Nevada-based Ameristar Casinos Inc. acquired far more than a single-story casino when it purchased the Mountain High Casino in Black Hawk, Colo., from Windsor Woodmont Black Hawk Resort Corp. for $114 million in mid-2004.
Plans conceived by Windsor Woodmont before the purchase called for an expansion that meshed perfectly with Ameristar’s vision for a Las Vegas-style destination resort and hotel, and once the deal closed, Ameristar moved forward.