Into the foothills on Highway 40
Kananaskis Casino Online, Up Highway 40
Checked October 12, 2026By the Highway 40 Desk
The casino Kananaskis looks to, Stoney Nakoda Resort & Casino, stands a short way off Highway 40 as the road approaches, on reserve land of the Stoney Nakoda First Nation within Treaty 7 territory. This independent guide sets out its hours, the road in, the night at the resort and the rules of online play in Alberta. Kananaskis Casino Notes takes no wagers, and the resort has no ownership of it.
- Address
- 888 Nakoda Way, Mînî Thnî, Alberta T0L 1N0
- Slots
- More than 300, 10 AM to 4 AM daily
- Tables
- 2 PM to 3 AM daily
- Hotel
- 100 rooms and suites, check-out 11 AM
- Parking
- Complimentary; trucks and RVs up to 2 nights
- Calgary
- 66.3 km in a straight line
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The resort at a glance
Stoney Nakoda Resort & Casino gathers a hotel, the casino, an Event Centre and meeting rooms on one site. It stands off Highway 40 towards Kananaskis, on the outskirts of Kananaskis Country in the Rocky Mountain foothills.
Inside are more than 300 slot machines, plus three table games: Blackjack, Roulette and Ultimate Texas Hold'em Poker. Meals come from The Ridge, the resort restaurant, which serves family-friendly à la carte dishes in a relaxed room with local artwork. Sidelines Lounge, in the casino area, adds comfort food, beer, spirits and sports on screens. Overnight guests have 100 rooms and suites to choose from. A heated indoor pool with a waterslide and a hot tub comes with the stay at no extra charge.
What is open, and when
Use the calculator below to see what will be open when you arrive, on Mountain Time. Every day of the week, slots play 10 AM to 4 AM, while the table games run 2 PM to 3 AM. No-Limit Texas Hold'em poker cash games start at 7 PM on Friday and Saturday nights.
Meals at The Ridge run from 8 AM to 9 PM daily; Sidelines Lounge stays open later, until 2 AM. Friday and Saturday, the Sidelines kitchen stays busy until midnight; through the rest of the week, Sunday to Thursday, it shuts at 11 PM. Resort guests can use the pool from 9 AM to 11 PM. Holiday hours go unposted, so check with the resort itself before a late drive out along the road.
What is open at your hour
Listed in Mountain Time. These are the published hours; none are released for holidays.
- Slots10 AM to 4 AM daily
- Table games2 PM to 3 AM daily
- Poker cash gamesFriday and Saturday nights from 7 PM; end time not published
- The Ridge restaurant8 AM to 9 PM daily; breakfast until 11 AM; room service after 9 PM
- Sidelines Lounge10 AM to 2 AM daily
- Sidelines food serviceends 11 PM Sunday to Thursday, midnight Friday and Saturday
- Pool and hot tub (hotel guests)9 AM to 11 PM daily
Bars show the chosen day from midnight to midnight. Late hours run into the next morning.
On the casino floor
Inside the casino are more than 300 slot machines. Its main floor and Sidelines Lounge are non-smoking. Smokers have a separate, well-ventilated slot machine room at the back left corner, behind sliding glass doors.
Roulette, Blackjack and Ultimate Texas Hold'em Poker make up the table games, though the number of tables and the minimums are not published. Self-serve coffee, tea and water are complimentary throughout the casino, and servers sell other drinks at your seat.
Membership in Winner's Edge, Alberta's province-wide casino loyalty program, is arranged at the guest services desk or the Winner's Edge kiosk. At Stoney Nakoda, members earn 1 point for every dollar wagered on slot machines. To join, a member has to be 18 or older; the kiosk also offers GameSense My Activity and Budgeting Tools for setting spend and time limits.
The road into the foothills
The resort stands off Highway 40 towards Kananaskis, on the outskirts of Kananaskis Country. In the resort's own words, its casino is 45 minutes west of Calgary. Every other distance quoted on Kananaskis Casino Notes runs as the crow flies, a straight line from one map point to another.
From Kananaskis Village, the casino is 22.6 km in a straight line. Canmore is 24.1 km away in a straight line. Cochrane and Banff lie farther out, at 39.3 km and 39.6 km in a straight line. Downtown Calgary sits 66.3 km away in a straight line. Road distance and driving time are longer and depend on the route, so the guide links to Google Maps for directions.
Parking on site is complimentary. Trucks and recreational vehicles also park at no charge after registering at the front desk, and can stay up to 2 nights.
Straight lines to the resort
Straight lines between map points (OpenStreetMap). The road is longer; Google Maps gives the route.
66.3km in a straight line
| From | Distance | Route |
|---|---|---|
| Kananaskis Village | 22.6 km | Directions in Google Maps |
| Canmore | 24.1 km | Directions in Google Maps |
| Cochrane | 39.3 km | Directions in Google Maps |
| Banff | 39.6 km | Directions in Google Maps |
| Calgary (downtown) | 66.3 km | Directions in Google Maps |
| Airdrie | 72.9 km | Directions in Google Maps |
| Chestermere | 83.4 km | Directions in Google Maps |
| Okotoks | 84.2 km | Directions in Google Maps |
| High River | 99.2 km | Directions in Google Maps |
Staying the night
There are 100 rooms and suites in the hotel. Two-Queen and King rooms, Junior Suites with an electric fireplace and Jetted Tub Suites each come in a mountain-view or valley-view (sunrise) version. Every room has high-speed Wi-Fi, a security safe, a 47-inch TV, a mini fridge and a microwave. One Bedroom Suites and Family Suites are available by phone.
Guests can use the heated indoor pool, waterslide and hot tub from 9 AM to 11 PM at no extra charge. Quiet hours run from 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM. In the morning, breakfast at The Ridge is served until 11 AM. Check-out is at 11:00 AM. A guest who wants the room longer tells reception, and the extension depends on availability and is charged at the normal rate.
Whose land this is
The resort acknowledges that it stands on Treaty 7 territory, the traditional lands of the Siksika, Piikani, Kainai, Tsuu T'ina and Stoney Nakoda Nations. In the resort's own words, the Stoney Nakoda are the original "peoples of the mountains", known in the Nakoda language as Iyarhe Nakoda. The resort also writes that they have continuously used, occupied and possessed their traditional lands since well before contact with Europeans.
The resort runs on reserve land held by Stoney Nakoda First Nation, Morley, and counts as one of Alberta's six Host First Nation casinos. The Mini Thni Foundation is the designated licensed charity for the resort. Proceeds of Host First Nation casinos go to charitable and religious programs that benefit the community. These details come from the resort's own pages and the AGLC page on Host First Nation casinos.
Online casino play in Alberta
Alberta has a regulated online gaming market. AGLC acts as regulator of that market, while the Alberta iGaming Corporation (AiGC) runs it. Running legally online means two things: being registered with AGLC and holding a signed operating agreement with AiGC.
AiGC keeps a directory at abigaming.ca/players/registered-igaming-sites where any site can be looked up. An approved operator carries the AiGC logo; one that cannot be found in the directory is unregulated. Run by AGLC, PlayAlberta.ca is the province's own site for online gaming, and the revenue it makes goes to the Government of Alberta. Only those aged 18 or older who are physically in Alberta can play.
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Where to find help
- Calls to 211, texts of INFO to 211 and its online chat all reach 211 Alberta, which gives gambling support referrals 24/7, confidential and free.
- Recovery Alberta runs the Addiction Helpline at 1-866-332-2322, a free and confidential line, staffed 24/7, that also handles problem gambling.
- Joining AGLC's Self-Exclusion Program happens online at selfexclusion.ca, where a person picks six months, or a term of one, two or three years; no term ends early.
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Questions from the road
What casino is in Kananaskis?
Stoney Nakoda Resort & Casino: 888 Nakoda Way, Mînî Thnî, set off Highway 40 on the road to Kananaskis. Among Alberta's six Host First Nation casinos is this resort, and the land beneath it is Stoney Nakoda First Nation reserve.
How late are the slots open?
Slots at the resort open at 10 AM and keep going until 4 AM, Mountain Time, every day. Table games close at 3 AM. No holiday hours are posted, so ask the resort about them.
How far is it from Calgary and Canmore?
Downtown Calgary is 66.3 km in a straight line, and Canmore is 24.1 km in a straight line. The resort describes its casino as 45 minutes west of Calgary. For road directions, the guide links to Google Maps.
Can you stay the night, and what time is check-out?
Yes, the casino shares its site with a hotel of 100 rooms and suites. Check-out is at 11:00 AM. A later departure depends on availability and is charged at the normal rate.
Is this site the casino?
No, kananaskiscasino.com is an independent guide, not the casino or the resort's own site. No bets, no accounts and no cashier exist here, and the site has no tie to the resort or to the Stoney Nakoda Nation. Paid links on the front page, each labelled Ad, send readers to an online casino partner, and Kananaskis Casino Notes is paid a commission through them.