Triple Crown Casinos: McGills, Midnight Rose and The Brass Ass

McGills 232 East Bennett Ave | Midnight Rose 256 East Bennett Ave | The Brass Ass 264 East Bennett Ave | 800-635-5825 | Triple Crown Casinos Website

McGills, Midnight Rose, and The Brass Ass are the casinos that make up Triple Crown Casinos. McGills and Midnight Rose offer a hotel. Table games are located inside Brass Ass. These properties combine for about 900 slot and video poker machines and nine table games. Midnight Rose has a poker room that is open on weekends.

There are three restaurants on the property. Minors are not permitted on the property, including the restaurants and hotels. We last visited Cripple Creek in October 2021.

Casinos in Cripple Creek, Colorado

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Triple Crown Casinos

McGills, Midnight Rose, and The Brass Ass operate as one casino. Players may go between McGills and Midnight Rose without going outside. This is a nice perk on cold winter days. 

All table games are on the Brass Ass side of the casino. The limits started at $10. The maximum bet is as high as $500.

Most tables at Brass Ass are blackjack. These games use six decks. Players may double down on the first two cards before or after splitting. Aces may be split into three hands. The dealer hits soft 17. Blackjack pays 3:2. Blackjack is dealt 24 hours.

The other table games are Double Up Blackjack, baccarat, craps, and double zero roulette. Craps odds are ten times. The field pays double on 12. Baccarat is available Friday through Sunday beginning at 5pm. Craps opens at 11am Sunday through Tuesday, 10:30am Wednesday and Thursday, and 8:30am Friday and Saturday. Roulette is available daily at 8:30am.

Electronic table games were found both in Brass Ass and McGills. Both have video versions. Baccarat has a $5 minimum at Brass Ass. At both locations, blackjack has a $2 minimum and craps is $1. The video 00 roulette at McGills has a quarter minimum. It is a dollar minimum at Brass Ass.

McGills also has Casino Wizard machines with heads-up baccarat, craps, and double zero roulette. These games have limits of $1 to $300.

The video poker at Triple Crown Casinos is all over the place in terms of pay tables. In addition to single hand video poker games, players will find three, five, and ten-play, Super Times Pay, Spin Poker, Triple Spin Poker, and Ultimate X. Denominations for these games are nickel, dime, quarter, half-dollar, and dollar. The pay tables drop a level at nickel and dime. They go up a notch at quarter and half-dollar and another step up occurs at one dollar. 

The best bank of single line video poker is upstairs at Midnight Rose. The good games include 8/5 Bonus Poker, 9/7/5 Double Bonus, 9/6 Double Double Bonus, and 15/9 Deuces Wild. These games are available in quarter, half-dollar, and dollar. Brass Ass has 8/5 Bonus Poker in these denominations. 

Midnight Rose poker room

Poker at Midnight Rose (Triple Crown) Casino in Cripple Creek, Colorado

There are six poker tables at Midnight Rose. It closed due to the pandemic and reopened in 2022. It is the only Cripple Creek poker room. All other Colorado poker rooms are in Black Hawk.

The Midnight Rose poker room deals no limit hold’em cash games. There are no tournaments. It opens at 10am Thursday through Sunday.

Triple Crown Casinos sportsbooks

BetRivers is the sportsbook company that operates at McGills. It offers in-person betting and wagers are also accepted on the mobile app. BetMGM Sportsbook is a mobile app also licensed through Triple Crown Casinos.

Triple Crown Casinos players club

Triple Crown Casinos uses the Triple Play card for its loyalty program. There are four tiers that are renewed every six months. Earning periods are January through June and July through December.

  • Purple: up to 19,999 pts
  • Gold: 20,000 to 59,999 pts
  • Platinum: 60,000 to 149,999 pts
  • Diamond: 150,000 and higher

Slot players earn one point for every $2 in coin-in. It takes $4 in coin-in for one point on video poker. Poker players earn $1 in comps for every hour of play. Rewards include gift shop discounts, dining offers, and discounted hotel rates.

Dining and drinks at Triple Crown Casinos

There are three restaurants located within McGills, Midnight Rose and The Brass Ass. Guests must be 21 years of age or older to dine. Multiple bars are located throughout the three properties.

Pint & Platter is located on the main level of McGills Casino. The Irish pub serves fish and chips, a corned beef Rueben sandwich, chicken wings, Philly cheesesteak, and draft beers.

Located on the second floor of the Midnight Rose, Dynamite Dick’s is a casual restaurant. Served until 11am, its breakfast features pancakes, omelets and eggs, breakfast burritos, and biscuits and gravy. Lunch and dinner menu items include sandwiches, grilled ribeye, chicken fried steak, and blackened salmon. 

The Miner’s Pick is located on the lower level of the Brass Ass Casino. Menu items here include snacks, pizza, calzones, sandwiches, salads, coffee, and tea. A small seating area is available.

Dining Options at Triple Crown Casinos
Sunday
Pint & Platter @ McGills: noon-8pm
Dynamite Dick’s @ Midnight Rose: 8am-9pm
The Miner’s Pick @ The Brass Ass: 11am-11pm
Monday
– Wednesday
Dynamite Dick’s @ Midnight Rose: 8am-9pm
The Miner’s Pick @ The Brass Ass: 11am-11pm
Thursday
– Saturday

Pint & Platter @ McGills: noon-8pm
Dynamite Dick’s @ Midnight Rose: 8am-9pm
The Miner’s Pick @ The Brass Ass: 11am-11pm
Dining options by day of the week at Triple Crown Casinos. Last updated 5/17/2023

Cripple Creek casino dining, sorted by day of the week

Triple Crown Casino hotels

Check-in: 4pm

Check out: 11am

Midnight Rose and McGills hotels have around 50 standard rooms and 5 suites for guests 21 years of age or older only. The hotel lobby is accessible through the fourth floor of the parking garage behind the casinos. All rooms include a TV, coffee maker, alarm clock, hair dryer, wireless internet, and sitting area. Standard rooms are available with a single queen, two queens, or a single king. The single queen and king rooms are ADA-accessible. All rooms are non-smoking

Hotel suites

There are two deluxe suites available at Triple Crown Casinos. Each suite features a king bed, refrigerator and microwave, jacuzzi tub, and double-sided fireplace.

Triple Crown Casinos in Cripple Creek, CO FAQ

Are Brass Ass, Midnight Rose, and McGills in Cripple Creek open 24 hours a day?

Yes. Brass Ass, Midnight Rose, and McGills are open 24 hours, daily.

Is smoking permitted at Brass Ass, Midnight Rose, or McGills Casinos?

No. Indoor smoking is banned inside casinos in Colorado.

Are there any table games at Triple Crown Casinos in Cripple Creek?

Yes. Tables are found in Brass Ass.

What table games are dealt at Brass Ass in Cripple Creek?

Table game players may choose between baccarat, blackjack, craps, Double Up Blackjack, and roulette at Brass Ass in Cripple Creek.

What are the typical table game limits as Brass Ass in Cripple Creek?

The minimum bet at Brass Ass in Cripple Creek is usually $10.

Is there a poker room at Triple Crown Casinos in Colorado?

Yes. The poker room at Midnight Rose in Cripple Creek opens at 10am Thursday through Sunday.

What types of poker games were dealt at Midnight Rose in Cripple Creek?

No limit hold’em is the main game.

Is there a sportsbook at Triple Crown Casinos in Cripple Creek?

Yes. A BetRivers Sportsbook is located in McGills Casino in Cripple Creek.

Which mobile sports betting app does Triple Crown Casinos use?

BetRivers and BetMGM are licensed through McGills and Midnight Rose casinos.

Can minors eat at Triple Crown Casinos in Cripple Creek?

No. Dining is limited to guests 21 years of age and older at all three Triple Crown Casinos.

Is there a hotel at Triple Crown Casinos in Cripple Creek?

Yes. Midnight Rose and McGills have 50 guest rooms and five suites available for guests 21 years of age and older.

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Last Updated on May 17, 2023 by Kristina Mehaffey