Cripple Creek used to be a gold mining community in the Colorado. Cripple Creek is located about an hour from Colorado Springs and is a casino gambling town. Located in a very scenic area, there are many attractions, activities and sights to make the town a good vacation choice for a long week-end. There a scenic train ride, called the Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad, rafting, rock climbing and other things. The town still has the flavor of the 1890s. There are also about thirty casinos in the town that offer excitement and entertainment.
The casinos in the city offer slot machines, blackjack, and poker. There are no table games, like roulette, allowed and there is a five dollar maximum bet limit on one play. This does not prevent raises. Their slots coin size begins at one cent and goes up. The payout percent seems to range from 93% to 96%. In Colorado, the casinos are not open around the clock. Their hours are from 8 a.m. until 2 a.m. There are a variety of places where they have poker games and the poker rooms hold poker tournaments. The poker rooms offer the full variety of poker bingo game. The town is packed on week-ends with poker players.
Cripple Creek is definitely worth visiting and should be on your list of gambling cities. It is a step back into the American Old West. Book reservations in advance if you plan to be there for a week end since the town is packed on week ends. |
