Alberta casinos 2012

Facilities Overview

24 Charitable casino facilities operate in
Alberta with 12,470 slot machines (as of January
2012)

7
5 of the 24 casinos in Alberta are First Nations
casinos
2

7 3 Racing entertainment centres (RECs) operate
Casino Facility in Alberta with 835 slot machines (as of January
2012)
Racing Entertainment
Centre Facility
ALBERTA CASINOS 2012

Northern Alberta Casinos

Great Northern Casino
Grande Prairie

Boomtown Casino
Fort McMURRAY

Casino Dene
COLD LAKE


Great Northern Casino

 Great Northern Casino opened in June 1999 after Red-Deer based Service Plus
Hospitality Ltd. bought the Golden Chance Casino from three local partners

 Located in Grande Prairie, AB

 Great Northern Casino is owned by Gamehost Inc. (TSX: GH)


Boomtown Casino
 Opened at present
location in 2000

 Located in Fort
McMurray, AB

 Boomtown Casino is
owned by Gamehost Inc.
(TSX: GH)

The casino in Fort McMurray began as a small temporary operation.
It was bought by Winners Gaming in 1992 and two years later it
opened at the MacKenzie Park Inn (now the Quality Hotel and
Conference Centre). It was renamed and moved to its current
premises in Peter Pond Shopping Mall in May, 2000.


Casino Dene

 Casino Dene is a First Nations casino located five
kilometres outside the City of Cold Lake, AB

 Casino Dene opened September 26, 2007

 Casino Dene is owned by the Cold Lake First Nation


Edmonton & Area Casinos
Casino YEllowhead
edmonton

Palace Casino
Edmonton

River cree resort and Casino
edmonton

Casino edmonton
Edmonton

Baccarat casino
EdmonTON

Century casino Edmonton
Edmonton

Apex casino
St. Albert


Casino Yellowhead
 Opened at present location in
2000

 Located in the City of
Edmonton, AB near the east-
west Yellowhead Trail

 In May 2011, Casino
Yellowhead was acquired by
Onex Corporation (TSX: OCX)
when it took over Casino ABS

Casino Yellowhead opened in August 2000 at a cost of
$16-million. This facility was essentially a replacement
for the city’s Casino ABS Downtown at 102nd St. and
105th Ave. (opened ~1990) which itself had moved from
its original location in a refurbished warehouse on 112th
St., North of Jasper Ave. (opened in 1981).


Palace Casino
 Palace Casino opened in
1990

 Palace Casino is located
inside the West
Edmonton Mall in the
City of Edmonton, AB

 Palace Casino is owned
by Gateway Casinos &
Entertainment Limited
The Palace Casino is one of the
longest-running casino operations
in Edmonton, having started as a
10,000-square-foot facility in
April 1990. At that time it was
owned by a consortium of 69
charities and managed by former
construction industry executive
Howard Worrell.


River Cree Resort and Casino

 River Cree opened in
October, 2006

 Located on the Enoch Cree
reserve three kilometers west
of the City of Edmonton, AB
The Enoch Cree were one of the first to submit an application for
 Enoch Cree Nation entered
a casino after the Alberta government announced in 2002 that it
was prepared to accept proposals from provincial First Nations. into a partnership with
In April, 2004, the AGLC approved the band’s application to Paragon Gaming Inc. of Las
construct an on-reserve casino. Vegas, Nevada to develop The
River Cree Resort and Casino

Casino Edmonton
 Casino Edmonton is located on the south
side of the North Saskatchewan River in
the City of Edmonton, AB

 Opened in 1986 and was previously
known as Casino ABS South

 In May 2011, Casino Edmonton was
acquired by Onex Corporation (TSX: OCX)
when it took over Casino ABS

Casino ABS was founded by the late Heinz Oldach
who had been running charitable casinos in Alberta
since 1973. Oldach began his business career as
general manager of the carnival rides arm of Acme.
When he was 28, Oldach and Acme colleague Harry
Nash bought the carnival company, added new
rides, and, in 1973, incorporated Alberta Bingo
Supplies Ltd. (hence the name ABS).


Baccarat Casino
 Baccarat Casino
opened in 1996

 Located downtown
in the City of
Edmonton, AB

 Owned by Gateway
Casinos &
Entertainment
Limited

The Baccarat opened in October 1996 at the corner of
104th Avenue and 101st Street in downtown
Edmonton. It was built by Carlson Construction of
Edmonton for approximately $2.2 million. At that time
the Baccarat was the City of Edmonton’s third casino.


Century Casino Edmonton
 Century Casino
Edmonton opened in
November, 2006

 Located in the
northeast of the City
of Edmonton, AB

 Owned by Century
Casinos, Inc. of
Vienna, Austria
(CNTY: US)

Century Casinos, Inc. is an international casino
entertainment company that owns and operates Century
Casino & Hotels in Cripple Creek and Central
City, Colorado, and in Edmonton and
Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Company also operates
casinos aboard luxury cruise vessels.


Apex Casino
Known as the Gold Dust until 2010, the
Apex casino was opened in 1994 by owner
Bruce McPherson after his Sandman Casino
in Edmonton lasted only seven months due
to competition from the recently opened
Palace Casino at West Edmonton Mall.

 Apex Casino opened in
November, 2006

 Located in the suburban City of St.
Albert, AB which is northwest of the
City of Edmonton

 Bruce McPherson is the president of
Game Plan Developments, owner of
St. Albert's Apex Casino


Central Albera Casinos

Jackpot Casino
Red deer

Cash Casino red deer
Red deer

Camrose resort Casino
Camrose

Eagle River Casino and travel plaza
Whitecourt


Jackpot Casino
 Jackpot Casino opened in
February, 1997

 Located in downtown area of the
City of Red Deer, AB

 The Jackpot Casino is jointly owned
by Franklin Daines and his wife
Shirley, and by Ken Oxtoby and his
wife Darlene, all from nearby
Innisfail


Cash Casino Red Deer
 Cash Casino Red Deer opened its
permanent facility in 1995

 Located in the City of Red Deer, AB

 Owners of the Cash Casino are Ron
Desrochers and David Ng


Camrose Resort Casino

 Opened in 2007

 Located in the City of Camrose

 Camrose Resort Casino is
operated by Stagewest
Hospitality and owned jointly
by Stagewest (75%) and the
Camrose Regional Exhibition
(25%)


Eagle River Casino and Travel Plaza

 Eagle River Casino and Travel Plaza is a First Nations casino located 8 kilometres northwest of the Town
of Whitecourt, AB

 Eagle River Casino & Travel Plaza opened on January 31, 2008

 Eagle River Casino & Travel Plaza is owned by the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation and is a joint venture with
Paragon Gaming ALBERTA CASINOS 2012

Calgary& area Casinos
Elbow river Casino
calgary

Deerfoot inn & Casino
calgary

Casino calgary
calgary

Cash Casino calgary
calgary

Century casino calgary
calgary

Cowboys casino
Calgary

grey eagle casino
calgary


Elbow River Casino
 Elbow River Casino opened its
current facility in June, 2005

 Located near downtown in the City
of Calgary, AB

 The original 14,000-square-foot
casino adjacent to the Elbow River
Inn opened in 1989 as the province's
first purpose-built casino

 In July, 2012 the Elbow River Casino
was sold to a Calgary group of
investors that are involved in the
operation of other casinos in Calgary
and Red Deer


Deerfoot Inn & Casino

 Deerfoot Inn &
Casino opened in
November, 2005

 Located in the
southeast of the
City of Calgary, AB

 Gamehost Inc.
(TSX: GH) owns a
91% controlling
interest in the
Deerfoot Inn &
Casino


Casino Calgary
 Casino Calgary opened in
May, 1997

 Located on the east side of
the City of Calgary, AB

 In May 2011, Casino Calgary
was acquired by Onex
Corporation (TSX: OCX) when
it took over Casino ABS

Casino Calgary is owned by Casino ABS (Alberta Bingo
Supplies, Ltd.). ABS was incorporated 1973 and is Canada’s
oldest casino operator and largest operator in the Province
of Alberta. In May 2011, Casino ABS was acquired by Onex
Corporation (TSX: OCX) for C$111 million from the estate of
the Company's founder. Casino ABS owns four Alberta
casinos.


Cash Casino Calgary

 Cash Casino (Calgary) is Alberta’s
oldest permanent casino and was
founded at Blackfoot Trail and 40th
Avenue S.E. in 1980

 Located southeast of downtown in

 Owners of the Cash Casino are Ron
Desrochers and David Ng


Century Casino Calgary

 The Century Casino Calgary facility
was purchased by Century Casinos
Inc. in January, 2010

 Located southeast of downtown in

 Owned by Century Casinos, Inc. of
Vienna, Austria (CNTY: US)

Silver Dollar Action Centre was established at the present location of Century Casino Calgary in 1983. On
July 1, 1996, Frank Sisson’s Silver Dollar Casino was added to the facility. The Silver Dollar was owned by
the colourful Frank Sisson, a Scottish-born bowling entrepreneur and breeder of miniature horses. In
October, 2007, Sisson sold the Silver Dollar casino to British Columbia-based Evergreen Gaming Corp. for
$22-million. Evergreen subsequently asked for creditor protection and the casino was placed into
receivership. It was purchased by Century Casinos Inc. in January, 2010.


Cowboys Casino
 Cowboys Casino, until
recently known as Stampede
Casino, opened for business
at its present location on
June 19th, 2008

 Located close to downtown
in the City of Calgary, AB

 Owned by the non-profit
Calgary Exhibition &
Stampede and operated in
conjunction with Penny Lane
Cowboys Casino dates to 1969 when the Frontier Casino Entertainment (PLE) Group
became the second legal casino in the province. In 1988, the
casino opened in its "old" location in the Big Four Building on
the grounds of Stampede Park. The "old" Stampede Casino was
approximately 40,000-square-feet in size although it expanded
during the 10 days of the Stampede in July. The "new"
Stampede Casino facility opened in June, 2008 and was
renamed Cowboys Casino in 2012.

Grey Eagle Casino

 Grey Eagle Casino opened in December, 2007

 Located at 37 Street & Glenmore Trail adjacent to the southwest of the City of Calgary, AB

 Owned by Tsuu T'ina First Nation who partnered with Sonco Gaming (Alberta) Ltd. to build the
casino

Alberta Rocky Mountain Casinos

Stoney nakoda resort and Casino
kananaskis


Stoney Nakoda Resort and Casino

 Stoney Nakoda Resort and Casino
opened June 10, 2008

 Located just off the Trans-Canada
Highway (Hwy 1) in Morley, AB
which is approximately 60 km west
of Calgary and 50 km east of Banff

 Stoney Nakoda Casino is owned by
the Stoney Tribal Administration
and managed by Stagewest
Hospitality. The three bands that
togerther comprise the Stoney
Nation are Chiniki, Wesley and
Bearspaw


Southern alberta Casinos

Casino lethbridge
lethbridge

Casino by vanshaw
Medicine hat


Casino Lethbridge
 Casino Lethbridge
opened in August 2004 at
its current location after
being relocated from a
smaller facility in the city

 Located on the east side
of the City of Lethbridge,
AB

 In May 2011, Casino
Lethbridge was acquired
by Onex Corporation
Casino Lethbridge relocated to its
(TSX: OCX) when it took
present location in August 2004
from its old facility on 3rd Avenue over Casino ABS
South. The new casino reportedly
cost more than $10-million to
construct.


Casino by Vanshaw

 Casino by Vanshaw opened its
permanent casino within the
Medicine Hat Lodge in 1996

 Located in the City of Medicine Hat,
AB

 Owned by Mayfield Investments and
managed by Stagewest Hospitality.


Racing Entertainment Centres
Grande Prairie Regional Agricultural & Exhibition Society
(Evergreen Park)
Grande Prairie

Northlands Park
Edmonton

Rocky Mountain Turf
Club (Whoop-Up Downs)
Lethbridge

Horse Racing Alberta, a not-for-profit corporation, is
responsible for issuing racing licences for all horse
racing in Alberta. The Alberta Gaming and Liquor
Commission, however, is responsible for the licensing
of all racing entertainment centres (i.e., slot
machines) located at racetracks.


For Additional Information

Alberta Casinos & Racinos

Rhys Stevens, Institute Librarian & Information Specialist
rhys.stevens@uleth.ca


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