City Directory — Colorado
Casinos Near Cripple Creek, Colorado
7 verified casinos near Cripple Creek. Browse the directory, check addresses, and compare players club options before you visit.
7 verified casinos near Cripple Creek. Browse the directory, check addresses, and compare players club options before you visit.
7 verified casino locations within driving distance of Cripple Creek.
Ask at the front desk about mid-week hotel and free-play packages, which often combine lodging with dining credits. Sign up at the players club desk before your first session — points are not retroactive.
Double Eagle Hotel & Casino is the largest resort property in Cripple Creek, offering a full-service hotel alongside a casino floor with slots, table games, and a poker room. The property has expanded significantly over its three-plus decades of operation, adding hotel rooms and restaurant space. Its location on Bennett Avenue puts it at the center of Cripple Creek's casino corridor.
Enroll in the 24K Club loyalty program to earn points redeemable at Golden Nugget properties across the country, including Las Vegas and Atlantic City. Sign up at the players club desk before your first session — points are not retroactive.
Golden Nugget Cripple Creek is the Colorado location of the national Golden Nugget brand, operated by Landry's Inc., which runs full-scale casino resorts across Nevada, New Jersey, and Louisiana. The property offers a full casino floor, multiple restaurants, and hotel accommodations. The 24K Club loyalty program provides reciprocal benefits at all Golden Nugget locations nationwide.
A single Triple Crown loyalty card works across Midnight Rose, Brass Ass Casino, JP McGill's, and Wildwood Casino, so sign up once and earn points at all four properties. Sign up at the players club desk before your first session — points are not retroactive.
Midnight Rose Hotel & Casino is one of Cripple Creek's original gaming properties, operating under the Triple Crown Casinos banner with a Victorian exterior that reflects the town's historic streetscape. The hotel-casino combines lodging with a gaming floor, and one Triple Crown loyalty card covers play at Midnight Rose and all other Triple Crown properties along Bennett Avenue. It sits at the heart of the walkable casino strip.
Your Triple Crown loyalty card earned at any other Triple Crown property — Midnight Rose, JP McGill's, or Wildwood — works here too, so there is no need to sign up separately. Sign up at the players club desk before your first session — points are not retroactive.
Brass Ass Casino is a commercial gaming floor operated by Triple Crown Casinos, situated immediately adjacent to the Midnight Rose Hotel & Casino on Bennett Avenue. Named after a local historical reference, it functions as a companion property within the Triple Crown cluster and shares the same loyalty program. Players can move freely between Brass Ass and neighboring Triple Crown properties.
Hotel guests at JP McGill's can walk directly to the neighboring Triple Crown gaming floors; ask at check-in about current stay-and-play packages that bundle lodging with free play. Sign up at the players club desk before your first session — points are not retroactive.
JP McGill's Hotel and Casino is a Triple Crown Casinos resort property on Bennett Avenue that rounds out the company's cluster of downtown Cripple Creek properties. Guests staying at JP McGill's can access gaming at all adjacent Triple Crown properties, including Midnight Rose and Brass Ass Casino. The property participates in the shared Triple Crown loyalty program.
Wildwood's location off the main strip can mean a less crowded experience; a single Triple Crown loyalty card also earns points at Midnight Rose, Brass Ass, and JP McGill's. Sign up at the players club desk before your first session — points are not retroactive.
Wildwood Casino and Hotel is a standalone Triple Crown Casinos resort located on Carbonate Street, a short walk from the main Bennett Avenue casino strip. The property has its own full casino floor and hotel accommodations, giving it a slightly quieter setting compared to the tightly clustered Bennett Avenue properties. The Triple Crown loyalty program links Wildwood to the company's other Cripple Creek casinos.
As an independent property, Johnny Nolon's runs its own players club; ask at the front desk about current slot promotions and free-play offers for new sign-ups. Sign up at the players club desk before your first session — points are not retroactive.
Johnny Nolon's Casino is an independent commercial property that has operated on Bennett Avenue since the early years of Cripple Creek gaming. The casino focuses primarily on slots with a smaller table game selection, maintaining a straightforward local gaming atmosphere without a hotel tower. Its independent status means it operates its own players club separate from the larger resort chains.
Cripple Creek is the most historically distinct of Colorado’s three casino towns. Situated at 9,494 feet elevation in Teller County, it sits in a broad valley surrounded by the Pikes Peak massif rather than in a canyon, giving it a more open and Western feel than Black Hawk or Central City. The town boomed during an 1890s gold rush that produced more than $500 million in gold — for a brief period it was the second-largest city in Colorado. When casino gaming was legalized in 1991, Cripple Creek joined Black Hawk and Central City as one of the three designated gaming towns, and its wide Bennett Avenue became the main casino corridor.
Cripple Creek is not on any Interstate highway and requires a deliberate mountain drive to reach from any direction. From Colorado Springs — the nearest major city, 50 miles to the east — the standard route is US-24 west to the town of Divide, then south on Colorado Highway 67 to Cripple Creek. The drive takes approximately 75 minutes from Colorado Springs and passes through Florissant and Divide before descending into the high basin where Cripple Creek sits.
From Denver, the distance is approximately 100 miles. Most visitors take I-25 south to Colorado Springs and then follow the Colorado Springs route, though US-24 from Denver directly west is also possible. Either way, plan for at least 90 minutes to two hours depending on traffic and road conditions.
Cripple Creek is not reached from Black Hawk by a practical direct route — the two towns are separated by the Continental Divide and the drive between them covers 70 to 80 miles via US-24. Visitors interested in both casino districts typically plan separate trips.
Winter driving conditions in Cripple Creek can be severe. The elevation and exposure mean accumulating snowpack well into spring. Check CDOT road conditions (cotrip.org) before traveling in winter months, and carry chains or use a vehicle with all-wheel drive.
Cripple Creek’s gaming atmosphere is more relaxed and less vertically oriented than Black Hawk. The buildings are Victorian-era two- and three-story commercial structures rather than resort towers, and the pace of play on Bennett Avenue reflects a clientele that includes many local and regional regulars alongside Denver day-trippers. Hotel rates in Cripple Creek are generally lower than in Black Hawk, and several properties offer mid-week packages that include lodging, dining credits, and free play.
The Bennett Avenue casino walk covers roughly four city blocks and can be done on foot in minutes. Multiple casinos are directly adjacent or connected, so it is practical to try several properties in a single visit. All Cripple Creek casinos are open 24 hours per day. The minimum gambling age is 21. For problem gambling support, call Colorado’s helpline at 1-800-522-4700.
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Most casino properties near Cripple Creek offer a free loyalty club. Sign up at the players club desk before you play — points are not retroactive. Benefits typically include free-play credits, dining discounts, and hotel rates at casino resort properties.
The minimum gambling age in Colorado is 21 at most properties. Set a budget before you arrive and stick to it. If you experience problems with gambling, call 1-800-270-7117 — free, confidential, 24/7.