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Hi, Here's an update on the casino formerly known as Mountain
High in Blackhawk, CO. Its now known as "Ameristar Casino".
Seems that they just completed the name change, and issued new
players cards in the last week.
Players club remains about the same, though. $20 coin in on
good pay video poker machines gives one point, $25 points to
get $1 cash back. Players club lady said $16 coin in for
slots for a point. They also give food comps, but nobody
would say exactly how that works. I started with about 125
points, played another 30, and they said I could get a
Starbucks. Not sure what that means, since we wanted some
real food. The new steakhouse restaurant opened yesterday,
Friday April 7, but was too busy and we didn't eat there.
Looked good, though.
There upstairs area is open with some VP, but nothing good.
I did a pretty thorough scouting. There are 10 MG/MD slant
tops out side the wall around the main bar with 9/6 JOB for
quarters, fifty cents, and dollars. These are on the side
toward the poker room, to the right of the bar as you walk in
the front door. Seemingly identical machines on the other side
are lower pay. There are some MG machines, some also MD, along
the wall behind the blackjack tables with $1 NSUD. Didn't get
an exact count, but at least half a dozen. Some of the bartops
at the back bar have NSUD and 9/6 JOB for dollars, not fifty
cents or quarters. Looks like the ones on the short side of
the bar, and the ones on the left end (as you're facing it) of
the long side have these pays. The ones on the right end of
the long side are worse. Couldn't check them all, but about
10 or so machines. There are also a couple of multi-strike
machines with 9/5 JOB for quarters between the front door and
the main bar.
Seems like the construction inside the casino area is mostly
done, so maybe things will settle down. Forgot to ask about
the hotel.