| ED AND SHIRLEY SMITH WERE BORN AND RAISED IN SILT AND NEW CASTLE COLORADO. THEY BOTH WENT TO COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY WHERE THEY MET AND WERE LATER MARRIED. THEY HAVE FOUR CHILDREN WHO ALSO LIVE IN COLORADO. ED AND SHIRLEY OWNED AND OPERATED A LAUDROMAT AND A GROCERY STORE IN BLACK HAWK BEFORE GAMING. THEY CONVERTED THE BUILDING INTO A CASINO WHEN GAMING CAME TO TOWN. THE WILD CARD SALOON WAS THE FIRST CASINO TO OPEN IN BLACK HAWK ON OCTOBER 1, 1991. ED AND SHIRLEY ALSO PURCHASED BLACK HAWK STATION CASINO IN JULY OF 2004. BOTH CASINO'S ARE OWNED AND OPERATED BY ED AND SHIRLEY. THE WILD CARD AND BLACK HAWK STATION ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR RELAXED ATMOSPHERE, HOME COOKING, WILD PROMOTIONS AND LOOSE SLOTS. |
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