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KARMIC CRAPS Thoughts on the game of craps... Chapter 2 Page 4

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his year is happens to the traffic about to flow in the new year. wind up Central City Council in the hisis considering changtory books. ing the flow of traffic Overall, 2016 was off Casino Parkway a good year for the through Main Street gambling industry rather than heading with the growth in it directly down the construction and mountain. housing industries. It BY BOB SWEENEY Our long-time friend appears that casinos Steve Boulter, who is are busy, and there is a lot reno- the proprietor at Dostal Alley, vation and remodeling underway lost his race for public office. He at a number of casinos. would have been good at the job, Our casinos really do a great but he can be thankful that he job of keeping the properties lost. Losing will save him a lot of clean, attractive and safe. time and effort, and he can now The garage at the Monarch direct his time and energy toward should be history by now with a his own business. new hotel to rise in 2017. Across the Public service isn’t easy street at the Isle, they are remodel- these days, nor appreciated very ing the Capri buffet area and offer- much—never any thanks, but ing great BBQ. They are open for there is lots of criticism toward lunch at Farraddays Steakhouse. government, city workers and Ameristar is doing a new elected officials. The police in high-roller room on the main Central City and Black Hawk refloor near the cashier counter. It ally do a great job and customers are very safe when they visit our should open soon.

We will have to see what two cities.

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Bottom line is that players are always under observation and you’re probably safer in a casino than any pubic venue.

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Good karma just pays off. Cards have eyes and ears, and the card gods know more than you think. renee@villagerpublishing.com Cards are so mysterious—invented by the Egyptians centuries ago, they www.coloradogambler.com coloradogambler cogambler have a mind of their own. I’ll watch the latenight poker games on TV— one player is winning, and then other players will buffalo blackjack game when the huge new revenues. start catching dealer shows a 5 or 6, but only if Macau has been great for the hands, double up you have a good hand.

Vegas crowd, but China has just and pull ahead of It is not a good idea to double- cracked down on ATM credit for the leader. Luck down against a dealer’s 10 card— VIP players, and that has hurt the is such an imporit is so tempting to double on a 10 Macau high-roller crowd. We can tant factor. or 11, but I would caution against expect President elect Trump to Good cards that play because you may be press China on many fronts and make the player, they may retaliate on some trade but the player doubling into a 20.

We look forward to a great and other issues, including Maneeds to know what to do with new year. Some great casino New cau gambling. There is slight risk the cards and Year’s Eve parties are approach- for Nevada players in the China how to play the ing. A great thank you to the bus market, but Japan is a gigantic hands.

Pa- drivers who carry so many people new market.

Wall Street is the largest catience seems to safely up the mountain roads to their favorite locations. sino in the world. My inclination be one of the Gambling stocks look good and is to go “all in” and get ready for best virtues that a gambler can you can purchase stock in most of inflation and improved jobs and have in any of the local casinos, along with fa- prosperity. We have been dancthe table games. mous names like Las Vegas Sands. ing on the deck of the Titanic, Japan is heading toward le- but I believe that we have cleared Take advantage of any splits and galizing gambling casinos, and most of the icebergs and we’re d o u b l e - d o w n s Wynn, MGM and LV Sands are heading toward a safer place. in blackjack. Bet the leaders in developing these Let’s keep the band playing in the break in a Japanese markets, providing 2017. Happy holidays!

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Gemstones & Minerals

Jade: “Stone of Heaven”

The mysteries of Jade are ancient and still mystify jade admirers with its unique qualities as the “Stone of Heaven”. This gemstone is believed to bring its wearer good health, good luck and protection. So, while everything has a price, jade is priceless because it stands for the essence of purity and the symbol of life. The Chinese consider jade more precious and reverent than anything else on earth. Being so revered and honored, it was only rightfully worn only by the emperor, who was considered the “Son of Heaven.”

The Chinese considered jade a sacred mineral, used as the material for making sacred implements and articles. It was not until Chinese started trading with its neighboring countries that jadeite from Burma began to appear in China’s gem history. The distinction between jadeite and nephrite was not made until the late 1700s when there was sufficient scientific knowledge to find the differences between the two stones.

Thus, nephrite is the truly original jade in the greatest and most famous of all Chinese jade history.

A Chinese saying goes: “Gold has value; jade is invaluable.” Jade has been used by mankind for various purposes since prehistoric times. To primitive people, jade was the ideal material for making tools and other artifacts. Its toughness made it the best material for such purposes. Later, they used it for jewelry and other ornamental objects. Chinese people

believed jade had supernatural powers. Since the earliest time of Chinese history, jade was used as a protector against devils.

Gradually, jade became known as a symbol of peace, kindness, elegance and eternity. In China, people believed that jade can bring safety, wealth, health, longevity and peace of mind. Jade is an ancient symbol of love and virtue. It was not just for jewelry.

The Chinese have carved jade continuously from 5,000 B.C. to the present. Chinese love jade because not only for its beauty, but also more importantly for its culture, meaning and humanity. The following is a Chinese translation: “The wise have likened jade to virtue. For them, its polish and brilliancy represent the whole of purity; its perfect compactness and extreme hardness represent the sureness of intelligence; its angles, which do not cut, although they seem sharp, represent justice; the pure and prolonged sound, which it gives forth when one strikes it, represents music. Its color represents loyalty; its interior flaws, always showing themselves through the transparency, call to mind sincerity; its iridescent brightness represents heaven; its admirable substance, born of mountain and of water, represents the earth. Used alone without ornamentation it represents chastity. The price that the entire world attaches to it represents the truth. To support these comparisons, the Book of Verse says: ‘When

I think of a wise man, his merits appear to be like jade.”

The pre-Columbian Indians brought jade carving to its peak on this continent. The Indians of the northwest coast of America were skilled jade craftsmen. Jade was used by various tribes ranging from the northern coast of Washington to the Eskimos of the far north. But the work of these tribes did not reach the peak attained by the natives of Mexico and Central America.

How did Jade get its name? Early Spaniards who conquered Mexico brought back a beautiful green stone that was valued highly by the native Mexicans. The Spaniards called the new stone “piedra de ijada,” literally “stone of the flank or loin.” The French translated the Spanish name as “pierre de l’ejade.” Either through typographical errors or common usage the word was altered to “le jade.”

The English simply changed it to jade. And so, it is today.

Jade comes in two varieties: Jadeite (hard jade) and Nephrite (soft jade). They are both regarded in China as zhen yu, “genuine jade.”

The most recognized color for jade is emerald green; however, jade is found in white, gray, yellow, orange and violet. Nephrite is usually only green and creamy white while jadeite can have the full range of colors.

The value of jade lies in its hardness.

Jadeites are the ones with a solid texture and a hardness of six (on a scale of 1 — 10). The more valuable vari-

eties, such as green jade, may be as hard as eight or nine. Nephrite jade has a hardness below six and can be more easily carved. The value of precious jade lies in its natural color and hue. Some are as white as snow, others are brightly red and still others alluringly green.

The rarest and most expensive jade is called Imperial Jade. To qualify as Imperial Jade, the stone must be an emerald green, quite translucent and compare favorably in color with an emerald of good quality. Imperial Jade got its name (and distinction) from the ancient Chinese imperial court which reserved the finest jade for the use of royalty, hence the term “imperial.” In China the Jade Road came into existence long before the Silk Road did. The Kunlun mountains around the Hotan area produced the jade that formed the Jade Road more than 3000 to 12,000 years ago. The finest of all jadeite, of all jade that matters, is the emerald green jadeite of Myanmar (Burma).

Today, 90 percent of jadeite jade is produced in this country.

A gigantic jade boulder, weighing more than 175 tons has been discovered in Phakant, Kachin State, northern Myanmar (Burma). The boulder is valued at $170 million and is regarded as the world’s largest. The boulder will be sent off to China where it will be carved into sculptures and jewelry. In Myanmar a gem company has started building an underground museum in northern Myanmar to display a 3,000-ton jade boulder. The jade boulder was discovered in Kachin State, source of some of the world’s finest jade,

and donated to the government in 2002. Dao Trong Cuong purchased a 35-ton jade boulder in Myanmar for $2 million and imported it to Vietnam. A team of 50 artists and sculptors plan to carve a jade Buddha that will weigh 20 tons and take two years to complete.

Many gem materials are mistaken for jade since they bear a close resemblance to jade in color and hardness. They have been referred to as “near jade,” false jade,” “imitation jade” and “pseudojades.” Glass and plastic are the principal materials used to imitate jade. Plastics are too light and too easily scratched to be mistaken for jade. Glass can be made to imitate almost any type of natural jade. Most of the glass offered as jade is too perfect, and that will alert the skilled purchaser.

Glass imitations usually have minute bubbles seen under low power magnification. Pseudojades are not jade and never will be. Pseudojades are stones that look and feel like jade but are really other known minerals.

Generally speaking, the best quality jade is used for jewelry or small carvings. The less costly grades are used for larger ornamental objects and carvings.

Jadeite is rarer than nephrite and is, therefore, regarded as more precious. Nephrite deposits have been found in China, New Zealand, Russia, Guatemala and the Swiss Alps.

Dark green jade, so-called Canada Jade, is also found in Western Canada. Jadeite is found in China, Russia and Guatemala, but the best stones come from Burma. Jade is also found in Central America, Mexico and the United States.

Gaming

Thoughts on the game of Craps….Chapter Two Craps has declined remarkably as a money-maker for casinos. In 1985, it generated nearly 27 percent of all table win. In 2015, it contributed less than 9 percent to total table win.

Roulette has increased both its revenue share and unit share by about 50 percent since then.

(UNLV gaming research -2015) Through research and analytics which I have personally contributed over the past 40 years, I can honestly say that there are

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very definable reasons for this and that there is a huge bubble that is available to the casinos if they understand the new generation of gamblers and what they want.

If humans can dive under the ocean deeper each year by training and by holding their breath and a lady can roll the dice in Atlantic City for over four hours without throwing the bad number then why not recreate and grow the sport along with the Karmic and Intuitive aspects of the game….

millennials are begging for it and the casinos have seen a large drop in craps revenues over the past 30 years….from 27 percent of revenues to less than 9 percent of total revenues.

Maybe this is because less than 3 percent of the people that gamble play craps….maybe that is because no one has ever given them the education and understanding of what they are dealing with in the game of craps and all the nuances and environmental factors

that can also aid their betting and ultimately their winnings.

Over the course of these chapters we will discuss many things that influence the crap game. I for one believe very strongly that this game holds with it a different set of factors including the environmental. How many times have we seen someone throw the dice off the table and the next roll they roll the Bad Number? My 40 years of keeping statistics will tell you that this happens a majority of the

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time ….then why do people keep throwing the dice off the table? because they don’t understand the entire game.

In the next chapter I will give the many do’s and don’ts while playing craps that will enhance your chances of winning and lower the amounts you lose playing this great game!

J.Akers - CEO/Founder, Karmic Craps

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Every Monday and Thursday in December, spin the multiplier wheel at our promotional kiosk and get up to 40X points on your favorite slots! Simply spin the wheel at a kiosk before you play.

Twice as Nice Tuesdays

On Tuesday, Dec. 20, every point you earn counts twice toward your 2017 Tier Status! Remember, the more you play, the greater the rewards. Reach out to a Casino Host for details on maintaining or upgrading your status and the benefits involved.

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Gridiron Greats Kiosk Game

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Dec. 23 when we pick three winners between 12 and 8 p.m. for Holiday Pursuit. Each winner will get to pick a prize from our Holiday Calendar, the higher your tier the more pieces you pick and more chances to win! With chances Play and stay at the Isle to win up to $1,000 in FanPlay we’re spreading During the month of December, earn 500 holiday cheer here at Lady Luck. tier points on your Fan Club card Sunday’s through Thursday’s between 8 a.m. and 12 20X Pointsettia a.m. (midnight) and stay the night on us!

Join us Christmas Eve, Saturday Dec. 24 On Fridays earn 800 tier points and your ho- from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and receive 20X Pentel stay is free. This offer is valid only on the nies on all slots. You must register to receive day the points are earned and is based on your points so stop by guest services before availability, blackout days may apply. Must you play on those days. Excludes video poker. register prior to playing. Offer subject to Management reserves all rights. availability. Excludes holidays and blackout dates. Not valid on 12/25/2016.

New Years Eve gram. To stay up to date with all promotions, events and special contests! Also, make sure to register your email with Cashier Services to receive special promotion emails.

and Get Promotion. Tuesdays in December, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., earn 500 tier Farmer’s Pick Buffet points and receive $50 in FanPlay! Limited now open! to $200 in earned FanPlay per day.

The Grand Opening of our Farmer’s Pick Buffet is here! Farmer’s Pick offers many delicious items to choose from on Casha Palooza Going on now for a limited time only the buffet - from the freshest salad bar to our always changing carving station and is Casha Palooza! Now is your chance to simply yummy desserts - we offer some- earn even more cash for your points. DurBus fare redemption thing for everyone. A wide variety tastes ing Casha Palooza, redeem 5,000 points Do you ride the bus to Black Hawk? The better when the ingredients come right for $5 cash back. Talk about more bang for Isle will refund your bus fare up to $23. Simfrom your own backyard. Local. Fresh. your buck. Current point redemption rate ply earn 350 tier points on your player’s card Flavorful. Plus, All-You-Can-Eat Crab Legs is 10,000 points for $5 cash back. in December for your refund! Then, present Nightly! your return bus ticket to cashier services.

20X Pennies Mistletoe Table Games players will receive their bus Countdown to the New Multiplier fare back with four hours of consecutive play.

Year Giveaway Earn 20X points on pennies every Poker players can earn their bus fare back Countdown the New Year at the Isle Thursday in December from 8 a.m. – mid- with three hours of consecutive play. Guests with a chance to win a share of $20,017 on night. Register at Cashier Services prior to must redeem bus ticket at Cashier Services.

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Ring in 2017 at Lady Luck as 117 winners take home their share of $20,000 FanPlay.

Receive light up items when you earn unadjusted points and other free items. At midnight we’ll ring in the New Year with a bang from our confetti canons while enjoying a champagne toast. Management reserves all rights.

New Years Day

Here’s to a new year and new resolutions! Join us Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017 from 12 to 6 p.m. as we celebrate the new year with over $17,000 in FanPlay prizes. Just earn 100 unadjusted points and receive your free stuffed animal unicorn. Each unicorn has prizes ranging from $5-$5,000 in FanPlay.

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Club 40

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. See guest services for rules and additional details.

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Win Win Mystery Point Multiplier

Earn up to 20 Times Points Thursdays.

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Play and Stay

Play More, Be Happy and stay for free with your friends at Lady Luck! Earn 500 Tier Score points Sunday through Thursday between 8 a.m. and midnight for a free room in the Lady Luck hotel tower. On Fridays play 800 Tier Score Points between 8 a.m. and midnight for a free room. Make sure to register at guest services prior to play. Offer subject to availability. Excludes holidays and blackout dates.

Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo Jackpots make the fun of winning a progressive jackpot that much easier with 12 individual progressive prizes that can hit multiple times a day. There are jackpots for Royal Flushes, Straight Flushes, and any 4 of a kind. Monte Carlo Madness takes effect when our bad beat jackpots all

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Select and gold bonus points

The tier rewards are racking up with a great point multiplier day for Select and Gold players. Wednesday, Dec. 28. Select players will receive 3X points and Gold players will receive 5X points. You don’t need to register, come on in and enjoy your favorite slot machine and receive bonus points all day!

Bus fare redemption

Ride in style to Lady Luck! Guests who play with a Fan Club Card can receive up to $23 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! Ask Supervisor for details. Guests must redeem bus ticket at Guest Services. Limit one bus redemption per person per day.

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A Tailing Tale

A Tailing Tale of Winks Lodge of Lincoln Hills

During the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan was property sight unseen and Obrey Wendall at its height of power in Colorado. In the “Winks” Hamlet of Denver purchased sevelection of 1924, the Klan won control of eral lots on which to build a lodge.

Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1893 the Colorado House of Representatives and Winks moved into Denver’s saw its favorite, Clarence MorFive Points neighborhood. ley, elected governor. Denver He impressed his neighbors Mayor Benjamin Stapleton with his resourcefulness and was friendly to the Klan and By Maggie ingenuity. He cut grass, did it was common to see cross- Magoffin errands and odd jobs, owned es burning atop South Table an ice and coal delivery serMountain on Monday nights. vice, learned carpentry and At that time in Denver, by 1925 saved enough money the black population was at to purchase land in Lincoln around 7,000, half of whom Hills.

Scrounging for mateowned their own residences, rials, Wink drove every nail creating a middle-class comhimself. For the dining room munity. However, these citi- Maggie@maggiempublications.com wainscoting, he scrounged zens were prohibited entrance printing press plates from the into the hotels, theaters, clubs first Denver Post building. He scavenged tin or restaurants. It was against this backceilings from Denver demolitions, cut asdrop of widespread discrimination and pen and lodgepole pines for the frame and racial tensions that a group of black probeams and hauled native rock for fireplacmoters formed the Lincoln Hills Developes. The building’s base and north walls he ment Company and in 1922 purchased land built of native rubble granite and authentic in northeast Gilpin County. They sold the river rock. He primarily used the first floor mountain property to blacks to build sumfor storage. The second floor had walls of mer homes at a time when they were not windows surrounding the dining room alotherwise allowed to obtain lodging or enlowing guests to admire the view of the joy the amenities of public parks in Coloforest and river below. On the third floor, rado. Over 600 lots, 25’x100’, were sold at he built six small bedrooms to be rented as between $50 and $100 each, depending on guest rooms. The ever-resourceful Wink the location. Many people from New York, then built the only indoor shower in the California, Nebraska and Kansas bought up area. Since the Pactolus Ice House

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Obrey Wendall “Winks” Hamlet

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and mine were closing near Rollinsville around the same time that Wink was constructing the lodge, he purchased 15 worker’s cabins and moved them to his property to be used, along with six others he built himself. These included the orange cabin, where he lived while building the lodge; a honeymoon cabin; the tin house; a three-plex cabin, and the tavern.

Wink advertised nationally in Ebony magazine and the lodge drew people from across the country. Not only did the lodge boast an amazing location and view, but was infamous for its delicious fare. Brownie, Wink’s cook for many years, kept chicken coups in the backyard, the chickens in the closest coup ready for frying. Brownie guaranteed customers could pick their chicken and it would be ready to eat in one hour.

In the 1940’s and ‘50s, as many as 100 people a day traveled up to the mountains to eat Winks barbecue, and famous musicians who played engagements in the Five Points clubs in Denver, including Count Basie and Lena Horne, stayed at Winks.

After Winks died in 1965, the business diminished. By 1971, his wife, Melba, had sold all of his Lincoln Hills properties. However, subsequent owners did not want his story forgotten. Bertha Calloway, a black historian who bought Winks Lodge with her husband, managed to get it listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2014, an amendment was added to the National Register listing for the property, including a boundary expansion of the Winks Lodge property and an elevated level of significance, deeming even more of the Lincoln Hills resort community as “historic.” More importantly, until 2014, Winks Lodge was listed as significant only to Colorado history. The 2014 update provides extensive research that demonstrates Winks Lodge not only important to Gilpin County and not only important to Colorado—it’s significant to the history of the entire country, and now the U.S. Department of the Interior, the National Park Service, and the National Register program, collectively acknowledging, promoting and honoring that significance.

In 2006, Beckwourth Outdoors, a Denver organization devoted to providing outdoor recreation and mountain experiences for black youngsters, bought Winks Lodge.

With help from Colorado State Historical Funds today the Lodge has been returned to its original splendor and is part of the Lincoln Hills Cares program for intercity youth. For information on the programs and events at Lincoln Hills, check them out on the web at Lincolnhillscares.org.

Please check out Cholua Brothers Old Time Coffee Store Season opening on June 6 and 7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. I will be signing copies of Book 1 in the Misadventures of the Cholua Brothers – Dead Man Walking.

Mention this column and receive a copy at half price.

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Winks Lodge circa 1930

FROM MAGGIE Be sure to check out my website for past columns at www.MaggieMPublications.com.

The first two books in my Misadventures of the Cholua Brother’s Series are available on my website, on Amazon.com, Lulu.com and BarnesandNoble.com. They can also be bought through the Gilpin Historical Museum and Mountain Menagerie in Central City. Watch for the release of the third and final book in the series Bonanza Beans available in late February or early March.

Cholua Brothers Mining Company specialty coffees are available at Mountain Menagerie in Central City or from their website at www.choluabros.com.

This column was previously published in the Central City Weekly Register-Call.

Send in your tales – Mail your stories with contact information: Maggie M P.O. Box 746495 Arvada, CO 80006-6495 Email: Maggie@maggiempublications.com If you prefer to tell me your story orally and have me write it for you, please feel free to call me at 303-881-3321.

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Winning Wednesdays

Wednesday’s from 12 - 3 p.m. in December are for winners! Every Wednesday in December receive one free entry into our slot tournament for your chance to win up to $500 in Freeplay! Earn up to three additional sessions by earning 200 same day base points. That’s not all however; stick around after the slot tournament for Winning Wednesday’s Drawings! One lucky guest will win $500 at 6 p.m. *See Guest Services for full details.

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January 1- We are excited to bring you all the action on our large big screen TV. Players can enjoy food, squares and prizes with 100 same day points. Also, meet pro football alumni when the home team plays away.

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On Mondays and Tuesdays just earn 10 same day base points before 11 a.m. and receive a voucher for a free Double Down Breakfast and Wednesday through Sunday just earn 20 same day base points before 11 a.m.! Receive your voucher from the promotional kiosk.

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Earn 75 same day base points, redeem your bus ticket at Club Z and receive $25 in ZPlay. Earn 500 same day base points and get an additional $5 in Z-Play.

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Stop by the Z Stop Gas Station to use our ATM and bring your receipt to Johnny Z’s within two hours from the time on your receipt. You will receive $5 in Z-Play or $3 cash back!

Play the Hottest Table Games in Central City at Johnny Z’s Casino every day from 10 a.m. to close! We have all your favorites from Craps, Three Card poker, Double Deck Blackjack, and Buffalo Blackjack! Whether you’re in Central City or Black Hawk win at the Z!

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Central City Nuggets Central-city.cnty.com Winner Wonderland

Fridays 6-10 p.m., Saturdays 3-10 p.m., Sundays 3-6 p.m. Nov. 4 – Dec. 31. Two Winners Each Hour Compete for $250 or $100 Prizes Plus Finalist Entries for New Year’s Weekend $20,000 Grand Prize Drawings: Fri., Dec. 30 – 6-10 p.m. for $500 hourly, $5,000 at 11 p.m.; Sat., Dec. 31 – 3-11 p.m. for $500 hourly, $5,000 at Midnight!

Walk with your winnings through the Winner Wonderland this Winter through New Year’s Eve at Century! Earn entries with just 50 base points on your Player’s Club card from Oct. 31 through Dec. 31! Weekends in December we will draw two present winners each hour to roll dice and the $250 cash or $100 Insta-Play prizes. winners each hour to roll dice and race to the $250 cash or $100 Insta-Play prizes. The winners then reveal a gift to determine their awarded number of finalist entries!

New Year’s Weekend, Friday, Dec. 30 and Saturday, Dec. 31 win our final $20,000 grand prize drawings, with virtual drawings for $500 cash and 50 finalist entries every hour, and $5,000 grand prizes going out each night

from our finalist barrel. At 11 p.m. on Friday, and at Midnight on New Year’s Eve, we will draw seven finalists. Six of them each night will win $250 Cash and the lucky seventh wins $5,000 cash, Friday night, New Year’s Eve, or both!

#Winnerszone party at Century

Hit a handpaid jackpot at Century between Dec 6 and Jan. 10 at 6 p.m. and you’ll get an entry for our new monthly Monday jackpot winner celebration! Let us take and share your picture of your ($1,200 or greater) Jackpot for a bonus entry! Then come back and join the #Winnerszone Party on Tuesday, Jan. 10 from 6-8 p.m. for appetizers and cake, plus your chance to win $500 Cash each hour!

Bonus entry Tuesdays

Earn 2X entries on slots and video poker for our weekend drawings and boost your chances to win with all your play on Tuesdays from 8 a.m. to midnight!

Bonus bus Tuesdays

Bus riders have lots of reason to visit Century on Tuesdays! Regular shuttle bus riders will only need to earn 100 base points on Tuesdays to receive $20 Insta-Play for

their ticket! Bus groups who schedule with us on Tuesdays will receive double their play benefit, up to $10 in Insta-Play and $10 in Insta-Comp! Tuesday is the best day to bus to Century!

card at the Player’s Club one hour before each game.

Miltary 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.

New members get up to $20 in day one insta-play!

Fantasy golf Wednesday!

Sign up at our Player’s Club for a free club card to get a free spin to win up to $1,500!

Earn 10 base points on your day of signup and return to the Player’s Club for $5 in Insta-Play added right to your account! Earn 100 base points total on your signup day and redeem at the Club for $5 in Insta-Play added to your account! Earn 200 base points that same day for another $5 Insta-Play bonus! Finally, earn 300 base points that same day for another amazing $5 in Insta-Play bonus available at the Club! That’s up to $20 in Day One InstaPlay for New Members! Wow!

Bigger bingo –Thursday bingo

Enjoy free Bingo every from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., with $100 Insta-Play Play or Table Games Play Chips prizes, with $250 cash prizes for our bigger bingo games for three random hourly games each Thursday! Players with a Player’s Card can pick up their Bingo

Earn up to seven Fantasy Golf Card Scratch Tickets Each Wednesday (at 250 base points, 400 base points, and 1,000 base points, and every 1,000 base points thereafter up to 5,000) and win your share of $1,000 in Cash and Insta-Play prizes if you have one of the lowest five scores recorded that day! Win double prizes if your score is under par for the card! Scores are tallied and winners posted the next day and prizes must be claimed within one week. Play, scratch, and win with Fantasy Golf Wednesdays at Century!

$7.99 Prime rib every day!

Enjoy our 8 oz. slow-roasted Prime Rib Special, accompanied by choice of potato with seasonal vegetables, for just $7.99 from 11 a.m., just by having a player’s card! Prime Rib special is also available for $14.99 with no card. Not to be combined with any other discount or coupon.

Soup N Salad Buffet

Full up on healthy choices at our new expanded 35-item Soup N Salad Buffet, just $7.99 from 11 a.m., just by having a player’s card! Available for $11 with no card. Not to be combined with any other discount or coupon.

Senior celebration – Wednesday and Thursday

Guests aged 50 or better receive 2X points on play all day from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., plus 50% off purchases (up to $25 in one day) at the Retro Deli or Mid City Grill. Please note that 50% food discount cannot be combined with any other coupon or discount, and including daily food specials.

Birthdays at Century

All guests can come in on the day of their birthday and get 2X points plus a free gift!

Guests who come in on the day of their 21st birthday receive the 2X points and the gift, plus $10 in comp added to their account, plus a $5 Promo Chip to use at the tables! Guests with a birthday coupon from our mailer redeem it at the Player’s Club for a gift of 10X their age in points!

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Roger is lucky for winning $1,577.27 at the Saratoga Casino.

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Ameristar - 24/7 Bull Durham

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BJ, P,C, R, VP

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BJ, C, R, P, VP

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Red Dolly

VP

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SD

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Monarch - 24/7

BJ, C, R, VP

766

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free valet and self parking

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Sasquatch

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Century Casino - 24/7

BJ, C, R, VP

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Dostal Alley - 24/7

VP

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VP

205

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SD

free self parking

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Famous Bonanza

BJ, P, R, VP

244

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SD , D

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Johnny Z’s - 24/7 Mon-Thurs 8am-3am/Fri-Sun 24/7 BJ, C, VP

367

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SD, D

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Reserve Casino Hotel - 24/7

BJ, P, C, R, VP

700

119

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The Brass Ass - 24/7

BJ, P, C, R, VP

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SD

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Bronco & Buffalo Billy’s - 24/7

BJ, P, C, R, VP

750

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SD

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Century Casino - 24/7

BJ, R,

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21

SD

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Colorado Grande - 24/7

BJ, R, VP

211

5

SD, SB

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Double Eagle & Gold Creek - 24/7

BJ, P ,C, R, VP

700+

158

SD, SB

free valet and covered self parking

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Johnny Nolon’s - 24/7

VP

255

No

SD

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VP

300

40

SD

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P, VP

400

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When it’s too late for the perfect gift Aah, the perfect your messy co-workgift. You’re loved er a desk organizer one will cherish it or your college-aged for years to come. child a broom for his They’ll tell everyone dorm room. You’re they know about it. convinced that if you And they’ll think of wrap a hair remover you fondly every time gadget or a gift certifithey use it, which cate for tattoo removal you hope will make in beautiful paper and up for the way they put a giant bow on it, think of you the rest the recipient will see

BY DOROTHY ROSBY drosby@rushmore.com of the time. it as a thoughtful gift But time is runinstead of what it rening out. The chances of find- ally is: an underhanded way to ing the perfect gift this late bring them around to your way are as slim as the chances that of thinking. a child really will settle for his The gift you give because two front teeth for Christmas. you want it for yourself. Based At this point, you’re far more on the shape, size and weight likely to purchase one of the of the packages under the tree, following types of gifts for your you’re pretty sure no one got it loved one. They’ll tell everyone for you, so you buy it on a whim. about these too.

You feel guilty immediately, as The gift you give because you should. But you tell youryou want the receiver to have self the same story you plan to it. In fact, you need the receiver tell your loved one: You bought to have it—like when you give them the $400 fishing rod or your spouse cooking lessons, or the home brewing equipment

so that the two of you can spend more quality time together. The danger is that, out of spite, they may not even let you have it in the divorce.

The gift you give because you don’t have a single idea and you’re flat out of time to come up with one. The pressure is on. The store is crowded with panicked shoppers fighting over the last Stinky Pig game. You’ve heard the Chipmunks sing Christmas Don’t Be Late, one too many times over the intercom. And you know yourself well enough to know that if you don’t get out of this store fast, someone is going to get run over and not by a reindeer.

At times like this, some people opt for gift cards. And gift cards do have a lot of benefits, the main one being recipients appreciate them even though it means they get stuck doing their own shopping.

But you think gift cards are

too impersonal and besides, you don’t want the recipient to know how cheap you are.

So you choose what? A gift that will give your loved one a head start on their next garage sale.

A gift that has you swearing next year you’ll “know before you go.” A gift that will inspire your loved one to say with sincerity those two little words, “Gift receipt?” No

doubt about it; someone is getting a Talking Trout this year, proving once again that it truly is better to give than to receive.

Horoscopes ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, no one can fool you this week and this is quite an advantage. Make the most of your renewed sense of awareness and use it to make some important decisions.d.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, a hectic schedule on the horizon has you feeling some pressure to get everything done. It’s understandable, but afford yourself some time to have fun as well.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, now is a great time to make some healthy resolutions. Changes to your diet or exercise regimen may be just what the doctor ordered.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 A change of scenery could be just what you need, Taurus. Get out of town for a few days and recharge your personal batteries. This respite can do wonders.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, uncertainty has you considering some options you never gave much thought in the past. Be open to new experiences and embrace this chance to start anew.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, do not overlook information that is right in front of you. This info can help you get through a tricky situation at work that pops up unexpectedly.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Work in conjunction with a coworker to accomplish a difficult task, Gemini. Embracing your cooperative, team-first side is the right approach in the week ahead.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, think about exploring your creative side and find out ways to make the most of that exploration.

The reward will be well worth the investment.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Big changes are ahead for you, Cancer. Are you ready to turn your schedule on its head for the time being? You will have to make a series of changes in the coming weeks.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, just when you think some miscommunication has been smoothed over, you find yourself needing to explain a situation all over again. Remain patient.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, try to schedule a fun diversion that takes you away from the daily grind. A brief getaway may be ideal, or even a night out with friends.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, take a step back and reassess a situation that has frustrated you thus far. A new perspective might do the trick.

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Trail’s End

The ghosts of Christmas past Holiday has dark—even frightening—origins

For most people, Christmas is a joyful time. Families gather around a tree (be it evergreen, spruce or plastic) for good food, gift giving, songs and allaround good cheer.

Centered on childhood, religion and good By Rosemary Fetter callieanne_9@msn.com old-fashioned commercialism, our Christmas is all about giving, loving and pleasing others, as it should be. But the holiday has darker origins that predate our modern notions of peace on earth and goodwill to men.

The winter solstice celebration dates to earliest recorded time when A Christmas scene, circa 1900. sacrifice and burning of the yule log ensured the return of the sun. slave changed places, engaging in Druids wore holly sprigs in their boisterous revelry, overindulgence hair during rituals since the pointy in food and drink, enthusiastic matleaves supposedly afforded protec- ing behavior, property destruction tion against evil spirits. and general insanity.

For the Romans, the pagan fesThe Christians chose to observe tival evolved into the feast of Sat- Christ’s birth on Dec. 25, hoping to urnalia, which honored Saturn, the pre-empt the holiday and change Roman god of seeds and planting. its meaning. Even so, during the From Dec. 17 to Dec. 23, master and first few centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire, the 12 days of Christmas (Dec. 25-Jan. 5) looked more like Halloween. The superstitious, which included almost everyone, believed that forces of evil roamed the earth during this time and were intent on counterbalancing with the benevolent appearance of the savior.

Long periods of darkness played havoc on our imaginative ancestors who saw witches and malevolent spirits in the twilight shadows and flickering firelight.

Nervous occupants painted the sign of the cross on doorways, burned logs in the fireplace all night and avoided venturing into the darkness for fear St. Nicholas and Black Peter. The Dutch Black (not always unjustiPeter was less frightening than the goat-like fied) they might never return.

Krampas.

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The Germans were among the first to put a more positive spin on Christmas, planting fir saplings and decorating trees with apples, roses and paper in honor of St. Boniface, who had converted them to Christianity. During the 4th century, legends arose around a Turkish bishop, later known as St. Nicholas, who brought gifts to children on his feast day, Dec. 6. The kindly bishop would have been amazed to discover that in some countries he was accompanied by a black devil figure called Krampas or Black Rupert with horns and a long tongue.

His job was to deliver birch rods and ashes to naughty boys and girls.

Some truly frightening postcards printed in Germany around 1910 pictured Krampas carrying away misbehaving children to some unhappy fate. In the 1890s, a popular depiction of the German Christmasman or Weihnachtsmann, a Protestant incarnation of St. Nicholas, carried a tree in one hand and a switch in the other.

German Protestants also came up with a more kindly image of the Christchild or Kriskindl as a benevolent gift giver. By the time Kris made it to America, he became Kris Kringle, by then just another name for Santa Claus.

The Puritans who settled early America shunned Christmas, which they considered pagan nonsense.

From 1659 to 1691, its observance was banned in Boston.

In the early 19th century, Christmas in New York looked more like

Saturnalia, with drunken roughnecks carousing in the streets, making as much noise and causing as much trouble as possible. In 1828, the New York City Council formed the city’s first police force in response to a Christmas riot.

And then miraculously, the holiday got a makeover. In 1822, Dr. Clement Clark Moore, a classical scholar, penned The Night Before Christmas (or A Visit from St. Nicholas) to entertain his children. A friend mailed a copy to a newspaper, and before long the poem became famous. Along with the angels, the merchants rejoiced as the toy industry boomed.

Moore may have based his poem on Washington Irving’s 1809 chronicle Knickerbocker’s History of New York, in which he describes the saint flying over the rooftops and dropping presents down chimneys.

He may have also drawn inspiration from a small lithographed book called The Children’s Friend written in 1821. On the cover, an anonymous New York author depicted “old Santeclaus” wearing a fur top hat and riding in a sled filled with presents labeled “rewards.” Interestingly, his sleigh was driven by a single reindeer.

Moore’s poem described Santa as an elf with a white beard who dressed in furs, smoked a pipe and drove a tiny sleigh guided by eight reindeer with colorful names like Donder (later Donner) and Blitzen.

Over the next few decades, artists depicted Santa’s appearance in various ways—from a deranged-looking dwarf to a fur-covered gnome wearing yellow tights.

The definitive image came from cartoonist Thomas Nash, who began drawing illustrations of Santa delivering gifts to the troops during the Civil War. Santa gained weight over the next few decades until he looked like a prosperous 19th century businessman in a red suit. That particular version stays with us, despite a modern aversion to the overweight.

Although Queen Victoria and Prince Albert may have fostered the concept of Christmas as a family affair, Americans took it to the next level. A woodcut of the British royal family gathered around a Christmas tree, published in The Illustrated London News December 1848, was reproduced in the popular Godey’s Ladies Magazine two years later, minus the queen’s crown and the prince’s mustache. The Americanized version became the first widespread image of a decorated Christmas tree in the United States.

Along with Godey’s, other publications provided helpful suggestions for decorations, parties and even homemade gifts around the holiday season. By the early 1900s, all the recognizable Christmas symbols were in place, minus grandiose lighting displays, Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, the latter created by Montgomery Ward in 1939.

Obviously, Christmas has come a long way since those early pagan festivals. Although people often complain that the true meaning of the holiday has been lost, the reverse is true. Our modern celebration may have flaws, but it beats the more somber Christmas of our forbearers.

In this pre-World War II Christmas postcard, a more benevolent Santa hands out toys, rather than spankings. However, naughty and nice is still with us.

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