Calgary Casinos and Calgary Gambling - Alberta

Calgary schools' gambling ban raises cash-flow fears

News brief: Impending Catholic Education Foundation of Calgary won't be a replacement for the $2 million raised annually for schools through casinos and bingos. read more

Father arrested in casino after Calgary toddler left in car in -8 C

News brief: A Calgary father has been charged with child abandonment after firefighters rescued a toddler from a locked car parked outside a casino early Monday. read more

Companies want Calgary loophole closed

News Brief: Faced with slumping profits, two Calgary gaming companies want the province to close a loophole in the smoking ban that permits gamblers to light up on First Nation casinos. read more

Evergreen Gaming celebrates re-opening of Silver Dollar Casino

Silver Dollar Casino in Calgary, Alberta has reopened after renovation. read more

Calgary casinos see no effect from smoking ban

News Brief: While a new First Nations casino on the city's west edge broke ranks yesterday on a province-wide smoking ban, some other Calgary gambling haunts said they hadn't seen business drop. read more

Calgary casino icon moves on

News Brief: After 49 years as Calgary's casino and entertainment icon, Frank Sisson said it's time to move on and let the chips fall where they may. read more

Calgary Schools End Casino Fundraisers

News Brief: Catholic schools in Calgary have agreed to stop using casinos as a means of fundraising. read more

Calgary Casino Project Breaks Ground

News Brief: Construction has begun on a massive casino project in southwest Calgary, despite a warning from the city's mayor that a deal still needs to be struck on access roads. read more

Bishops Unite Against Casinos

News Brief: Calgary"s bishops will once again inform the Catholic school board it must stop fundraising through casinos and bingos because the practice is "morally problematic." read more

Calgary Casino Construction Begins

News Brief: Construction on a controversial $27-million First Nation casino-hotel project west of Calgary can proceed after a judge granted an injunction preventing protesters from interfering further. read more