Casper renews local businesses’ liquor licenses

CASPER, Wyo. — The Casper City Council renewed the liquor licenses of its local businesses at Tuesday’s meeting without dissent.

All businesses seeking renewals were approved, though some were made with stipulations. However, three businesses saw restrictions placed on their licenses: Frosty’s Lounge, which has stipulations restricting someone from having ownership interest in the business, and The Drinkery and Bull Horn Brewing, which each have conditions restricting the license from being transferred to a new address.

Businesses are able to maintain a license in an inactive or “parked” status for up to a year, and Casper saw a handful of parked licenses this year, too. The city’s inactive licenses are the Big D on Southwest Wyoming Boulevard, 3)H7 Hospitality, Oil City Beer Co. and Cheba Hut Toasted Subs. In the case of Cheba Hut, the license was approved at the council’s Feb. 3 meeting, and will run from April 1 to March 31, 2027.

In the vote, Councilor Amber Pollock abstained as a co-owner of Backwards Distilling Co.

A recent annual survey by the Casper Police Department found that alcohol-related arrests and accidents in Casper saw significant decreases in 2025.

The department conducted 196 compliance checks of businesses with liquor licenses throughout the year, and Police Chief Shane Chaney said the majority of active businesses remained in compliance. Public safety indicators related to alcohol showed a general downward trend, as total calls for service involving establishments with liquor licenses fell from 2,148 in 2024 to 1,971 in 2025.

Arrests for driving under the influence saw a 23% reduction, dropping from 366 to 280. Similarly, incidents of public intoxication declined by 8% to 567.

The city saw another promising trend with a 30% drop in cases of minors in possession of alcohol and a 28% decrease in vehicular accidents involving intoxicated drivers.

Chaney added that the sharp drop in alcohol-related incidents can’t be chalked up to less policing, as overall traffic stops saw an increase from the year prior.

Despite the decline of alcohol-related calls, some businesses still saw issues in 2025, Chaney reported. Eleven establishments were cited as being out of compliance. One business received a warning for offering alcohol to a minor in an unopened container, though Chaney did not name it during his report to the council. He noted that C85 Galles Liquor has failed compliance checks in three straight years, Boston’s Restaurant & Sports Bar failed four compliance checks across the last three years and The Range has failed compliance checks in two consecutive years.

The full list of the city’s liquor licenses can be viewed below:

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