Top Casino Hotels in Alberta, 2026

From first to seventh, by the stay

Every entry below includes the casino floor as a fact, the way we'd list a pool or a spa — never as the reason for the ranking.

Grey Eagle Resort & Casino

A Tsuut'ina Nation-owned resort on Calgary's edge, backing onto the Rockies

Calgary, AB

Event CentreIndoor pool4 restaurants

Owned and operated by the Tsuut'ina Nation
178 rooms, built in 2014, minutes from downtown Calgary
Event Centre has hosted acts from Burton Cummings to ZZ Top

Grey Eagle is the only property on this list with its own dedicated concert venue, and the closest resort-style casino hotel to downtown Calgary.

Staying at Grey Eagle

The resort sits on Tsuut'ina Nation land on Calgary's southwest edge, close enough to downtown for a short drive but backing onto open country with Rocky Mountain views to the west. The four-star hotel's 178 rooms were built in 2014 and renovated since, with an indoor pool, outdoor hot tub and fitness centre covering the resort side of a stay.

Four restaurants and the Stage Bar handle dining and casual drinks, while the all-ages, non-smoking Event Centre is the property's signature draw — a proper concert room that has booked touring rock, country and comedy acts rather than just lounge entertainment.

Best forCalgary visitors who want a resort stay with live entertainment and Rocky Mountain views, without leaving the city limits.

River Cree Resort & Casino

An Enoch Cree Nation resort with twin NHL-sized rinks and a shuttle to West Edmonton Mall

Enoch (west Edmonton), AB

6 restaurantsTwin ice rinksFree WEM shuttle

Owned and operated by the Enoch Cree Nation
249 rooms and suites, the most of any hotel on this list
Free shuttle to West Edmonton Mall, a few minutes away

River Cree has the most rooms and the largest combined gaming floor of any hotel on this list, split across two separate casinos.

Staying at River Cree

The resort sits on Enoch Cree Nation land on Edmonton's western edge, a short free shuttle ride from West Edmonton Mall — North America's largest shopping and indoor-amusement complex, with its own waterpark and amusement rides. The 249 non-smoking rooms and suites include premium bedding and Netflix-castable TVs, and the resort runs six restaurants and three lounges around a lobby coffee café.

Two NHL-sized skating rinks are an unusual amenity among Canadian casino hotels, alongside a fitness centre, pool and hot tub, and a concert venue (The Venue) that keeps the resort busy outside the casino as well as in it.

Best forFamilies or groups who want West Edmonton Mall within a shuttle ride, plus more on-site dining and rooms than anywhere else on this list.

Stoney Nakoda Resort & Casino

The only casino resort in the Alberta Rockies, at the gateway to Kananaskis Country

Kananaskis, AB

Mountain viewsPool + waterslideEvent Centre

Owned by the Stoney Nakoda Nation, on their own land
110 rooms, fully renovated in 2023–24
Sits at the junction of the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 40

This is the only casino resort anywhere in the Alberta Rockies, and the only hotel on this list with mountain-adventure outfitters operating from its own parking lot.

Staying at Stoney Nakoda

Billed as the "Basecamp of the Rockies," the resort sits about 35–45 minutes west of Calgary at the entrance to Kananaskis Country, with Canmore and Banff a further short drive beyond. The 110 rooms and suites were fully renovated through 2023–24, each with its own Wi-Fi and at least a 43-inch TV; a pool, hot tub and waterslide cover the family side of a stay.

An on-site travel centre with an Esso station and Tim Hortons means the resort doubles as a genuine highway stop, and in summer, Alpine Helicopters and Canadian Rockies Rafting run trips directly from the property — a detail no other hotel on this list can match.

Best forCalgary-to-Banff road-trippers who want mountain scenery and a casino floor in the same stop, without driving all the way into the park.

Deerfoot Inn & Casino

A family-oriented Calgary hotel built around a free indoor waterpark

Calgary, AB

Free waterparkSpaConference centre

188 rooms in southeast Calgary
Indoor waterslide park included free for hotel guests
Owned by Gamehost Inc., an Alberta hospitality and gaming company

Deerfoot is the most family-oriented property on this list, built around a water park rather than a golf course or a mountain backdrop.

Staying at Deerfoot Inn

The hotel sits in southeast Calgary, a short drive from Fish Creek Provincial Park and the Chinook Centre mall, with 188 rooms including some with kitchenettes. A giant indoor water slide park with two slides is included free for hotel guests, alongside a spa, a 24-hour fitness centre, and a conference centre used for both business meetings and family events.

Three restaurants and bars, including a sports lounge, round out dining, and "Stay & Play" packages bundle a room with food-and-beverage and gaming vouchers for guests who want to spend an evening at the tables.

Best forFamilies who want a genuine waterpark included in the room rate, with a casino as a separate adults-only option rather than the main event.

Medicine Hat Lodge, Resort, Casino & Spa

Southern Alberta's only four-star resort, built around an indoor waterpark and spa

Medicine Hat, AB

WaterparkFull-service spaConvention centre

Around 190 deluxe rooms plus 30 suites
Billed as southern Alberta's only four-star resort
Now a Trademark Collection by Wyndham property

Medicine Hat Lodge pairs the largest hotel entertainment complex in the city with a full-service spa — a combination no other property on this list offers.

Staying at Medicine Hat Lodge

The resort sits across from Medicine Hat Mall, about five kilometres from downtown, with roughly 190 deluxe rooms and 30 suites, a 6,500-square-foot convention centre and four meeting rooms. It markets itself as southern Alberta's only four-star resort and the city's largest hotel entertainment complex, now operating as a Trademark Collection by Wyndham property with Wyndham Rewards attached.

The giant indoor water slide park, Alberta Massage and Spa, and a 24-hour exercise facility sit alongside the Copper Coulee Casino and several restaurants, including the Redwood Steakhouse.

Best forSouthern Alberta road-trippers who want a genuine spa and waterpark combination along with the casino floor.

Camrose Resort & Casino

A small-town hotel across from the Camrose Regional Exhibition Grounds

Camrose, AB

Waterslide2 restaurantsConvention facility

112-room full-service hotel
Directly across from the Camrose Regional Exhibition Grounds
Hosts overflow guests for the Big Valley Jamboree festival

Camrose Resort is the smallest full hotel on this list and the one most tied to a single annual event — the Big Valley Jamboree.

Staying at Camrose Resort

The hotel sits in Camrose, about an hour southeast of Edmonton, directly across the street from the Camrose Regional Exhibition Grounds, which hosts the Big Valley Jamboree country-music festival and other high-traffic events through the year. Rooms number 112 across a traditional full-service layout, with a waterslide, pool, hot tub, fitness centre and two restaurants covering the rest of a stay.

A convention facility handles meetings and weddings outside festival season, when the hotel runs at a quieter, small-town pace than any other property on this list.

Best forBig Valley Jamboree festival-goers, or travellers passing through central Alberta who want a straightforward full-service stay.

Century Casino & Hotel Edmonton

A 26-room boutique hotel attached to a casino with off-track betting and a comedy club

Edmonton, AB

Comedy clubOff-track bettingUnderground parking

26 boutique rooms — the smallest hotel on this list
Yuk Yuk's Comedy Club operates inside the casino
Owned by Colorado-based Century Casinos, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNTY)

This is the smallest hotel on the list by far, and the only one built as an entertainment venue first with lodging very much the secondary feature.

Staying at Century Casino Edmonton

The hotel occupies just 26 boutique-style rooms and suites above a casino in northeast Edmonton, a short walk from the Belvedere LRT station and a few minutes from Edmonton Expo Centre and Commonwealth Stadium. Heated underground parking for 300 cars reflects a property built primarily around evening visitors rather than overnight stays, though rooms are air-conditioned with Keurig machines and LCD TVs.

Four bars, a restaurant, a banquet room and a Yuk Yuk's Comedy Club franchise fill out the entertainment side, following a multi-million-dollar renovation that added VIP and high-limit gaming rooms.

Best forA night of comedy and gaming in Edmonton with a short walk back to a boutique room, rather than a multi-night resort stay.

Ground rules

Judged as hotels

The gaming floor gets a fact box, the same way a pool or a spa does. The ranking itself comes from check-in, the room, the view, and what's within an easy walk or drive.

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Facts drift faster than reviews

Room counts, gaming-floor sizes and operating hours change as properties renovate or change hands. Confirm details with the hotel directly before booking.

Play responsibly, if at all

Alberta's legal minimum age for gaming areas is 18. Set a fixed amount before you sit down, and treat it as the cost of the evening. Every stay on this page works fine without a single bet.

Questions people ask about Alberta's casino hotels

Which Alberta casino hotel actually has the most rooms?

River Cree Resort & Casino in Enoch has the most rooms at 249, followed by Deerfoot Inn & Casino in Calgary at 188 and Grey Eagle Resort & Casino at 178.

Is there a casino hotel actually in the Rocky Mountains?

Yes — Stoney Nakoda Resort & Casino in Kananaskis is the only casino resort located in the Alberta Rockies themselves. Grey Eagle in Calgary has mountain views but sits in the city; the others are further east on the prairies.

What is the minimum age to enter an Alberta casino?

18, the same as Alberta's legal drinking age — a year younger than neighbouring British Columbia and Saskatchewan. All seven properties on this list restrict their gaming floors to adults only, regardless of a guest's age for the hotel itself.

Which of these hotels has the smallest casino relative to its size?

The opposite is true at Century Casino & Hotel Edmonton: with only 26 rooms but roughly 777–800 slot machines and 35 table games, it has by far the largest gaming floor relative to hotel size on this list.

This page is part of the Red Cherry Register project — an independent register of Canadian hotels that happen to have a casino on site, ranked as places to stay rather than as gaming venues. Facts above are drawn from official hotel sources, operator press materials and public travel listings, checked in October 2026; gaming-floor sizes, room counts and hours change as properties renovate, so confirm anything that matters with the hotel directly before booking. Hotel and brand names belong to their owners and are used only to identify which property each entry concerns.