A weekend concierge in the foothills
Kananaskis Casino Online, Weekend Hours
The Kananaskis Weekender is an independent weekend guide to Stoney Nakoda Resort & Casino off Highway 40, hosted by Linnea Hale, a character created for the guide. The key board below shows what is open at the hour you pick, in Mountain Time.
Hosted by Linnea Hale, a character created for this guide Checked October 14, 2026
The key board
What is open at your hour · Mountain Time · the evening runs to 5:30 am
9 pmFriday
| Where | Hours (Mountain Time) |
|---|---|
| Slots | 10 am to 4 am, every day |
| Table games | 2 pm to 3 am, every day |
| Poker cash games | Friday and Saturday nights from 7 pm; the finish is not published |
| Sidelines Lounge | 10 am to 2 am, every day |
| The Ridge | 8 am to 9 pm, every day |
| Pool and hot tub | 9 am to 11 pm, resort guests |
| Hotel quiet hours | 11 pm to 7 am |
One site for the whole stay
At a glance
- Address
- 888 Nakoda Way, Mînî Thnî, Alberta T0L 1N0
- Main line
- 403-881-2830
- Rooms and suites
- 100
- Check-out
- 11:00 am
- Pool and hot tub
- 9 am to 11 pm
- Quiet hours
- 11 pm to 7 am
Stoney Nakoda Resort & Casino puts the hotel, the casino, an Event Centre and meeting rooms on one site. A weekend guest does not need to drive between the room, dinner and the gaming floor. The hotel counts 100 rooms and suites in all.
You will find the resort just off Highway 40 heading towards Kananaskis, at the edge of Kananaskis Country. It describes itself as 45 minutes west of Calgary. In a straight line, downtown Calgary is 66.3 km away.
Friday arrival and the front desk
Parking on site is complimentary. Trucks and recreational vehicles also park at no charge, check in at the front desk and can stay up to 2 nights. For the map, the address is 888 Nakoda Way, Mînî Thnî, Alberta T0L 1N0.
At the front desk, you show an ID card, passport or temporary residence card. A damage deposit of up to $500 is taken by credit card or cash. It is returned after departure, once the room is checked. The check-in time is not published, so call 403-881-2830 and the front desk will confirm it. Check-out is at 11:00 am.
The room and the pool
Each of the 100 rooms and suites has high-speed Wi-Fi, a security safe, a 47-inch TV, a mini fridge and a microwave. Two-Queen rooms, King rooms, Junior Suites and Jetted Tub Suites each come in a mountain-view or a valley-view version. A Junior Suite adds an electric fireplace. A Jetted Tub Suite has a separate bedroom with a 43-inch TV, plus a two-person jetted tub in the living room.
Guests have year-round access, at no extra charge, to a heated indoor pool with a waterslide and a hot tub. It opens 9 am to 11 pm. A fitness centre has free weights, a stationary bike, a treadmill and yoga mats.
The weekend, night by night
One door hanger per day, from arrival to the 11:00 am check-out
| Check-in | Time not published; the front desk confirms it (403-881-2830) |
| Check-out | 11:00 am |
| Pool and hot tub | 9 am to 11 pm |
| The Ridge | 8 am to 9 pm; breakfast until 11 am |
| Quiet hours | 11 pm to 7 am |
Breakfast, dinner and late plates
The Ridge is the resort restaurant, serving family-friendly à la carte meals in a relaxed room with local artwork. Its hours are 8 am to 9 pm, every day of the week. Breakfast is served until 11 am. After 9 pm, room service is available.
Within the casino area you will find Sidelines Lounge, which opens every day from 10 am until 2 am. Food service ends at 11 pm Sunday to Thursday and at midnight on Friday and Saturday. Expect comfort food, beer and spirits, with sports on the screens and VLTs. The table beside this section shows who is serving at the hour you pick.
Who is serving
Pick a day and an hour · Mountain Time
9 pmFriday
The Ridge
Sidelines kitchen
Room service
Sidelines bar
| Where | Hours (Mountain Time) |
|---|---|
| The Ridge | Daily 8 am to 9 pm; breakfast until 11 am |
| Sidelines Lounge | Lounge 10 am to 2 am; food service ends 11 pm Sunday to Thursday, midnight Friday and Saturday |
| Room service | After 9 pm; how late it runs is not published |
The floor after dinner
On the floor at Stoney Nakoda Resort & Casino, more than 300 slot machines are open 10 am to 4 am, Monday to Sunday. Table games run 2 pm to 3 am, Monday to Sunday: Roulette, Blackjack and Ultimate Texas Hold'em Poker. Table counts and minimums are not published. On Friday and Saturday nights, No-Limit Texas Hold'em cash games start at 7 pm. A Games Manager or a pit supervisor has the details, or call 403-881-2832.
Smoking is not permitted on the main casino floor or in Sidelines Lounge. Smoking is permitted in a separate, well-ventilated slot machine room at the back left corner, behind sliding glass doors. Throughout the casino, you are welcome to help yourself to complimentary coffee, tea and water. Other drinks can be bought from servers at your seat.
Quiet hours and house rules
Hotel quiet hours run from 11:00 pm to 7:00 am. Parties and gatherings beyond a room's booked occupancy, or that create noise, are prohibited. Guests of legal age may bring their own alcohol and drink it in their room only. The lobby, halls and other public areas are off limits for it.
Smoking in hotel rooms is prohibited and carries a $500 cleaning fee. Cannabis may be used only in designated areas. Please ensure that children aged 12 and under are supervised at all times. Pets are allowed in a limited number of rooms, at $25 per pet per night and no more than two per room. Apart from the hotel's refrigerator, cooking appliances are not allowed, kettles and coffee makers included.
The land under the resort
Stoney Nakoda Resort & Casino is one of six Host First Nation casinos in Alberta. It stands on reserve land of the Stoney Nakoda First Nation at Morley. The Mini Thni Foundation is its designated licensed charity. Host First Nation casino proceeds go to charitable and religious programs that benefit the community.
The resort recognizes Treaty 7 territory, the traditional lands of the Siksika, Piikani, Kainai, Tsuu T'ina and Stoney Nakoda Nations, as the ground on which it stands. It writes: "As guests and hosts here, we commit to building respectful relationships and contributing to reconciliation."
Alberta's online market
Stoney Nakoda Resort & Casino is a land-based resort, and none of its own pages names an online casino. Alberta has a regulated online gaming market, managed by the Alberta iGaming Corporation (AiGC) and regulated by AGLC. A legal operator holds AGLC registration and an AiGC operating agreement, and must allow play only from inside Alberta. Any site can be checked in AiGC's directory at abigaming.ca. Play Alberta, at PlayAlberta.ca, is the province's own site, run by AGLC.
Paid links on this guide's home page, marked Ad, lead to an online casino partner. That partner is not connected with the resort. The guide earns a commission, and the partner can change.
Support in Alberta
- The Addiction Helpline of Recovery Alberta, 1-866-332-2322, is free, confidential, open 24 hours a day and covers problem gambling.
- 211 Alberta is free, confidential and open 24 hours: call 211 or text INFO to 211 for referral to gambling support.
- Enrolment in AGLC's Self-Exclusion Program happens online only, at selfexclusion.ca, for six months or one, two or three years, and it cannot be cancelled early.
Questions for the concierge
- What time do you check out?
- Check-out is at 11:00 am. To keep the room longer, tell reception; an extension depends on availability and is charged at the normal rate.
- Can you swim after dinner?
- The heated indoor pool, with its waterslide and hot tub, is open to resort guests until 11 pm. It opens at 9 am and costs nothing extra.
- Where can you eat after 9 pm?
- The Ridge closes at 9 pm, and room service is available after that. Sidelines Lounge serves food until 11 pm Sunday to Thursday and until midnight on Friday and Saturday.
- How late do the table games run?
- Roulette, Blackjack and Ultimate Texas Hold'em Poker run 2 pm to 3 am, Monday to Sunday. Holiday hours are not published, so a call to 403-881-2830 before a long weekend settles it.
- What age do you need to be for the casino?
- The legal gambling age in Alberta is 18. Casino staff must check valid government-issued photo ID for anyone who appears to be under 25.