Cripple Creek Approves $70 Million Expansion, Hotel For Bronco Billy's Casino

The Cripple Creek City Council has approved a $70 million plan to expand Bronco Billy's, overcoming opposition from the casino's three largest competitors. Owners of the Century, Wildwood and Triple Crown casinos had argued that the glass-and-steel exterior of Bronco Billy's project - which includes a six-story, 200-room hotel, a conference center and parking garage - wouldn't blend with the brick facades of the city's 12 gaming establishments, many of which are historic buildings. Planning and Community Development Director Bill Gray said Full House Resorts - owner of Bronco Billy's - submitted its proposal under the guidelines of a Project of Special Merit ordinance, which has existed in city code since 1991 but has never Read more on Colorado Springs Gazette