The Gilpin Casino Review

The Gilpin Casino in Black Hawk, CO, is one of more than 40 casinos in the state. Jacobs Entertainment, a gaming, hospitality and entertainment company based in Golden, CO, owns the property. It also owns and operates Gilpin’s sister casino, The Lodge Casino, in Black Hawk.

The Gilpin features 379 slot and video poker machines, five table games and a poker room as well. “The Gilp,” as it’s commonly known, is smoke-free per Colorado’s indoor smoking ban. There is one restaurant on-site, Lucille Malone’s. The casino is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The Gilpin Casino

  • Address: 111 Main St., Black Hawk, CO  80422
  • Owner/Operator: Jacobs Entertainment Inc.
  • Hours: 24/7
  • Casino Games: 400 slots, blackjack, craps and roulette
  • Sportsbook: No retail sportsbook; partnered with theScore for online betting
  • Poker: Tournaments and cash games

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The Gilpin Casino gaming floor

The Gilpin Casino has 7,800 square feet of gaming space for 379 gaming machines, five table games and a live poker room. The Gilpin was one of the first casinos to open in Black Hawk when gambling became legal in 1991.

However, the building itself dates back to the 1800s and, at times, was home to a hotel and a schoolhouse.

Slot machines

There are almost 400 slot and video poker machines at The Gilpin. The prices range from pennies to $100, which is the highest amount that Colorado gaming law permits.

Table games

Colorado’s gaming law only allows a limited number of table games, and Gilpin offers them all: poker, blackjack, craps and roulette. The maximum bet is $100.

There are a handful of tables spreading these games at The Gilpin.

The Gilpin Casino poker room

The Gilpin hosts a smoke-free poker room upstairs that offers both cash and tournament games every day.

The Gilpin rewards program

The Winners Club is The Gilpin’s rewards program. It is the same program affiliated with its sister casino, The Lodge Casino in Black Hawk. As is the case with most rewards programs, members earn cash back and various other perks for playing at affiliated casinos.

Just for signing up, members receive 50 points. If they earn another 50 points on their first day in the program, they also receive $10 off at the Lucille Malone’s restaurant. Those players who earn 100 points on the first day are eligible for a chance to win $100 cash back.

The Winners Club members can climb four levels. Members are able to move up levels by earning rewards during six-month intervals. Each level boasts its set of rewards, which range from cash back, restaurant discounts, parking passes, and complimentary machine lockdowns.

Players earn one point for every $2 in slot play and for every $4 in video poker play.

First is the Silver tier and it takes 30,000 points to reach this level. Next is the Gold tier, achieved by members who reach 75,000 points. The penultimate level is the Platinum tier, which requires players to accrue 150,000 points. Lastly, the uppermost level is the Millennium tier. In order to become a Millennium member, players need to earn 250,000 points during a six-month window.

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Gilpin Casino hotel amenities

No hotel

Despite originally being called the Gilpin Hotel & Casino, there is no hotel at the Gilpin. The name simply was a nod to the historic building’s past life as a hotel.

Dining

The Gilpin Casino has one restaurant on-site, Lucille Malone’s.

Lucille Malone’s serves primarily American cuisine. It is open daily from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Whether you’re looking for prime beef, seafood or just a soup, salad or sandwich, you can find it all at Lucille Malone’s.

Gilpin Casino sportsbook

Colorado gaming law does not allow for online casinos. However, The Gilpin is partnered with theScore Bet for customers who want to bet on sports online.

The Gilpin Casino history

When The Gilpin opened in 1992, it was one of the area’s first casinos. Despite its original name, The Gilpin Hotel & Casino, no hotel rooms are a part of the casino. Instead, the original name was in honor of the historic building’s past, which dates back to the 1800s. The building housed both a hotel and a schoolhouse before becoming a casino.

The one on-site restaurant, Lucille Malone’s, is named after a young teacher who is rumored to have jumped to her death after finding out that her lover had been run over and killed by a wagon in front of the then-hotel. Legend has it that Ms. Malone’s ghost haunts the premises.

Jacobs Entertainment owns and operates the casino in addition to it’s larger Black Hawk sister property, The Lodge. The company also has gaming ventures in Nevada and Louisiana in addition to commercial and residential developments across the US.