Race-car themed table games pit area open
By Suzanne Paulman
Sorat Yamfang, Kristle Ruiz, Justin Gonzales and Keith Stewart are ready for players in the new Winner’s Circle table games pit area at The Gilpin.
Attention, ladies and gentlemen, start up your lucky streak and take the wheel for a fast ride in The Gilpin Casino’s brand-new and exciting race car themed Winner’s Circle table games pit area. Race to the finish line in the Points Race for the Winner’s Circle ultimate giveaway drawing for an all-expenses paid trip to the one-and-only NASCAR Sprint Cup race in Las Vegas on March 6, 2011.
The Gilpin Casino is located at 111 Main St. in Black Hawk. Play comfortably in the Winner’s Circle beginning at noon on weekdays and at 10 a.m. on weekends. The Winner’s Circle offers $2 craps, $3 blackjack and 50-cent roulette tables. Earn instant prizes or tickets on any game. Tickets can be redeemed at any time by table games supervisors for racing theme prizes ranging from key chains, car washes, 32-piece ratchet screwdriver sets, NASCAR bottle openers and driver flags, to plaques containing an autographed photograph of a famous racing car driver with a piece of his racing car.
: David Marcus, Steve Scudiero (seated boxman in red) and Nacona Miles at the craps table in the Winner’s Circle pit at The Gilpin. Photos courtesy of The Gilpin Casino .
The Winner’s Circle will be offering an assortment of exciting racing-themed events on Saturdays during the month of January featuring race cars and drivers and a collector car show.
On Jan. 15, Colorado’s own Chris Eggleston from Erie will be at The Gilpin’s Winner’s Circle. He’ll be bringing up one of his race cars for prominent display in the parking lot across the street from the casino. Eggleston is a Colorado National Speedway champion who turned 21 on March 27 – the same day he made his debut in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Stop by The Gilpin, admire Eggleston’s race car and trade some driving tips with a real NASCAR winner.
The following Saturday, Jan. 22, will feature racing cars and drivers from High Plains Raceway of Deer Trail located east of Byers on Highway 36 within 60 miles of Denver. High Plains is a racetrack primarily dedicated to Colorado Amateur Motorsport Associates club events on the weekends, but also offers open Lapping Days to motorcycles and streetcars. Come on by to reserve your lapping times and experience the exciting adventure of race driving on your own motorcycle or in your car on a real raceway. Surprise your racing aficionado with the unique gift of lapping time in making their new year delightful.
Ryan Dana (with stick), Steve Gonzales, Steve Scudiero and David Marcus.
On Jan. 29, Club Auto Colorado members will be doing a driving tour from the Club’s collector car storage facilities in Lakewood up to The Gilpin. Club Auto is associated with the LeMay Museum, “America’s Car Museum,” with a collection of more than 2,300 vintage automobiles. The LeMay collection is currently located at the former Marymount Academy located in Tacoma, Wash., while a permanent museum facility scheduled for a fall 2011 opening is under construction. Club Auto members will park their gorgeous collector cars for viewing in The Gilpin’s lot. Drive on up for this special event and see why America continues her love affair with cars.
Ben White, Table Games Manager, is enthusiastic about the Winner’s Circle with its upcoming events and said, “It’s a good fit for Colorado.”
White especially thanked the sponsors of the Winner’s Circle events, including Club Auto, Colorado National Speedway, High Plains Raceway, MillerCoors, NAPA, Race Fever Racing Souvenir, The Track at Centennial and Waterworks Car Wash.
Contact The Gilpin Casino for more details about the promo events by visiting www.thegilpincasino.com or calling 303-582-1133. Be part of Colorado’s ongoing passion with cars, especially race cars, by visiting The Gilpin’s Winner’s Circle and playing for points to win a free ride to the NASCAR Sprint Cup race in Vegas. It’s a dream come true.
