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Casino Edmonton is one of the city’s largest casinos and houses some 72,000 square feet of floor space, and it is the only casino south of the North Saskatchewan River. It is located on Argyll Road, about 30km drive from the international airport and is owned by the Pure Canadian Gaming chain. The casino has undergone renovation in previous years to increase its gaming space and it has also been rebranded a number of times. 26553b

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With over 850 slot machines, 10 video lottery terminals and 22 table games as well as a 24 hour poker room, this casino can be described as very well equipped. Apart from the poker room which is open 24 hours, the games operate from 10am to 3am daily. The table games consist of 11 blackjack tables, four mini baccarat tables as well as two roulette wheels, a craps table and a selection of poker games including Texas hold ‘em and three and four card poker.

The poker room operates cash games as required, as well as $100 buy-in games on Tuesdays and Thursdays, $60 buy-in games with 20-minute blind increases on Saturdays and $70 buy-in games on Sundays. There is also a deep stack tournament on the last Saturday of every month with a $200 buy-in. For the high rollers there’s also the High Limit Lounge with a water feature wall and a high stakes table and electronic gaming available.

You’ve got the option to frequent either (or both) of the two in-house dining options at Casino Edmonton, the Casino Grill and the Fun Eatery and Noodle Bar. The Casino Grill offers an array of simple options from many styles of cuisine as well as daily specials, whereas the Fun Eatery and Noodle Bar offers up fast, fresh, fried urban noodle dishes.

In of bars you’ve got the Centre Bar, aptly located in the middle of the casino, where you can sit back and watch all the gaming action with a drink; big sporting events are shown on the big screens and you can order snacks from the Casino Grill to be consumed there. Your other option is McTavish’s on Argyll, an authentic Scottish pub serving draft beers and a selection of whiskies.

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As well as all the pay-per-view sports being shown in both bars, there’s live entertainment every Friday and Saturday night from local and national pop and rock acts such as WOW and Capital Newz. The casino also has one-off package events for food and gaming with a bit of entertainment thrown in, for example on New Year’s Eve.

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