: 3
Buffets: B-$5.49 L-$7.49/$11.99 (Sun)
D-$10.99/$19.95 (Fri)
Casino Size: 22,354 Square Feet
Other Games: BJ, P, Let it Ride, Three Card Poker
Senior Discount: 50% off breakfast and lunch
buffets Mon/Tue, if 50, or older
Special Features: 2-for-1 Fri. dinner and
Sun. brunch buffet with 250 slot club points.
$10 off room with slot club card. $10 off
room for AAA/AARP members (Sun-Thu). Parking
garage. Skybridge to Mardi Gras Casino.
Mardi Gras Casino
333 Main Street
(303) 582-5600
Website:
www.mardigrasbh.com
Restaurants: 1
Casino Size: 14,196 Square Feet
Other Games: BJ, P, Three Card Poker
Special Features: Parking garage. Skybridge
to The Lodge Casino.
Red Dolly Casino
530 Gregory Street
(303) 582-1100
Restaurants: 1
Casino Size: 2,265 Square Feet
Special Features: 10-ounce steak dinner
for $4.95. 20-ounce steak dinner for $6.95.
Richman Casino
100 Richman Street
(303) 582-0400
Restaurants: 1
snack bar
Casino Size: 2,328 Square Feet
Other Games: BJ, Three Card Poker
Riviera Black Hawk Casino
444 Main Street
(303) 582-1000
Website:
www.rivierablackhawk.com
Buffet: L-$7.99
D-$12.99
Casino Size: 23,879 Square Feet
Other Games: BJ, P
Special Features: Parking garage.
Silver Hawk
100 Chase Street
(303) 764-1400
Website:
www.bullwhackers.com
Toll-Free Number:
(800) GAM-BULL
Restaurants: 1
Casino Size: 3,696 Square Feet
Wild Card Saloon & Casino
112 Main Street
(303) 582-3412
Restaurants: 1
(snack bar)
Casino Size: 3,129 Square Feet
Central City
Location:(same
as Black Hawk). Central City is located
one mile from Black Hawk. Turn left at the
third stoplight on Hwy. 119 and proceed
up Gregory Street.
Harvey’s Wagon
Wheel Hotel/Casino is the only hotel in
Central City but there are also a few bed
& breakfasts: the Gregory Inn (7 rooms,
$55 to $155, 303-582-5561), Chateau L’acadienne
(3 rooms, $60 to $94, 303-582-5209) and
the High Street Inn (3 rooms, $75 to $85,
303-582-0622).
For Central
City tourism information call (800) 542-2999.
Doc Holliday Casino
101 Main Street
Central City, CO 80427
(303) 582-1400
Restaurants: 1
Casino Size: 3,098 Square Feet
Dostal Alley Saloon & Gaming Emporium
1 Dostal Alley
Central City, CO 80427
(303) 582-1610
Restaurants: 1
Snack Bar
Casino Size: 741 Square Feet
Famous Bonanza/Easy Street
107 Main Street
(303) 582-5914
Central City, CO 80427
Website:
www.famousbonanza.com
Restaurants: 1
Casino Size: 7,326 Square Feet
Other Games: BJ, Three Card Poker
Special Features: Restaurant features Mexican
specialities.
Harvey’s Wagon Wheel Hotel/Casino
321 Gregory Street
Central City, CO 80427
(303) 582-0800
Website:
www.harrahs.com
Toll-Free Number:
(800) 924-6646
Rooms: 118 Price Range $79-$139
Suites: 6 Price Range $140-$175
Restaurants: 2
Casino Size: 33,207 Square Feet
Other Games: BJ, P, Three Card Poker
Special Features: Tony Roma’s restaurant.
Covered parking garage.
Cripple
Creek
Location: (47 miles
west of Colorado Springs. Take exit 141
at Colorado Springs off I-25. Go west on
Hwy. 24 to the town of Divide. Turn left
onto Hwy. 67 and go 18 miles to Cripple
Creek.)
Cripple Creek has
several hotel/casinos the largest of which
is the Double Eagle Hotel & Casino. There
is also a 67-room motel, Gold King Mountain
Inn, located 1/8-mile from the casinos,
which offers rates of $49 (Winter) to $99
(Summer) per night. Free shuttle service
is provided to and from the casinos. For
hotel reservations, call 1-800-445-3607.
Many Cripple Creek
casinos hand out coupons and Fun Books at
their doors. Also check the ads in the Colorado
Springs Gazette, the Pueblo Chieftain and
the free tourist magazines.
Some Cripple Creek
parking lots charge a fee of $3 to $5 which
is usually reimbursed by the casino. Check
at the lot for each particular casino’s
parking rules. For Cripple Creek tourism
information call (877) 858-GOLD.
All casinos offer
electronic games (slots, video poker, video
blackjack and video keno). Some casinos
also offer: blackjack (BJ), poker (P),
let it ride (Let it Ride) and three card poker (Three Card Poker).
Black Diamond Casino
425 E. Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Co 80813
(719) 689-2898
Restaurants: 1
(snack bar)
Casino Size: 1,478 Square Feet
Special Features: Free drink coupon handed
out at door. Real gold vein in wall (upstairs).
Free soup for players. Video arcade.
Brass Ass Casino
264 E. Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Co 80813
(719) 689-2104
Webiste:
www.triplecrowncasinos.com/html/brass_home.html
Restaurants: 1
(snack bar)
Casino Size: 2,797 Square Feet
Special Features: Free hot dogs and popcorn.
Connected to Midnight Rose and J.P McGill’s.
Bronco Billy’s Sports Bar & Casino
233 E. Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Co 80813
(719) 689-2142
Website:
www.broncobillyscasino.com
Toll Free Number:
(877) 989-2142
Restaurants: 2
Other Games: BJ, Three Card Poker
Casino Size: 8,938 Square Feet
Fun Book: Ask at cashier’s cage
Special Features: Includes Buffalo Billy’s
casino. Satellite tv’s tuned to sports.
49˘ breakfast. $6.95 t-bone steak special.
Double jackpots at top two minutes of every
hour and 12am-1:30am every night.
Colorado Grande Gaming Parlor
300 E. Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Co 80813
(719) 689-3517
Website:
www.cripple-creek.co.us/grand.html
Restaurants: 1
Casino Size: 2,447 Square Feet
Senior Discount: Free lunch Tuesdays with
AARP card and slot club card
Special Features: 50% off dining for slot
club members.
Creeker’s Casino
274 E. Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Co 80813
(719) 689-3239
Website:
www.creekerscasino.com
Restaurants: 1
Buffets: L/D-$7.95/$14.95 (Sat)
Senior Discount: 50% off Thu buffet
if 50+
Casino Size: 4,131 Square Feet
Special Features: Wedding chapel. $1 buffet
discount with slot club card. Video arcade.
Double Eagle Hotel & Casino
442 E. Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Co 80813
(719) 689-5000
Website:
www.decasino.com
Toll-Free Reservations:
(800) 711-7234
Rooms: 146 Price Range: $60-$100
Suites: 12 Price Range: $120-$240
Restaurants: 2
Buffets: B-$6.95
D-$8.95/$16.95 (Fri)/$14.95 (Sat)
Casino Size: 15,889 Square Feet
Other Games: BJ, P, Three Card Poker
Fun Book: Ask at the slot club
Special Features: Free self-parking. Video
arcade. AAA, AARP and slot club members
get 10% room discount.
Gold Rush Hotel & Casino/Gold Digger’s
Casino
209 E. Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Co 80813
(719) 689-2646
Website:
www.cripple-creek.co.us/grush.html
Toll-Free Number:
(800) 235-8239
Rooms: 14 Price Range: $49-$79
Restaurants: 2
Casino Size: 5,395 Square Feet
Other Games: BJ, Let it Ride
Special Features: Gold Digger’s and Gold
Rush are interconnected. $3.99 steak special.
49-cent breakfast. 10% room discount to
miltary, AARP and AAA members.
Imperial Hotel & Casino
123 N. Third Street
Cripple Creek, Co 80813
(719) 689-2922
Website:
www.imperialcasinohotel.com
Toll-Free Number:
(800) 235-2922
Rooms: 29 Price Range: $45-$85
Suites: 2 Price Range: $100-$145
Restaurants: 2
Casino Size: 4,935 Square Feet
Johnny Nolon’s Casino
301 E. Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Co 80813
(719) 689-2080
Website:
www.johnnynolons.com
Restaurants: 2
Casino Size: 5,815 Square Feet
Special Features: 50% off meals for slot
club members.
J.P. McGill’s Hotel & Casino
232 E. Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Co 80813
(719) 689-2497
Website:
www.triplecrowncasinos.com/html/jp_home.html
Toll-Free Number:
(888) 461-7529
Rooms: 36 Price Range: $40-$100
Suites: 3 Price Range: $155-$210
Restaurants: 1
Casino Size: 5,664 Square Feet
Special Features: Connected to Midnight
Rose and Brass Ass. 10% room discount for
slot club members.
Midnight Rose Hotel & Casino
256 E. Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Co 80813
(719) 689-2865
Website:
www.triplecrowncasinos.com/html/mrose_home.html
Toll-Free Number:
(800) 635-5825
Rooms: 19 Price Range: $40-$95
Restaurants: 3
Casino Size: 8,602 Square Feet
Other Games: P
Special Features: Connected to Brass Ass
and J.P McGill’s. 10% room discount for
slot club members.
Uncle Sam’s Casino
251 E. Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Co 80813
(719) 689-2222
Casino Size: 1,208
Square Feet
Special Features: Free hot dogs for players.
Virgin Mule
259 E. Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Co 80813
(719) 689-2734
Restaurants: 1
snack bar
Casino Size: 582 Square Feet
Womacks/Legends Hotel & Casino
200-220 E. Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Co 80813
(719) 689-0333
Website:
www.womackscasino.com
Toll-Free Number:
(888) 966-2257
Rooms: 21 Price Range: Casino Use
Only
Suites: 2 Price Range: Casino Use
Only
Restaurants: 1
Casino Size: 8,274 Square Feet
Other Games: BJ, Three Card Poker
Special Features: Womacks and Legends are
interconnected. Rooms for club members only.
Free parking.
Indian Casinos
Sky Ute
Casino and Lodge
14826 Highway 172 N.
Ignacio, Colorado 81137
(970) 563-3000
Website:
www.skyutecasino.com
Location:345 miles S.W. of Denver, 20 miles
S.E. of Durango
Toll-Free Number:
(888) 842-4180
Room Reservations: (800) 876-7017
Rooms: 36 Price Range: $45-$79
Restaurants: 2 Liquor: No
Buffets: B-$4.99 (Sat-Sun) L-$6.99
D-$8.99/$13.99 (Fri-Sat)
Hours: 24 Hours Daily
Other Games: BJ, Three Card Poker, Bingo (Wed/Thu/Sun)
Senior Discount: 10% room and restaurant
discount, if 50, or older
Special Features: Southern Ute Cultural
Center and Museum is located next to casino.
Ute Mountain Casino & RV Park
3 Weeminuche Drive/P.O. Drawer V
Towaoc, Colorado 81334
(970) 565-8800
Website:
www.utemountaincasino.com
Location:425 miles S.W. of Denver, 11 miles
S. of Cortez on Hwys. 160/166
Toll-Free Number:
(800) 258-8007
Restaurants: 1 Liquor: No
Buffets: B-$4.50 (Sat-Sun) L-$5.95
D-$7.75/$12.95 (Fri)
Casino Size: 32,000 Square Feet
Hours: 8am-4am Daily
Other Games: BJ, P, Let it Ride, Three Card Poker, Keno, Bingo
(Fri-Tue)
Fun Book: Given at local motels/RV parks
Senior Discount: 15% off food if 55, or
older.
Special Features: 84-space RV Park. Ute
Tribal Park tours available.
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