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Out of all the places to gamble in Colorado, Black Hawk takes the cake with largest number of casinos. This list contains the notable casinos for year round gambling in Black Hawk, Colorado. Monarch Casino Black Hawk is located in Black Hawk Colorado, 40 minutes away from Denver Colorado. While Colorado has tribal gaming in the southwestern part of the state, all of the casinos in Black Hawk and Central City are on privately-owned land.
With the new law, the casinos were also allowed to stay open 24 hours a day. Days” is the fact that Colorado state law still prohibits the serving of alcohol after 2 a.m. For some reason however, the Colorado gaming commission allowed poker tournament buy-ins that exceeded the $5 maximum. There were several poker tournaments, including a stop of the popular Heartland Poker Tour, in which the entry fee ran into the hundreds, or even the thousand dollar plus range. Fitting of its name, this fun and quirky joint has an enormous 7 foot, 4 inch sasquatch named “Harry” who watches over all the action in center of the casino. Located right in the heart of Black Hack, the Lodge has gaming on two levels, and is one of only a handful of Black Hawk casinos to have a hotel attached. There is a very nice ten table poker room that offers plenty of promotions.
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Central City and Black Hawk continued to face a financial crisis caused by mounting infrastructure costs and declining tax dollars. Buildings were in disrepair and in danger of collapsing.
The Ameristar has a large circle bar with fireplaces, several restaurants, , and a newer and pricey 536 room hotel. You’ll find just over 400 slots/video machines here, along with video blackjack and roulette machines, and bubble craps. Dining options include The Monarch Chophouse steakhouse, Twenty Four 7, and the Buffet at the Monarch Casino. You’ll also find three different bars here, including the Cabaret Stage Bar, which offers live music on weekends.
