Stampede Casino
October 14, 2008
The Stampede Casino in the Big Four Building on the grounds of Stampede Park which is located just east of Calgary’s downtown core and bordering MacLeod Trail along its western edge. The casino itself is about 40,000-square-feet in size although it expands during the 10 days of the actual Stampede in July.
The Stampede Casino has received approval from the AGLC to build and re-locate to a state-of-the-art $44-million gaming, sports and entertainment centre located three blocks from the existing facility on 12th Avenue. The complex will be anchored by a 104,000-sq.-ft. casino which is scheduled to open in 2008.
Stampede Casino
Kalan Porter Performs at the Stampede
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HISTORY The Stampede Casino has one of the longest pedigrees of any permanent Alberta facility and dates to 1969 when the Frontier Casino became the second legal casino in the province (the “Klondike Days” casino at the Edmonton Northlands Exhibition was first in 1967). The present facility opened in 1988. OWNERSHIP & MANAGEMENT The Stampede Casino is owned and operated by the non-profit Calgary Exhibition & Stampede. RECENT EVENTS As of May 2006, a proposal to relocate the Stampede Casino had reached stage 3 (final approval) of the AGLC’s 3-step expansion and relocation process. The casino will be part of a complex that will also include an expanded Round-Up Centre and hotel that will be able to host conferences, trade shows and tourists. A Smoking Bylaw will make Calgary’s public places (including casinos and commercial bingo halls) smoke-free effective January 1, 2008. CASINO COMPETITION The Stampede Calgary operates in competition with five other existing casinos in the City of Calgary. Its nearest casino competition is the Elbow River Inn & Casino on the opposite side of busy MacLeod Trail. The Tsuu T’ina First Nation has received approval from the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission to build a casino facility on their lands adjacent to the city’s south-west quadrant. Construction began in 2006.
ADDRESS 1801 Big Four Trail SE Tel: (403) 261 0422 |
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