Alberta casinos 2012

Alberta Casinos 2012

ALBERTA CASINOS 2012

Facilities Overview

24 Charitable casino facilities operate in

Alberta with 12,470 slot machines (as of January 2012)

5 of the 24 casinos in Alberta are First Nations

casinos

3 Racing entertainment centres (RECs) operate

in Alberta with 835 slot machines (as of January 2012)

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Racing EntertainmentCentre Facility

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Northern Alberta Casinos

Great Northern CasinoGrande Prairie

Boomtown CasinoFort McMURRAY

Casino DeneCOLD LAKE

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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


Casino YEllowheadedmonton

Palace CasinoEdmonton

River cree resort and Casinoedmonton

Casino edmontonEdmonton

Baccarat casinoEdmonTON

Century casino EdmontonEdmonton

Apex casinoSt. Albert

Edmonton & Area Casinos



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

The Enoch Cree were one of the first to submit an application for a casino after the Alberta government announced in 2002 that it was prepared to accept proposals from provincial First Nations. In April, 2004, the AGLC approved the band’s application to construct an on-reserve casino.

River Cree opened in October, 2006

Located on the Enoch Cree reserve three kilometers west of the City of Edmonton, AB

Enoch Cree Nation entered into a partnership with Paragon Gaming Inc. of Las 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

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

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.


Central Albera Casinos

Jackpot CasinoRed deer

Cash Casino red deerRed deer

Camrose resort CasinoCamrose

Eagle River Casino and travel plazaWhitecourt



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


Calgary& area Casinos

Elbow river Casinocalgary

Deerfoot inn & Casinocalgary

Casino calgarycalgary

Cash Casino calgarycalgary

Century casino calgarycalgary

Cowboys casinoCalgary

grey eagle casinocalgary



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 the City of Calgary, AB

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 the City of Calgary, AB

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 Entertainment (PLE) GroupCowboys Casino dates to 1969 when the Frontier Casino

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 Casinokananaskis



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 lethbridgelethbridge

Casino by vanshawMedicine 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 (TSX: OCX) when it took over Casino ABS

Casino Lethbridge relocated to its present location in August 2004 from its old facility on 3rd Avenue 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 ParkEdmonton

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.


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