Zone · 9 casinos · 51,926 km²
Calgary and Kananaskis casino territories
The Calgary & Kananaskis zone holds 9 casinos, each with its own territory of land closer to it than to any other casino. Together those territories cover 51,926 km² of Alberta and hold 20 of the 137 towns in the guide's list.
Wide cells and narrow ones
This zone's 9 territories cover 51,926 km², and their sizes differ sharply. Stoney Nakoda Resort & Casino has the largest here, 22,695 km², with Banff, Canmore and Kananaskis Village inside. The nearest other casino stands 61.6 km away in a straight line, not road, so the cell spreads wide.
Inside Calgary, casinos sit close together and the cells shrink. Cowboys Casino and Elbow River Casino stand 0.5 km apart, and their territories measure 27 km² and 29 km². ACE Casino Blackfoot gets 48 km², ACE Casino Airport 493 km² and PURE Casino Calgary 587 km². Three of these five hold no town from the list.
Grey Eagle Resort & Casino covers 2,434 km², with Cochrane inside. Century Downs Racetrack & Casino, in Balzac, reaches 12,622 km² and holds 7 towns, Airdrie and Drumheller among them. Deerfoot Inn & Casino covers 12,991 km², and its farthest town, Bassano, lies 107.9 km from it.
Calgary & Kananaskis: 9 territories
| Casino | Territory | Towns inside | Nearest other casino | Casino floor | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoney Nakoda Resort & Casino | 22,695 km² | 3 | Grey Eagle Resort & Casino, 61.6 km | Slots daily 10am to 4am | Directions |
| Deerfoot Inn & Casino | 12,991 km² | 6 | ACE Casino Blackfoot, 9.0 km | Casino: Sunday to Thursday 9:30am to 3am; Friday and Saturday 9:30am to 5am | Directions |
| Century Downs Racetrack & Casino | 12,622 km² | 7 | ACE Casino Airport, 7.8 km | Sunday to Thursday 9:30am to 3am; Friday and Saturday 9:30am to 4am | Directions |
| Grey Eagle Resort & Casino | 2,434 km² | 1 | Elbow River Casino, 6.9 km | Slots 24 hours daily | Directions |
| PURE Casino Calgary | 587 km² | 2 | Cowboys Casino, 4.8 km | Slots 24 hours | Directions |
| ACE Casino Airport | 493 km² | 0 | Century Downs Racetrack & Casino, 7.8 km | Monday to Thursday 9am to 5am; Friday and Saturday 24 hours | Directions |
| ACE Casino Blackfoot | 48 km² | 0 | Elbow River Casino, 2.3 km | Slot machines and electronic table games open during casino hours; see conflicts for opening times | Directions |
| Elbow River Casino | 29 km² | 0 | Cowboys Casino, 0.5 km | Daily 9:30am to 3am | Directions |
| Cowboys Casino | 27 km² | 1 | Elbow River Casino, 0.5 km | Casino open daily 9:30am to 5am; slots daily 10am to 5am | Directions |
Areas are measured on an equal-area map of Alberta, and every distance is a straight line between two map points, not a road distance.
Where the borders run close
Two towns in this zone sit very near a territory border. Strathmore lies 42.4 km from PURE Casino Calgary and 42.6 km from Deerfoot Inn & Casino, straight line, not road. Cochrane is 31.6 km from Grey Eagle Resort & Casino and 31.8 km from ACE Casino Airport. In both towns the two figures differ by 0.2 km.
Vulcan is a different kind of edge town. Its nearest casino is Deerfoot Inn & Casino at 79.2 km, but the next one, PURE Casino Lethbridge at 85.6 km, belongs to the Central & Southern Alberta zone. Every other town in the zone list has its second casino inside the zone.
Questions
Which casino is nearest to Airdrie?
Century Downs Racetrack & Casino, 9.6 km away in a straight line, not road. ACE Casino Airport comes next at 16.5 km.
Which territory in this zone is the largest?
The territory of Stoney Nakoda Resort & Casino, at 22,695 km², ranks 8 of 30 in Alberta by size. Banff, Canmore and Kananaskis Village fall inside it.
Are the distances on this page driving distances?
They are not driving distances. Every figure is a straight line over the earth's surface between two map points, with roads, rivers, mountains and ferries left out.