Colorado Casino Revenue Rises 6.1% to $105.8 Million in May, Led by Black Hawk Gains

Colorado casinos generated $105.8 million in revenue during May, up 6.1% year-over-year, according to figures from the Colorado Gaming Division. Slot machines accounted for the bulk of the total, posting $89.5 million, up 5% from a year earlier, while table games contributed $16.3 million, up a stronger 12.1% year-over-year — a sign that Colorado’s casino floors may be seeing renewed interest in higher-stakes table game play.

Black Hawk Continues to Dominate

Colorado’s Black Hawk region remained the clear leader among the state’s three legal casino markets, contributing $81.2 million in May revenue, up 5.5% year-over-year. Within that total, slots rose 4.1% to $66.1 million and table games climbed 12.1% to $15.1 million — figures that closely mirror the statewide trend of table games outpacing slots in year-over-year growth.

Black Hawk’s continued dominance reflects its position as Colorado’s largest and most developed casino market, home to the bulk of the state’s larger commercial casino properties and drawing significant traffic from the Denver metro area given its relative proximity compared to the state’s other two gaming towns.

Cripple Creek and Central City Also Post Gains

The Cripple Creek region recorded $17.5 million in May revenue, up 5.7% from $16.6 million a year earlier. Slots generated $16.4 million, up 5%, while table games rose 17.8% to $1.1 million — again showing table games growing faster than slots on a percentage basis, even from a smaller base.

The Central City region posted the strongest percentage growth of the three markets, with revenue rising 13.7% to $7.1 million. Slots rose 14.7% to $7 million, while table games actually dropped 28.3% to $97,887 — a reminder that Central City’s table game business remains a relatively small and volatile slice of its overall revenue mix compared to Black Hawk and Cripple Creek.

What the Numbers Suggest

Colorado’s 6.1% overall growth in May adds to a broader pattern of modest but consistent gains across several regional casino markets so far in 2026. The stronger performance in table games relative to slots across all three Colorado gaming regions could reflect either a shift in player preferences or simply reinvestment by casino operators in table game offerings and staffing following a period of pandemic-era table closures that some regional markets are still recovering from.