Where to play poker in Alberta
The legal gambling age in Alberta is 18. Albertans have many places to play Texas Holdem live at a casino. There is over eighty poker tables throughout the province of Alberta. Not surprisingly Calgary and Edmonton dominate the poker scene here. Looking to play poker in Alberta? If so, check out the chart below or find a poker room near you, via our maps.
Gaming Facility |
Poker Tables |
Street Address |
---|---|---|
River Cree Resort |
12 |
300 East Lapotac Blvd, Enoch |
Lethbridge Casino |
5 |
3756 2nd Avenue S, Lethbridge |
Cowboys Casino |
7 |
421 12th Avenue SE, Calgary |
Deerfoot Casino |
8 |
11500 35 Street SE, Calgary |
Cash Casino |
10 |
4040 Blackfoot Trail SE, Calgary |
Casino Calgary |
10 |
1420 - Meridian Rd N.E., Calgary |
Starlight Casino |
5 |
2710, 8882 - 170 Street, Edmonton |
Casino Edmonton |
12 |
7055 Argyll Road, Edmonton |
Yellowhead Casino |
12 |
12464 - 153 Street, Edmonton |
Casinos in Alberta
River Cree Resort Casino
River Cree Resort has 1150 slots,
40 table games and a poker room inside the Casino.
The Mystic lounge, the Centre Bar and the Sage restaurant is all located
inside the casino. There is a variety of show here on a regular basis. If you are in the Enoch area, you may want to check out the event calendar for the River Cree Resort.
There is 1150 gaming machines available offering
video poker,
regular slots
and multi-line games. The slot operation hours are 10:00 AM to 3:00 AM.
There are a variety of slot tournaments here, including the Tournament of Champions, which gives you a chance to win an entry into the $1,300,000 USD dollar slot tournament ($1,000,000 USD Grand Prize) called TournEvent in the Wynn Casino, Las Vegas.
There is a high limit room exclusive for high rollers. A total of forty tables are
available to play a variety of table games including;
Blackjack, Craps, Pai Gow Poker, 3-Card Poker, Ultimate Texas
Holdem, Baccarat, Tiles,
Roulette.
The River Cree Resort Casino has a
Texas Hold'em tournament, twice a day, every day. The early tournament typically starts around 11:15 AM (1:00 PM on Sunday) and the evening tournament usually starts between 7:00 and 7:30 PM. The regular scheduled tournament buy-ins range from $35 to $100. The 12-table poker
room for ring games is open from 11:00 AM to 3:00 AM. For more information and registrations, you should contact
the poker room.
Contact Information
Phone Numbers: (780) 484-2121 or Toll Free at 1-877-377-7774
Address: 300 East Lapotac Boulevard, Box 179, Enoch, AB, T7X 3Y3
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Yellowhead Casino
Yellowhead Casino has a good
selection of table games available for their patrons. There are
763 slot machines, and a twelve table poker room is open 24
hours a day. Patrons can take it easy and have a drink at their
lounge or watch a show during the weekends.
The Pearl Showroom has a full service bar, an intelligent lighting system, 15 televisions and features a concert grade sound system. Here you will find a variety of acts including comedians, original acts and tribute bands. If you are going to be in Edmonton, you may want to check out what's playing at the Yellowhead Casino while you are in town.
There is 763
slot machines and 10 VLT's inside the facilities.
There are twenty-six live gaming tables here including twelve
Blackjack tables, seven Baccarat tables, two Pai Gow Tile tables, two
Roulette tables, a Craps table, Ultimate Texas Hold'em
and Crazy Four Card Poker. In the high limit room, you will find seven Baccarat tables, two Blackjack tables and a Pai Gow tables. Two of those Baccarat tables are in their private VIP lounge.
The poker room has 12 poker tables and is open 24 hours a day, 7
days a week. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday there is a regularly scheduled poker
tournament in the poker room. There is also a monthly poker tournament that is typically on the second Saturday of the month. You can view their poker schedule online with their poker calendar.
Contact Information:
Phone Numbers: (403) 248-9467
Address: 1420 - Meridian Road N.E., Calgary, AB
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Boomtown Casino
Boomtown Casino occupies
24,000 square feet making is the largest gambling spot in Fort
McMurray, Alberta. There are gaming tables, slot machines, a small poker room and a
restaurant on site.
Typically there are live musical acts on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. To know who is playing and at what time, you should check out the Boomtown Casino entertainment calendar.
There are
450 slot machines at Boomtown Casino that offer,
video poker, regular
slots and multi-line games. The slot machines are operating daily from 10:00 AM to 3:00 AM.
Blackjack,
Ultimate Texas Hold'em,
Roulette and Three Card Poker are the table games that you can play at the Boomtown Casino. The table games are operating Sunday noon to 2:00 AM, Monday to Wednesday at 4:00 PM to 2:00 AM, Thursday at 4:00 PM to 3:00 AM and Friday and Saturday at noon to 3:00 AM.
Texas Hold'em poker tables open at 3:00 PM on Sunday and Friday. On Monday to Thursday the poker room will open a 6:00 PM. On Saturday there is a weekly tournament at 3:00 PM, cash games will follow the conclusion of the poker tournament.
Contact Information
Phone Numbers: (780) 790-9739
Address: 9825 Hardin Street, Fort McMurray, AB, T9H 4G9
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Great Northern Casino
Great Northern Casino is Grande Prairie's top gambling
spot with 30,000 square feet of gambling action. The casino has
424 slot machines, a small poker room, some table games, a restaurant and the Platinum Showroom. There are promotions here six days a week. Depending on the day you can watch live comedians, a live musical act or get a discounted meal here. To find out what's happening here this month, you should check out their casino calendar.
424 slot machines containing regular slot machines, multi-line and progressive slot machines. The biggest progressive jackpots here have $1,000,000+ pay outs. There is also thirty VLTs that feature
video poker. The slot machine open at 10:00 AM and shut down at 2:00 AM (3:00 AM Wednesday to Saturday).
Blackjack, Free Bet Blackjack, Ultimate Texas Hold'em, Three Card Poker, Roulette and Chase The Flush can be played here. Operating hours for the table games are Monday and Tuesday from 3:00 PM to 2:00 AM, Wednesday and Thursday from 3:00 PM to 3:00 AM, Friday and Saturday from 2:00 PM to 3:00 AM, and Sunday from 2:00 PM to 1:00 AM.
A small poker room is available for gamblers interested in playing
live poker. Ring games here are usually $1/$2 no-limit Texas Hold'em and/or $2/$5 Dealer's choice. There is also a weekly poker tournament on Wednesday and Saturday.
Contact Information:
Phone Numbers: (780) 539-4454
Address: 10910 107 Avenue, Grande Prairie, AB
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Lethbridge Casino
Lethbridge Casino has 427 slot machines,
five different types of tables games and a five-table poker room. There is one restaurant and a bar in the Lethbridge Casino. There is usually free live entertainment Friday and Saturday in the Buffalo Bar Showroom. You can check what is happening this weekend using their entertainment calendar. This is
the top gambling spot in the city of Lethbridge.
427 slot machines
and twenty-eight video lottery terminals are available.
There are six
Blackjack tables, Free Bet Blackjack,
Ultimate Texas Hold'em, EZ Baccarat and
Roulette here.
There are 5
poker tables in the Lethbridge Casino, but we couldn't find any regularly scheduled poker tournaments here.
Contact Information:
Phone Numbers: (403) 381-9467
Address: 3756 2nd Avenue South, Lethbridge, AB
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Grand Villa Casino
The Grand Villa Casino is one of many
casinos located inside the city of Edmonton. It is connected to Rogers Place and has a live act after party every time there is an event happening at Roger Place. There is also a variety of places to eat a meal or grab a snack. Inside this 30,000+ square foot casino you can go to Vera's Burger Shack, Pinkberry, Sbarro Pizza, Starbucks and the Match Eatery & Public House.
There are 500
slot machines
available offing games such as
reel slots, video slots, theme based slots and progressive slot machines. There is also twenty-two VLTs that feature
video poker. The Grand Villa Casino has
38 game tables featuring Blackjack, Ultimate Texas Hold'em, EZ Baccarat, Pai Gow Tiles, Roulette and Craps. There is also a VIP high limit room with the most popular games.
Contact Information:
Phone Numbers: (780) 413-3178
Address: 10128 104 Avenue Northwest, Edmonton, AB
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Casino Edmonton
Casino Edmonton has 862 slot machines can be
found inside Casino Edmonton. Many table games such as
blackjack, baccarat, roulette, craps, 4 card poker and Ultimate Texas Hold'em can be found and played here. There is also a 12-table poker room with four weekly poker tournaments here. Patrons can also take it easy in the
two bars located inside the casino or grab a meal at one of the two restaurants. There are a variety of food promotions throughout the week and free live entertainment on the weekends. To find out what is happening this week, check out their entertainment calendar.
There are
862 slot machines
and 18 VLT's in Casino Edmonton.
There are thirty live action tables including seventeen
Blackjack tables, six Baccarat tables, two
Roulette tables, two Ultimate Texas Hold'em tables, Craps and 4-Card Poker. Some of these tables are in the high limit room including two Blackjack tables and 3 Baccarat tables. There are two private tables that will either be blackjack or baccarat.
There is 12 poker tables in the poker room. Poker
tournaments with a $60 buy-in are on every Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday in the poker room. Weekday poker tournaments usually start at 6:30 PM and the poker tournaments on Saturday usually starts at 2:00 PM.
Contact Information:
Phone Numbers: (780) 463-9467
Address: 7055 Argyll Road, Edmonton, AB
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Century Hotel Casino in Edmonton
This is one of
Edmonton's newest casinos. The Century Hotel Casino is
a 35,000 square foot casino with 31 gaming tables and 588 slot machines, 2
bars, 2 restaurants, a show lounge and Yuk Yuk's Comedy Club. To find out what food promotions, which comedian is in town and what live act is playing this week, you should check out their casino calendar.
There is 588
slots
available with a wide variety of games.
There is 31 gaming table available including Blackjack, Roulette, Craps, Three Card Poker, Four Card Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold'em, EZ Baccarat and a 24/7 poker room. There is also a high limit room featuring the top table games.
Contact Information:
Phone Numbers: (780) 643-4000
Address: 13103 Fort Road, Edmonton, AB
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Starlight Casino
The Starlight Casino is in the West
Edmonton Mall. They have over 450 slot machines, over 8
different types of table games and a poker room with three weekly poker tournaments.
Four restaurants are inside the casino including Atlas Steak + Fish, and the Match Eatery & Public House. There is also free live entertainment on Friday and Saturday night.
The Starlight Casino has over 450
slot machines. There are penny machines and up to $5 machines here. Some of the more popular slot machines here include Flying Horses, 88 Fortunes, Alberta gold and Wonder Woman.
Blackjack, EZ Baccarat,
Roulette, Craps, Pai Gow Tiles, Ultimate Texas Hold'em, Crazy 4 Poker and Chase the Flush can be played here.
The poker room runs 24 hours a day on Thursday and Friday. Sunday to Thursday the poker room is open at 10:00 AM. There are weekly poker tournaments with a $60 buy-in on Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Contact Information:
Phone Numbers: (780) 444-2112
Address: 2710, 8882 - 170 street, Edmonton, AB
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Cash Casino
Cash Casino has over 48,000
square feet and over 500 gaming machines.
Twenty-six poker tournaments are scheduled every week in their poker room,
some with only a $40 buy-in and a couple that are free to enter. Tables games consists of
Blackjack, Roulette and Craps. Two restaurants
and a bar on the casino property. There is also a party pit, that features their Blackjack Beauties dealing blackjack and roulette.
There are over 500
slot machines at the Cash Casino in Calgary. There are in-house progressives, provincial progressives, VLT's and video slot machines including many themed slot machines.
There is Ultimate Texas Hold'em, Pai Gow, Four Card Poker, Baccarat, Craps
Blackjack and
Roulette. There is also blackjack and roulette starting at 7:00 PM every Friday and Saturday in their party pit.
The poker room has 10 tables to play on. There is poker tournaments
seven days a week. Every day there is three to four poker tournaments running here. Most of the tournaments have a $60 buy-in, but there are $40 tournaments here and the occasional freeroll. Once a week there is a $105 and $175+ poker tournament and on Tuesdays there is a $70 pot limit Omaha tournament.
Contact Information:
Phone Numbers: (403) 287-1635
Address: 4040 Blackfoot Trail SE, Calgary, AB
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Deerfoot Casino
Deerfoot Casino has 767 slot machines,
8 different types of table games and a poker room that has two daily poker tournaments. Deerfoot
Inn Casino host some of the best poker tournaments in the Calgary area.
There are bigtime prize pools in their poker tournaments. Deerfoot
also has a bad beat jackpot that can payout as much as $250,000.
If you are hungry, you can grab a bite to eat at one of four restaurants or catch the Friday night buffet at the Chrome Showroom. There is also a spa featuring specialty massages and body treatments. If you are looking for live entertainment, you should check out their events and concerts page, their Chrome Showroom has a variety of live acts including original music artists, tribute bands, magic shows, Muay Thai fights and much more.
767
slot machines are here including province wide and in house progressives
banks. Some of the more popular video slot machines here are 007,
Monopoly, The Walking Dead, Robin Hood, Fortune's 88, Harley Davidson and Diamond Millions. Diamond Millions, last time we checked had a progressive payout over $1,200,000. There are also twenty-four video lottery terminals here.
There are seventeen live table games here featuring
Blackjack, EZ Baccarat,
Roulette, Craps, Chase the Flush and Ultimate Texas Hold'em can be played here. The minimum bet is $5 and the maximum bet for some for some of the table games is $100. Inside the high limit room there is Blackjack, Baccarat and hand-held Baccarat.
The Ultimate Texas Hold'em progressive jackpot was over $116,000 and the Blazing 7's Progressive blackjack
side game was over $18,000 the last time we checked.
There are ten tables inside the poker room. There are at least two poker tournaments every day here. The regularly scheduled poker tournaments buy-ins range from $20 to $50. Most of the tournaments are no-limit Texas Hold'em, but there is a decent amount of pot-limit Omaha tournaments here as well. If you are planning of playing in a poker tournament here, you should check out their poker tournament schedule.
Contact Information:
Phone Numbers: (403) 236-7542
Address: 11500 35 Street SE, Calgary, AB
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Elbow River Casino
Elbow River Casino has a good selection of poker ring games available in their
poker room. Texas Holdem and Omaha poker ring games can be played inside their poker room. 600 slot machines
and five different types of table games can be played in the casino.
Every Friday and Saturday night there is free live music at the Bayou Stage. Yuk Yuk's has a comedian on stage every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. You can also just chill out at Sammy's Sports Bar.
600
slot machines are here, with in-house progressive
slots, province wide progressives and a wide variety of video slot machines. Some of the more popular slots here are; Wheel
of Fortune, Monte Carlo, Money Mania, Diamond Dollars, Jackpot Junction
and Blazing 7's.
Blackjack, Tile Pai Gow,
Ultimate Texas Hold'em, Baccarat and
Roulette can be played here. The minimum bet is $5, and the maximum bet is $1000 for all the table games, excluding inside roulette bets that have a $0.50 minimum bet and a $25 maximum bet. Baccarat and Tile Pai Gow can only be played in the Elbow River high limit room.
The Poker room offers two types of poker games, which are
Texas Hold'em and
Omaha Poker. The poker game stakes are
$4/8, $15/$30 and $20/$40 for limit Texas Hold'em. The stakes for limit Omaha are $4/$8 and for pot-limit Omaha the stakes are $1/$2.
Contact Information:
Phone Numbers: (403) 289-8880
Address: 218 18th Avenue SE, Calgary, AB
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Century Hotel and Casino in Calgary
The Century Hotel and Casino in Calgary (formerly the Frank Sisson's Casino) is an
80,000 square foot entertainment facility with four different
types of table games including $3 blackjack tables. Outside the table game are you will find over
450 slot machines.
You can grab a drink at the Infinity Bar or a bite to eat at the Mid City Grill. The Mid City Grill has a variety of daily food specials including a Baby BBQ Ribs meal for $8.99.
A variety of slots
can be played here. There is a total of 450 gaming machines
available.
Blackjack,
Baccarat,
Roulette and Ultimate Texas Hold'em can be played here. This is the only casino that I know of that has $3 blackjack tables.
Contact Information:
Phone Numbers: (403) 243-3000
Address: 1010 42nd Avenue SE, Calgary, AB
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Cowboys Casino
The Cowboys Casino has 280
slot machines, thirty-three table games and a poker room.
After the Calgary Flames hockey games, the Centre Bar is the
place to be. It is the official post Flames game destination. Interested in the clubbing, then you may want to check out the Cowboys Night Club.
A total of
350 slot machines
are available including these games listed below; Pharaoh's Fortune,
Price is Right, Monopoly, Game of Thrones, Willy Wonka, The Simpsons, Playboy and Triple
Diamond. There are 1¢, 5¢, 25¢, $1 and $5 slot machines. Some of the larger progressive jackpots are Diamond Millions, Jackpot Junction and American Original.
There are thirty-three tables and seven different type of table games here. Blackjack, Pai Gow Tiles, Fortune Pai Gow, Ultimate Texas Hold'em, EZ Baccarat,
Roulette and Craps are the seven table games at the Cowboys Casino.
The poker room consists of several poker tables and is open 24/7. Different
poker games such as
no-limit
Texas Hold'em,
Omaha pot limit and limit Texas Hold'em can be played here.
Contact Information:
Phone Numbers: (403) 514-0900
Address: 421 12th Avenue SE, Calgary, AB
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Casino Calgary
Casino Calgary has 852
slot machines, many table games are available such as Blackjack,
Baccarat, Roulette, Ultimate Texas Hold'em and Craps. Patrons can have
a drink in their lounge or play in their tweny-four hour poker room. There are a variety of food related promotions throughout the year here.
There are over 852 slot machines and twenty-two video lottery terminals inside the casino. There is also the occasional slot tournament here as well.
There are thirty-one tables here including thirteen
Blackjack tables, eight Baccarat tables, two
Roulette tables, two Pai Gow Tile tables, Craps and Ultimate Texas Hold'em. Five of the Blackjack tables and three of the Baccarat tables are in the high limit room here.
The poker room is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There are 10
tables available for poker games.
Cash games
are $1/$2 for No-limit Texas Hold'em and $1/$2/$5 for Pot-limit Omaha. There is also a $5/$10/$25 pot-limit Omaha game during the afternoons. There are Bad Beat Jackpots for both games. The Texas Holdem and Omaha bad beat jackpots have been as high as $38,000 and $28,000 respectively.
Contact Information
Phone Numbers: (403) 248-9467
Address: 1420 - Meridian Road N.E., Calgary, AB, T2A 2N9
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