The Richman Casino Wild Card Saloon & Casino · Black Hawk

About The Richman Casino Wild Card Saloon & Casino

The Richman Casino Wild Card Saloon & Casino is a Colorado-licensed gaming property at 120 Main Street in Black Hawk, Colorado, owned by Ed and Shirley Smith. The casino opened in 1991 — the first year of legal gaming in Colorado after voters approved Amendment 4 in November 1990 — making it one of the original Black Hawk properties. The floor runs 220 gaming machines — slot machines and video poker — with a restaurant and self-parking on site. A Players Club loyalty program is available, and the property is ADA accessible. The minimum gambling age is 21, and gaming is regulated by the Colorado Division of Gaming. Phone: (303) 582-3412; website: wildcardsaloon.com.

Black Hawk sits in the Clear Creek gulch at approximately 8,000 feet of elevation in the Colorado Front Range foothills, roughly 40 miles west of Denver via Colorado 119 and US-6 through Clear Creek Canyon. Main Street in Black Hawk forms the central axis of the gaming district, which has been operating under Colorado Limited Gaming rules since October 1991. The Wild Card Saloon’s 120 Main Street address is on the lower end of the Main Street corridor. Ed and Shirley Smith’s family ownership since 1991 represents one of the longest continuous independent operator runs on the Black Hawk gaming strip — the property has weathered the bet limit increases, the 2009 rule expansion, and the influx of large hotel-tower resorts that transformed Black Hawk’s skyline after 2009, maintaining the original saloon-style format through all of it.

The ADA accessibility designation and the maintained website with promotions and events calendar indicate an attentive property operation relative to the smallest Colorado mountain gaming establishments, which sometimes lack online presence entirely.

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Gaming at Wild Card Saloon & Casino

The Wild Card Saloon & Casino floor carries 220 gaming machines across slot machines and video poker under Colorado Limited Gaming regulations. The 220-machine count is a consistent mid-range footprint for a smaller Black Hawk independent operation. No table games appear in our directory data; confirm the current floor configuration at wildcardsaloon.com.

Video poker options at Colorado mountain gaming properties typically span full-pay Jacks or Better, Deuces Wild, and multi-hand variants. Slot machines run across denomination options from penny through dollar with three-reel, video-reel, and progressive formats. The Colorado Division of Gaming certifies all gaming machines at licensed properties and maintains uniform standards across Black Hawk, Central City, and Cripple Creek. The Players Club at Wild Card Saloon earns points through slot machine and video poker play, redeemable for casino benefits. Current promotions and events are at wildcardsaloon.com.

Note on hours: Directory data shows an opening time of 8AM for Monday through Wednesday. This is not 24/7 operation — Thursday through Sunday hours should be confirmed separately at wildcardsaloon.com or (303) 582-3412.

Players Club Loyalty Program

The Wild Card Saloon & Casino operates a Players Club loyalty program. Members earn points through slot machine and video poker play, redeemable for casino benefits at the property. Promotions and events pages are maintained at wildcardsaloon.com. The responsible gaming page is at wildcardsaloon.com/responsible-gaming/.

Dining and Amenities

A restaurant and self-parking are on site at Wild Card Saloon & Casino. The property is ADA accessible — an explicit tag in our directory data indicating accessible gaming and facilities for guests with mobility considerations. No hotel is associated with this property. Restaurant hours should be confirmed at wildcardsaloon.com or by calling (303) 582-3412.

The saloon-and-dining format at Wild Card Saloon mirrors the characteristic design of Black Hawk’s original 1991 generation of gaming properties, when casinos fitted into historic 19th-century commercial storefronts. The dining info confirmation in the directory data suggests an active restaurant operation.

Location

The Richman Casino Wild Card Saloon & Casino is at 120 Main Street in Black Hawk, Colorado. Denver is approximately 40 miles east via Colorado 119 and US-6 through Clear Creek Canyon. The property is ADA accessible. Self-parking is on site.

★ Editor note

Original 1991 Black Hawk family casino — Ed and Shirley Smith's Wild Card Saloon since day one

The Richman Casino Wild Card Saloon & Casino opened in 1991 under Ed and Shirley Smith and has remained under their ownership through every phase of Colorado gaming development. At 220 machines with ADA accessibility, a Players Club, and an active website, it's one of the better-maintained smaller independent operations on Main Street. The non-24/7 hours are the key planning detail: the 8AM Monday–Wednesday opening time confirms the property is not continuously staffed, so checking hours before driving from Denver is worth the call.

Priya Sharma

Responsible Gaming Editor