Riviera Black Hawk Casino · Black Hawk

About Riviera Black Hawk Casino

Riviera Black Hawk Casino — now operating as Monarch Casino Black Hawk — is a Colorado-licensed casino at 444 Main Street in Black Hawk, Colorado, owned by John Farahi (the Farahi Group, which also operates Monarch Casino & Resort in Reno, Nevada). The property opened in 2000 and runs 648 gaming machines and 14 table games on a 24/7 schedule, with a pool, restaurant, self-parking, and valet on site. The minimum gambling age is 21, and gaming is regulated by the Colorado Division of Gaming. Phone: (775) 335-4600; website: monarchcasino.com.

Black Hawk’s Main Street is the central casino corridor in the Clear Creek gulch. The 444 Main Street address is at the southern end of the lower Main Street district, near the boundary with the upper gaming zone where the corridor approaches the Central City junction. This puts Monarch Casino/Riviera at the far end of the main gaming concentration, slightly apart from the tighter cluster of properties at the 101–300 block range.

The Riviera name and the Monarch Casino rebrand reflect the property’s corporate evolution under the Farahi family, who brought the Monarch branding from Reno to Black Hawk. A diamond tier loyalty program is detected in our data — confirm current loyalty details at monarchcasino.com. Detected amenities also include hotel, spa, nightclub, buffet, steakhouse, and ADA accessibility — a full resort amenity stack that should be confirmed directly with the property.

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Riviera Black Hawk Casino

Black Hawk, Colorado

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Riviera Black Hawk Casino in Black Hawk, Colorado

Table Games with Specialty Formats

Riviera Black Hawk Casino runs 14 table game positions including 3 Card Poker, Blackjack, Blackjack Double Deck, Buffalo Bonus Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, and Sharpshooter, plus slot machines and video poker on the gaming floor.

Buffalo Bonus Blackjack is a proprietary Blackjack variant featuring a Buffalo-themed side bet that pays enhanced odds on suited card combinations, suited blackjacks, and other premium hand configurations. The buffalo motif is branded to the Farahi Group’s Monarch Casino properties. Sharpshooter is a specialty craps-related format available at Monarch Casino locations — a side bet or game structure that adds additional wagering options to the standard craps flow.

Blackjack Double Deck uses two decks rather than the standard six or eight, generally favoring the player slightly on the base game. Craps and Roulette are available under Colorado’s commercial gaming authorization since 2009. The proprietary Buffalo Bonus and Sharpshooter formats are distinguishing features that differentiate this floor from standard Colorado commercial casino menus.

Pool, Dining, and Amenities

A pool, restaurant, self-parking, and valet are on site. The pool is a meaningful amenity differentiation for Black Hawk visitors — pools are uncommon at smaller Colorado mountain gaming properties and add a leisure component to what is otherwise a gaming-focused corridor. Detected features also include hotel, spa, nightclub, buffet, steakhouse, and ADA accessibility; confirm the current status of these amenities at monarchcasino.com or by calling (775) 335-4600.

Location

Riviera Black Hawk Casino / Monarch Casino is at 444 Main Street in Black Hawk, Colorado. The 444 Main address is at the southern end of the lower Main Street district. Denver is approximately 40 miles east via Colorado 119 and US-6. Valet and self-parking are on site.

★ Editor note

John Farahi's Monarch Casino at the south end of Black Hawk Main Street — Buffalo Bonus Blackjack, Sharpshooter, and a pool

Riviera Black Hawk Casino operates under the Monarch Casino brand at monarchcasino.com — the same Farahi family that runs Monarch Casino & Resort in Reno. The proprietary table games (Buffalo Bonus Blackjack, Sharpshooter) and the pool are genuine differentiators in the Black Hawk market. The detected hotel, spa, steakhouse, nightclub, and buffet suggest a broader amenity footprint than the primary data reflects. Verify what's currently active at monarchcasino.com; responsible gaming resources are at monarchcasino.com/responsible-gaming.

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Priya Sharma

Responsible Gaming Editor