Some Things Never Change

Almost every new casino opening in Colorado misses the announced date by a day or two. On June 21 Fortune valley announced a new look to be unveiled on July 1 with a grand opening and new name on July 4th. This is a remodeling project, so how could they be this far off ? LOL

July 1 Denver Post
The unveiling of the casino's 65-foot-long guitar-shaped bar, previously slated for today, has been pushed back at least a week.

The official rebranding and grand-opening festivities may not come until September. The casino is expected to take the name of a national brand with a music theme, such as Hard Rock or House of Blues.

Quote: buzzpaff

Almost every new casino opening in Colorado misses the announced date by a day or two.

This could be a reason for the problem:
"Smoke screener
Critic cuts through haze on Denver’s medical marijuana beat
By Justin Rocket Silverman Tuesday, July 5, 2011
DENVER — The Mile High City is getting higher all the time.

There are now more medical marijuana dispensaries in Denver than there are Starbucks. Glossy guidebooks list nearly 300 locations where Colorado’s 125,000 residents who have been prescribed medical marijuana can get their “medicine.” Many offer a free joint to new customers, allowing them to sample exotic strains like Jah Kush, Golden Goat and Romulan Cotton Candy.

Local smokers even have a professional critic to help them navigate the gauntlet of bongs, pipes and vaporizers, or make that essential choice between Super Silver Haze and Purple Passion. The critic’s pen name is William Breathes; he keeps his real identity secret to ensure he gets the same treatment as any other patient. His weekly weed purchase is paid for by the Denver Westword, the popular alternative weekly that hired Breathes after its editors realized they were serving one of the most stoned readerships in America.

“It’s a fun new writing area,” Westword editor Patricia Calhoun told The Daily, “and if your publication prides itself on doing strong cultural coverage of art, theater and food, then why not do pot, too?”

Unlike his fellow smokers, Breathes does not follow his puffs with a Pauly Shore marathon or prolonged mediation over the contents of his pantry. Instead, he powers up his desktop and crafts a detailed review of both the grass and the medical marijuana dispensary that sold it to him. A recent review, for example, reads:

The Platinum Purps had an orange-rind tartness to it, which would have gone great with the sticky-sweet smell of Tangerine Haze. There was also a solid Triple-D, very floral Flo, and some well done Trainwreck renamed Charlie Sheen, appropriately enough. Other more unique strains out of Scott’s coco mix garden, including Scott’s Blue, the Tange and the Face Wreck Haze, smelled so good I wanted to make a potpourri bowl out of them for my office. . . . the daily

I think Fortune Valley will become Hard Rock Casino. Talk about things not changing. Fortune Valley was originally Harvey's and I think Harveys had 40% ownership of Hard Rock, or vice versa in the late 90's Maybe the $100 limit has them back now.