Ah, remember Denver in the '80s?
This television clip from November 1984 should jog your memory: Right-wing amendments, Ernie Bjorkman ruling the airways on Channel 2, college students favoring Reagan over Mondale, voters considering bringing casinos to Colorado, families eating corn on the cob at Wyatt's Cafeterias, and car dealers hawking autos on horseback.
Them sure was the days.
Of course, Bjorkman has since bailed on the TV industry for veterinary school, young people gave thumbs d
No, you weren't seeing things. The Ghost of Fat Elvis, sadly, was not out shopping for new Nikes on the 16th Street Mall on Friday. That was "Gotta Get this Gig" fair, hosted by Fortune Valley Hotel and Casino in Central City.
Replete with a free craps tutorials and Elvis impersonators, the event was designed to promote an upcoming five-day party that will celebrate the recent passage of Amendment 50, which will allow higher bid limits, extend casino hours and craps and roulette games at Col
From Ameristar Casino-Black Hawk's website, a photo that may or may not have been taken at 3 a.m.
It's only been a few months since Colorado casinos have been allowed to operate 24 hours a day, multiply the previous $5 betting limit by twenty, and offer up craps and roulette games to folks with either enough money to lose or so little that they're willing to defy the odds to build the stack. But already, some casino bosses are lobbying for another change: the ability to serve alcohol anyt
