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PROMOTIONS
Black Hawk, Central City promos & giveaways Page 6-11
EVENTS
Tombstones tell new and old tales at Cemetery Crawl Aug. 23 Page 9
TRAIL’S END
Tobin stops Espinosa brothers murderous rampage Page 17
COUPONS • COLORADO HISTORY • CASINO GUIDE •GAMING • MAP • ENTER TAINMENT
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The Last Hand
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Class reunions bring back memories Attending a class reunion is an emotional experience. It is like turning the clock back decades and comparing your life to that of your peers’. There is nothing quite like going back to a high school re- By Bob Sweeney union and seeing how everyone has aged — including yourself. It’s funny how everyone looks older than you. As a male, we remember those cute high school cheerleaders who have now become gray-haired mothers. Conversely, they remember us as those skinny young men who now have protruding beer bellies and balding spots. My class reunion last week started with the first woman I met asking me, “Do you know who I am?” To which I replied, “No I don’t, tell me your name?” It turned out I had only known her for decades, but the gray hair and wrinkles just betrayed my memory. Fortunately our class mentor, B.J., has maintained class records for decades and keeps us all in touch. How embarrassing to have to look at a nametag to remember the
name of the person whom you attended school with for 12 years. Reunions follow a pattern that starts several months before the event. The routine starts with thinking about losing a few pounds so you’ll look better for your classmates. For women, maybe a new outfit, and men a new shirt, maybe a new pair of shoes, belt, haircut — have to look good for my old friends. We judge many people by the cars that they drive, some will park the new car by the front door or the old lizzy around in back. About the second day of the reunion one realizes that all of the cosmetic things don’t really matter any more. No one really cares about cars, clothes, weight; it is now about health issues, grandchildren, vacation trips, jobs and retirement. The old friends tend to gravitate together once again — just like in school. You find yourself sitting at a table with many of your familiar friends, the same groups start to form once again and age starts to melt away. There is that face and person who you spent years with in school side-by-side, locker-bylocker. By the third and last event, the tears start to form, and emotional contacts have been made again. Some with serious medical
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challenges say “goodbye” and they really mean it. This is their last class reunion and we share the sadness together for a few departing minutes. We had a moment of silence for the classmates that are gone — who died from military service, cancer, car accidents, the leading cause of death, and drug, alcohol and tobacco abuse. One comes home from a class reunion drained mentally from the harshness of life itself. Comparing one’s path with that of others and seeing our weaknesses and strengths. Living is a tough challenge for everyone and we all do the best that we can. Some of us have been blessed with education and job opportunities, others with work skills and years in the same faithful occupation. Most of us made it to this reunion, one way or another. At the end of the day, after the class reunion is over, the thought comes to mind that, “It is what it is.” I could have done better, but I sure could have done worse. If you miss a class reunion, don’t care, or just are not interested, that is too bad. You can never make it up again and it is a great wakeup call www.coloradogambler.com to make the most of every day that we all have left.
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303-582-5600 • 300 Main Street, Black Hawk, CO 80422 • GoldenMardiGras.com Must be at least 21. Must be an A-Play Club® Member. Management reserves all rights. See Guest Services for rules. Gambling problem? Call 800-522-4700.
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August 19 - September 1, 2014
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Random $1,000 cash drawings from 4:00pm to 11:00pm You could be one of the lucky few to own the first Jaguar sports car in 50 years. Enter for your chance to win a new Jaguar F-Type. Receive one FREE entry every day and additional entries with every 20 unadjusted points now through August 31. 25X entries every Thursday.
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Sundays in August • 8:00am - Midnight Must register prior to playing. Guests 40 and better receive: 7X points slots: 8:00am – 9:59am 5X points slots: 10:00am – 11:59am 3X points slots: Noon – Midnight 2X points: All day on Video Poker Plus receive one FREE buffet after earning five unadjusted points. Not valid on August 31
1-800-THE-ISLE • www.theisleblackhawk.com © 2014 Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. Must be 21 or older. Isle is a registered trademark of Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. Jaguar is a registered trademark of Jaguar Cars Limited. Actual color and features of car may vary from image shown. Promotions subject to change or cancellation without notice. Please visit the players club or cashier services for details. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-522-4700.
Black Hawk
‘Just Your Style’ at Lady Luck Casino in Black Hawk Submitted by Lady Luck Casino
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uck is never in short supply at Lady Luck Casino. In July alone, Lady Luck paid out $748,325.90 in Jackpots! And the luck doesn’t stop there, on Aug. 30, Lady Luck will be sending one lucky winner home in style with a Lincoln MKC or $25,000 in cash in our Just Your Style giveaway. The fun begins at 2 p.m. with $500 hourly drawings where seven lucky winners will be taking home cash. Fun and excitement reach a fever pitch at 6 p.m. when three lucky winners will be drawn. One will win the car or $25,000 and the other two winners will take home $500 apiece. The hourly drawings for $500 resume from 7 – 9 p.m. It is simple to enter. Lady Luck members receive one free entry daily and additional entries for every 100 unadjusted earned points. Better yet, on Mondays, players receive two times the entries. Must be present to win, so make plans to be here on Saturday, Aug. 30, and see if this promotion is Just Your Style. On Mondays and Wednesdays, those who are 40 years old or better qualify for Lady Luck’s Club 40. Club 40 players automatically receive 4X point on slots and 2X video poker and once you earn 25 unadjusted points receive a $10 food credit in Otis & Henry’s. In addition to Club 40, Thursdays in August present a fun and solvable mystery for any club player with Mystery Multiplier. Play-
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ers need only to swipe their card at one of Lady Luck’s Player Kiosks and play the Mystery Multiplier game in which the player gets to select an X on the screen. Once selected the X will reveal your point multiplier. Then play and watch your points increase. On Saturday, August 23 from 4 – 10 p.m., players have the opportunity to play Bonus High Low. Two lucky winners will be drawn each half hour. Players receive one free entry on Saturday and can earn additional entries for every 100 unadjusted points earned on their Lady Luck players card. Much like the well-loved game show, Card Sharks, winners in Bonus High Low will be shown five, face down cards. The first card will be flipped and the winner must decide if the next card is higher or lower than the card before it. Each winner is guaranteed to take home at least $50, but could take home $500 if they play their cards right. Fridays are HOT. Every Friday in August, starting at 2 p.m. and lasting until 10 p.m., three lucky club players will be selected hourly to play in Lady Luck’s Hot Wheel of
Cash hot seat promotion. Simply insert your card into your favorite loose slot and wait to see if you are selected to spin our large wheel for a cash prize. In a Football mood…On Tuesday, August 19, from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., players will have the chance to play Football Toss for Cash. Players receive one free entry on Tuesdays and can earn additional entries for every 50 unadjusted points earned on their Lady Luck players card. Three lucky winners will be drawn each hour and will have an opportunity to toss a football at a team gnome of their choice. Each gnome is worth a cash prize amount ranging from $25-$250. And as always, everyone is a guaranteed winner. With all the cash prizes Lady Luck awards its winners, one might be
wondering how to get in on the action. Simply stop by Guest Services at Lady Luck, present your ID, and join. Then play $10 and receive a $20 credit in Otis & Henry’s. Give us your email address and we will email $10 good on your next visit. And get READY because FANtastic changes are in store for our club players this September. And if you’re in need rejuvenation, one needs look no farther than the back counter at Otis & Henry’s, where a shiny new espresso machine gleams. Capable of making cappuccinos, lattes and espressos in everyone’s favorite flavors, Otis & Henry’s is now able to provide guests with a one of a kind coffee drinking experience. Not to mention, those delightful coffees pair well with Otis & Henry’s Triple Berry Tart a la Mode or Homemade Cheesecake. Taking an afternoon coffee break never seemed so heavenly as it does at Lady Luck. If one would rather have a meal before dessert, Otis & Henry’s can also handle those requests. Each week from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., the restaurant offers “Blue Plate Specials” for $6.99. Daily specials include well-loved favorites such as: blackened prime rib sandwiches on Mondays, taco salads on
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Tuesdays, a delightful spin grilled cheese sandwiches on Thursdays, a salmon scramble on Sundays and much more. In addition to the wonderful lunch specials, Otis & Henry’s offers nightly dinner specials from 4 – 10 p.m. on weekdays, 4 p.m. – midnight on Fridays and 4 p.m. – 1 a.m. on Saturdays. One of the most popular dinner specials is Prime Rib on Friday and Saturday nights. And of course, one mustn’t forget the most important meal of the day: breakfast. With full breakfast serving from 7 – 11 a.m. and select breakfast items throughout the day, Otis & Henry’s can meet all your meal needs in one delightful place. Of course, after a full day of action, excitement and a filling meal, a good night’s rest is just moments away at Lady Luck’s on-site hotel. All the comforts of home await, including a pillow top mattress, flat screen TV with cable, in-room safe, and free wireless Internet access. The hotel staff is happy to tend to one’s every need, so one can be up and ready to go play the next day. Lady Luck is the place to be in Black Hawk, from great dining, to engaging to promotions, to comfortable hotel rooms and a FANtastic staff, there isn’t anything Lady Luck can’t provide to her guests. Stop on by and see for yourself the remarkable atmosphere Lady Luck has to offer. Who knows, lady luck herself might be on your side and you might go home with a pocket full of cash and wonderful memories!
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a.m. – 10 p.m. and a Free Calypso’s Buffet after earning five unadjusted points. For complete details, please visit the player’s club.
at the Garden Buffet. Earn entries by playing table games; see your dealer for details.
Early Bird Breakfast in The Café www.saratogacasinobh.com $50,000 Labor Day Weekend Giveaway
• $20,000 • Saturday, Aug. 30 • 2 – 11 p.m. 19 Gold winners of $200 or $400 19 Platinum winners of $200 or $400 19 Diamond winners of $400 or $800 • $15,000 • Sunday, Aug. 31 • 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. 19 Gold winners of $200 or $400 19 Platinum winners of $200 or $400 19 Diamond winners of $200 or $400 • $15,000 • Monday, Sept. 1 • 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. 19 Gold winners of $200 or $400 19 Platinum winners of $200 or $400 19 Diamond winners of $200 or $400 Earn entries for every 500 base points on slots and every two and one half hours of rated play on table games from June 1 – Sept. 1.
$60,000 Game of Grand Prizes
Saturdays in August, from 5 – 11 p.m., six guests will be drawn to toss a ball into a sequence of buckets to win an assortment of great prizes worth up to $1,000. Earn entries for every 100 base points on slots and every 30 minutes of rated play on table games from Sunday to Saturday.
$20,000 Break The Bank
Fridays in August, from 4 – 11 p.m., eight winners will be drawn Smash a bank for cash and promo play prizes worth up to $1,000. Earn entries for every 10 base points on slots and 10 minutes of rated play on table games each Friday.
$1,000 Lucky 777’s
Play table games to win $1,000 every Friday night. Every day, from 3 – 9 p.m., seven guests will qualify to win $1,000 on Friday at 11 p.m. Plus, all qualifiers win a free meal for two
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Every day in July, 9 – 11 a.m. Enjoy one of these delicious specials for only $2: Café Classic Sandwich, Biscuits & Gravy or Café Breakfast.
Mystery Penny Multiplier
ThursdayS, from 9 a.m. – 7 p.m., spin the penny point multiplier wheel for up to 12X penny points. Stop by the wheel before you play!
Saratoga 50+
Guests 50 and older reap the rewards every Monday and Tuesday at Saratoga. Earn 4X points on slots and 2X points on video poker. Plus, earn 50 base points for a free meal in the Garden Buffet or receive 50% off. Take advantage of discounted menu items in The Café and receive a $20 bus refund when you earn 200 base points.
Bring a Friend
Bring a friend and sign them up as a new Club member and receive $5 Promo Play. Plus, new members receive $10 Promo Play. Up to 4 new friends each day.
Collectible Glass Set Giveaway
Sunday, Aug. 17 and 24, from 11 p.m. – 7 p.m., play and earn a collectible glass set. Gold: 150 base points. Platinum: 100 base points. Diamond: 50 base points.
EPerks
Drawings every Monday. Provide us with an email address and you could win! One winner of $50 Promo Play will be emailed each Monday. The winner will have until the following Sunday to visit Guest Services and claim their prize. If unclaimed, the prize will increase $50 each week.
Park, Play, Free Buffet
Every day, earn 50 base points on the day you valet park and receive a free meal at the Garden Buffet.
Bus Fare Refund www.theisleblackhawk.com Feel The Power To Prowl
Be on the prowl for your chance to win a 2014 Jaguar F-Type convertible Aug. 31. Enter for your chance to be one of the lucky few to own the first Jaguar sports car in 50 years. Plus, participate in random drawings for $1,000 from 4 – 11 p.m. Your get one free entry every day and additional entries with each set of 20 unadjusted points. Plus, earn 25X entries every Thursday in August.
Mystery Point Multiplier
Receive up to 15X points Mondays in August. Visit the Player’s Club or Cashier Services prior to playing to receive a pull tab that will reveal your point multiplier. Point multiplier not valid on video poker. Plus, earn five unadjusted points and receive a free buffet.
Do you ride the bus to Black Hawk? The Isle will refund your bus fare up to $20. Simply earn 35 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.
Free Buffet and Cash
Play and Stay
Receive 5X points on penny slots each Thursday. Must register at the Player’s Club or Cashier Services prior to playing. Not valid on video poker.
$20,000 Fortune 8 Ball
Table Games
What does your fortune hold? $250?, $500? How about $1,000! Participate Friday, Aug. 29 from 5:30 – 10 p.m. Receive one free entry and additional entries with each set of 10 unadjusted points each drawing night.
Sunday Funday- More Points More Fun
Each Sunday it’s to your benefit to arrive early at the Isle! All guests age 40 or better who play their favorite slot machines from 8 a.m. – 9:59 a.m. will get 7X points, 10 – 11:59 a.m. will get 5X points and noon – midnight will get 3X points. Video poker players will receive 2X points all day. Plus, you will also receive a free ice cream from 10
Tradewinds
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 even offers a mouthwatering cheeseburger burrito. So the next time you are hungry for a great burger, visit Tradewinds at the Isle Casino Hotel Black Hawk
All new members of the IsleOne player’s club will receive a free buffet after playing 30 minutes on their new Players card. Plus, receive $20 for a future visit via email when you provide your email address upon sign up.
Play 30 unadjusted points on your IsleOne club card Sundays through Thursdays between 8 a.m. – midnight and stay the night on us! Or on Friday, Play 50 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.
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savory side dishes. Enjoy succulent crab legs 7 nights a week at our all you can eat dinner buffet!
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 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
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www.black-hawk-ladyluck. isleofcapricasinos.com Just Your Style
It’s your chance to win a 2015 Lincoln MKC at Lady Luck. Now through Aug. 30, earn entries into Lady Luck’s Just Your Style Lincoln MKC giveaway. Guests will receive one free entry each day and additional entries for every 100 unadjusted points played. Drawings will be held Aug. 30, from 2 – 9 p.m. Win $500 in hourly cash drawings. Three winners will be selected at the 6 p.m. drawing; two guests will win $500 and one will drive away in the 2015 Lincoln MKC. See guest services for rules and additional details for all promos and giveaways.
Bonus High Low
Join us Saturday, Aug. 23 for Bonus High Low. Two winners will be chosen each half hour from 4 – 10 p.m. Winners will guess the next card, higher or lower. Each correct High Low guess is worth $50. And as a bonus, flip a 6th card and double your winnings. Guests could win up to $500. Guests will receive one free entry each promotional day and additional entries with play. Continued on page 7
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Lucky Lucky Blackjack
Lady Luck is only one of a few casinos in Black Hawk that has Lucky Lucky Blackjack, and you can double your chances of winning with every bet. With this newest version of blackjack, players can make an optional wager that pays up to 200-1 odds based on their two cards and the dealer’s up card. Bonus payments for many more combinations make this one of the most exciting table games around.
Denver Gifts of the Month
Cash in this season with new team gear. Tuesday, Aug. 26 play 300 unadjusted points and receive a Denver Orange and Blue Gift. Gifts are available from 10 – 8 p.m. in the Lady Luck promotions area. Disclaimer: Earning of 300 points does not guarantee gift. Gifts available while supplies last.
Football Toss For Cash
Join your friends at Lady Luck on Tuesday, Aug. 19 for a football toss for cash. Three guests will be selected each hour from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Winners will toss a football for cash prizes. Top Prize $250! Guests receive one free entry each promotional day and additional entries with play.
Hot Wheel Of Cash
Join us Friday, Aug. 22 and 29 for your chance to spin the Hot Wheel of Cash. Three winners will be chosen through a random hot seat generator each hour. Once selected, winners will have the chance to spin the Hot Wheel of Cash. Each winner is guaranteed a cash prize. Win up to $250.
New Member Offer
New members that sign up for a Lady Luck players club card will receive a $20 food voucher at Otis & Henry’s after only 10 points played. Share an email and receive even more offers for your next trip. Visit Guest Services to sign up today.
Mystery Point Multiplier Thursdays
Thursdays are a Point Multiplier
August 19 - September 1, 2014
Mystery! Stop by the promotions area from noon until 8 p.m. to play a game and reveal a mystery point multiplier every Thursday in August. Point multipliers can be 2X, 3X, 5X, 7X, 10X or 20X on slots. Guests must redeem voucher at the promotions area prior to playing to receive points. Point multiplier is valid from time of registration until midnight on Thursdays in August.
Summer BBQ
Summer barbeques are back every Saturday from 2 – 4 p.m. through Aug. 30. Earn a delicious barbeque by playing 5 points on your Lady Luck Player’s Card.
$10,000 Jackpot Frenzy
Earn an entry into Lady Luck’s $10,000 Jackpot Frenzy. Guests will receive one free entry for every jackpot $1,200 or better won from July 21 through noon on Sept. 6. On Sept. 6 gusts can place their entries in Lady Luck’s Jackpot Frenzy drawing that will take place from 2 – 7 p.m. Guests can up to $1,000. More than $10,000 in cash prizes will be given away.
Play N Stay
Play and Stay with your friends at Lady Luck! Sundays through Thursdays earn a free room in the Lady Luck Hotel Tower. To earn play 500 unadjusted points on your Lady Luck Player’s Card. 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
Join us twice a week, Mondays and Wednesdays, for Club 40. All guests age 40 or better will receive 4X points on slots and 2X points on video poker. Guests will also receive a free entrée at Otis & Henry’s once they earn 25 unadjusted points on their Lady Luck Player’s Card. Make sure to check out Otis & Henry’s brand new Blue Plate Specials menu. Breakfast is available all day too.
Bus Fare Redemption
Every day in August, guests who
play with a Lady Luck Player’s Card can receive up to $22 cash back on bus fare. 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 3 hours in a Live Poker Game. Guests must redeem bus ticket at Guest Services. Limit one bus redemption per person per day.
Blue Plate Specials
Try a blackened prime rib sandwich or fish and chips at Otis & Henry’s. Each day features a different special for only $6.99. Otis & Henry’s combines the comfort of a neighborhood bar and grill with delicious favorites you’d cook at home. Looking for a sweet treat? Try a delicious milkshake. Otis & Henry’s offer great food at great prices.
Monte Carlo
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
The Bad Beat Jackpot is now a decreasing qualifier. 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 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.
Labor Day Celebration www.goldenmardigras.com $30K Treasure Hunt Blowout
Saturday, Aug. 23, at 10 p.m. One name will be drawn, if the winner is not present, we will continue drawing one name until there is a winner. If you have played at anyone of our casinos in the last year, you have entries for this $30,000 prize.
Sounds of Summer
BBQ and block party – rock steady, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2 – 10 p.m. Live music from: Five13 Band and BannedinJapan, all of your barbecue favorites, beer, vendors and more.
$1,000,000 Summer Spin
Every Friday at 5 p.m., 7 p.m., 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. Every Saturday at 3 p.m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m., 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. Special Labor Day weekend drawings Sunday, Aug. 31 at3 p.m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m., 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. and Monday, Sept. 1 at 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Drawings through Sept. 1.
Why Eat Anywhere Else?
Indulge in our Champagne Brunch or Dinner Buffet, featuring Alaskan Crab Legs, for just $9.99 at Bourbon Street Café & Buffet. Champagne Brunch includes all you can eat crab legs, Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Bourbon Street Café & Buffet is located on the third floor of the Mardi Gras Casino.
August Hot Bank Drawings
Head to Z Casino for our August Hot Bank Drawings every Monday and Tuesday. Each winner will receive $100 in Z-Play and anyone playing at the same group of machines will receive $10 in Z-Play.
6X Points
Z Casino is the place for the most points. 6X points on slots every Wednesday & Thursday.
Match That Money Drawings
Come check out this awesome promotion we have every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Win up to $250 in Z-Play at each drawing. The Party Begins with Z.
Take a ride on us
Z Casino offers convenient free shuttle service directly to Johnny Z’s Casino in Central City. Shuttle runs Thursdays, noon – 8 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, noon – midnight, and Sundays, 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Free Valet
Free Valet parking every day. Our Valet hours are Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. and Sunday 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Let us do the parking for you.
Z Bucks is now open
Head to the 2nd floor and get your favorite Frappuccino, cappuccino, mocha and much more.
Mustang Grill
Table Games
Play at Craps, Roulette, Buffalo Blackjack Bonus and 21+3 extreme. There are 20X odds on Craps EVERYDAY in August. And try your hand at the Double Deck Blackjack table every day of the week. There are always multiple $5 games and $2 craps Monday through Thursday.
Celebrate Labor Day at Z Casino with a Free Bar-B-Que and all the fixings! Just earn 25 base points to get your free plate!
www.zcasinobh.com Club Z
Sign up for a Club Z Card at Z Casino and receive up to $105 the next day! See Club Z for complete details.
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The Z Casino Mustang Grill is now open with an exciting new menu. Try our specialties, which include the amazing prime rib dinner or Famous Z Ribs now only $7.77, located on the 3rd floor.
Table Games
The Hottest Table Games in Black Hawk are now open at Z wCasino. We have all your favorites from craps with Sharp Shooter to Three Card poker. PAGE 7
COLORADO GAMBLER DISTRIBUTION ZONES ZONE 1 6350 SHERIDAN BLVD ARVADA
ZONE 3 3400 YOUNGFIELD ST WHEAT RIDGE
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Tournament Tales: The 2014 World Series of Poker
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ust in case you’ve on the tournament been living withside and in live action out news repits. Events began garding poker, on time and schedulthe World Series of ing of blind increases Poker is “the Grand(usually each hour) daddy of Them All.” allowed for serious The WSOP is held playing at each level. annually in Las VeI sat down to my gas since 1970 when first event, a $1,500 By Drew Chitiea Benny Binion invited NLHE (No Limit seven of the best-known poker play- Hold’em) event: I thought it was an ers to a single event. It had definite omen for success when I looked at start-stop times and the winner was my first hand and it was 10-2, a hand chosen by secret ballot. Johnny Moss with which Doyle Brunson twice won was the winner that first year. the main event. Of course I didn’t Anyway, I was able to clear my even consider entering the hand schedule for three events, so my with those cards, but it was a good sweetie and I boarded the Magic Car- omen. My next memorable hand was pet and winged our way to Sin City. Q-Q with which I raised and got one If you’ve never been to the WSOP, it caller; the flop was no help but the truly is impressive; there are three or turn brought another Lady and I infour large (I do mean large) conven- creased my stack by 50 percent when tion rooms packed with tables. Con- my opponents K-K failed to improve. sidering nine players to each table, Another hand was calling an unthe mass of humanity is wall-to- raised pot with J-9 suited and four wall. I must compliment the WSOP players. The flop gave me an openstaff for running a tight ship both ended straight draw, which completed
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on the river; I was now double the starting chip stack when the event began. Then, as is almost always the case, I went card-dead slowly bleeding off chips until I was out. I made it halfway through the field of 2,100, which was little consolation. That night we had a nice dinner and saw the “Rat Pack Revisited”, an entertaining musical romp with singers recreating the early 1960’s shows of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Junior, Joey Bishop and the like. If you enjoy that kind of music – and their comedy – it’s a show not to miss next time you’re there. The second event entered was a $1,000 NLHE event, again with just over 2,000 entries. I called a modest bet with 3-3 intending to either fit or fold after the flop; well, the flop brought a low straight draw. I figured all the other players had higher cards, so I elected to call the first bet to see what the turn brought. Nothing – no one bet so we saw the river with me needing a three for trips or Ace or six to complete my straight. A
lovely six on the river completed my hand beating 8-8 and piling chips in my stack. Before the dinner break – six hours into the event – my A-K suited brought me close to a double up and I went to dinner feeling good about my positioning. After dinner sometime later I found myself with A-A so I made a large raise wanting no callers; I got one. I went all-in, he called revealing J-J and we ended splitting up the blinds when the board came a flush in which neither of us had suited cards! Phooey – what are the odds of that happening? I busted out of the second event after flopping top pair, top kicker and seeing the small blind waking up to A-A. No improvement to my hand so I made that long walk back to the room. We took a day off to recoup and drove down to Henderson to see my aunt & uncle who live there. My uncle likes to play on-line – which is now legal for Nevada residents (!) And my nephew fancies himself a pro at the under $100 buy-in tournaments held almost every day in
Tombstones Tell New and Old Tales
Events
Cemetery Crawl set for Aug. 23
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By Linda Jones
n Saturday, Aug. 23, the pioneers buried in the Knights of Pythias cemetery above Central City will share their tales of life on earth in the 19th century. This year’s Cemetery Crawl, the 26th produced by Gilpin History, features such well-known residents as the Magor, Rohling, Neno and Quiller families. Also featured are the hard-working miners and their wives who made homes in this wilderness but never made the pages of the local papers, such as Fred Rowe, Levinia Champion, Andrew Hohn, Richard Bowden and others with unique life-stories. Actors in vintage clothing will make these pioneers come to life during the Crawl. The Crawl begins at 11 a.m. Free parking is available at the Teller House parking lot in Central City and free round-trip transportation from there to the cemetery and back is being provided by members of the Colorado Knights of Pythias lodge. If you would prefer to drive to the cemetery, follow Eureka Street past the Opera House to the top of the
August 19 - September 1, 2014
The 26th annual Cemetery Crawl, produced by Gilpin History at the Knights of Pythias cemetery in Central City, is set for Aug. 23 at 11 a.m.
Photo by Linda Jones
hill and turn right. The Knights of Pythias is one of the six cemeteries located at the top of Eureka Street.
Now heavily forested by aspen, the Knights of Phythias cemetery is a lovely, peaceful place to wander
any number of casinos. I guess the deep-stack tourneys at the Bellagio and Venetian still intimidate him. One doesn’t get better by going after worse players; one improves by going up against stiffer competition and better players. My third and final event found me getting closer to the money than I ever had in a WSOP event. I made it to about 290th place out of 2,200 entries where 218 were paid. Again I had a good hand with which I went all-in and for the second time in as many events found the small blind waking up with A-A! Another long trudge down the corridor of gloom; oh, well – there’s always next year. If you’ve never been to the WSOP, be sure to make the journey someday. Even if you never play a tournament the side action is great – I did make enough back to just about pay for my entry fees and the trip costs. Perhaps I should have stuck to live action and let the tourneys go – hmmm…a thought for next year? See ya there.
among the tombstones. Several of the family plots are fenced by intricate wrought iron work and many
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of the tombstones are works of art. Cost of the Crawl is $10 in advance, $12 at the cemetery, with children younger than 12 free. Because of the popularity of the Crawl, attendees should plan to arrive 15 – 20 minutes before it begins. To order an armband in advance or to ask questions, call 303-582-5283 any day other than Monday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The Pythians are celebrating the 150th anniversary this year of the founding of the lodge by Justus Henry Rathbone on Feb. 19, 1864, in Washington D..C; it was the first fraternal organization chartered by an Act of the U.S. Congress. The principles of the Knights are Friendship, Charity and Benevolence; Pythians believe one way to happiness is through service to mankind and that friendship is an essential ingredient in life. The Black Hawk lodge was instituted on Jan. 30, 1875, and the Central City lodge, May 1, 1875. The popular Great Central City Beer Fest, featuring many Colorado craft breweries, flows on Main Street following the Crawl, and participants wearing their armbands from the Crawl will receive a $10 discount at the Beer Fest.
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Military Appreciation Monday
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). Please note that 50% food discount cannot be combined with any other coupon or discount, and including daily food specials.
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Colorado History
Buckskin Charlie Photos courtesy of Denver Public Library, Western History Collection
Southern Utes
T
he Ute Indians are concentrated into roughconsidered the oldly seven bands. The Uinest continuous tah band of Utes inhabresidents of Coloited the Uintah Basin, rado. While it which included the Great Salt Lake Basin in today’s is not known exactly when state of Utah. The Parithe tribe or their ancestors anuche, or Grand River arrived in the area, anUtes, occupied the land cient fire pits, stone tools, along the river (later repetroglyphs and even named the Colorado stone foundations for fortification, dating as By Linda Wommack River.) The Yamparicas, far back as 6,000 BC, lwomm3258@aol.com or White River band of Utes, lived in the Yampa have been found and documented by archaeologists from Pikes Peak, River Valley, the northern portion of south to the present state border today’s Colorado. The Tabeguache band, known as with New Mexico. It is possible, according to archaeologists, that the the People of the Sun, lived in the arrival of the Ute people into the mountains and valleys shadowed by area caused the Anasazis to leave Pikes Peak until their removal to the the sandstone caves of the area. The reservation on the western slope of ancestral Utes may also have dis- the Rocky Mountains in 1868. Here placed the earlier Native Americans they lived in the meadows along the who inhabited the region during Gunnison and Uncompahgre Rivthe early Basketmaker era through ers, where they became known as the Developmental Pueblo stage, the Uncompahgre Utes. To the southern portion of the anincluding the classic Mesa cestral Ute lands, the Moache Verde period. and Capote band of Utes Prior to the arrival inhabited the San Luis of the Europeans, the Valley near the headwaland of the Utes enters of the Rio Grande, compassed nearly south to today’s New all the land that is Mexico, while the today the state of Weeminuche Utes ocColorado, as well cupied the valley of the as the eastern part San Juan River and its of the state of northern tribuUtah. Eventually, taries in Colthe Utes were orado and loosely northwestern
Chief Ignacio
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New Mexico. This southern area of the sacred ancestral Ute land is all that remain today of the once vast lands of the Ute nation. It is here that the Weeminuche tribe, under Chief Ignacio, and the Capote and Moache Bands, under the leadership of Chief Ouray and Buckskin Charlie, fought to retain their land and their way of life. Ignacio, born in 1828 in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado’s southwestern mountain range, grew up in a turbulent time among his people. Tribal history states that at the age of 14, Ignacio had killed all the members of a rival family to avenge the murder of his father. As he grew to manhood, his steadfast commitment to his people and their way of life gained him an honored respect among the Weeminuche. At the age of 42, Ignacio became chief of the Weeminuche Ute tribe. With maturity, he became more of a diplomat, yet remained absolute in retaining his ancestral lands. A skilled negotiator, he gained the respect of government officials during treaty discussions. Ignacio’s testimony before a U.S. Senate subcommittee in 1886 helped the Weeminuche people to eventually secure a favorable land settlement to retain a portion of their ancestral homeland. By 1895, the U.S. government deeded the Southern Ute reservation land to the Southern Ute Tribe, with an added incentive. The government offered an option of allotments. The land soon became a checkerboard reservation when the un-allotted land was sold to non-Indians. However, Chief Ignacio opposed the allotments. Fighting for his people, their tribal lands and traditional way of life, he refused to allow the federal government to divide ownership of his ancestral lands among his people. Through his steadfast efforts, Ignacio was instrumental in retaining collective ownership of the land in 1917. His leadership helped the Utes preserve dignity and hope in the face of unrelenting change at the dawn of a new era. The town of Ignacio is named in his honor. A young spirited warrior of the Tabeguache Ute Tribe, Ouray’s experiences as a youth were much the same as Ignacio’s. As he watched the slow but steady influx of the white men into his sacred homeland, he
became alarmed for his people and decided to do what he could. The government had ordered prospectors to stay away from the San Juan country, but to no avail. With the onslaught of the miners, the Tabeguache Ute Indians began a war... a war with words against the United States government. A keen, observant man, Ouray understood the extreme differences between the Indian and White Man. He formed friendships and struck deals. In 1860, his lead- with the government. It can be said ership earned him the honor of chief that no overt actions or depredations against the white population of his tribe. For the next 10 years, the young were ever committed by his authorwarrior watched and learned the ity. While Buckskin Charlie kept the ways of the white man and befriendpeace within his tribe, and the goved one of the greatest white men of his time, Army scout and Indian ernment, he was also charged with agent, Kit Carson. The two would continuing the native spiritual and become life-long friends with each cultural being within his people. Tribal ceremonies, including ritucompelled to aid the other. In the end, Ouray knew the Utes als, dances or social extension remight win the battle, but never the garding marriage or death, were war. On March 2, 1868, he struck the center of the Ute culture. These a deal with his friend, Kit Carson, a events were a necessary part of the Government Indian agent. The Kit tribal structure, as this was the basis Carson Treaty gave some 6 million of their religious, traditional and soacres of land to the Utes. In return, cial existence. Ceremonies, includOuray and his people were guaran- ing the many dances, had significant teed, “no one would pass over the meaning and purpose. Through his efforts, Buckskin Charlie ensured remaining Ute land.” The Ute Mountain Indian reser- that the very center of the Ute way of vation stretched from the Four Cor- life continued. It is the tradition and the way of ners area, east to Pagosa Springs, which was approximately 110 miles. the people that is still evident today From the New Mexico border north, at the home of the Southern Ute tribes at Ignacio. the distance was roughly 20 miles; a mere strip of the original land. It Chief Ouray was at this time that the Tabeguache band became known as the Uncompahgre Utes. Throughout his life, Ouray worked for peace between the two cultures and gained respect in both. Following the death of Ouray in 1880, Buckskin Charlie, at the personal request of Ouray, became the chief of the Uncompahgre Utes. Under the council of Ouray, Buckskin Charlie continued to work for peace. He would spend the rest of his life serving his people with peaceful actions and negotiations
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he Little Fountain Creek flows a quiet, gentle stream of clear Rocky Mountain water south into a canyon, meeting with Turkey Creek, approximately 12 miles south of Colorado City. A canyon that has forever been known as Dead Man’s Canyon, for it was in this canyon that one of the first known victims of the horrific Espinosa brothers met a horrible end. And it is in this canyon that legends and mystery have abounded ever since. In the spring 1863, the settlers and townsfolk from Colorado City to Florissant were terrorized by a couple of thugs who took on a crazed notion of revenge and retribution against all white settlers. Fear spread throughout the area as random killings continued with no knowledge of the killers. With no telegraph lines, news was slow and added to the fear surrounding the area. All the killings were the same. The naked corpse sprawled on the muddy blood soaked ground, hacked to death, and the skull cracked open. For those who discovered the remains, it was beyond belief. Then the shocking news reached the area that another murder had occurred in the area now known as Dead Man’s Canyon, and that the murder was in the same manner as the others. What struck the community to the core of their fear was that this victim was one of their own. Area law enforcement went on high alert. William Bruce was well respected in the community, running a sawmill not far from the first killings. His wife reported him missing when he did not return from a business meeting. His body, found in the canyon, was shot full of bullets. Powder burns suggested close range fire, and his chest was hacked with an axe. And a third murder in the canyon occurred not two weeks later. The naked and mutilated body of Henry Hawkins, an elderly reclusive man, was found on the banks
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of Little Fountain Creek, near Dead Man’s Canyon. Within two days, the lawmen knew who they were after. Tracking them would become another matter. Felipe Nerio Espinosa and his brother Vivian Espinosa had been terrorizing the San Luis Valley since 1860. It became apparent to the law officials that the murderous brothers had moved north with these recent killings, and were now extracting their vengeance among settlers in the Ute Pass area. The evidence piled up; the murders were the same; all were shot, and brutally hacked with an axe. Yet none of the victim’s belongings were taken. Meanwhile, as the authorities were trailing these murderous outlaws, another murder rocked the Florissant area. The mail carrier came into Florissant at high-neck speed and horrific panic. He reported the finding of John Addleman’s body, a member of the Florissant community, lying near the house at his ranch west of the Platte River, just a few miles from the present town of Florissant. Addleman was the son of a Supreme Court Justice from Pennsylvania, and well respected in the entire area. While the community prepared for his funeral, the lawmen hit the outlaw’s new trail. From Florissant, the trail went to the South Park area and into Park County. Local law enforcement worked continuously on the case, learning many facts, although the case by now was handled in Park County. The vindictive Espinosa brothers had declared war against all Anglos and in less than a year, they had ambushed and killed 22 persons, from Canyon City, north to the South Park region. In the pursuit of the murderers, one of the Espinosa’s was killed, but a cousin took his place and their vendetta continued as six more victims fell before their guns. The murderers were now thought to be retreating south via Ute Pass country, back to the New Mexico Territory. As the news came into Florissant and the authorities continued the case, fear gripped the entire area. People kept close
Tom Tobin presented the heads of the Espinosa brothers to the governor. to home, and seldom came to town. Those in town kept a watchful eye out for strangers or unusual conditions. Following the Espinosa brothers south, the lawmen were too late to prevent the murder of a man and his wife on La Veta Pass. Perhaps out of desperation, Col. Sam Tappen, commanding officer at Fort Garland, and Territorial Gov. Evans, called on Tom Tobin, an experienced scout and expert tracker
in the area to help in stopping the Espinosa reign of terror. Tobin was offered a reward of $2,500 to track down the murderous gang. He was given a full militia, but insisted on tracking the vicious killers alone, taking only three military men as backup. Tobin followed their trail from the site of the 28th victim for three days, leading into the Sangre de Cristo mountains. He ambushed the deadly trio in a meadow and
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methodically shot them one by one. The leader, Vivian Espinosa was not dead, so Tobin slit his throat, decapitating him. Tobin then cut off the head of Espinosa’s nephew, and placed both heads in a gunnysack. Tobin brought the heads to Gov. Evans in Denver, as proof to collect his reward. He never received the reward, but was given a fine rifle at an honorary dinner.
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isn’t in the special pocket you normally keep it in your purse, you should check all the other pockets in your purse. I learned that when kids do their own laundry, they change clothes less often. And I learned that you should always check your text before you hit send. Your friend might wonder what business you have telling her to be home by midnight. I learned a few lessons in the kitchen and not just that I pre-
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fer eating out. I learned that you can always add more chopped onion, but it’s really hard to pick it out once you’ve added too much. I learned that if it can cut meat, it can cut you. And I learned to check food often while you’re cooking it. It’s much easier to go from rare to medium than it is to go from well-done to medium. Finally, I learned several times over the past year how really sturdy my smart phone is. I learned not to get carried away when I’m using my paper shredder. And I learned that of all the bad places you can leave your reading glasses, the worst one might be on the couch. (Contact drosby@rushmore. com or see www.dorothyrosby. com.)
email her at navamsa9@q.com ARIES - (March 21 - April 20) This is a great transit for your ides being taken seriously and establishing yourself. You have the ear of those in authority to help you move forward. There issues of major importance in your life that must be decided as well. You Lucky Numbers: 6, 7, 29, 33, 41, 48 TAURUS - (April 21 - May 21) Things are going well and there is a part of you that would like to sit on your laurels at this time. And yet you know opportunities are calling you. Do not become despondent, make a plan for your goals and your down time. Lucky Numbers: 6, 10, 13, 19, 22, 25 GEMINI - (May 22 - June 21) Overall this is a lucky time for you in general. Romance and money pose no serious problem, in fact these areas are going well for you. The one issue to avoid is substance abuse of any kind at this time to not ruin your good fortune. Lucky Numbers: 7, 8, 15, 21, 46, 47 CANCER - (June 22 - July 22) This is a good transit for moving ahead in your career. People listen to what you have to say. Only you can ruin your own good fortune by ego. Speak without ego and you will fly. Lucky Numbers: 4, 26, 29, 33, 36, 46
SAGITTARIUS - (Nov. 23 - Dec. 21) This is an excellent time for travel. You are also lucky in financial speculation whether that be stocks or gambling. If you come into a windfall be careful as you cold be easily cheated out of your money. Lucky Numbers: 3, 5, 12, 22, 24, 26 CAPRICORN - (Dec. 22 - Jan. 20) This is a period in which you make many new friends. You open to all new experiences as long as they are your idea. You feel very rebellious at this time, about everything. Remember some of your best achievements will take time. Lucky Numbers: 9, 14, 27, 33, 34, 53 AQUARIUS - (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19) This transit can bring a great workload upon you. Only focus on that which is most necessary. You may have some romantic opportunities. You must avoid ego to have success in your relationships. Lucky Numbers: 5, 8, 11, 27, 29, 31 PISCES (Feb 20 - March 20) This is a good transit for your intuition. You may have romantic opportunities which must be approached with great humility to go forward. You must listen before you speak, there is a tendency for miscommunication at this time. Lucky Numbers: 9, 10, 16, 20, 34, 54
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start on the bottom one? And you should always put the capsule back before you drive away from a drive-through bank. And, you should never cut your own hair, or at least, I should never cut my own hair. And you should never get in an ancient elevator with a full bladder. Thankfully, I didn’t have to learn that lesson the hard way personally. I don’t ride elevators on a daily basis. But it just seems prudent. I did learn that if you’re going to sit in your car in a busy parking lot and laugh at something on the radio, you might want to hold your cell phone to your ear and pretend you’re actually laughing with someone on the phone. Things will go better for you once you get out of your car and go inside. And speaking of phones, before you leave work and drive all the way home to look for your smart phone because it
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rest and discovered I just had a birthI’d left a giant, red day, and it’s not too Velcro roller in my late for gifts. I’m jokhair. I cursed, tossed ing. Sort of. Actuit into the back seat, ally, I have a gift for and headed to work. you! Like New Year’s A co-worker took one Day, a birthday is a look at me and said, natural time to look “Come here!” I did back and contemas I was told and she plate what one has and has not learned By Dorothy Rosby spun me around. “I drosby@rushmore.com know,” I said. My hair over the past year is a mess.” I started so that one will not be—how can I say this nicely— to tell her what happened, but as dumb in the next one. I am she interrupted me to say, “No. now going to share some of the Your skirt is unzipped.” Oh. After a lesson like that, all lessons I’ve learned in order to save you from making the same others pale in comparison, but I mistakes I’ve made, though I learned plenty more too. I learned that when your can’t see you doing that. For starters I learned that password doesn’t work, and when you check your look in the then it doesn’t work again and mirror, don’t forget you have a again, hitting the keys on your backside, too. I was standing computer harder each time in line at the gas station one won’t help. Instead, you should morning, and I felt like the peo- calmly consider the possibilple behind me were looking at ity that maybe you’re using the me funny. Turns out, they were. wrong password. When you sweep your steps, As I was getting back into my car, I leaned against the head- did you know you should never
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