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I was at Blackhawk and Central City this weekend, and have some
info for you.
Lodge Casino: Your info is pretty good, here's a bit more detail:
25 cent NSUD single play uprights: eight machines on first floor
between main cage and players club. Two more mixed in with slots at
bottom of stairs. All are MG/MD machines 25 cent 9/6 JOB single play
uprights: eight machines near players club Tripple play MG/MD uprights
w/ NSUD and 9/6 JOB for 25 cents in NE corner, near bathrooms. There's
a corner taken out of the place by bathrooms and snack bar, and these
are against the south wall of that chunk. 9/6 JOB single play 25 cent
bartops at north bar, first floor 9/6 JOB single play dollar uprights
upstairs near bar. Four machines. Haven't actually played here. Only
ran through to check it out as we were leaving. But, we'll be back.
These are the only 9/6 JOB single play bartops I've found here.
Colorado Central Station has 9/6 JOB, but they're tripples.
Riveria: New non-smoking area upstairs near buffet has seven upright
MG/MD tripple play with JOB 9/6 for quarters, 8/6 for dimes and 9/5 for
nickles. Deuces wild NSUD for quarters, 1-2-3-4-4-9-15-25-200-800 for
dimes and 1-2-3-4-4-10-12-20-200-800 for nickles (my wife usually only
plays nickles) Eight more of the same uprights downstairs on east wall
north of escalators. A couple more scattered around. Five(?) nickle MG
tripple play north of north cage, west wall. NSUD, 8/6 JOB They are
still paying double for max bet sequential or reversed royal. 500
points gets a lunch buffet, and the buffet is pretty good (Mountain
High's is better, though.) Has no effect on cash back. Your info on
cash back is correct. Haven't had any bounce back cash yet, but have
played over $1000 coin in here in the last month, so maybe something
will come someday. Cocktail service is good here. Maybe my favorite
casino here, but I'll check out The Lodge next time.
Fortune Valley: Almost a video poker wasteland. Has a few $1 9/6 JOB.
One 9/6 quarter JOB slant top at the end of a bank of 8/5's. I've not
found any NSUD on any machines here. They do have some nickle 8/6 JOB.
Also have some multi-strike machines that are 9/5 (maybe 8/6, didn't
write it down, one coin short, in any case) for dimes or quarters. Not
the greatest pay table, but I'll admit these are fun machines. They
send out monthly coupons. We've played here a fair bit (maybe 2000
coin-in and about 15 hours in the poker room) in the last few months,
and get a series of $5 coupons, one for each week or four days. Also
hotel discounts for a free night mid-week each month and rooms for $30
or $40 midweek. My wife got a birthday card for $50 Friday night room
and a gift. Surprisingly, it was a pretty nice pen. Cocktail service is
OK. Irritatingly, you have to pay for Corona when playing slots. Only
draft is comped. Coronas are comped in the poker room, but I guess
they should be at the rate I lose money in there.
Your info on Colorado central station is correct. Its linked up with
Isle of Capri and same card works at both. Get a card here and it works
over at Isle, but seemingly not vice versa. Cashback better here than
Isle.
Isle has some 9/6 JOB tripple play quarter slant tops between bar and
buffet. Didn't really see much else good, but maybe I need to look
more closely. They do have a promo for new players club members that
will get you $50 cash over the course of five trips with $10 coin-in on
each trip.
Nothing playable at the places in Central City (Dostal Alley, Famous
Bonanza, Doc Hollidays, and Easy Street.) The restaurant upstairs in
Easy street is decent. Actually, there may have been one OK upright at
Easy street, but it was being played and I couldn't get a close look.
Your info on the machines at Canyon is still accurate. I've received a
number of coupons from them despite very little play.
Gilpin has nothing playable. Good restaurant upstairs. We eat there
with a coupon then play just a little out of guilt.
I haven't found anything playable at Mardi Gras either, but they do
have $1 breakfast and lunch. Good cocktail service here, and friendly
people.
Nothing really playable at the small casino's in Blackhawk. Golden
Gulch ("inside" the Mardi Gras parking garage) has a few one-coin-short
nickel tripple plays. I'll double check Bullwackers and a couple of
others next time I'm up.