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Gaming floor · 18+ in Alberta

The casino, in facts only

The casino is part of the building, so it belongs in a guide to the hotel. This page says what is there and when it is open. It does not tell you how to spend money in it.

The resort calls its casino the only one in the Canadian Rockies, off Highway 40 towards Kananaskis. Reporting from June 2008 dates its opening to that month; Torys, which acted on the project financing, says the casino reached commercial operation in June 2008 as the first stage of the resort.

What is there and when

Slot machines
More than 300, per the resort
Table games
A range of table games; the resort names roulette, blackjack and Ultimate Texas Hold'em
Poker
Cash games and scheduled tournaments, per the resort
Hours
Slots 10 am to 4 am; table games 2 pm to 3 am, seven days
On the floor
Complimentary self-serve coffee, tea and water
Smoking
Main floor and Sidelines non-smoking; a ventilated smoking room with slot machines at the back left, behind sliding glass doors
Age
18+. AGLC's casino licensee terms define a minor as a person under 18

If you are here for the mountains

You can stay at the resort without ever going in. The guest rooms, The Ridge, the pool and the meeting rooms are not gaming areas. Sidelines sits within the casino area. Children under 18 are not allowed in gaming areas, which matters if your plan was to watch a game at Sidelines as a family; The Ridge is the family room.

Help, if gambling stops feeling like a choice

  • Alberta Health Services Addiction and Mental Health Help Line: 811 or 1-866-332-2322, 24 hours, confidential, and it covers problem gambling. AHS listing.
  • GameSense Info Line: 1-833-447-7523, Tuesday and Wednesday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday to Saturday 1 to 8 p.m. GameSense by AGLC.
  • AGLC Self-Exclusion Program, explained on GameSense; people in the program cannot receive prizes in a gaming facility.

More on our responsible gambling page.

What this guide will not do

No game tips, no promotions, no loyalty points, no comparisons of what pays. This is a hotel guide; the casino gets the same treatment as the parking lot, which is to say the facts you need to plan around it.

Last checked against the linked sources: 31 October 2026.

Ask our desk to find you a room

Dates, people, room type: the desk checks the hotel's availability and rate, or a booking partner's, and answers by email.

  • No card asked for. A request is not a booking.
  • Reply by email, usually with the hotel's own rate and any better partner rate.
  • If a stay is confirmed, the hotel or booking partner pays us a commission. You pay us nothing. How that works.

Not the hotel's booking line: the resort's own site is stoneynakodaresort.com.

We answer in English, by email.

Thank you. The desk has your request and will reply by email. Nothing is booked yet.

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