A bill on sports gambling was introduced in the Colorado House. It would allow sports betting in Colorado's mountain-town casinos and online.

A long-awaited bill to legalize sports betting was introduced into the Colorado Legislature last week.

The list of states considering sports betting bills is set to increase once again, as lawmakers in Denver work to finalize language for introduction of a Colorado ...

FARSON — A new smokehouse is coming to Sweetwater County. Sweet Water Smoke is scheduled to open May 1 at 5 Basco Ave. in Farson “as long as ...

Sports betting is illegal in Colorado. However, as the state legislative season is approaching and with less than two weeks remaining a sports betting ...

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Colorado lawmakers have finally drafted a bill for legal sports betting. But the pressure is on to pass it as the current legislative session ends on May 3.

Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment shareholders approved merger with Rhode Island-based Twin River Worldwide at a Tuesday morning meeting.

As investor sentiment dropped in late 2018, compared to earlier numbers, and many sold their shares or reduced portfolio holds, the stock of Monarch Casino ...

Monarch Casino And Resort is part of the travel and leisure industry and trades as part of the consumer cyclical sector. The company CEO is John Farahi.

... ~ by Trevor Phipps ~. The race for developing new major lodging projects in Cripple Creek has a new competitor: the Wildwood casino. Last week, the town's ...

Dan Bekavac and Aaron Frei both won Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) titles at different stops across the country. For Bekavac it was his second MSPT title.

Skip Las Vegas and check out Black Hawk and Central City, which combined have more than 20 casinos, from small parlors to big resorts.

The parent company of the two casinos in Rhode Island is buying three properties nestled in an old mining town in Colorado's central mountains. Twin River ...

To some degree Colorado's problems stem from the state's unique system of gambling.

Colorado's casinos are playing the hand they're dealt, but it's not a great one. Through September, casinos brought in just $638 million in slot and table game ...

PCL Construction topped out the 23-story Monarch Hotel and Casino in Black Hawk. With completion scheduled for August, the team is working to finish ...

47-year-old credit union lender Steve Federspiel topped a 409-entry field to win the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Meskwaki $1100 Main Event for $86949.

Colorado sports gambling could ring up $361 million in revenue by 2023, according to a market analysis paid for by the owners of the state's lone horse track in ...

John Scarffe, Black Hawk. The Gilpin County Education Foundation raised its $15000 goal during a scholarship fund-raising dinner on Saturday, March 16, ...

Colorado casinos took in a record $828.1 million in 2017, an increase of 2.1 percent over 2016. So far this year, gambling win is on pace to again jump by ...

The excitement about building plans they believe could jumpstart a stagnant economy in Cripple Creek and put the town on the map of “must-visit” destination is ...

Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc. has made another, huge step forward in Colorado. The Rhode Island gambling operator is preparing to purchase three ...

The different gaming factions in Colorado have not played nice in the past.

Monarch Casino and Resorts is hoping the ongoing expansion of its Colorado based Monarch Casino Black Hawk property pays dividends.

On 1/1/19 at approximately 7:48 a.m., an officer responded to the Ameristar Casino on a report of parties who ate at the Fireside Grill and left without paying.

On 12-1-18, an officer responded to the area of the 100 block of Main Street on reports of a disturbance that started at the Z Casino. One person was taken into ...

The action will not start until next year, but expect Colorado sports betting to become a hot topic in 2019. With state legislators from both parties already ...

BLACK HAWK, Colo. (CBS4) – Construction crews “topped off” a 23-story hotel and casino in Black Hawk. The uppermost beam was added to the brand new ...

Crews just "topped off" a 23-story hotel and casino during a ceremony in Black Hawk on Thursday. 5 months ago. Next Video. Big Warmth To Start Easter ...

GOLDEN, Colo. -- Rock mitigation work is forcing the daytime closure of Clear Creek Canyon through April. Crews are performing work to reduce the risk of rock ...

On 10/1/18 an officer took a phone report of a lost or stolen cell phone which occurred on 9/28/18. The case is under further investigation. On 10/1/18 at ...

Black Hawk mayor David Spellman. In addition to casino projects, the city itself is spending on expansion projects. "I think it shows that Black Hawk is a dynamic ...

Season XV of the Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) continues this weekend at Golden Gates Poker Parlour in Black Hawk, Colorado.

State Representatives Cole Wist, R-Centennial, and Alec Garnett, D-Denver want to put Colorado sports betting to a statewide vote in 2019. That likely would ...

BLACK HAWK, Colo. -- Casinos in Colorado have been quietly helping prosecute hundreds of everyday gamblers under a little-known law. Court records show ...

On 5-1-18 at approximately 12:08 a.m., an officer stopped a vehicle in the KMM garage level 3 for driving the wrong way in a one way lane. The male driver was ...

Monarch's expansion in Black Hawk should be completed next year, providing a sharp boost to profits. Exposure to the Denver and Reno markets looks ...

A Colorado casino is growing and needs to fill several positions.

BLACK HAWK — As a chilly crowd counted down the implosion early Wednesday of a five-story parking garage in this mining-town-turned-gaming-mecca, their ...

Tom Downey, an attorney with Ireland Stapleton in Denver and an expert in licensing and regulating, said the decision will help regulate gambling that's already ...

By Romi Bean. DENVER (CBS4) – According to the Nevada Gaming Commission, in 2017, $1.8 billion worth of bets were placed on football, $1.5 billion on ...

Imagine walking into Mile High on a fall Sunday shortly after placing a legal bet just outside the stadium on the outcome of a Denver Broncos game. It's a realistic ...

RENO, Nev., Oct. 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRI) (“Monarch” or “the Company”) today reported operating ...

The latest state that appears to be making moves in the sports betting legalization space is Colorado. Is legalization a realistic outcome?

These former gold rush towns are known for their casinos, but there are other stops to explore. By Daliah Singer | July 20, 2016. 5280.com · Adventure. Think the ...

This is the Denver7 breaking and developing news blog. Throughout the day, this story will be updated with both minor and large breaking news events that our ...

Penn National is ditching Marquee Rewards, which will be switched over in favor of the mychoice card program by Pinnacle Gaming--Penn's new acquisition.

Just before shooting his cousin, prosecutors say Tyler Blanco was asked to leave a casino in Black Hawk for being too drunk.

On 1/1/18 officers responded to the Isle Casino on the report of found narcotics. A female was arrested and transported to Gilpin County Jail. On 1/1/18 an officer ...

A bipartisan duo think they can convince two-thirds of their colleagues and a majority of voters to legalize sports betting throughout Colorado.

Triple Crown Casinos filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the city of Cripple Creek and Full House Resorts Inc., appealing last month's approval of a $70 million ...

Monarch Casino & Resort is a US-based holding company that, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates two casinos in Reno, Nevada and Black Hawk, ...

Editor's Note: Denver7 360 stories explore multiple sides of the topics that matter most to Coloradans, bringing in different perspectives so you can make up your ...

Wendy Freedman got her biggest career cash on Monday evening, taking down Heartland Poker Tour Black Hawk $1,650 Main Event in Colorado for $167,696 ...

Churchill Downs Incorporated Obtains Rights to Operate Internet Real-Money Gaming in New York and Colorado, If Legalized.

Following the Supreme Court's decision striking down an anti-sports betting law, states across the country are trying to figure out what to do now. Colorado is no ...

Though East Coast states have been quick to legalize sports betting, the western states seem to be slower to take action.

LAS VEGAS – Talk about lucky – and on St. Patrick's Day no less. According to Hawaii News Now, an unnamed resident of the Aloha State struck it rich at the ...

In recent years, city leaders have used Black Hawk's share of gaming taxes to buy up nearly all the buildings along its Gregory Street, and to acquire history-rich ...

Poker pro Nick Pupillo topped 588 entries to win the HPT Golden Gates in Black Hawk, Colorado for $194478 and his second HPT title.

Churchill Downs Incorporated Obtains Rights to Operate Internet Real-Money Gaming in New York and Colorado, If Legalized.

The city of Fort Morgan Recreation Department is offering a free casino trip to Black Hawk on March 29 for adults age 21 and up.

Bernard Lee burst onto the poker scene in 2005, when he finished 13th in the World Series of Poker main event for $400000. In the years that have followed he ...

Centennial State officials are talking sports betting, including mobile sportbooks. Allowing mobile registration will be critical in the state.

Living in the city can elevate all of our stresses, but lucky for us in Colorado, we have plenty of mountain towns to escape to, including these six.

As towns sprouted in the 19th-century American West — outside Arm forts, at river crossings along wagon trails, in mining districts and at railheads — some of ...

Through December, Twin River sports betting revenues are less than state projected.

John Scarffe, Black Hawk. Monarch Casino requested a Certificate of Appropriateness for a Comprehensive Sign Plan and a variance to the sign code during a ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Churchill Downs Incorporated (Nasdaq: CHDN) ("CDI" or the "Company") today reported business ...

BLACK HAWK, Colo. -- Seventy-six cents. That's how much a Denver man said he was convicted of “stealing” from a Colorado casino after he innocently played ...

RENO, Nev. — Eldorado Resorts has agreed to buy Missouri-based Isle of Capri Casinos for $1.7 billion in combined stocks and cash, a move that will add 13 ...

Walking into the closed-for-the-season Central City Opera House, Lisa Zetah's breath turns visible in the chilly air. It's easily at least 15 degrees.

I've been skeptical on MCRI's valuation - and wrong so far, as the stock gained 74% in 2017. A bull run in the sector overall has helped as well, with multiples.

These are three of the best gambling stocks in the business.

Black Hawk isn't just for blackjack anymore. The little gambling hub completed its first phase in a redevelopment meant to increase tourism. Mayor David ...

Denver, CO, Feb. 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New activities, events, attractions, lodging offerings and more are the buzz this summer in Colorado.

This Friday, the Card Player Poker Tour will make its first ever trip to Black Hawk, Colorado to the Golden Gates Casino and Poker Parlour for a $600 buy-in ...

The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission approved a Penn National Gaming buyout of 12 Pinnacle Entertainment properties. The deal, however, still hasn't ...

A dozen former workers have sued the Golden Mardi Gras casino in Black Hawk claiming the company discriminated against them by laying off 60 mostly older ...

Colorado lawmakers on Monday passed a bill to outlaw certain mom-and-pop sweepstakes arcades, seeking to close a legal loophole that allowed the ...

Casinos in Colorado have brought criminal charges against gamblers who played tiny amounts of leftover credits in slot machines.

An effort to crack down on "games of skill" arcades in Colorado, where people can win money and prizes by playing video and other machine games, moved ...

RENO, Nev., April 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (Nasdaq:MCRI) (“Monarch” or “the Company”) today reported operating ...

The company that owns Bronco Billy's resort in Cripple Creek, Colo., announced plans on Monday to build a 150-room upscale hotel connected to the gaming ...

The Cripple Creek City Council has approved a $70 million plan to expand Bronco Billy's, overcoming opposition from the casino's three largest competitors.

Monarch has more than doubled since our first call a year ago. Strong performance and low leverage testify to solid, hands-on management still worth betting ...

Kim Habicht, Central City. At a meeting on May 1, 2018, Central City Council voted to amend the municipal code regarding election rules. The council ...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that a federal law limiting sports betting to a handful of states isn't constitutional. Does that mean it could soon be legal ...

Every year Monarch Casino Black Hawk is the title sponsor of the American Cancer Society's Champions of Hope Gala to help raise money for cancer research ...

Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) has announced an assets swap that will give it full ownership of the Ocean Downs harness track and casino in Maryland in.

The three largest competitors of Bronco Billy's Casino and Hotel are opposing its plans to build a 200-room hotel that opponents say looks as if it belongs in Las ...

RENO, Nev., July 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (Nasdaq:MCRI) (“Monarch” or “the Company”) today reported operating ...

Black Hawk is realigning Gregory Street to create a pedestrian-friendly entertainment district that will include a mix of commercial, retail and hospitality uses, ...

CRIPPLE CREEK - A planned $70 million development to transform Bronco Billy's into an upscale resort-style casino hotel has received unanimous approval ...

CENTRAL CITY, Colo., Feb. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Expanding its footprint in the Colorado casino market, CC Gaming LLC has entered a definitive agreement ...

Here's our roundup of Denver's best food and drink events for the week of April 30 to May 4, 2018.

Colorado sports betting remains a long way from reality, but the state's attorney general cleared the path a bit last week. Cynthia Coffman issued an opinion ...

The wait for a potential merger between Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. and Twin Rivers Worldwide Holdings, Inc. could finally be coming to an end.

To measure the extent that corporate greed is enabled by willful disregard of the state constitution and coupled with official indifference focused on increasing ...