U.S. Casino Directory - Colorado

Black Hawk Station
141 Gregory Street
(303) 582-5582

Restaurants: 1 (snack bar)
Casino Size: 1,978 Square Feet


Bull Durham Saloon & Casino
110 Main Street
(303) 582-0810
Website: www.bulldurhamcasino.com

Restaurants: 1 (snack bar)
Casino Size: 2,555 Square Feet
Fun Book: Ask at cage
Senior Discount: Special Fun Book if 55+


Bullwhackers Casino
101 Gregory Street
(303) 271-2500
Website: www.bullwhackers.com

Toll-Free Number: (800) GAM-BULL
Restaurants: 1
Casino Size: 17,006 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: 10,814 Square Feet (Canyon)
Casino Size: 2,426 Square Feet (Grand Plateau)
Special Features: Connected to 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: 16,381 Square Feet
Other Games: BJ, P
Senior Discount: Free Buffet Mon/Wed/Fri, 2x points (up to 5,000) if 50+
Special Features: 50% buffet discount with slot club card.


Eureka! Casino
211 Gregory Street
(303) 582-1040
Website: www.eureka-casino.com

Restaurants: 1
Casino Size: 1,902 Square Feet (Eureka)
Casino Size: 1,315 Square Feet (Winners)
Special Features: Connected to Winners Haven casino. 50¢ strawberry Margarita.


Fitzgeralds Casino
101 Main Street
(303) 582-6162
Website: www.fitzgeraldsbh.com

Toll-Free Number: (800) 538-5825
Restaurants: 1
Casino Size: 10,252 Square Feet
Other Games: BJ, TCP


Gilpin Hotel Casino
111 Main Street
(303) 582-1133
Website: www.thegilpincasino.com

Restaurants: 2
Casino Size: 7,965 Square Feet


Golden Gates Casino
261 Main Street
(303) 582-1650
Website: www.goldengatescasino.com

Toll-Free Number (866) 343-1994
Casino Size: 4,015 Square Feet (Golden Gates)
Casino Size: 3,977 Square Feet (Golden Gulch)
Other Games: BJ, TCP
Special Features: Free sandwich and chips for  players 11am-1:30pm and 5:00pm-7:30pm Connected to Golden Gulch Casino.


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: $95-$179
Suites: 130  Price Range: $115-$208
Restaurants: 3 (1 open 24 hours)
Buffets: B-$7.99  L-$8.99  D-$14.99
Casino Size: 21,841 Square Feet
Other Games: BJ, LIR, TCP
Senior Discount: Specials Sun-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: $95-$150
Suites: 3  Price Range: Casino Use Only
Restaurants: 3
Buffets: B-$6.99  L-$8.99  D-$13.99
Casino Size: 22,232 Square Feet
Other Games: BJ, P, LIR, TCP
Senior Discount: 50% off breakfast and lunch buffets Mon/Tue if 50 or older
Special Features: $10 off room for slot club members and 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: 14,203 Square Feet
Other Games: BJ, TCP
Special Features: Parking garage. Skybridge to The Lodge Casino.


Mountain High Casino
111 Richman Street
Black Hawk, Colorado 80422
(303) 567-1234
Website: www.mtnhighcasino.com

Restaurants: 4
Buffets: L-$8.99 D-$13.99
Casino Size: 28,568 Square Feet
Other Games: BJ, TCP
Special Features: 25% off food (Mon-Fri) for slot club members.


Red Dolly Casino
530 Gregory Street
(303) 582-1100

Restaurants: 1
Casino Size: 2,432 Square Feet


Richman Casino
100 Richman Street
(303) 582-0400

Restaurants: 1
Casino Size: 2,328 Square Feet
Other Games: BJ


Riviera Black Hawk Casino
444 Main Street
(303) 582-1000
Website: www.rivierablackhawk.com

Buffet: L-$8.99  D-$13.99
Casino Size: 24,672 Square Feet
Other Games: BJ, P
Senior Discount: Various Mon-Wed if 50+
Special Features: Parking garage. Pizza Hut. Buffet discount with slot club card.

Silver Hawk
100 Chase Street
(303) 271-2500
Website: www.bullwhackers.com

Toll-Free Number: (800) GAM-BULL
Restaurants: 1
Casino Size: 3,696 Square Feet
Senior Discount: Specials on Tue/Wed if 55+


Wild Card Saloon & Casino
112 Main Street
(303) 582-3412

Restaurants: 1 (snack bar)
Casino Size: 3,166 Square Feet

 

Central City Casinos

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.

Fortune Valley is the only casino hotel in Central City but there are also a few bed & breakfasts: the Gregory Inn (7 rooms, $65 to $155, 303-582-5561), Chateau L’Acadienne (3 rooms, $60 to $85, 303-582-5209) and the High Street Inn (3 rooms, $75 to $95, 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
Other Games:  BJ, P


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

Toll-Free Number: (866) 339-5825
Restaurants: 1
Casino Size: 3,930 Square Feet (F. Bonanza)
Casino Size: 3,394 Square Feet (Easy Street)
Other Games: BJ, TCP


Fortune Valley Hotel & Casino
321 Gregory Street
Central City, CO 80427
(303) 582-0800

Toll-Free Number: (800) 924-6646
Rooms: 118  Price Range $79-$139
Suites: 6  Price Range $140-$175
Restaurants: 2
Casino Size: 31,826 Square Feet
Other Games:  BJ, P, TCP, LIR
Special Features: Tony Roma’s restaurant. Covered parking garage.

 

Cripple Creek Casinos

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.

A few 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 (LIR) and three card poker (TCP).


Black Diamond Casino
425 E. Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Co 80813
(719) 689-2898

Restaurants: 1 (snack bar)
Casino Size: 1,417 Square Feet
Special Features: Free drink coupon handed out at door. Real gold vein in wall (upstairs).  Video arcade.


Brass Ass Casino
264 E. Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, Co 80813
(719) 689-2104
Website: www.triplecrowncasinos.com/html/brass_home.html

Restaurants: 1 (snack bar)
Casino Size: 2,627 Square Feet
Special Features: Free hot dogs and popcorn for players. 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, TCP
Casino Size: 5,008 Square Feet (Bronco’s)
Casino Size: 3,215 Square Feet (Buffalo’s)
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 midnight to 1:30am every day.


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: 2,942 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 (Fri-Mon)
Casino Size: 3,999 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/$21.95 (Fri)/$18.95 (Sat)
Casino Size: 15,889 Square Feet (Double Eagle)
Casino Size: 7,473 Square Feet (Gold Creek)
Other Games: BJ, P, TCP
Special Features: Connected to Gold Creek casino. Free self-parking. Video arcade. AARP and slot club members get 10% room discount.


Gold Rush Hotel & 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: $59-$89
Restaurants: 2
Casino Size: 5,353 Square Feet (Gold Rush)
Casino Size: 1,055 Square Feet (Gold Digger’s)
Other Games: BJ, LIR
Special Features: Gold Digger’s and Gold Rush are interconnected. $3.99 steak special. 49-cent breakfast. 10% room discount to military and AARP.


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: 4,599 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) 689-2446
Website: www.triplecrowncasinos.com/html/jp_home.html

Toll-Free Number: (888) 461-7529
Rooms: 36  Price Range: $40-$100
Suites: 5  Price Range: $155-$210
Restaurants: 1
Casino Size: 7,532 Square Feet
Special Features: Connected to Midnight Rose and Brass Ass. 10% room discount for slot club members. Free popcorn and hot dogs for players. Free parking.


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: 9,201 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
Website: www.grushcasino.com

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: 547 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: 3  Price Range: Casino Use Only
Restaurants: 1
Casino Size: 5,131 Square Feet (Womacks)
Casino Size: 4,088 Square Feet (Legends)
Other Games:  BJ, TCP
Special Features: Womacks and Legends are  interconnected. Rooms for club members only. Free parking.


Wild Horse Casino
353 Myers Avenue
Cripple Creek, Co 80813
(719) 687-7777

Restaurants: 1
Casino Size: 10,000 Square Feet
Other Games:  BJ, P, TCP


Indian Casinos

Sky Ute Casino and Lodge
14826 Highway 172 N.
Ignacio, Colorado 81137
(970) 563-3000
Website: www.skyutecasino.com
Map Location: #4 (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
Hours: 24 Hours Daily
Other Games: BJ, TCP, Bingo (Wed/Thu/Fri/Sun)
Overnight RV Parking: Free/RV Dump: No
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
Map Location: #3 (425 miles S.W. of Denver, 11 miles S. of Cortez on Hwys. 160/166)

Toll-Free Number: (800) 258-8007
RV Reservations: (800) 889-5072
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, LIR, TCP, Keno, Bingo (Fri-Tue)
Overnight RV Parking: Must use RV park
Fun Book: Given at local motels/RV parks
Senior Discount: 15% off food if 55 or older.
Special Features: 84-space RV Park ($20 per night). Ute Tribal Park tours available.

 

The History of Gambling - Casinos in Colorado

Gambling in Colorado: A History Lesson

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.

The maximum hours Colorado casinos can operate are from 8 a.m. until 2 a.m. 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 contact the state’s tourism board at (800) 433-2656 or www.colorado.com.

Black Hawk Casinos

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 Fortune Valley 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 Fortune Valley 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 (LIR) and three card poker (TCP).