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Casino By Vanshaw (Medicine Hat, Alberta)
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 Medicine Hat Lodge
1051 Ross Glen Drive SE
Medicine Hat, AB
T1B 3T8
(403) 504-4584
WEBSITE: http://www.medhatlodge.com/
SIZE: 15,000-square-feet
TABLE GAMES: 10*
SLOT MACHINES: 230*
POKER ROOM: NO
AMENITIES: Attached to the upscale 190-room Medicine Hat Lodge which offers several restaurants and bars.
* Casino City web site (May, 2011)
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DESCRIPTION
Casino by Vanshaw is attached to the rear of the upscale 190-room Medicine Hat Lodge. The casino leases space from the Lodge which is situated just off the Trans-Canada highway in the City of Medicine Hat. The 14,000-square-foot casino has a 1950’s nostalgia theme.
HISTORY
In the early 1990’s, Van Der Kooy and his colleague and friend Shawn Stange made a foray into the temporary casino business in Red Deer. The pair eventually moved the business to Medicine Hat. By 1996, they were granted a permanent casino facility licence after space was provided to them in the Medicine Hat Lodge. At the time, the Lodge was owned by the Pechet family.
OWNERSHIP & MANAGEMENT
The casino is owned by Mayfield Investments and managed by Stagewest Hospitality. Stagewest is also involved in the ownership and operations of the Camrose Resort Casino. They are also involved in the management of the Stoney Nakoda Resort & Casino.
RECENT EVENTS
N/A
COMPETITION
Medicine Hat is a community of 63,000 located in southeast Alberta about 300 km southeast of Calgary and 170 km east of Lethbridge. Casino by Vanshaw is the only casino in the city.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Medicine Hat Lodge web site
Stagewest Properties: Medicine Hat Lodge Resort, Casino & Spa Factsheet
Big players tend to keep a low profile: FROM GRIME TO GLITZ/ Alberta's gaming industry has matured, moving from the dingy little gambling dens of 30 years ago to today's glamour palaces. Edmonton Journal, Aug 27, 2000. p. E8.
Last Updated: 05/11/11 by Rhys Stevens
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