I love the Gilpin.Blackhawk has changed unfortunately for the worst as many other places after Covid.But the gilpin is still friendly,pretty loose and lots of fun. I come up once a week or so and love the staff! read more

There's nothing going on here beyond two or three stars. I came, I played, I left. This is owned by Lodge Casino, so players cards work at both places. First off, all parking is valet. The food at Lucille Malone's, is good, not awesome, they do not have table games (Next door at Saratoga). All machines are very old. Surprised they aren't spitting out coins. I enjoyed a meal here and will say it wasn't bad. The staff seemed nice here. The place is just old. That may appeal to some, just not my cup of tea. read more

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This place is disappointing. It seem like this place was really trying to have new slot machines available however they could not care enough to maintain the older style of the slot machines with just basic maintenance. The staff there seemed to have mentally checked out already. Some of them were very rude and some of them didn't even seem to care. My friend was told that she has to wait before they can bring her another beer while we were having dinner upstairs. Funny thing though is that she didn't even have a beer at this casino and it's been a few hrs since she had her first one. She was asking for her first one. The food tasted extremely blend and just plain nasty. I would not recommend this casino to anyone. Not really sure how this place is still open honestly. read more

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My husband and I come up every month for lunch and gaming. Never a bad meal at Lucille Malone's, never a bad time on the floor with the great workers read more

They couldn't break my 2 100$ bills down because they were from 1950. Jackass people couldn't tell a real bill from a fake one. Probably better off anyway probably would have donated it place was dead. Never again smh read more

This is our new go-to casino!! The restaurant is amazing, with home cooked meals! Servers are super friendly. The casino is bright and clean. Location and parking are perfect! read more

So we don't really come up that often, but we will generally stop in and donate a little to help keep this place open, lol. It's a little small and some of the machines are in need of repair or replaced. ie displays scratched or in rough shape but you can build promo money relatively quickly if you stay long enough. They are tied in to the lodge so comps are available to use at either establishment . So good luck and check out the restaurant upstairs, Lucille Malones for a quality relatively inexpensive meal. read more

I saw the offer for e-cash FreePlay available at the Gilpin on Saturday morning to $50 nowhere in the advertisements does it say t neto have a certain amount of points by that time to be eligible pretty irritated with them and they laugh at me when I was asking how come I didn't get the FreePlay kind of rude read more

An awesome, smaller casino in what I call the "original" part of Black Hawk - it's located within the historic district, where many of the buildings are the originals from way back in the day and have that early, "Wild Wild West" look and feel to them. Owned by the same company as the Lodge (and also the Gold Dust West properties in Northern Nevada), it's a laid back, no frills place. If you Blaze the Sevens like I do, you'll find a good selection of machines here, in both quarter and dollar varieties. Lots of the Diamond Line models too. You can use the same players club card that the Lodge provides, and just a little coin in will get the offers coming. There's a little restaurant onsite, Lucille Malone's, which is great (see separate review.) One unique feature of the casino is the Sudden Strike Jackpot, which can occur on any machine at any given time, just for having your players card inserted. Definitely recommend. It's a good change from the giant properties down the road. read more

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Went to this casino last night to have fun with my friends and they refused us service because the manager "assumed" we were drunk, when in fact we had had only a few drinks prior to arriving at this establishment. She was very rude, unprofessional and even discriminatory towards us when asked why we could not purchase beverages. Even going as far as to point us out to security as if we were criminals or the such. We were just 3 friends wanting to have a good time while up in Black Hawk and are still confused as to why she discriminated us. Will NEVER go back to this casino and I sure do hope no one else has to go through this read more

This casino is on the smaller end of casinos found in this weird strip of mountain land that is one of the few places you can legally gamble in Colorado (which is hella lame by the way asshole CO legislatures). But I digress. So, the Gilpin has your standard slots, all that jazz, but I don't care about that. If you care about slots, then I suppose I have mis-understood the Yelp community...I didn't take yelpers to be suckers. What the Gilpin does have going for it are poker tournaments: 40-60 buy-in NL 5 times a day. Excellent. They also on occasion have dealer choice days, which means they might actually play games like pineapple or Omaha hi-low. You seriously can't find that in Colorado, which is sad. Looking for NL poker tournaments....go here - that simple. Looking for live action cash games, try Ameristar or the Lodge. read more

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I actually would like to give them 3.5 stars.. but not 4. I think Las Vegas casinos have ruined any other casinos for me. The Gilpin is nice and all, but the decor was nothing anywhere close to aesthetically pleasing ... in my opinion anyway. Im sure the gamblers doesn't come here to marvel at million dollar architectures and ensembles but at the same time, nothing that a tourist like myself (who also doesn't gamble) can truly appreciate. Their restaurant upstairs also deserves a 3.5 stars. The food is good and the price is a-ok. We didn't stay here for long for other reasons. My fave part is that when i asked the bartender for a drink, and when I tried to pay for it, he said that the first drink is on the house! So there! Dont forget your free first drink when you come here! read more

Though we usually stay at the Ameristar for the evening when coming up to Black Hawk... The Gilpin has become our main hang out. It started off as our favorite place to dine, offering 11.99 steak and lobster dinners upstairs but as we take trips up the mountain it has become the best place to gamble and hang out as well! First of all... what really makes it are all of the lovely employees (minus some at the restaurant upstairs). I am talking about the dealers at all the game tables. Whether you are winning or losing you will be smiling if you are at any of the tables. All the guys that were working last Saturday made sure we had an epic night! It is refreshing to be around people that really love their jobs and make it fun for others to be up here. We also liked that the minimum on the tables here weren't outlandish. This kept us coming back throughout the evening. We love The Gilpin. Great dealers, great restaurant, great time! read more

The Gilpin knows who their crowd is and they do a decent job of catering to that crowd. The dealers and pit-bosses are friendly. They're the same you'll find at the Lodge, as they are owned by the same group. However, the Gilpin gets it. This is probably our favorite place to play in Black Hawk. read more

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Me and my wife are current VIP Players but we are getting very unhappy playing slots here. We used to win often enough to make it worth our while. The slot machines have gotten so ridiculously tight that it is no longer enjoyable. We don't expect to win a hand-pay jackpot every time we go but to sit there week after week and not even break past $100.00 is not fun. It is getting noticeably bad and to the point that a lot of us that know each other are seeing and saying the same thing. If this doesn't change, we will not be going anymore and will seek out another casino with looser slot machines. read more

Free drinks if you're playing. Situated in a beautiful old mining town in Colorado. Try it you'll like it

Decent little place. The machines got the best of me, but allowed me to play long enough to value the entertainment. The restaurant upstairs is nice. The soup & salad bar are impressive and there are plenty of teaser type deals to draw you upstairs to eat. The rest rooms are upstairs as some construction is being done currently. read more

I played blackjack at The Gilpin for many, many, many hours in a row this past weekend for two reasons. 1. I kept winning. 2. The people playing at the table with me were the most entertaining guys Nick and I met all weekend. One of them doubled down on a hard 19. He drew a 3, which is heartbreakingly close to an amazing feat. He would also randomly stay on 12s when the dealer was showing an 8 or even a ten and somehow seemed to be one of those people that made the right call causing the dealer to bust even with those hands rather than playing by the book. I always find this entertaining to watch because everyone at the table, dealers included, get involved in this joyous rush of good fortune and happiness. And they all thought my baby bump was good luck. They have a small table games area that holds one craps table, one roulette table, and three blackjack tables. The minimum bet for blackjack, even on a Saturday night, was $5 and the maximum was $100 (just like everywhere.) And The Gilpin is supposedly haunted so you just might see a ghost... read more

This casino is the only one in Blackhawk that runs poker tournaments. The buy ins are reasonable and the blind structure allows for good play. Add to the fact that weekdays you can usually play 3 dollar craps and that is what gets them a 4 star review. read more

Customer service is atrocious.The one person who helped us the most was told his job performance was poor because he talks to customers to much.Well let's see...He did seat us and let us know our server would be over soon.Later he did ask us if we needed refills and he told us to "have an awesome day down there"(meaning the casino part I s'pose)when we got up to leave.Oh he did ask us if we were still eating or needed a box before picking our plates up.Hmmm , I guess the mgr was right He did keep checking on us and other guests way more than the servers. Truly a shame read more

Terrible craps dealers is all I have to say. But also the cashiers have unbelievably poor customer service as well.

We went in for the for food on the second floor and it was okay. The burgers were good but not excellent. The staff is friendly and helpful. read more

Of all of Blackhawk, this place is my favorite hangout. Chilled, laid back casino. The staff is polite and friendly, not all up my ass with my ID check constantly...Respect fuckers...respect.. Love the food upstairs at Lucile Malone's, the steak & lobster combo my pick. Play a little video poker, I'll then head over to the taco stand by the esalator and craps tables for some carnitas tacos and top it off with a choco taco. Not bad at all for a buck each item read more

Visited Blackhawk for our anniversary, but was harrassed by a local Thought it was a good place, people having fun at the $5 Black jack, dealer was nice, then it went wrong. The Local sitting next to me in the lt. blue shirt and fingerless black shirt sleeves (like fingerless evening gloves) started harrassing me everytime he thought I did the wrong thing and blaming me for losing him money. So much for a great experience celebrating our 28th anniversary just wanted to have some fun but instead was harrassed by yocal local that thinks he runs the place. Probably won't ever give my money to the Gilpin again and won't recommend them to anyone, we traveled too far to get treated like that. Probably would have stayed and had a great time and spent our money. Too bad. Too many places to choose from to waste even a penny there again. Jill J. read more

The wait staff is amazing, at least the guy that served us. The burgers were juicy and very good as well as the rest of the meal. Will be back, comfy and popular place. read more

The Gilpin Casino used to be my favorite casinos. However, lately I've noticed they have slipped. Let's start with the positive. Lucille Malone's restaurant is still an excellent place to get a great meal. The wait staff is great at Lucille's. Food is always fantastic. The gaming side has of the house has gotten more and more stingy. Player rewards have dried up. Loyal Gilpin customer says goodbye. Too bad they used to be the best. read more

Was contacted a few days later from my initial review regarding Karen the pit boss and her unprofessionalism by Bob King who is the Director of Marketing explaining how he would like to know more about the situation so he can forward onto Ben White the Tables Manager. Explained to Bob that we experienced horrible service many times with Karen and her attitude...Bob was very professional and extremely caring about our treatment at The Gilpin. Shortly later that day, Ben called me explaining that he was updated by Bob about the details of our visits and treatment, said he was going to get into this and see what's going on. Couple days later received call from Ben apologizing for the treatment we received every time we interacted with Karen and was extremely extremely professional! I really appreciate the interest in my upsetting visits to the Gilpin and will continue to gamble there! Thanks fellas! read more

Casino is dirty. When I sat at the bar, my feet stuck to the floor and my pants stuck to the seat where someone had spilt a drink. Bartender did not take any action to clean it up until I said something. My pants stuck to my skin. Complained to management and was told that he would get me some sanitation pants to wear. Yes true story! What a joke. Don't bother with this casino. Management team does not care about the customer. read more