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Indy Gaming: Despite losses, Mohegan Gaming not walking away from Vegas casino

The off-Strip casino saw a 42 percent revenue decline; operators blamed a lower hold on table game wagers. Good morning, and welcome to the Indy Gaming newsletter, a weekly look at gaming matters nationally and internationally and how the events tie back to Nevada. If a colleague or associate emailed this newsletter to you, please to sign up and…

Industry ・ 20 December 2023

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Colorado's Golden Nugget Casino Opens Soon As It Takes Over Wildwood

The Wildwood Hotel and Casino in Cripple Creek will soon be no more. It will be the Golden Nugget Casino. Dubbed "the highest casino in the world," the facility is undergoing a facelift and name change after Fertitta Entertainment bought the resort at the base of Pike's Peak last year. The official grand re-opening as Golden Nugget will happen this…

Land-based ・ 20 July 2023

The Mountain Jackpot News

Former Wildwood Casino Owner Bids Farewell; Welcomes New Ownership Group

Industry Veteran Outlines Major Business Challenges for Cripple Creek Trevor Phipps Earlier this year, the Cripple Creek casino world got hit with another financial jolt with the announcement that the town's newest gaming establishment, and the sole gaming hub located outside the historic district, would be changing hands, selling to a big name…

Industry ・ 09 December 2022

The Mountain Jackpot News

Cripple Creek and Colorado Casinos Hitting the Jackpot

Cripple Creek and Colorado casinos have wagered a number of bets over the years, in an effort to generate more revenue and to better attract more gambling action, which has been diverted to other areas across the country. But apparently, the removal of betting limits and addition of new games has hit a better winning combination than past pursuits,…

Winnings ・ 13 September 2022

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The Nevada Independent

Legal changes make Colorado an enticing casino market for Nevada operators

DENVER - Nevada's major gaming companies avoided Colorado for nearly two decades after casinos were legalized in the historic mining towns of Black Hawk, Central City and Cripple Creek. It wasn't much of a gamble. Initially, bets in the state were limited to $5 and casinos were not open 24/7. The idea behind the 1990 legalization was to boost…

Industry ・ 04 September 2022

The Mountain Jackpot News

Jackpot Frenzy in Cripple Creek

The Wildwood casino in Cripple Creek has consistently hit the jackpot as one of the top places for big payoff strikes, This summer, the casino, located just off Hwy. 67 and the sole gaming establishment outside of the historic district, has earned this reputation. On a recent Saturday night, a 32-year-old, Kansas man named Brian won $100166 playing…

Winnings ・ 11 August 2022

FOX 21 News

Kansas man wins $100k Jackpot at Wildwood Casino

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. - A 32-year-old, Kansas man named Brian won $100166 playing Buffalo Blackjack at Wildwood Casino in Cripple Creek Saturday night. Brian made a Blackjack Progressive bet and got a suited, three-of-a-kind with three aces of spades landing him the jackpot. The chance of getting the hand is about 1 in 250000, according to Wildwood…

Winnings ・ 04 August 2022

The Mountain Jackpot News

Cripple Creek Gaming News Wildwood Expected to Become Part of Golden Nugget Casino Family

Creek Gaming Acquisition Nears the $45 Million Mark Rick Langenberg In a move expected to further increase the profile of the Cripple Creek gaming community, a major restaurant operator and entertainment figure, who also owns a professional basketball team, plans to buy the Wildwood Casino and Hotel for close to $45 million. The proposed deal,…

Covid ・ 20 April 2022

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Fertitta to expand Golden Nugget brand into Colorado's Cripple Creek via Wildwood Casino acquisition

Billionaire businessman Tilman Fertitta is purchasing the Wildwood Casino and Hotel in Cripple Creek, Colorado, for $43 million. The deal, expected to finalize by summer, is being carried out through the mogul's Fertitta Entertainment company and will see the introduction of the iconic Golden Nugget brand to the state. Fertitta Entertainment, owner…

Industry ・ 15 April 2022

World Casino News

Wildwood Hotel and Casino to change hands

In the western American state of Colorado and Fertitta Entertainment Incorporated has reportedly signed a deal that is to see it pay approximately $43 million in order to acquire the Wildwood Hotel and Casino. According to a Monday report from The Gazette newspaper, the Houston-headquartered parent of land-based casino firm Landry's…

Land-based ・ 14 April 2022

FOX 21 News

How to get cheaper gas in Colorado

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. - As the U.S. continues to see rising gas prices, one Cripple Creek casino is launching a gas savings campaign to help employees and customers. Starting today, Wildwood Casino will reward employees with $.50 off per gallon (up to 20 gallons per week) at their Gas-n-Roll station in Cripple Creek, and the casino is giving…

Jobs ・ 24 March 2022

FTN News

European Elegance with Colorado Comfort

There is not much to say about a sleepy little town of Cripple Creek. Part of the Colorado Springs Metropolitan Area, the town itself has only just over 1100 full-time residents. However, in recent years, with the expansion of Bronco Billy's casino to the city scene, casino gambling has finally made it to the area. With the success of one casino,…

Travel ・ 15 November 2021

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The Mountain Jackpot News

City of Cripple Creek Celebrates 30 Years of Legal Gambling

Jeff Mosher, Cripple Creek Marketing and Special Events Director Cripple Creek will celebrate 30 years of legalized gambling this October!! Three mountain towns were struggling to attract tourists and in 1990 they were successful in convincing 57% of the Colorado voters to pass Amendment 4, which legalized gambling in their communities. The…

Finance ・ 29 December 2021

The Daily Gazette

Bronco Billy's Casino in Cripple Creek considering adding 70 more rooms to hotel project

Owners of Bronco Billy's Casino in Cripple Creek are looking at adding more rooms to what already will be the city's largest hotel. Las Vegas-based Full House Resorts is studying whether to accelerate plans to add an additional 70 rooms to the Chamonix Casino Hotel, now under construction adjacent to Bronco Billy's. The two-block-long expansion…

Covid ・ 16 August 2021

The Mountain Jackpot News

Pikes Peak Area Resident Wins $568,319 Jackpot at Wildwood Casino

Hobbit slot machine Strikes Paydirt in Cripple Creek. With the help of Bilbo Baggins and Thorin Oakenshield, a Colorado Springs resident, hit a $568319.45 jackpot playing The Hobbit slot machine at Wildwood Casino in Cripple Creek. Megan, a 44-year-old old player, visited the Wildwood Casino with her husband recently for an evening of fun. When…

Winnings ・ 03 July 2021

The Daily Gazette

First new hotel in decades opens in Cripple Creek

More than two years after starting construction that stretched through most of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 101-room Wildwood Hotel opened late Friday in Cripple Creek as the first of three major projects that will more than double the city's inventory of hotel rooms. Located adjacent to Cripple Creek's largest single casino, the $14 million hotel is…

Covid ・ 28 June 2021

The Daily Gazette

Colorado Springs woman strikes it big with a more than half-a-million dollar win at Wildwood Casino

Coins dropping and numbers flashing, all that ruckus meant that Megan of Colorado Springs had just hit the jackpot at the Wildwood Casino in Cripple Creek. By the time it was all over, 44-year-old Megan (last name withheld to protect her privacy) had won $568319.45 playing the game The Hobbit on a slot machine June 19. The coins that fell at the…

Winnings ・ 28 June 2021

KKTV 11 News

Colorado Springs man wins $100,000 jackpot, 2nd major jackpot this month in Cripple Creek

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - A Colorado Springs man is the second person from Olympic City USA to hit a major jackpot in Cripple Creek this month! Michael Gary Harris scored $102000 while playing the "Monopoly" slot machine at McGill's. "I always wanted to win something big, I just didn't expect it to be this!" Harris said. McGill's Hotel and…

Winnings ・ 26 June 2021

The Daily Gazette

Colorado Springs retiree wins $102,000 at Cripple Creek casino

A Colorado Springs man walked into a Cripple Creek casino, hoping to win a few bucks playing the slots, and walked out more than $100000 richer, according to a Friday news release. Michael Gary Harris was playing the Monopoly slot machine at the newly-renovated McGill's Hotel & Casino when the frequent guest hit the jackpot for $102711.04, the…

Land-based ・ 25 June 2021

KKTV 11 News

Colorado Springs woman wins more than $500,000 at Wildwood Casino in Cripple Creek

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. (KKTV) - Why go to Vegas when you can win big in Cripple Creek? A Colorado Springs woman hit a major jackpot on Saturday at Wildwood Casino. The 44-year-old woman was playing the "Hobbit" slot machine when she hit a $568319.45 jackpot! The winner, Megan, plans on using the money to help pay off bills. "We love seeing our…

Winnings ・ 21 June 2021

FOX 21 News

Colorado Springs resident wins over half a million dollars at Wildwood Casino

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. -A Colorado Springs won $568319.45 after playing The Hobbit slot machine at Wildwood Casino in Cripple Creek. Megan visited Wildwood Casino with her husband on Friday, June 19. She told casino attendants she and her husband plan to use the money to pay off their bills. The last big jackpot wins at Wildwood Casino happened in…

Winnings ・ 21 June 2021

The Daily Gazette

Betting limits at Colorado casinos will soon be history

Colorado voters gave casinos and three mountain gambling towns an early Christmas Saturday with the debut of no-limit betting. Don't expect bet limits to completely disappear - they will be set by individual casinos instead of state law. Most casinos are expected to adopt limits between $500 and $1000 per wager, but likely will allow higher limits…

Covid ・ 07 May 2021

The Mountain Jackpot News

Throngs of Players and Visitors Celebrate Reopening of Cripple Creek Casinos

The big gambling reopening day has finally arrived, after weeks of speculation. On Monday morning, nearly all Cripple Creek casinos lit up with ringing slots, ending a nearly three-month hibernation, prompted by the coronavirus international pandemic, which has paralyzed the national, regional and local economy. Gone is the ghost town look that has…

Christmas ・ 19 January 2021