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Cash Casino (Calgary, Alberta)
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 4040B Blackfoot Trail SE
Calgary, AB
T2G 4E6
(403) 287-1635
WEBSITE: http://www.cashcasino.ca/
SIZE: 50,000-square-feet
TABLE GAMES: 29*
SLOT MACHINES: 650*
POKER ROOM: YES (9)
AMENITIES: Lounge, restaurant, bar areas.
* Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission figures as listed in Canadian Gaming News, Dec. 2005 / Jan. 2006.
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DESCRIPTION
Calgary’s Cash Casino is located in the City of Calgary on Blackfoot Trail in an area containing a mixture of light industry, office buildings, and commercial businesses. The facility is one of the province’s larger casinos and appears to have been expanded several times over the years.
HISTORY
The Cash Casino (Calgary) is Alberta’s oldest permanent casino and was founded at Blackfoot Trail and 40th Avenue S.E. in 1980.
OWNERSHIP & MANAGEMENT
The owners of the privately-held Cash Casino are Ron Desrochers and David Ng. They also own Red Deer’s Cash Casino. A Cash Casino (Lethbridge) also operated from approximately 1995 until its closure in the summer of 1999.
RECENT EVENTS
A Smoking Bylaw will made Calgary's public places (including casinos and commercial bingo halls) smoke-free effective January 1, 2008.
COMPETITION
The Cash Casino operates in competition with five other existing casinos in the City of Calgary as well as the Grey Eagle casino which is located on land adjacent to south-west Calgary and owned by the Tsuu T’ina First Nation.. It is located in close proximity to the Century Casino (formerly known as the Silver Dollar Casino).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
“The Casino Royals: The ‘Ka-Ching’ crowd: Casino owners have staked millions of dollars on satisfying Albertans’ raging hunger for gambling. And the biggest player at the table in Heinz Oldach” Edmonton Journal, Aug. 27, 2000. p. E7.
Last Updated: 05/13/11 by Rhys Stevens
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