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virtually eliminated counting cards, that really only worked by team play against a single deck. The one thing all players can do to win I have a box of old By Bob Sweeney and is to control the gambling books that rebank, the amount of late to poker and blackjack, how to cash you have on the table and in win playing single deck blackjack. your purse or billfold. Everything has changed in In any gambling experience, gaming, but the one thing that the player controls the amount of hasn’t changed is the psychology money to be wagered and can quit of the players. Almost all card games are now at any time. The house can’t quit, they are at dealt out of a six-deck shoe, or maybe two decks. A few lingering the mercy of the gambler and here single deck games pay less for a in Colorado we have limited stakes betting that limits bets at $100. In blackjack. The old poker games of the past Nevada, gaming is unlimited and have faded away to Texas Hold’em one can bet almost any amount where math and the odds favor the desired, including sports bets. For most players the $100 limit younger engineering minds. But, older players still have is fine and most blackjack players a keen sense of luck along with don’t bet that much heads up on probability of poker hands. No every hand. There are legal variaone has figured out how to win at tions of play that can double or tripoker or blackjack on a continual ple the amount bet on table wagers basis. Multiple card decks have such as “Buffalo Blackjack” where

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the players can bet on the dealer hand busting. “Magic 21” pays a player big odds if a bet is placed anticipating a blackjack hand. Texas Hold’em is a poker player’s dream for betting, seven cards and betting from beginning to end. This makes for huge pots and surprises on the last card played – making straights, flushes, pairs and quads. Gambling is about putting your money and skill up against the house and in poker the other players. You are in control of three things: your time, your cash and your emotions. All three very vital to your success at the tables. Strange as it may seem, people do have lucky days, weeks, months and even years. The old saying, “If I didn’t have bad luck, I wouldn’t have any luck at all,” is so true. Poker players will lament about being so cold and “off their game” and it can last for months. One thing I notice in my poker-playing friends is that sometimes they enjoy playing the game too much and forget, “You don’t have any friends in a poker game.” Meaning you are there to win, not just to have fun losing your money and spending your time. The low stake pizza games around the bars are fun, but they can breed bad habits with players who start playing

bad hands just to call and stay in the game. Never play short of cash, as the saying, “Scared money never wins,” is very true, so save your money for the right time, day and place. Pick your favorite casino, time of day, and when you are emotionally ready to win, lose or draw, play to win, not just for fun. If you win, quit when you’re ahead. Players envy winners and no one cares when you lose. If you win, be thankful and go over in your mind what you did that made you a winner by examining your play. If you lose, do the same thing, it is said, “Good cards make the player,” but if you get good cards, do you make the most of them and bet correctly. Lastly, don’t let your emotions get the best of you; don’t gamble if you cannot afford to lose. Like prize fighting, you are going to take some hard punches before you ever get a knockout. Down on your luck? Take a break, save your money, change games, play some golf or take in a baseball game. Don’t fret about losing, life is a gamewww.coloradogambler.com of chance and only God knows what the future holds for all of us each minute of the day.

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He’s a corporate guy who came up through the casino ranks in Saratoga, N.Y. He’s all business, and all about customer service. “I was the slot director in charge of all the gaming machines early in my career,” said new General Manger Shawn Harris. “I began in the industry at the Mohegan Sun, the second largest casino business in the world and helped open the first of our casinos in Pennsylvania. I grew up with them, but four years later I had the opportunity with Saratoga Casinos in New York, which is what brought us here.” Harris, a New Englander born in Connecticut, admits that his young family loved Saratoga and that it was hard to leave a place that had given him such career opportunity. “But the minute we arrived in Colorado, this feels like home. We’re going to be here a long, long time. My wife interned at the Olympic Training Center and loved living here. So when this came up, we said, ‘Yes’ immediately,” he said. Harris is impressed with the gaming industry in Colorado and is quick to voice his appetite for the challenge that brought him here. “This is the most competitive market I’ve ever seen. That’s the kind of challenge I love. The need to be on the top of your game is obvious; there is no room for error,” Harris said. At the same time, Harris can spot the major difference between the northeast and Colorado. “People talk about the rat race in the northeast, but frankly, as competitive as this market is, people are more welcoming. They are so nice,” said Harris. “We are here to serve our customers in the very best way and I think I fit in well here.” He is enthusiastic about the Black Hawk market and about the many changes he’s planning for Saratoga Casino, formerly known as Fitzgerald’s. “We’re revamping our main floor. There are enough buffets in this market. So we’re innovating; we’re bringing in the Mill City Chop House to upgrade guests

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agers are pictured above: Gene Brown, Wendy Brown and Michael Cloughley. For more information, call 303-325-5392 or visit www.ml oxygen.com.

Shawn Harris, the new general manger of Saratoga Casino, located on Main Street in Black Hawk, is a transplanted New Englander who says he’s already at home on his new range.

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dining experience options, and shortly will begin adding a main floor bar,” said Harris. “Instead of just a service bar, we’re reconfiguring it to give our guests more space to gather and regroup. While we do that, we’ll be redrawing our entire slot floor for a better flow.” Saratoga may not be the biggest of the Black Hawk, Central City and Cripple Creek gaming areas, but it is the casino investing long-term in the customer experience. “When we’re done with renovations we’ll have put $10 million in improvements into the casino, now and in the near future,” said Harris. “We wouldn’t be spending the money if we didn’t believe in this market place and that our guests here are worth it. My core value is to strive for perfection. I want my guests to have what we call a ‘peak experience.’ I’m passionate about that. Our nearly 200 employees are passionate about it. We’re not the biggest, but we take care of our guests because they are important to us.” Harris, who clearly loves people, sees his role as not just another casino general manager. “I want to get involved in the community. I’m excited to get to know people,” said Harris. “This

is a weekend market and I understand that. I came up through the ranks and you know I won’t lose my connection to the gaming floor. Saturday nights – you know I’m here. So, if guests have a concern, they can tell me directly.” Saratoga’s new GM is quick to admit that he already feels like he’s been here his whole life and likes the friendliness of Colorado most of all. “I was filling my car at the gas station and a fellow notices my New York plates – got to fix that soon, by the way – and strikes up a conversation. Would that happen anywhere else?” he said. There’s a slight sports team problem. Harris, who’s an avid golfer, is a diehard Boston Celtics fan. “Can’t help it, I am,” he says. “Just wait, my kids are probably going to switch to all the Colorado teams. They already know the colors. That might take me a bit,” Harris said. He appears to have the time for his sports transition. “I hope that Black Hawk is my last stop,” said Harris. “I’m kind of loyal. I have young kids [ages 8, 4 and 2} and I don’t want to move again. This is home now.”

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ACROSS: 1. Suspended QB (3, 5) 6. Tennis champ, Arthur (4) 10. Tasty casino buffet and Starbuck’s snack food (8) 12. Town with highest population in Weld County (7) 14. Vegas pack (3) 15. Spanish comet (6) 17. Bob Marley was a famous one (11) 20. Short commercial (2) 21. Short are you (2)

22. Country has the Springboks Rugby team (3) 24. Colorado natural resource (3) 26. Whirlpool, or Polar weather (6) 28. Came after tape players (2) 29. Not a humble text (3) 31. Write in French (6) 33. Knock down a building (8) 35. Wing of Nazi Party (2) 37. Could be an oil one in the Gulf (5)

38. Part of school curriculum (7) 41. Double black diamond runs can be this (8) 43. Place to go while the dealer shuffles (3) 44. Jackson or Derek (2) 45. Athletic Director (2) 46. The Hurricanes study here (2) 48. Vulgar, obscene (6) 49. Part of a casino dealers job (6)

DOWN: 1. Split up with Lindsey Vonn (5, 5) 2. Organized sporting contests (5) 3. Primate (3) 4. 24 Hours (3) 5. After Xs (2) 6. 15 Rifle (2) 7. Police car sounds (6) 8. Miami basketball team (4) 9. Spanish verb after como (5) 11. Star Trek actress Deanna (4) 13. Lake County town almost 2 miles high (9)

15. They help injured people get around (8) 16. Che Guevara was a famous one (7) 18. Short thank you (2) 19. Card Counter at the Horseshoe Casino in Cleveland was this (8) 23. Paired with a face equals blackjack (3) 25. Type of Hold-em (5) 27. Doctor’s workplace (2) 30. Pester or harass, sometimes physically (6)

32. Place for chip storage on craps (4) 34. Bath salts (5) 36. Sense of self-esteem (3) 39. Horse farm (4) 40. Subject of a verb (4) 42. Dealers do this and take too (3) 47. A doctor near DC (2)

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our ATM and bring your receipt to Z Casino within two hours from the time on your receipt, you will receive $5 in Z-Play or $3 Cash back.

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www.zcasinobh.com Club Z Sign up for a new Club Z card at Z Casino and receive up to $105 in Z-Play the next day! That’s not all, you will get 4X points on all slots and a free ice cream or Z Café brewed beverage. See Club Z for complete details.

Who ready to BBQ? Stop by Z Casino on Memorial Day May 25, noon – 4 p.m., to receive a free BBQ plate! Just earn 25 same day base points! See Club Z for complete details.

Don’t want to pay for Breakfast? Just earn 10 same day base points before 11 a.m. and receive a voucher for a free Double Down Breakfast at Club Z! See Club Z for complete details.

Free Surf and Turf Join us every Saturday for our free Surf and Turf special. Just earn 100 same day base points to receive a voucher for a free Surf and Turf special! See Club Z for complete details.

Want to Convert your Comps to free Gas? Earn Nitro or Flame status and redeem your comps for up to $20 in gas each day.

Play and Ride Earn 75 base points, redeem your bus ticket at Club Z and receive $25 in Z-Play.

$150,000 Pick Your Paradise Drawings Come check out this awesome promotion everyday this month from 1 – 11 p.m. every other hour, win up to $250 in Z-Play. We will have two winners at each drawing. Earn entries with every 250 points for that day of play. Earn more finalist entries with every 500 points earned all month long. The Pick Your Paradise Giveaway will be on May 30 starting at 9:30 p.m., where you could win your choice of a trip to Hawaii, Bahamas, Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Rico & Laguna Beach or win one of our four $500 Z-Play prizes.

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If you are a current Club Z Member and you bring a friend with you to Z Casino and they become a new Club Z Member and earn 10 base points, you get $10 in FREE Z-Play. All new members qualify for the $105 Z-Play new member rebate.

6X Points

Z Casino is the place for the most points. Earn 6X points on slots every Wednesday & Thursday.

Free Shuttle

Both the Black Hawk and Central City shuttle stops at Z Casino (on Selak Street adjacent to our free parking lot).

Z Cafe

Stop by Z Cafe located on the 2 floor of Z Casino to get your favorite Cappuccino, Latte, Mocha and much more. nd

Mustang Grill

The Z Casino Mustang Grill has an exciting menu. Try our specialties which include the amazing Prime Rib dinner or Famous Z Ribs now only $7.77 with your Club Z card. Located on the 3rd floor of Z Casino.

Table Games

Play the Hottest Table Games in Black Hawk at Z Casino! We have your favorites including Craps with Sharp Shooter, Three Card Poker, War Blackjack and Blackjack! Our table games are open Thursday and Sunday, noon to 10 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays, 4 p.m. to close.

Booya

Booya is back on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in the Z Spot Pit! Get any 4 suited blackjacks on your Booya card and receive $20 in promo chips.

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night and winners to super-size the fun. Each day from noon – 8 p.m., 10 winners will spin the Big Wheel four times for a chance to win $250,000. All members receive one free entry. Earn additional for every 50 base points on slots and 15 minutes of rated play on table games from May 22 – 25.

Thank you Vets Free all American burger for all vets and active military on Monday, May 25. Present Military ID in The Café to receive discount.

$250,000 Super Prize Wheel Every Friday in May, from 5-10 p.m., five lucky guest will spin the big wheel. Winners will spin four times and are awarded their total in cash. If the amount equals $500, we’ll supersize the prize to $250,000. All members receive one free entry. Earn additional for every 50 base points on slots and 15 minutes of rated play on table games for the drawing week.

every Monday and Tuesday at Saratoga. Earn 4X points on slots and 2X points on video poker. Take advantage of our discounted menu items in The Café or $10 off with 50 base points earned. Plus, receive a $20 bus refund when you earn 200 base points.

Win a Helicopter Ride Every Friday in May, play table games for your chance to fly over Denver in a helicopter. Each Friday night we’ll select a winner at 10:30 p.m. to receive a 50-mile ride over Denver. Qualify daily with winning hands!

Mystery Penny Multiplier

Win a TV with an email address. Drawing: Sunday, May 31. Earn entries: May 1 - 30. Receive an entry every day your play. Winner will be notified via email and will have until Sunday, June 14, to claim their prize. Need not be present to win.

Facebook Trivia Like us on Facebook to participate in our weekly trivia challenge. Each week is a new chance to win $50 Promo Play and a gift certificate to The Café.

Join Now, Win Now Join the Club to automatically win $5 Promo Play. Plus, receive $10 off at The Café after earning 20 base points.

www.sasquatchcasino.com $10 Cash Bonus Hit three red 7’s on marked Sizzling 7’s machines to receive $10 CASH BONUS! Management reserves all rights.

Pizza Delicious Pizza only 99-cent per slice on Sasquatch Casinos second floor.

$1,000 or Nothing Slot Machine Come Monday, Tuesday and Friday to receive a spin on our $1,000 or Nothing Slot Machine with each locked up jackpot. Management reserves all rights.

Every Thursday visit the Host Stand from 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. to spin the penny point multiplier wheel for up to 12X penny points. Stop by the wheel before you play.

Ladies Day

$2 Early Bird Breakfast

Ladies get $20 free slot play, free meal, free T-Shirt, free margarita Tuesday May 19.

Daily • 9 – 11 a.m. Try our $2 Early Bird Breakfast in The Café!

Men’s Day

$2 Craps, Roulette and Blackjack Limits may raise at the PIT’s discretion.

Saratoga 50+ Guests 50 and over reap the rewards

ATM Fifty-cent ATM everyday at Sasquatch Casino.

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$10,000 Big Money Mania Grand Prize Saturday, May 30. Earn entries: April 26 – May 30. There’s BIG money up for grabs and you just may be the winner. From 2 – 9 p.m., 11 winners of up to $750 Promo Play. Then at 10 p.m., one lucky guest will win $5,000 CASH. All members receive one free entry. Earn additional for every 100 base points on slots and 30 minutes of rated play on table games.

Earn entries today. Grand Prize Drawing Sunday, June 7. See official rules at Sasquatch Casino Cage. Management reserves all rights.

Testosterone Tuesday May 26, real men eat bear steak and lamb fritters for free. $20 free slot play, free hat, free Tommy Knocker beer samples for all guys. Management reserves all rights. While supplies last.

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www.theisleblackhawk.com Wink ‘N’ Win Giveaway Friday, May 22 and 29 you could walk away with $1,500. Be one of the lucky winners to drop three chips down our Wink ‘N’ board for your chance to huge cash prizes. Drawings will be held from 7 – 11 p.m. Guests will receive one free entry and additional entries with every 100 unadjusted points.

Keychains & Cash Giveaway On Tuesday, May 19 you have a chance to win up to $500 in cold, hard cash or bonus Miles of Smiles entries. Drawings will be held randomly from 3 – 7 p.m. Winners will get to select a keychain which will hold a secret cash prize or bonus entries into our Miles of Smiles Camaro Giveaway. Receive one free entry each Tuesday and additional entries with every 100 unadjusted points earned.

8X Spring Fling Multiplier Receive 8X points on your favorite slot machines on Saturday, May 23, 8 a.m. midnight. You must register at the Player’s Club or Cashier Services prior to playing. Not valid on video poker. 8X Spring Fling Multiplier cannot be combined with any other offer.

Miles of Smiles Giveaway Through Sunday, May 24, you can earn entries to win a 2015 Chevrolet Camaro 2SS that will be given away on May 24 at 9 p.m. Receive one free entry every promotional day and additional entries with more play. You can receive 5X entries on Tuesday, May 19. $500 drawings will be held every half hour from 6 – 10 p.m. At 9 p.m., three winners will be drawn, one will win our 2015 Chevrolet Camaro 2SS and the other two will win $500 in cash. Continued on page 7

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50+ Perks With age comes big bonuses Sunday, May 31, from 8 a.m. – midnight. Everyone 50 or better is invited to stop by for 5X points on slots and 2X points on video poker. Receive one free buffet after earning 100 unadjusted points and free soft serve ice cream will be available from 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. Cannot be combined with any other point multiplier.

is sure to satisfy your appetite any day of the week. Enjoy all-you-can-eat breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner buffets. Featuring delicious breakfast spreads, crisp salads, freshly baked breads, tender chicken and beef entrées, wood stone-baked pizzas and savory side dishes.

10X Points Penny Slots

New Desserts At Tradewinds

Receive 10X points on penny slots each Thursday in May from 8 a.m. - midnight. You must register at the Player’s Club or Cashier Services prior to playing. Not valid on video poker. Penny Point multiplier cannot be combined with any other offer.

Bus Fare Refund

Tradewinds at the Isle has a new menu that features what we believe to be the best hamburgers in Black Hawk. Whether you try the classics, a green chili and chipotle, the black & blue or mushroom and Swiss burger you will not be disappointed. Tradewinds now offers the best desserts in town.

In May, all new members of the Fan Club will receive a free buffet after playing 30 minutes on their new Players card. Guests who provide an email address at the time of enrollment will receive 5,000 Fan Club points.

Play and Stay Earn 750 unadjusted points on your IsleOne club card Sundays through Thursdays between 8 a.m. and midnight and stay the night on us. Or on Friday earn 1,250 unadjusted points and your hotel stay is free. Check with the Player’s Club or Cashier Services once you have earned your points to receive your hotel offer. This offer is valid only on the day the points are earned and is based on availability, blackout days may apply. You must register prior to playing.

Table Games The Isle has all your favorite table games including blackjack, Craps with 10 times odds and Roulette. Also available at the Isle, Three Card Poker, Bonus 6, Buffalo Blackjack, Double Deck Blackjack, 21+3, Mississippi Stud, Ultimate Texas Hold’Em and Let-It-Ride. Play “Craps-Free Craps” with 10 times odds.

Calypso’s Buffet Whatever your taste, Calypso’s Buffet May 19 - June 1, 2015

Play and Stay Sundays through Thursdays play 750 Tier Score points between 8 a.m. and midnight. Fridays play 1,250 Tier Score Points between 8am and midnight. Make sure to register at guest services prior to play. Poker and Table Games guests can earn a free room, too! Visit guest services or speak to a table games supervisor for restrictions and additional details. Offer subject to availability. Excludes holidays and blackout dates.

Club 40

Do you ride the bus to Black Hawk? The Isle will refund your bus fare up to $22. Simply earn 450 unadjusted points on your player’s card and present your return bus ticket to the player’s club or cashier services. Table Games and Poker players will receive their bus fare back with four hours of consecutive play.

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hand possible. Receive one free entry on drawing days and additional entries with play.

www.black-hawk-ladyluck. isleofcapricasinos.com Miles of Smiles Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines and start earning entries into the Miles of Smiles Camaro giveaway. We’re giving away a 2015 Camaro on Saturday, May 23. Start earning entries now. You get one free entry every day and can receive even more entries with play. Plus, earn 2X entries Sundays in May. On Saturday, May 23, we’re selecting three lucky players— one will win a 2015 Camaro, two others will win cash. PLUS starting at 2 p.m., there will be $500 hourly cash drawings till 5pm and $1,000 hourly cash drawings from 7 – 9 p.m. See guest services for rules and additional details for all promotions.

Roundin’ Up The Beef We’re warming up the grills and Roundin’ Up the Beef in May. Join us for tasty beef specials at Otis and Henry’s. Also, keep your eyes peeled for the prize patrol, every day in May. You could win up to 10,000 Fan Club points or $20 food credit at Otis & Henry’s when you play Holy Cow or Cash Cow. Just play on your Fan Club Player’s card. Plus on Fridays and Saturdays you could be roundin’ up to $1,000. We’re picking winners every hour on Fridays and Saturdays, May 8-22, 2 – 10 p.m. to draw five cards and make the best

We’re multiplying the fun Mondays and Wednesdays. Join us twice a week for Club 40. All guests age 40 or better will receive 6X points on slots and 2X points on video poker. Guests will also receive a free entrée at Otis & Henry’s once they earn 25 Tier Score points on their Lady Luck Player’s Card. Make sure to check out Otis & Henry’s Roundin’ Up the Beef specials available for a limited time. Breakfast is available all day, too. Not valid Monday, May 25.

Mystery Point Multiplier Thursdays Stop by the promotions area from noon – 8 p.m. to play a game and reveal a mystery point multiplier every Thursday in May. You could win up to 20X on slots; plus you’ll get 5X points on video poker. Guests must spin the mystery wheel at the promotions area prior to playing to receive points. Point multiplier is valid from time of registration until midnight on Thursdays in May.

Unlock Some Smiles Come in and Unlock up to $500 every Tuesday in May during our Unlock Some Smiles giveaway. One winner will be chosen every half hour from noon to 5 p.m. Guests will receive keys based on Fan Club tier. If the guest has the winning key, they will unlock $500. Each guest called is guaranteed a cash prize.

Social Media Make sure to like Lady Luck Black Hawk on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Stay up to date with all promotions, events and special contests. Also, make sure to register

your email with Guest Services to receive special promotion emails.

Jackpot Frenzy #2 Jackpot payouts just got a whole lot sweeter. Earn an entry into Lady Luck’s next $10,000 Jackpot Frenzy. Guests will receive one free entry for every jackpot $1,200 or better won from May 4 through noon on July 11. On July 11, place your entries in Lady Luck’s Jackpot Frenzy drawing that takes place from 2 – 7 p.m. You could win up to $1,000. A total of $10,000 in cash prizes will be given away.

Table Games Up your odds with the best table games crew in Black Hawk. Play at Craps, Roulette, Buffalo Black Jack Bonus and Double Deck Blackjack every day of the week. There are 20X odds on Craps EVERYDAY. $5 games open every day and $2 craps Monday through Thursday. Be sure to check out War Blackjack, our newest optional wager in the Lady Luck table games pit. See Table games, located on the second floor of Lady Luck, for additional promotions and details.

Bus Fare Redemption Guests who play with a Fan Club Card can receive up to $22 cash back on bus fare every day. Earn 350 unadjusted points on Lady Luck Player’s Card to receive cash back. Poker and table games guests can earn too. Just play 3 consecutive hours at Table Games or 4 hours in a Live Poker Game. Guests must redeem bus ticket at Guest Services. Limit one bus redemption per person per day.

Monte Carlo There are now even more chances to win in the Lady Luck Poker Room. The new Monte Carlo Jackpots are up and running with 12 individual progressive prizes. There are jackpots for Royal Flushes, Straight Flushes and any 4 of a kind. Visit the Lady Luck Poker Room, located on the 2nd floor, for details and updated jackpot amounts.

Lady Luck Poker It’s easier than ever to win BIG in the Lady Luck Poker Room. The Bad Beat Jackpot now includes a decreasing qualifier element starting at Aces full of Kings. And make sure to check out the new Bounce Back Bonus offers—now every day of the week. • Be in a game by 10 a.m. and receive $10 in Bounce Back Coupons after three hours of play. • Be in a game by 10 a.m. and receive $20 in Bounce Back Coupons after four hours of play. • Be in a game by 10 a.m. and receive $30 in Bounce Back Coupons after five hours of play. • Be in a game by 11 a.m. and receive $10 in Bounce Back Coupons after three hours of play. Visit the Lady Luck Poker Room, located on the 2nd floor, for additional details.

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www.goldenmardigras.com $225K May Money Madness

Step inside our Cash Cube for Money Madness! Collect as much money as you can and win up to $4,000 from 3 – 11 p.m. every Friday and Saturday with additional Memorial Day drawings on Sunday, May 24 from 3 – 11 p.m. and Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Earn entries for every 10 base points or every half hour of tracked Table Games play. Come on in for your chance to take on the Cash Cube!

Fiesta Fun Kiosk Game

You can win cash, FreePlay and other prizes every Tuesday, in our Fiesta Fun Kiosk Game! Swipe your A-Play Club® Card at any promotion kiosk with no point requirement for the first swipe and get an additional swipe after earning 200 base points on slots after 3a on the day of the promotion. Enjoy kiosk fun with us, here at the Mardi Gras, Gates and Gulch casinos!

Table Games

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drawings. After every drawing there will be a Hot Seat drawing for table games players who will choose a brick from their own stretch of Yellow Brick Road for entries. Sunday, May 24, our drawings will proceed from 2 – 11 p.m., and on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, we draw for cash and Insta-Play prizes from $50 to $250, with eight Insta-Play prizes including one of eight “Wizard of Odds” characters to win the car. At 10 p.m. we draw for two $500 winners who also automatically get a character. After the 10 p.m. drawing we take all present character winners to the car and draw for The Wizard to discover who is the lucky winner of a 2015 4-Door Mini Cooper.

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Play & Eat Tuesdays Every Tuesday you can enjoy the special of the day at the Mid City Grill for free from 11 a.m. with just 150 base points earned on your Player’s Club card that day.

Earn 2X Entries on slots to win a 2015 4-door Mini Cooper, or to the 500 Buck-O-Rama.

Guests with military ID will receive a free ice cream, plus 50% off meals (up to $25 in one day) at the Retro Deli or Mid City Grill. We also offer a regular hotel Military discount rate of $39.95 before tax for a standard room Sundays through Thursdays (certain holidays exempted).

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Fresh Mexican Grille debuts at Canyon Casino By Jan Wondra

It’s fresh. Oh so fresh. And it’s fast. Oh, so fast. The Fresh Mexican Grille has debuted in Black Hawk, and it’s sure to bring folks looking for something new, up the wide staircase of the Canyon Casino, located at 131 Main St., to the second floor. The second floor is home to the newest dining offering in Black Hawk. “All the food is made fresh, daily,” said Suzie Darcy. “You can’t get any fresher. We chop it, prepare it, we use roasted Hatch green chilies for our signature green chile sauce.” The menu is what is called a “pick your own” – pick your style, pick your meat, pick your fillings, even pick your salsa. Guests can chose tacos, burritos, Mexican bowls, or quesadillas. After selecting the base, you next choose your freshly-grilled meats of chicken, beef, steak, pork or carnitas. Then select from an array of fillings from rice and beans to choppedthat-day olives, onions, jalapenos, tomatoes, queso and sour cream. There’s a slight extra charge for avocados, guacamole and fajita veggies. Prices are modest, from $5 for

Fresh Mexican Grille employees Suzie Darcy and Jeff Irvine are thrilled to be offering what they call, ‘The freshest food in Black Hawk.’”

the quesadillas to $9 for the tacos and burritos, in keeping with the pricing at fresh food courts. “We do six different salsas, all handmade,” said Jeff Irvine, server on the Fresh Mexican Grille since it opened nearly a year ago.

“They range from mild pico de gallo or corn, to mango and green chili. People really like our green chile salsa, but it has a kick to it.” Guest with Canyon Club cards should be pleased to learn that their cards entitle them to $2 off

food items at the Fresh Mexican Grille with a one card per day – one item limit, per person. One base point on guest’s Canyon Club cards can even get them a free entree. “This is such a great option,”

2.7 leads aluminum-light F-150 to Redstone By Bud Wells

Our most recent jaunt was a very easy, carlike drive and quiet ride in the new aluminum-bodied Ford pickup. The 2015 F-150 Lariat SuperCab 4X4 carried Jan and me to Redstone for her birthday. The new truck, even in its lessthan-spectacular gray metallic finish, looked good parked outside the old Redstone Inn. The F-150, you know, showed up this year with aluminum body panels in place of steel, initiating a great amount of buzz among supporters and skeptics. Many weigh the benefits of the lighter structure against the potential added cost of repairing aluminum over steel. The aluminum body, weighing 4,800 pounds, is 700 pounds lighter than a comparable F-150 from a year ago. So, in the F-150 review model I drove, the lesser weight allowed Ford to equip it with a 2.7-liter V-6

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EcoBoost engine; that is the smallest-displacement V-6 engine in any half-ton pickup in the country. And don’t assume the small size equates to low power – the 2.7 is a twin-turbo producing 325 horsepower and 375 lb.-ft. of torque, with towing capability of 7,600 pounds.

Mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission, it performed with plenty of power, maintaining highway speeds on the climbs to Eisenhower Tunnel and Vail Pass and maneuvered some sharp twists on narrower roads once we left I-70 at Glenwood Springs. Its road man-

ners are excellent; its suspension of double-wishbone front and leaf springs rear soaked up the road imperfections, including the roughness on the eastbound descent of Vail Pass. Redstone is on Colo. 133, 15 miles south of Carbondale. For the overall trip of 488 miles, the F-150 averaged 22.9 miles per gallon. The 4X4’s EPA estimate is 18/23; the two-wheel-drive version of the F-150 is rated at 26 mpg on the highway, topped only by a diesel. For those pickup buyers who still like the feel and sound of V-8 power, the F-150 offers the 5.0-liter, as well as two other V-6s, the base 3.5 and a turboed 3.5 EcoBoost engine. Our stay at the Redstone Inn lent opportunity to meet Bruce and Libby Yaple of Lakewood; Bruce is owner of Yaple Company Real Estate in Lakewood. He was reared in Michigan, so, of course, he has an

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said Darcy. “Guests can take the food back to the gaming machines, or slip away up here to sit and eat. Another great option for guests is that we are already doing a brisk ‘To-go’ business out of the Fresh Mexican Grille. Kids love our food and so guests can pick up dinner here on their way out to go home.” Hours of operation are generous. The Fresh Mexican Grille is open Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. For those wishing to order takeout, call Canyon Casino at 303-7771111 and ask for the Fresh Mexican Grille, or call the Fresh Mexican Grille directly at 303-582-2740.

interest in cars. Parked out front of their room at the Inn was a Lexus RX350. Power lumbar front seats added comfort over the four-hour drive each day. Rear-seat access isn’t particularly handy with the SuperCab, as the doors are rear-hinged and can be opened only when a front door is open. An easy-drop tailgate can be lowered by doubleclicking a button on the Ford’s key fob. Among options on the F-150, which brought sticker price to $47,060, were remote start, 3.65-ratio rear axle, voice-activated navigation, 36-gallon fuel tank, integrated trailer-brake control, leather bucket seats and blind-spot detection. The Ford F-150 is the runaway best seller among all cars and trucks in the U.S. For the past year, Ford has sold more V-6-powered F-150s than those with V-8s.

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Memorial Day

A Memorial Day Remembrance of Navy SEAL Danny Dietz By Linda Wommack

Memorial Day is a day to reflect and remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country. For the Dietz family of Littleton, that day came for them on another patriotic holiday – the Fourth of July. This day of national celebration, a day of unity and a day of national patriotism for all. However, for this Littleton family, the Fourth of July 2005 brought immeasurable sadness. For it was on this day that Dan and Cindy Dietz were notified of the death of their son, Daniel “Danny” Dietz. Danny Dietz grew up in Littleton. He attended the same grade school and middle school that I did. Three months after his graduation from Littleton’s Heritage High School, Danny Dietz began his lifelong dream to became a Navy SEAL. At age 24, Danny Dietz was on his second deployment to Afghanistan when he and three other comrades were attacked by the

enemy on June 28, 2005. Two of the three would die that day – one was Danny Dietz. It was therefore quite fitting that on July 4, 2007, hundreds gathered at a small community park in Littleton, just a few short blocks away from the elementary school Danny Dietz attended. The day was all about community, celebration and respect. Family, friends, community members, and local and state representatives attended the celebration and unveiling of the patriotic statue of Danny Dietz, placed in the southwest corner of Littleton’s Berry Park. I was present when the ceremony began promptly at 11 a.m. Members of the U.S. Navy headed the flag procession toward the stage, an amazing site of protocol and respect. Littleton Mayor Jim Taylor thanked the thousands of people in attendance and explained the flyover was delayed near Telluride. Distinguished speakers, including Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter, Rear Adm. Joseph D. Kernan, U.S. Congressman Tom Tancredo and Medal of Honor Recipient Mike Thornton, all took to the podium to recount the courage, bravery and heroism of Navy SEAL Danny

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P. Dietz. The common thread throughout was one of honor and respect not just for a fallen hero, but also for a hero that belongs to an entire community. “Within every community is the common man with the uncommon desire to lead,” one speaker said. In his speech, Tancredo praised the character of Danny Dietz: “He performed the highest level of service for our fellow man.” He went on to praise the community, “This statue has kindled hope in this community.” In the speech given by Rear Adm. Joseph D. Kernan, he said, “Every day should be the Fourth of July. Every day should be Memorial Day. It’s time to stand up for this country, as Danny Dietz did.” There was a brief pause. Someone with a loud baritone voice yelled “Hoorah!” The crowd cheered, then clapped and rose to their feet. That action alone spoke to the sentiment of all in attendance. Shortly after that, as if planned, but it wasn’t, the mayor directed the audience to the southwest as the flyover was approaching. Again the crowd was on their feet

The Danny Dietz Memorial statue in Littleton’s Berry Park.

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with cheers and more hand clapping. Tiffany Bitz, Danny’s sister, was the last to speak. She spoke fondly of her brother, and what this day and this statue meant to her family, and a bit about what Danny would have thought of it, “too much fuss.” Recalling his youth, his life and his dreams, in an obvious emotional voice, she graciously acknowledged the presence of Danny’s widow, Patsy, who flew in for the ceremony, as well as the wives of two soldiers who died with Danny, who were also in attendance from out of state. She also acknowledged the first recipient of the “Danny Dietz Scholarship,” sponsored in part by Heritage High School, where Danny graduated in 1999. Danny’s sister ended her remarks with personal remembrances of community. She talked of walking to school through Berry Park, be it to Centennial

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Academy or Goddard. “Walking through the park, I wonder ‘what is a hero?’ Today, walking through this park, I see a hero...my hero, my brother,” she said. The family and dignitaries were then led to the statue and its unveiling. It was quiet, it was solemn. As the cover fell, camera’s flashed. Not a word was said. The group gathered for media photos. Hugs were exchanged, handshakes abounded. The flag softly waved above in a gentle breeze. Posthumously, Danny Dietz was awarded the Navy Cross, the nation’s second highest military honor. As I walk in Berry Park or when I drive by, I always think of the sacrifice Daniel “Danny” Dietz made for his country. I am proud that I grew up in the same neighborhood and community that he did. May God Bless America.

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Preserving Colorado A story of successes and losses Have you hugged your favorite landmark lately? This is your reminder that May is Colorado Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month, and a great time to enjoy your local heritage experience in your hometown. This month – and anytime of the year - tours, visits and events help you celebrate the architecture and sites that convey stories of the past and may even contain your treasured personal memories. The historic buildings, towns and cities that help make Colorado so livable and so lovable are many. As we enjoy yet another breathtaking boom in the state’s traditionally up-anddown economic cycle, let’s remember and applaud some of the efforts and organizations that have maintained the character and quality that appeal to long-time residents, newcomers and visitors. Saving our architectural heritage did not come easily. Battles had to be fought steadfastly and won. Historic Denver, Inc. formed in 1970 to save the famous Molly Brown House at 1340 Pennsylvania Ave. in Capitol Hill, which HDI acquired, restored and has operated as an enchanting museum for decades now. The organization also fought to save landmarks like the May D&F Tower and preserve the Ninth Street Park on the Auraria college campus while urban renewal was steam-rolling through downtown Denver demolishing entire blocks of aging historic buildings. HDI sponsors programs, leads tours and has published 22 walking tour guides, as well as encouraged designation of numerous historic districts in Denver.

Historic Boulder organized in 1972 to stop demolition of the Union Pacific Railroad Station, Central School and Highland School. The organization has been the steward of several historic properties in the city and the county − including the Cardinal Mill ore-processing facility − oftentimes finding new owners and sympathetic new uses for threatened landmark buildings. Colorado Preservation, Inc. joined in the preservation movement in 1984 with a broad reach and statewide outlook. Possibly their best known achievement is the Colorado’s Endangered Places list, which has contributed to conservation of dozens of properties and sites facing extinction. “Be sure to take a look around at the authentic historic buildings, the special places that define our lives,” said CPI’s Executive Director Roxanne Eflin. This is the 50th anniversary of Larimer Square, undertaken by Dana Crawford who spearheaded restoring the block of rundown architectural gems into the charming and inviting place it is today. “One woman, one block, one vision, with a bunch of collaborators,” said Eflin, as she busily prepared for CPI’s annual Dana Crawford Award event in early May. “Dana helped turn around a downtown and major urban landscape.” The experimental downtown revitalization became a national model, Eflin pointed out, and inspired similar projects in several U.S. cities. Crawford undertook many preservation projects. Her efforts returned

The Cripple Creek District Museum, with its splendid museum store and rich archives, attracts thousands to view the story of yesteryear. The threestory museum originated as the Midland Railway’s bustling train station.

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the Oxford Hotel from a shabby fading flophouse back to a charming boutique lodging. The visionary preservationist installed the first dwelling in Denver’s Platte River Valley by converting the abandoned, graffiticovered Flour Mill into residential lofts. Crawford was also involved in redesign and revitalization of historic downtowns in Arvada and in Brighton. Her most recent triumph was the rebirth of Union Station last year. Annually, CPI bestows preservation honor awards to leading Colorado preservationists. Honorees have included former Denver Mayor Federico Peña for his efforts in saving Denver’s Mayan Theater from demolition, brewpub pioneer (and Denver mayor) John Hickenlooper for restoring a neglected Colorado Springs building as the Phantom Canyon brewery and archivist/ historian Cara Fisher who blessed Cañon City with many preservation projects including and created a state-of-the-art local history research center. Another champion of historic preservation has been professor Thomas J. Noel, who has educated 100s of historic preservationists at the University of Denver – Colorado and authored dozens of books on Colorado’s historic places. “Dr. Colorado” has brought history alive with his fun and informative walking tours, seducing folks into falling in love with Colorado’s exciting story and precious architecture. Colorado’s special places – so many come to mind. Towns like Durango, Silverton, Ouray, Lake City, Victor, Manitou Springs, Golden, Pueblo, Glenwood Springs and Fort Collins achieved their attractive appeal that showcases their heritage through careful civic planning, sympathetic property ownership, savvy merchants and businesspeople, as well as efforts of troops of volunteers (not to mention plenty of funding). The State Historical Fund, created by legalized gaming in 1991 has been a strong steward too. The SHF established a financial resource for preservation projects, yielded by tax revenue from casinos in Colorado’s three gaming towns. To this date, nearly $260 million in grants have funded more than 4,000 projects statewide ranging from rural granges and hand-

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Trail’s End Hands-on preservation, such as on the Hough Block in Lake City shown here, ensures a property is will be around for future generations to appreciation. Photos by Cathleen Norman

some historic schools to the gleaming dome of the Colorado State Capitol. So, most of us have at least one beloved “old” place that we’re thankful still remains. Maybe it’s the redbrick schoolhouse with honey-colored oak floors, high sunny windows and high-hanging lights. Or maybe it’s the downtown Main Street where a kid could shop at Ben Franklin’s, enjoy the Sunday matinee at the decorative movie theater or sit on the curb to watch the parade. Maybe you cherish the narrow Victorian house that grandma lived in with its upstairs bedrooms under steep gables and friendly front porch just right for sipping cool lemonade. There’s that 1920s mountain cabin where your family retreated to for a week amongst the pines or the rustic summer camp with its log-and-stone buildings where you went to as a youngster. So, do take a minute to notice and appreciate the places that still speak of Colorado’s history story. Look for the places and events in your community and elsewhere around the state that honor the landmarks of yesteryear. And feel free to hug your favorite landmark! Water towers, grain elevators, barns and other agricultural structures tell the struggling story of high-altitude farming and stock raising.

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SCORPIO - (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) Relations of all kinds are going well for you at this time. You may feel like sitting back and enjoying the moment, go ahead. Keep rest and work in balance. Not the time for financial speculations of any kind. Lucky Numbers: 3, 9, 24, 39, 53, 64 SAGITTARIUS - (Nov. 23 - Dec. 21) This is a good transit for financial speculations of any kind. Be careful in your communications with others, energies are high but nobody is listening, including you. This is not a good time for contracts, look over everything very carefully. Lucky Numbers: 7, 16, 23, 29, 42, 44

CAPRICORN - (Dec. 22 - Jan. 20) If you don’t have to accomplish much this week this will be a good transit for you. You want to take it easy and indulge yourself. There maybe some attraction to another but you may not want to put in the effort. Lucky Numbers: 11, 17, 21, 26, 31, 35 AQUARIUS - (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19) This transit is good for communications of all kinds. Your mind is quite active, even if your body is not. The phone is ringing and emails coming. This maybe a time for culmination of a number of projects. Lucky Numbers: 8, 15, 24, 25, 26, 29 PISCES (Feb 20 - March 20) This transit brings an ease with family and friends, great time for a party. This is not particularly a good time to try for a promotion or curry the favor of your superiors. You have many ideas now that will propel you forward in the future. Lucky Numbers: 11, 26, 27, 42, 43, 52 ARIES - (March 21 - April 20) You seem to have the gift of gab at this time. Your ideas are well received and you are expert at expressing your self at this time. Be careful not to be too impressed with yourself as you may spend money you regret on yourself. Lucky Numbers: 7, 13, 21, 27, 47, 48

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VIRGO - (Aug. 23 - Sept. 23) Career pursuits are going well. There maybe some family illness or just general disagreements disrupting your family at this time. Be careful to make sure communications are understood to ease the situation. Lucky Numbers: 11, 17, 20, 22, 44, 49 LIBRA - (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23) Relationships such brothers, sisters and friends are going well at this time. Romantic relationships may suffer if you think and speak only of yourself. Spending should be guarded to avoid later issues. Lucky Numbers: 2, 11, 40, 42, 53, 59

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TAURUS - (April 21 - May 21) Romance is in the air for you this spring if you go for it. The tendency is not to make much effort on your part of any kind. You will also have some great money making ideas, all you need is effort. Lucky Numbers: 9, 17, 27, 32, 43, 51 GEMINI - (May 22 - June 21) This is a good time for financial speculations within reason. Your mind is active with many ideas that can be also be profitable to you. Writing, speaking any kind of communications are favored at this time to forward you to your goals. Lucky Numbers: 7, 29, 30, 33, 42, 53 CANCER - (June 22 - July 22) This is also a happy time in which romance is favored for you. This is also a happy time for family get-togethers. Love rules whether it be family or romance for you. If you’ve had bad health you will be on the mend now. Lucky Numbers: 4, 6, 8, 9, 46, 59 LEO - (July 23 – Aug 22) You are optimistic during this transit. You’re feeling well and everything seems to be going, as it should. You could sit back and enjoy this, then you would miss your opportunity to move your life forward. Lucky Numbers: 12, 16, 25, 32, 35, 45

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each day. Dieters do lose weight while they’re on this diet, but I bet after a week of cabbage soup, they never want to look at a cabbage again. And, on day eight, they probably down an entire meatloaf and a quart of rocky road. Of the current crop of dumb diets, the Breatharian Diet takes the cake. Or it would if cake were allowed on the Breatharian Diet, which it is not. Neither is anything else. I’m not making this up. There are people who believe they can live on air and sunshine alone, and they probably can, but not for very long. For them, diet starts with die—and ends that way too. I do envy their will power—and their grocery bill, but I would never accept a dinner invitation from them. (Dorothy Rosby is the author of the humor book I Used to Think I Was Not That Bad and Then I Got to Know Me Better. Contact drosby@ knology.net or see www. dorothyrosby.com.)

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Another day – anyou combine it with other dumb way to healthy eating and lose weight. The sealots of exercise. If you son of scantier clothdon’t, a staple on the ing is upon us, and lips might work betif you’re looking for ter. crazy ways to slim Cleanses have dietdown quickly or die ers drinking quarts of trying, you need look salt water first thing no further than the in the morning and Internet. By Dorothy Rosby downing herbal laxadrosby@rushmore.com That’s where I read tive teas at night. I about the extremely don’t know about svelte Freelee the Banana Girl weight, but I bet they do lose whose diet plan consists mainly sleep. During the day, cleansers of fruit, with a special emphasis drink a brew of squeezed lemon—you guessed it—bananas. ons, maple syrup, and cayenne I read it on the Internet, so it pepper. If they get tired of the must be true. Freelee eats 20 concoction before the ten-day or 30 bananas a day, and she cleanse is over, they can use it thinks we should too. The peo- to marinate their pork ribs. The HCG Diet is a very lowple at her grocery store must think she keeps a chimp in her calorie plan (500 to 800 calories per day) supplemented backyard. I also learned about ear sta- with injections of the pregnanpling for weight loss. There’s cy hormone, human chorionic no scientific evidence that sug- gonadotropin (HCG). It seems gests having a staple in your to me the only time one should ear for a couple of months will have to deal with pregnancy help you lose weight, but I’m hormones is when one is pregsure it works well enough when nant. And, eating so few calories

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