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Gambling

  • News

    November 2, 2000

    Against the Odds

    Referendum E is a sucker bet, but the state's hooked on lottery games.

  • Film

    December 6, 2001

    Eleven Doesn't Add Up

    A new Rat Pack knocks over Vegas without much to show for it.

  • News

    October 3, 2002

    Sermon on the Mount

    The goddess Hathor has a message for Black Hawk.

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2008
  • News

    May 4, 2000

    Place Your Bets

    But whatever you do, don't place them on the favorite in Saturday's Kentucky Derby.

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000
  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best flight out of DIA

    Frontier Flight 771 at 9:35 a.m. to Las Vegas

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 29, 2001
  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    Denver circa 1984, when Ernie Bjorkman was king and Reagan was cool

    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 ... More >>

  • News

    February 11, 1999

    Savage Love

    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 ... More >>

  • Dining

    October 23, 2008

    Taking a gamble on drinking in Black Hawk

    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 ... More >>

  • Summer Guide

    June 14, 2001

    Get Your Motor Running

    The Annual Show 'n' Shine Biker Rally & Charity Poker Run

  • Calendar

    June 22, 2006

    The Rest Is History

    Take a trip back in time to Silver Plume.

  • News

    December 14, 2006

    All In

    Chuck Humphrey has based his career on gambling. Now he’s calling the bet on online fantasy-sports competitions.

  • News

    April 13, 2006

    A House Divided

    Black Hawk plays the Lace card.

  • News

    December 16, 2004

    Paving the Way

    Central City gambles on its future. Again.

  • News

    July 24, 2003

    End Run

    Long shot Arapahoe Park seeks a place in the winner's circle.

  • News

    June 5, 2003

    Nobody's Fool

    When it comes to poker, Texas Hold 'Em proves who's a real player.

  • Music

    July 4, 2002
  • News

    June 3, 1999

    Clean Dishes and Dirty Laundry

    The Magness family takes time out from squabbling to drop a few million here and there.

  • News

    January 22, 1998

    The Wagers of Sin

    Local bookies get punished, but what about those tempting overseas operators?

  • News

    November 7, 1996

    Blake Like Me

    The hills are alive... with generations of this fractious family.

  • News

    October 10, 1996

    The Road to Ruin

    The hills are alive... with generations of this fractious family.

  • News

    April 25, 1996

    The Great Train Robbery

    The hills are alive... with generations of this fractious family.

  • News

    September 6, 1995

    IT'S NOT OVER TILL IT'S OVER

    The hills are alive... with generations of this fractious family.

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2009

    Casino trots out Fakes Elvises to promote new gambling laws

    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 even ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 2, 2009

    All Bets Are off

    Raising the stakes at Colorado's casinos.

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2009

    Would you gamble more if you could drink longer?

    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 wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    Bet on it: The house edge is never big enough for greedhead Colorado casinos

    A Flickr photoThe house wins even when it loses.​This week's decision by the Colorado Limited Gaming Control Association to allow casinos to pay 6-5 on blackjack isn't exactly a shocker. The gaming regulators aim to please, and the casino operators know who their customers are and what they wa ... More >>

  • News

    October 14, 2010

    All bets are off: Westword writers head up the hill to Black Hawk and Central City

    A Flickr photoThe house wins even when it loses.​This week's decision by the Colorado Limited Gaming Control Association to allow casinos to pay 6-5 on blackjack isn't exactly a shocker. The gaming regulators aim to please, and the casino operators know who their customers are and what they wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    Top 7 ways to improve Colorado tourism: Are you listening, Visit Denver?

    Bill Ritter.​Best line at last night's twelfth annual Tourism Hall of Fame Dinner: "When you quit being governor, no one writes talking points for you." So said former Governor Bill Ritter, who was one of the inductees last night, along with Cleo Parker Robinson and Terry Sullivan, the retired ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2011

    Reader: Tourism official thinks maybe people at casinos should take a break from drinking 24/7

    Bill Ritter.​Patricia Calhoun's top 7 ways of improving Colorado tourism post mentions ex-guv Bill Ritter and a tourism official who suggested that Colorado is the "new Scotland" because of all the distilleries here. Said official responded in our comments section to defend this tag, but not t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    Top 10 gambling movies of all time

    ​This week's cover story, "All In," focuses on the work of University of Denver professor Robert Hannum, who's been researching the mathematics of gambling and the science of poker for almost two decades. Of course, we all know (or think we know) something about Las Vegas casinos and card game ... More >>

  • News

    June 2, 2011

    DU professor says poker is about skill, not luck

    After a billion hands of poker, University of Denver professor Robert Hannum knows when to hold 'em

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    Fortune Valley bets on a new name: Reserve Casino Hotel

    ​When the Colorado Gaming Commission heads to Central City for its monthly meeting next week, it will be greeted by a new casino. Or at least, a casino with a new name: Fortune Valley, which got its start as Harvey's Wagon Wheel Casino, then became Harrah's, will next be Reserve Casino Hotel.

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