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4950 – 47 Avenue
Red Deer, AB
T4N 6P8
(403) 342-5825
CASINO WEBSITE: N/A
SIZE: 26,000-square-feet
TABLE GAMES: 15*
SLOT MACHINES: 299
POKER ROOM: YES (2)
AMENITIES: restaurant
OTHER: Approximately 100 employees
* Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission figures as listed in Canadian Gaming News, Dec. 2005 / Jan. 2006.
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DESCRIPTION
The Jackpot Casino is smartly decorated 26,000-square-foot casino located in the downtown area of the City of Red Deer.
HISTORY
According to casino management, the Jackpot opened in September 1997.
OWNERSHIP & MANAGEMENT
The Jackpot Casino is jointly owned by Franklin Daines and his wife Shirley, and by Ken Oxtoby and his wife Darlene, all from nearby Innisfail. Franklin Daines is best known in Red Deer for his ownership of the Daines chain of western wear stores. Ken Oxtoby is an Innisfail realtor and developer.
RECENT EVENTS
The City of Red Deer became smoke free in all indoor public places and work places on June 1, 2006.
In May, 2006, a planned $1.5-million expansion of the Jackpot Casino was approved by the AGLC. It was to add 4,300-sq.-ft. to the facility to accommodate 105 new slot machines and a poker room. The expansion application had encountered opposition from residents in the Parkvale neighborhood association.
COMPETITION
Jackpot Casino competes with the Cash Casino (Red Deer) in the Red Deer market although they are located in different areas of the city.
The City of Red Deer is located midway between the cities of Edmonton and Calgary. Population is approximately 83,000 (2006) and it serves a trade area of over 200,000 people.
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. |
