The craps table at The Isle of Capri casino is crowded with gamblers. (Denver Post file) Want to have a Vegas-like vacation without leaving the state of Colorado? Your best bet (no getting around that pun) is to head about an hour west of Denver to Black Hawk and Central City. The twin mountain towns show off Colorado’s wild side, drawing those hoping to strike it rich, which is fittingly reminiscent of the gold rush-era that began here in 1859.