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$20,000 Grid Iron Grand Prize

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Touchdown Cash

Saturdays, Sept. 7, 14 and 21: Seven lucky winners will be drawn from 2 – 9 p.m. to choose a football and score up to $800. Plus, at 10 p.m. one lucky guest will be selected as the MVP and win $5,000.

All Player Extras Club members receive one FREE entry; earn additional entries for every 100 base points earned for the drawing week.

Wednesdays, Sep. 11, 18 and 25: Diamond members receive 5X points, Platinum members receive 4X points and Gold members receive 3X points. Not valid on video poker, keno or electronic table games.

Take it or Leaf it Hot Seat

Every Sunday from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., eight winners will win $100. They can take the $100 or “leaf it” for a chance to win up to $500.

Dream Team

Choose your Fantasy Football line up every week starting on Monday and turn it in on Thursday by 5:45 p.m. for that week’s games. Each week one guest will win $100 and each month one guest will win $300 for the total top scores. See rules for tiebreaker.

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Mondays and Tuesdays: Club members over 50 receive 4X points on slots, 3X points on video poker, a $5.99 buffet in the Garden Buffet, a discounted menu in the café at select times and a $20 bus refund with 250 base points.

Football Frenzy

Thursday game nights. Pick up a free ticket at the host stand from 4 p.m. until the end of the third quarter. If your score matches the score at the end of any quarter you win $100. Plus, as a bonus we will pay every player at the end of the game with the reverse winning numbers $50.

10 p.m. Ticket Giveaway

Every Thursday one person will win a pair of tickets to see a Denver home game.

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Giveaway. Receive one free entry daily and additional with every 20 unadjusted points earned now through Oct. 5. Play on Tuesdays, and receive 25X entries. It’s up to you to … Take the Wheels or the Cash Deal! Wheels or Deal Drawing will take place October 5 at 8pm. Drawings for $1,000 will also take place at 6 p.m., 7 p.m., 9 p.m. and 10 p.m.

Win $1,000,000

Win up to $1,00,000 on the Million Dollar Mega Slot Fridays in September, 4 – 10 p.m. For every 20 unadjusted points you earn on your player’s card, you will receive a pull on our gigantic slot machine with a chance to win up to $1,000,000.

Other prizes may also be awarded, based upon your spin.

Earn 5X Points On Pennies

Each Thursdays, 8 a.m. – midnight in September, earn 5X Points on all Penny slot machines. Point multiplier is not valid on video poker and you must register at the players club or cashier services prior to playing.

Paradise 50 Plus

All guests age 50 or better can join the Paradise 50 Plus club on Sundays and Mondays. You will receive 3X points on all slots, 2X points on video poker, a free ice cream and a Free Calypso’s Buffet after earning five unadjusted points. For complete details, please visit the player’s club.

Bus Fare Refund

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.

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Play And Stay

Play 30 unadjusted points on your IsleOne club card Sundays through

Wednesdays between 8am and 10pm and stay the night on us! 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.

Table Games

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 and 21+3. Mississippi Stud, Ultimate Texas Hold’Em and Let-It-Ride are all linked to one progressive jackpot that as of Aug. 29 is $78,524. Three Card Poker has its own progressive jackpot and is at $5,980. And now exclusively at the Isle you can play “Craps-Free Craps” with 10 times odds.

The Poker Room

New Player’s Receive $50 – New poker players earn $10 per hour up to a max of $50 for five consecutive hours played. Play must be in a Live poker game.

Bad Beat – The Isle has the EASIEST BAD BEAT TO WIN in Black Hawk. The Bad Beat Jackpot Pool as of Aug. 29 is $69,678.

That means Aces full of 10’s through Kings beaten would pay over $6,967 or 10% of the total jackpot pool. With 3 Aces on the board still qualifying, this is the easiest way to win a bad beat around. Quad 2’s through 7’s beaten would pay more than $34,839 or 50% and Quad 8’s or better beaten would pay over $52,258 or 75%.

For complete rules, please contact the Poker Room at 303-998-7905.

Free Food – The Isle provides free food for poker players seated in a live cash game or tournament including: Hot & Fresh Pizza, Hot Dogs, Brats, 2 varieties of Soup, Nacho’s & Cheese , chili, as well as Vanilla, Strawberry or Chocolate Milkshakes made to order!

Early Bird Special – All poker players seated in a LIVE action game between 6am and 10am will be eligible for a $150 drawing, with three hours of play.

Tournaments – Monday through Friday, there will be two tournaments each day in September at 11am and 6:30pm. Every Thursday is Omaha Day at the Isle with 2 weekly Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo Tournaments to choose from. For complete information, please contact the Poker room at 303-998-7905.

Tradewinds

Tradewinds at the Isle has a new

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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

Pet Friendly Hotel

The Isle Hotel has Pet Friendly rooms available for a small fee. Furry friends less than 50 pounds can enjoy a stay at the Isle with you. Pet friendly rooms will offer your pet use of a doggie bed, food and water bowls, and a fenced doggie area.

Disposable litter boxes will be available for feline guests. For reservations in a pet friendly room please call 303-998-7777.

Rooms are subject to availability.

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Win a 2013 Cadillac ATS and your share of $5,000 in the Not Your Daddy’s Caddy Giveaway. Receive one free entry daily and additional with each set of 100 unadjusted points earned now – Oct. 12.

Drawings will take place on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 8 p.m. when two will win $1,000 in cash and one will win the new Cadillac ATS. $1,000 Bonus cash drawings will also take place at 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and two at 10 p.m.

$100 Hourly Cash Giveaway Returns

The $100 hourly cash giveaway returns to Lady Luck on Mondays and Tuesdays in September from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Simply, be actively playing your favorite slot machine with your player’s card to be eligible. The drawings are random hot seat drawings!

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at 11 a.m. The top five high scorers will be awarded a cash prize at the conclusion of the tournament with the top prize being $250.

There will also be a bonus drawing at 2 p.m. when two tournament player names will be drawn for $100. You must be present to win.

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 50 unadjusted points.

Table Games

Win up to $750 playing ChaChingO on Saturdays, Sept. 7, 14 and 21 from 4 – 10 p.m. Every half hour three players will be drawn to play on the ChaChingO Board.

Receive one free entry on promotion days and additional entries with each set of 100 points earned.

• We always have multiple $5 games • Play $2 craps Monday through Thursday with 10 X’s odds daily • We offer craps, roulette, buffalo blackjack bonus and three card poker • Club 40 – play 2 hours and receive a $10 meal at Otis & Henry’s every Wednesday • Earn entries for major promotions • Play 4 hours Sunday’s – Wednesday’s and earn a free night stay (excludes holidays and blackout dates) • Play 3 hours and have your bus ticket reimbursed up to $18 • Earn cash offers, match play coupons, food comps and other great offers based on play

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Play at Lady Luck Casino on Thursdays from 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. to receive 7X points on slots and 3X points on video poker. Simply register at guests services prior to playing.

Play Cha ChingO

Win your share of $10,000 in the Jackpot Frenzy drawings on Saturday, Sept. 28.

Receive one free entry with each jackpot of $1,200 or more. Drawings will take place at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. for $2,500 and 5 p.m. for $5,000.

CLUB 40

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• Bad Beat Top Award is currently $166,879 (as of Aug. 23) with qualifiers of Aces Full of Jack’s beaten.

• Be in a game Sunday – Friday by 10 a.m. and receive 2 - $10 Bounce Back Coupons after 3 hours of play.

• Be in a game Sunday – Friday by 11 a.m. and receive a $10 Bounce Back Coupon after 3 hours of play.

Going Green

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t’s fall in Colorado, and now is the perfect time to go green savoring organic and naturallygrown Colorado fruits. Our high altitude climate with warm days of intense sunlight coupled with cool nights of fresh mountain air produces fruits that are recognized and praised throughout the country for their superiority.

Now Colorado growers have started raising fruits that have not been subjected to antibiotics, synthetic hormones, and genetic engineering. They are raised and processed in a way that maintains the integrity of the product while replenishing soil fertility without the use of toxins, pesticides and fertilizers.

Organic food has become more popular as people become aware of how their food has been grown and processed. That’s why sales of organic foods have been increasing in sales each year for the past decade, according to the Organic Trade Association Today, when food is not labeled as being

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• Earn $2 in comp for every hour of live play • Play 3 hours and have your bus ticket reimbursed up to $18.

• Play 6 hours of live action Sunday’s – Wednesday’s and earn a free night stay (Excludes Holidays and Blackout Dates) • Earn an entry to Cash Fall Poker promotion for every hour of Live Play

winner is not present, the prize money will roll into the Huge Progressive Pot that will be given away on Saturday, Sept. 28, at 11 p.m. Receive one entry for every 10 base points or half hour of tracked table or live poker play. Receive 25X entries on penny machines all day every Tuesday. Visit each Tuesday in September and receive up to 100X entries on penny machines.

Football Frenzy Giveaway

Go long for awesome football gear this season. Earn 1,000 base points to get your gift. Earn points Sept. 2 – 15 to receive a home team hat. Pick up your hat gift Monday, Sept. 16. Earn points Sept. 16 – 29 to receive a home team cooler. Pick up your cooler gift Monday, Sept. 30.

www.goldenmardigras.com Find Your Fortune Kiosk Giveaway Bourbon Street Café and Join us each Wednesday in September Buffet for our Find Your Fortune Kiosk Giveaway.

Join us at Bourbon Street Café & Buffet for delicious food and great service. Enjoy our buffet every day, featuring Seafood Feast Fridays and Champagne Brunch on Saturday and Sunday. Order from our expansive Café menu any day of the week.

Take a swipe at any of our promotional kiosks and WIN QuickPlay or other prizes. You could score up to $10 in food comps on your first swipe with no points required. Earn 200 base points for a second swipe and the chance to win up to $100 in QuickPlay.

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Start your September with a Stash of Cash. Join us each Friday and Saturday for your chance to win your share of up to $55,000. Stay and play for our bonus $1,000 cash progressive drawing each Friday and Saturday in September. If the progressive

Join us at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 29, for our Treasure Hunt Progressive drawing.

The pot is up to $10,000 in the month of September. If the winner called at 6 p.m. is not present, the prize money will roll into the next month’s drawing.

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Daily drawings, Sept. 1 – 30, Lucky Bull Club members only need to earn 100 point per entry for their chance to win up to $500 in Free Slot Play. Drawings are every Sunday through Thursday every other hour from noon – 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday every hour, from noon – 10 p.m..

10X Points Happy Hourz

Every Saturday and Sunday in September from 10 .m. – 6 p.m., you can earn 10X points on all slots and 4X points on video poker. This is a quick and easy way to rack up those points.

Free Slot Play

Get $10 in Free Slot Play when you sign up for a Bullwhackers Lucky Bull Club card.

Membership is free. Plus, give us your email when you sign up and get an additional $5 in Free Slot Play.

Take a ride on us

Bullwhackers 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.

Go green with Colorado’s organic, naturally grown fruits certified “USDA Organic” or “Naturally Grown,” there is a good chance that it has undergone processes that leave much to be desired. Recently the new label, “Certified Naturally Grown”, was developed for direct-market farmers producing food without synthetic chemicals for their local communities, “explains Alice Varon, executive director of this program. Some small farmers who were previously in certified USDA organic programs are continuing to grow foods naturally but to not seek this certification because of the stiff record-keeping requirements and fees. This new label should result in lowering prices of naturally-grown foods.

Eating naturally grown food is definitely the best way to go for our bodies and the planet. It may be somewhat more expensive because raising food this way is more costly and difficult for the growers.

I never realized how complicated it is for fruit growers to raise USDA certified organic

crops until my husband and I toured Aloha Organic Fruit Company in Palisade during the city’s annual Peach Festival. Palisade, with its favorable 182-day growing season, is known as “The Peach Capital” of Colorado.

This year due to a late frost, the peach crop has been reduced by about 15- 20 percent.

Aloha’s owner Steven Sherer explained the many sequential steps of managing the trees and the soil year round to produce organic peaches. For example, instead of killing insects with pesticides, the orchard fights insects with organic oils and mating-disruption sex hormones.

As we walked through the orchard, we were startled at first to hear a loud “pop” that resembled a firecracker. We soon found out that these pops are scientifically engineered to scare away the birds from pecking at the peaches when they get near a tree. Before we left, we were surprised by many more pops.

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The tour really made me appreciate and value healthy, organic fruit. This Colorado orchard produces 11 varieties of peaches that mature at different times to allow harvesting and shipping of tree-ripened organic peaches from July to October.

I learned that conventionally grown produce, like peaches, apples, and pears, can contain high levels of pesticide residue, due to absorption of these chemicals through their thin, delicate skins.

In contrast, conventionally grown bananas, pineapples, and mangoes with thick skins pose little health risks. To be safe, it’s better to buy thin-skinned produce that is organic or naturally grown.

Complimentary tours of the Aloha Fruit Company are available by calling 970464-2272 from April through October. For information on fall food festivals on the Western Slope, log on to www.visitgrand junction.com or call 800-962-2547.

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Humor

My new smart personal assistant

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f you had told me even five years ago that someday, I would replace my cell phone because it stopped texting, I would have said, “It stopped what?”

But that’s what I did. And I’d do the same if it stopped By Dorothy Rosby drosby@rushmore.com receiving my email, or keeping my calendar, or letting me play Doodle Jump.

I’m joking. I’ve never downloaded Doodle Jump. But I do think I’ve reached a point where I use my phone for non-phone tasks more than I use it for its original purpose. You remember; making and receiving phone calls. That’s because my new phone can do everything except the laundry—and I might find out she does that too once I get to know her better.

You’re probably asking, how I know my new phone is a she. I’ll tell you how: Because she talks. And I don’t just mean, “Please hang up and dial again.”

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I mean, “Here’s the weather,” and “Should I look that up for you?” The other day she said, “I think therefore I am, but let’s not put Descartes before the horse.” I’m not making that up. She’s a show off.

Maybe it’s time to do away with the word “telephone” altogether and call our phones, “Smart Personal Assistants Who, Among Their Many Talents, Can Also Make and Receive Phone Calls,” except that’s not very catchy and it takes up a lot of space in an advertisement.

It’s not even 6 a.m. as I write this, and I’ve al-

ready used my Smart Personal Assistant six times, and not once to make a call—lucky for you, if you’re on my contact list.

I checked the time, sent a tweet, read my email, and asked her to check the weather for me. When I thanked her, she said, “You’re satisfaction is all the thanks I need.” I think she’s still trying to impress me.

She reminded me about a relative’s birthday, so I asked her for the address so I could send a card. I’m still waiting for her to fill it out and mail it for me.

If I wanted, I could spend the day with my Smart Personal Assistant, listening to music, hanging out on Facebook, or even watching movies on her, though I’m not sure why I would do that, since I have a television screen the size of Seattle in my basement.

Nor do I necessarily I want to read an entire novel on a device no bigger than a deck of cards, but I could. Or maybe she’d read to me. She does math problems if I ask her to. I wish I’d had her when I was in school.

If I get lost, which I often do, I can ask my Smart Personal Assistant for directions.

And if the electricity goes out, I can use her

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as a flashlight. She’s easier to keep track of than my other flashlights because she rings sometimes.

She’s not perfect though. She tries to correct my spelling, and she’s not as smart as she thinks she is. When I texted my son that we were going “canoeing,” she guessed I meant “canning.” Clearly she doesn’t know me very well. And she occasionally gets her directions wrong, which is the only thing we have in common.

Plus there are a lot of things she can’t do. She can’t balance my checkbook. She can’t warn me not to back out of the garage while I’m texting. She can’t paint my house.

But, she does a lot. And all she asks of me is that I keep her battery charged. That and pay our cell phone bill on time.

One wonders what will become of the manufacturers of cameras, alarm clocks, calculators, and all sorts of other devices as more and more people get Smart Personal Assistants Who, Among Their Many Talents, Can Also Make and Receive Phone Calls. And what will become of me if I ever lose mine?

(Contact drosby@rushmore.com or see www.dorothyrosby.com.)

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What’s Rockin’

Your guide to live entertainment and events at Colorado’s casinos

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Sept. 6-7, 8 p.m. – midnight: Justin Lane Band (Country) Sept. 13-14, 8 p.m. – midnight: Off the Road (Today’s Hits, Variety) Sept. 20-21, 8 p.m. – midnight: Pocketful of Soul (R&B, Funk) Sept. 27: Margarita Brothers

Enjoy live entertainment on the bar stage Saturdays from 8 p.m. – midnight and Sundays from 3 – 7 p.m.

Justin Lane Band

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August Bonkerz Comedy Entertainment. Every Friday and Saturday, 10 p.m. – midnight in Bourbon Street Café & Buffet. Free admission Sept. 6 – 7: Ricky Reyes from Comedy Central and Sirius/XM Radio with special guest Adrian Mesa Sept. 13 – 14: Darren Moore from Fox Sitcom “Enlisted” and CBS with special guest Gretchen Hass Sept. 20 – 21: Jake Sharon as seen on USA Network, ESPN and STARZ Network with special guest Brent Gill Sept. 27 – 28: Dwayne Gill from America’s Comedy Cop with special Must be 21 years old or older.

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BLACK HAWK

High Tea at Stroehle House

Sept. 14, 2 p.m., 231 Chase St. This quaint summer home for a pioneer family was willed to the County Historical Society along with several family antiques and an 1859 Grand piano. Admission fee, reservations required. Call 303-582-5283

CENTRAL CITY

Mexican Independence Day

Sept. 14, noon – 7 p.m. Come celebrate the freedom of Mexico with live musical entertainment by Manuel Molina Combo International, El Mariachi International, and Grupo Son 3 Mexican Cumbias.

Visit www.playcentralcity.org.

Oktoberfest

Come celebrate the freedom of Mexico with live musical performances by Manuel Molina Combo International, El Mariachi International, and Grupo Son 3 Mexican Cumbias.

Sept. 21, noon – 7 pm. Beer, food and musical entertainment by Tom Allan Grengs Polka Band and Jim Ehrlich and the Polkamates.

Visit www.playcentralcity.org.

Ghost Town and Aspen Gold Tour

Sept. 21. Tickets $25/ person.

Experience the Rockies at their colorful best. To purchase tickets and for other info call 303-582-5283.

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CRIPPLE CREEK

Sept. 21-22. Tours begin at 9:30 a.m. at Cripple Creek Museum, 510 E. Bennett and leave every half hour. The last tour will leave the District Museum at 2 p.m. Character reenactments at different locations through the Cemetery. Park at the Cripple Creek District Museum located at 5th Street and Bennett Avenue, next to the Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad Depot. Cripple Creek’s historic trolley will take visitors from the museum to the cemetery, no parking at the cemetery. This walking tour may be difficult for people with health problems. Donations benefit the Gold Camp Victorian Society’s historic preservation efforts. www.visit cripplecreek.org.

2 Mile High Aspen Tours

Sept. 21- 22, 28 – 29. Tours start at Cripple Creek Museum, 510 East Bennett Ave, offered on a first come, first served basis; reservations will not be accepted. Aspen tours are free, but donations are appreciated. Proceeds from the Aspen Tours are used to pay for the care of Cripple Creek’s free roaming donkey herd. Information: 719-6892634.

Mine to Mine Challenge

Oct. 12, 10 a.m. Cripple Creek, starting across from the Mollie Kathleen Mine at the Cripple Creek Heritage Center and ending at the Cripple Creek and Victor Gold. This road race is point-to-point and includes mixed flats and hills. A bagdrop service will be available for all runners. Transportation will be provided from the Finish Line to the Brass Ass Beer Garden and to the Start Line. This road race takes place at an altitude of 9,494 feet.

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Gaming

The Poker Book / Tracking Results We are eight months into 2013 and the question is: How are you doing with your poker results? Are you winning? Are you losing?

BY Are you becoming a LARRY better player? And JOHNSON why are you winning or losing?

If you have a poker book or some sort of system to track your session-by-session results you know the answer to the above questions and are prepared to react with some strong play in the final four months of the year.

Players track different items in their books, but most document the following: • Winnings or losses.

• Hours played.

• An hourly wage (total amount won / lost divided by hours played.)

• Some key takeaways from the session.

In my case I keep a session-by-session and overall result log so I can track trends in my game. Sadly, at times an hourly rate is negative but the key is to have it positive

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in the long run.

Obviously, it’s easy and actually fun to record winning sessions. Those little plus signs are a blast to put in the book. The key here is to remember to record the tough sessions every time.

This is where players fail to update their books, when they are losing. When documenting a losing session, it’s like experiencing the loss a second time. And yep, while it hurts, that’s what makes it effective - bringing the pain home.

It’s tough to keep the book up sometimes, especially through losing streaks when nothing is going right - but in the long run, the documentation makes it real.

Writing it down and being able to review the session allows a player to remember what went wrong and what needs to be corrected.

Thus, documenting sessions allows a player to replay it a bit, learning, and becoming a better player in the long run –

hopefully.

I am proud to say that I have not missed documenting a session this year (although I have had some tough sessions) and my book is up to date. I keep my book very simple for two reasons - first, I avoid messing it up (the math), and second, I find that if simple and easy I’ll document the losses more easily.

Some interesting items from tracking my 2013 poker play: • I have played a total of 247 hours of poker this year (just under eight hours a week) with a one month sabbatical. Without that time off, the average is just over 12 hours a week. I will be playing more over the next few months, as this is poker season for me.

• These hours includes three tournaments and 65 live sessions. The tournaments only took eight hours, thus there has been 239 hours of live play, with my average session length was just over 3½ hours long. Breaking the live action down: 15 hours of $2 - $5 / $100 Hold’em; 11 hours of $1 - $2 / $100 Hold’em; 8 hours of $20 - $40 / limit Hold’em (Commerce Casino); 4 hours of $40 - $80 Limit

Hold’em (Bellagio Casino); and 201 hours of $30 - $60 ½ kill Limit Hold’em.

• 44 of those sessions were winners and only 21 were losers. My largest win has been $2,832 and the largest loss has been $2,000.

• Of those 44 winning sessions 20 were under $200 (amazing in a large $30 - $60 ½ kill game), and, of the 21 losses, 10 were over $500.

• Overall I am $1,318 ahead / or a $5.34 an hour average for playing poker in 2013.

Are these results good? On one hand they are positive and show a consistency of winning, but on the other hand, they demonstrate that I am playing to break even at times and possibly not maximizing the opportunities. Thinking back over the actual sessions, that is the case.

While I am happy to be on the winning side so far this year, I need to play to win all the time. I may not be playing aggressively enough when close to that “getting even” line and that must stop. The only way to allow the odds to help you is to play the odds - all the time.

It’s only through the tracking of my own play that I am able to go back and take a look, making the necessary adjustments. Now, it’s time to make that information pay off and win.

Remember, play your game!

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• Sept. 14 – Mexican Independence Day featuring Manuel Molina plus real mariachi bands. Main Street Stage placement.

• Sept. 21 – Oktoberfest featuring Polka bands and dancers. Gregory Street Stage placement.

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Guests with a birthday coupon from our mailer redeem it at the Player’s Club for a gift of a single bonus of 10X their age in points. All guests can come in on the day of their birthday and get 2X points plus a free T-Shirt. Guests who come in on the day of their 21st birthday receive the 2X points and the T-Shirt, plus $10 in comp added to their account, plus a $5 chip to use at the tables.

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Cover Story

Cover Story

Isle Casino Hotel Black Hawk provides incomparable experience

By Tom Barry The drive to Black Hawk and Central City from Denver made me recall the splendor of previous trips to the area. Recent rains had greened up the foliage, as fall colors are right around the corner. Some of the tall aspen trees are already showing early signs of changing to the brilliant fall colors.

My friend suggested we take the Central City Parkway into the gaming district. The well maintained wide road and ample-sized lanes made it easy to traverse the drive into the historical districts.

We later took the colorful canyon road back to the city.

We headed directly to the Isle Casino Hotel Black Hawk and drove into their expansive parking lot and quickly found an open space in just minutes. With some luck, we actually found a spot right adjacent to the entrance to the elevators.

Farraddays’ Steakhouse features an elegant setting for guests to enjoy certified Angus beef, a variety of appetizers, soups, salads, salads and pasta dishes.

Photos by Tom Barry

Calypso’s even serves fresh “never frozen” horseradish cream, a treat that I have not found in most Denver area restaurants.

“Ninety percent of the food we serve at Calypso’s is homemade and prepared from scratch,” said James Gilmer IV, the Chef

Calypso’s Buffet

Once inside The Isle, we went to Calypso’s Buffet to view the offerings. There was a sign noting the “Made-to-order Pasta and Omelets,” which made our decision an easy one to each go for the superb all-you-can-eat lunch buffet.

I found numerous selections that were posted, including barbecue peach pangasius and chicken ala king. The buffet also offers freshly sliced smoked brisket and a roasted turkey breast.

All you can eat crab legs promotion, seven nights a week, a Calypso’s Buffet.

D’Cuisine at The Isle. “We even make our pizza dough from scratch.”

The tempting selections were freshly made and continually replenished, as many of the offerings were creatively presented in their respective dishes. I quickly noticed the perfectly prepared mini turkey club sandwiches grilled golden brown to perfection that included fresh lettuce and tomato. The biggest challenge was selecting from the extensive array of entrees and specialty items that were freshly prepared.

I then took a second large white plate and headed to choose some fruit and vegetables and some side dishes. The staff assistant had just filled up the fruit bowl with a colorful assortment of fresh berries. Behind the berries was a selection of freshly cut melon pieces that were delectably juicy. There was also a full salad bar featuring a complete line of nutritious fresh items.

After seeing my friend’s madeto-order pasta dish, I could not resist. I decided to have a healthy dish with an assortment of fresh

vegetables, cheeses, some mushrooms and a bountiful helping of sizable shrimp that I conveyed to Amanda O’Rorke, the patient and pleasant cook tending to the pasta and omelet bar. Minutes later the dish was grilled to perfection and ready for me to savor the hot and appetizing ingredients on a separate plate.

We then enjoyed our lunch in a comfortable and spacious setting.

Calypso’s Buffet is definitely worth the drive from the metro area for the bountiful selection of wholesome and appetizing selections of hot entrees, fresh fruits and vegetables and delectable desserts at a very reasonable price.

“I judge a buffet by the potatoes and they were great,” said Evelyn Ford. “This buffet has freshly prepared potatoes, not a mix like some other places.”

Evelyn and her husband Terry drove from Colorado Springs to entertain their friends Ronnie and Ann, who were visiting from Dallas, Texas.

Farraddays’ one of the best

I then ventured into Farraddays’ Steakhouse to check out the ambiance of one of the state’s top restaurants. The formal dining room, named after a worldly adventurer, is quiet and subdued and can accommodate a special romantic date for two, a group of friends or larger groups in the private and secluded room.

“We are far enough to be a getaway but still close enough to drive back home or spend the night in our hotel,” said Johnny Graziano, the food and beverage manager of the Isle Casino Hotel Black Hawk.

“We pride ourselves on the quality of our extensive food offerings that are prepared by our expert chef and his staff.”

Brian Watts, vice president and

general manager of The Isle, said, “Farraddays’ has the best lobster bisque in the Denver area. “Farraddays’ is competitively priced and its food quality is comparable with the other well known restaurants in Denver, rivaling the top competitors.”

He shared that this respected and top-notch restaurant features locally sourced buffalo, certified Angus beef, along with fresh fish. Farraddays’ also offers guests nightly specials, which recently included sea bass and barracuda.

Poker players can enjoy the gaming atmosphere while having sports programs shown on numerous big screens at The Isle.

Tradewinds

In addition, the Isle also provides guests a new menu at the adjacent Tradewinds Restaurant that features what the staff claims is the “best burger in Black Hawk.” The appetizing offerings range from the classics to a green chili and chipotle to the black and blue or mushroom and Swiss burger.

Tradewinds also offers a mouthwatering cheeseburger burrito in a bright and colorful setting.

The Hotel

The Isle also provides guests a newly remodeled 402-room hotel.

The guest rooms and suites are well appointed, roomy and comfortable with some exceptional views in this quaint mountain community.

“We wanted to be in the middle of the area in the casino district,” said the Gamroths from Casper, while enjoying their mini-vacation at The Isle. The couple said they loved their spacious and comfortable hotel room.

Something for every player

We then walked into the casino area and saw what game players experience with the Isle’s 1,100 slots and 24 table games, including nine poker tables. The spacious casino makes it easy for players to enjoy the diverse selection of slots, table games and other venues.

The extensive staff at The Isle was notably friendly, as many wore smiles on their faces. The staff’s positive attitude and considerate style made our adventure enjoyable and a refreshing experience for the afternoon.

“It’s all about the employees and the customer experience,” said Watts. “Any casino can buy

the same slots and provide comparable offerings. It’s about the relationship our staff has with our customers at The Isle that makes the experience special.”

The Isle has recently introduced a newly expanded overflow room for players, which includes a table games pitfeaturing nine blackjack tables and a craps table.

This spacious and nicely decorated area will provide an added dimension to the player’s experience.

In addition, The Isle has just remodeled their large bar to be more spacious and efficient to serve players, providing a more expansive area that is surrounded by big screen televisions providing continuous sports entertainment.

As the Denver Broncos approach the regular season games, the Isles extensive array of big screen TV’s will be telecasting the entire game, along with pre and post game interviews for guests to enjoy while playing there favorite games and slots.

The Rockies games are also telecasts around the Casino to enjoy throughout the remainder of season. A wide selection of televisions assures sports enthusiasts will be able to catch almost every game and related programming.

rent and potential players with an opportunity to potentially win up to $1 million. It is expected that the lever on the massive and brightly lit slot will receive a lot of action during this noteworthy promotion.

“Players have a chance at winning the Million Dollar Mega Slot on Fridays in September from 4 until 10 p.m. For every 20 unadjusted points you earn on your player’s card, you will receive a pull on our gigantic slot machine with a chance to win up to $1 million. Other prizes may also be awarded, based upon your spin,” said Kari Johnson, The Isle’s advertising and public relations manager.

A newly remodeled bar at The Isle features an extended tabletop and provides a more open atmosphere for players and numerous TVs.

Win a 2014 Ford Explorer or $25,000 Cash

Beginning Sept. 2 through Oct., The Isle will offer players a chance to win a new 2014 Ford Explorer or up to $25,000 in cash, according to Johnson. In addition to the drawing for the Explorer or cash there will be drawings for $1,000 at 6 p.m., 7

p.m., 9 p.m. and 10 p.m.

“It’s up to you take the wheels or the cash deal,” said Johnson.

Players receive one free swipe per day and earn additional entries for every 20 adjusted points during the promotional period.

Increase your chances by playing on Tuesdays to receive 25X entries.

The Isle’s rooms and suites are well appointed, roomy and comfortable with some exceptional views.

Photo courtesy of Isle Casino Hotel Black Hawk

Chance of winning up to a Million Dollars

Farraddays’ Steakhouse at the Isle Casino Hotel Black Hawk serves hand cut certified Angus beef.

Photo courtesy of Isle Casino Hotel Black Hawk

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Isle staff members Crystal, Michelle, Adam and Chef James Gilmer proudly display some of their freshly prepared dishes from Calypso’s Buffet

An exceptionally large and colorful slot machine is now in place for players to step up and pull the lever to win up to $1 million in September.

This promotion is bound to attract a lot of attention from cur-

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September 3 - 16, 2013

Central City

‘The best Crawl yet’

By Linda Jones

fter the run of daily showers recently, bright Colorado sunshine returned for the 2013 Cemetery Crawl, presented by Gilpin History at the Russell Gulch I.O.O.F. cemetery in the forest near the town. Just as the event ended, a light sprinkle began, but nothing could dampen the excitement and enthusiasm of the 270 attendees. Many in the crowd declared, “This was the best Crawl yet!”

Eleven actors from Gilpin County to Parker brought 11 Russell Gulch pioneers to life. They had all obviously ferreted out the stories of the pioneers they

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Cemetery Crawl brings history to life

represented and all were entertaining.

The actors, guides, cashiers and even the commissioner who introduced the cemetery and the lodge that built it, were all dressed in Victorian garb.

The popular annual Crawl moves to a different cemetery each year and portrays different stories. Producing this year’s Crawl took the combined efforts of 34 volunteers. The Crawl is a major fundraiser for Gilpin History, founded in 1970 as the Gilpin County Historical Society. The 2014 Cemetery Crawl will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014, at the Knights of Pythias cemetery on “cemetery hill” above Central City.

Owen Jones, portrayed by Mike Keeler

Guide Linda Jones leads her group to hear the story of another pioneer.

Madame Curie, whose experiments in radium taken from the Wood mine in Russell Gulch, led to her first Nobel Prize, portrayed by Lynn Pollit.

Photos courtesy of Kenneth Jessen

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Colorado History Great photographers capture the spirit of early Colorado

By Rosemary Fetter

morning in 1900, the pubDuring the 1880s, lisher, who was in a pinch, Jackson kept a Denver office at 414 Larasked him to run out and imer St., later moving take a picture of a fire. The to 1609 Arapahoe St., publisher subsequently where he named his added photography to his firm the W.H. Jackworkload for the princely son Photographic salary of $7/day, seven and Publishing CO. days a week, 17-hour days.

In 1897, he sold his In 1913, the Rocky Mountain News bought out the business to the Detroit Denver Republican and Publishing Co. and raised his salary to $15/ moved to Michigan week. to work with the firm.

Rhoads had a reputaFor years, he maintained a Denver stution for getting the best McClure made sure to mark each of his negatives with dio at 433 L.C. McClure, one of shots regardless – his rule his signature, which makes his photos easy to identify. This C o l f a x Jackson’s students, took was get there first, get the Ave., cur- crisp, stunning cityscapes photo was taken on Curtis Street, Denver’s Great White Way. picture and get back to the rently the of early Denver. office. He had that knack technical eye and talent for produc- the 20th century. Rhoads, whose southern any good photographer edge of the Auraria ing dramatic, sharp quality prints mother was a close relative of the needs, the ability to capture the imCampus. Jackson en- of cityscapes (particularly Denver), Mellon banking family, was born in age at the perfect moment, which joyed a long and fruit- landscapes and railroads. The lat- Pennsylvania in 1881. When he was wasn’t easy in the days when camWilliam ful career, living long ter, particularly the Northwestern six months old, his family moved eras were heavy and awkward, and enough to serve as an and Pacific along the Moffat Road, to Denver, where he attended West the flash bulb had yet to be invented.

Henry advisor for the filming made up a good deal of his work in High School, where he played footBut Rhoads endured, capturing Jackson of Gone With the Wind the early 20th century. He would ball. When he was a senior in high Denver’s great moments on film, The bestin 1939. Jackson died in often be given a special car, which school, he got a job in the circula- including major triumphs, disasters known early ColNew York City in 1942, would park at good photographic tion department of the Denver and every president who ever visorado photogat the age of 99, leav- locations along the way. Sometimes Republican. On a chilly November ited the city. He finally retired on his rapher, William ing behind thousands he brought along friends or family, birthday (with 69 years of service), Henry Jackson, of negatives. They taking advantage of the opportunity continuing to travel and visit the became famous William Henry Jackson, were divided between for a mini-vacation when the work Denver Press Club, where he was internationally probably the best known the History Colorado was done. a regular. After he died in 1975, his for his breath- of Colorado’s early McClure is probably best known Center, which includes brother-in-law, Morey Engle, donattaking images photographers, took the ed Harry’s considerable collection to views west of the Mis- for his fabulous cityscape pictures of of Colorado and first photos of Yellowstone sissippi, and the Library Denver from the 1890s through the the Denver Public Library Western the American National Park. of Congress Prints and 1920s. His works have been called History Department.

West. A New Photographs Division, the most accurate and artistic deYorker and Civil War veteran, Jackpictions of any American city durwhich has everything else.

Harry clowns around with Mary son joined the Hayden Geological ing the City Beautiful era. He had a Coyle Chase, author of Harvey.

Survey of 1871, along with painter good life, married to the daughter Photos courtesy of Denver Public Thomas Moran, to visually docu- Louis C. McClure of a prominent building contractor, Library, Western History Collection Another long-lived Denver ment the wonders of Yellowstone.

John Schrock. McClure’s artistry Jackson’s fantastic images of the photographer (1867-1957), Louis brought him considerable success Grand Tetons, Old Faithful and the C. McClure, studied under Jack- as a commercial photographer, and Mount of the Holy Cross helped to son, opening his own studio on he was actively involved with the convince Congress to create Yel- Glenarm Place after Jackson left community, particularly Denver lowstone National Park in March town. Although not as famous as Rotary, and his church St. John’s his mentor, McClure had a keen Episcopal Church. He retired in 1872. the late 1930s, but kept his studio to Jackson, took this fabulous photo of Estes produce prints from negatives. AfPark in the 1870s. ter his wife died in 1946, he closed his studio and donated his entire negative collection to the Western History Department of the Denver Public Library. He died Feb. 26, 1957, just three months short of his 90th birthday.

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he first man with a camera set foot in Colorado in 1853 as part of the Fremont expedition. Accompanied by several wagonloads of bulky equipment, Solomon Nunes Carvahlo produced Colorado’s earliest photographs, stunning views of the Rocky Mountains, Native Americans and landmarks, including Bent’s Fort in southern Colorado. Although the photos were clear, for reasons unknown, Frémont chose to include illustrations copied from the photos in his memoirs rather than the photographs themselves. Unfortunately, the original plates were destroyed by fire in 1881.

Harry Rhoads

Denver Post photographer Harry Rhoads also was capturing scenes from early Denver for posterity during the first half of

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For more than 60 years, newspaper photographer Harry Mellon Rhodes captured the evolution of 20th century Denver.

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Trail’s End

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rinidad has a rich history, molded by the Native Americans who called the area their home.

From the Spaniards, who explored the land, to the scouts, trappers and traders who passed through this southern crossroad, all left their mark on the early history of this historic town. So too, did the gamblers, rogues and outlaws who came through the many saloons and gambling joints on Main Street.

The laws in those early days were either loose or lost, until Bat Masterson, along with his kid brother, James, served as marshal and deputy marshal, in the spring of 1881. A year later, following the shoot-out at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Ariz., Wyatt Earp followed his old friend Masterson, to Trinidad to cool his heels.

Even Billy the Kid spent time near Trinidad, nursed back to health from a gunshot wound by Sister Blandina, the pioneer Catholic nun who singlehandedly started the first Catholic school in Trinidad.

Into this mix of early history is the little known gunfight of 1882. Unlike the gunfights on the streets of the Old West, portrayed in the Western movies, this gunfight was a blunder from the start, that ended in tragedy. This is how it really happened.

Frank Loving, also known as “Cockeyed” Frank Loving, for reasons unknown, gained a reputation as a gunfighter following a shootout in Dodge City, Kansas in 1879.

A professional gambler, Loving arrived in the wild town of Dodge City, Kan., earlier in the decade, where he became a frequent customer at the famed Long Branch Saloon. Here, he gained his associations with other well known gamblers, gunmen and lawmen of the era, Doc Holliday, Bat Masterson, Wyatt Earp and a fellow named John Allen, who will figure prominently in our tale of Trinidad.

On a rowdy Saturday night at the Long Branch Saloon (April 5, 1879), Loving finally got his chance to confront Levi Richardson, his archenemy, over a recent love triangle. Following a volatile exchange of heated words, the two exchanged gunfire, with Richardson firing first. His shot missed and Loving’s return shot misfired. Richardson fired the remaining rounds of his .44 toward Loving, but missed again. Loving regained his composure, aimed and fired at his opponent, who slumped into the stove and died. Following an inquest, which witnesses testified to the selfdefense, Loving was freed from any charges and left Dodge City for good.

Wandering the West for a few years, Loving moved on to Trinidad in early 1882. Here he met up with old friends from Dodge City: Friends, Masterson and Holliday, who came to town from time to time while working with the Santa Fe Railroad during the Royal Gorge Rail War, and Bat’s brother James, who was the deputy

The streets of Trinidad

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marshal of Trinidad, greeted Loving warmly. Earp was there, running a stage to Raton Pass. Not so friendly was John Allen, an old gambling acquaintance, also from Dodge City.

Allen worked at the popular Imperial Saloon, where Loving conducted his gambling abilities. The contentious relationship evolved over a period of months, surrounded by arguments over card games to accusations of certain house loan arrangements.

The argument escalated to

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violence on April 15, 1882, on Trinidad’s Main Street. The two men encountered each other and drew their revolvers, but friends intervened, saving the fight for another day. The next evening, Allen, with gun at the ready, waited for Loving to enter the saloon. He didn’t have long to wait, and when Loving entered, Allen pulled his gun. His first shot missed, while Loving’s gun was knocked out of his hand by the scramble of customers. Allen shot again, and Loving ducked, retrieved his Colt .45, and fired at Allen who ran for the rear door. Loving followed Allen, firing his rounds as Allen fled.

Trinidad’s Deputy Marshal James Masterson responded to the shots, finding Loving in the alley behind the saloon. After disarming Loving, Masterson left to find Allen. Failing in this quest, Masterson returned to the saloon, only to find that Loving had rearmed with two revolvers.

Again, Masterson disarmed him, and continued his search for Allen.

During this cat and mouse search, Allen had been hiding out in the Catholic Convent of Sister Blandina, located down the street. Meanwhile, Loving left the saloon and walked over to George Hammond’s hardware store, to obtain yet another gun and ammunition. What he didn’t know was that Allen was following him.

Suddenly, Masterson heard a gun

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shot from the hardware store and ran to investigate. Loving stumbled near the door Masterson had thrown open.

Frank Loving looked up at his old friend and said, “Jim I’m shot.”

Three officers, led by Lou Kreeger, quickly arrived and arrested John Allen who had fled to the rear of the store. Meanwhile, Loving, with a bullet in his back, was taken to the home of a local doctor, where he was treated and made comfortable, as it was determined the bullet could not be removed. Frank Loving died five days later – he was 28 years old. It became known in outlaw history as the Trinidad Gunfight.

Six months later, Allen went on trial for murder, but was found not guilty. He left Trinidad for good, returning to the town where it all began, Dodge City. Things did change for Allen, however. Perhaps seeing the error of his ways, he became a preacher and a traveling evangelist.

Things changed in Trinidad as well. Bat and James Masterson hung around long enough to bring in real law enforcement that in time made Trinidad a fine city. Returning to Dodge City, the Masterson brothers continued in the profession, with James becoming sheriff in nearby Gray County. He later took part in the Oklahoma land rush and settled in Guthrie, while brother Bat began a new career in New York as a sportswriter.

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