Cripple Creek’s first new casino hotel addition in several decades is gearing up for a June 15 opening.

Last week, the new $14 million, 101-room Wildwood hotel, leaped one of its final regulatory hurdles, as the Cripple Creek City Council approved a lodging and entertainment liquor license for the company owners, the American Gaming Hospitality group. This permits the hotel to offer liquor service for its guests at the new hotel meeting areas.

One of the prime goals of the new highly celebrated project is to serve as a meeting hub for more outside groups, adventure companies, ATV operators and Colorado Springs tourist officials, with the prospects of conferences and extended business/tourist and recreation stays

No one spoke in opposition to the license, with the council giving an enthusiastic thumbs-up.