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Bar and gaming floor at The Gilpin Casino in Black Hawk, Colorado – September 2020

May 1, 2021 0

Today is a big day for Colorado casinos. The $100 bet limit is a thing of the past. Casinos may set their own maximum bet at games. The limit on the types of games permitted […]

Table Games Reopen in Black Hawk, Central City, Cripple Creek

Table Games

February 11, 2021 0

Casinos in Gilpin County will be able to reopen some table games starting today, February 10. The only permitted games at this time are live poker, craps, roulette and blackjack. Live table games in Black […]

Table Games in Black Hawk and Central City Closing

Table Games

November 13, 2020 0

Gilpin County officials have ordered table games to temporarily close in Black Hawk and Central City to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the area. This will occur by 8am on Friday, November 13. The […]

Casino Question on Colorado Ballot Passes

Gambling on Ballot

November 1, 2020 0

Update 11/4/2020: The ballot question that allows for higher bet limits and larger game selection in Colorado casinos has passed. The charitable-gaming question is losing. Previous story There are two ballot questions on the November […]

Cripple Creek Trip Report

Trip reports

October 19, 2020 0

My wife and I stayed in Black Hawk in late September. We also drove to Cripple Creek to check it out on that trip, and we also walked around Central City. The drive from Black […]