ACE Casino Airport runs a twelve-table poker room, open 24 hours. That is the largest dedicated poker room in Calgary, larger than Cowboys downtown and larger than Grey Eagle out on the Tsuut'ina Nation, and it is the reason serious players end up on Aero Crescent.
The casino sits beside Calgary International Airport in the northeast and holds a 4.0 rating from nearly 2,400 Google reviewers.
The floor
638 slot machines, 26 table games, 12 VLTs, and two exclusive VIP salons.
There is also arena-style gaming — banks of electronic terminals played as a group around a shared display — which sits between the machine floor and the live pit and suits people who want table games without a dealer's pace.
Twenty-six live tables on a 638-machine floor is a table-forward build, the same pattern as the better Calgary rooms.
Hours are staggered, and the tables are not always open
This is the thing that catches people:
- Casino floor: 9:00am to 5:00am Sunday through Thursday, open 24 hours Friday and Saturday
- Poker room: 24 hours, every day
- Table games: 12:00pm to 3:00am daily
Turn up at 10:00am wanting blackjack and you will be waiting two hours. The machines are running, and so is poker, but the pit does not open until noon. Thursday also closes early at midnight.
Eating
Three options: The Kitchen, The Buffet, and an ACE Sports Bar. For a room this size that is a reasonable spread, and the sports bar does what you would expect on a Flames night.
Getting there
40 Aero Crescent NE, minutes from the airport terminal in northeast Calgary. Free parking.
The airport proximity is a genuine use case rather than marketing. A long connection at YYC is enough time to play, and the poker room never closing means the hour you land does not matter.
The ACE group
ACE runs three Alberta properties: this one, ACE Casino Blackfoot on the other side of Calgary, and ACE Casino Red Deer.
How Alberta casinos work
Alberta licenses charities to conduct casino events themselves, the only province in Canada that does. Non-profits are assigned to the facility serving their region and work a two-day event in return for a share of the proceeds, under a model the province adopted in 2003.
Worth it?
For poker, this is the Calgary answer. Twelve tables running around the clock beats everything else in the city on both size and availability, and the crowd is more serious than the Stampede-grounds rooms.
For everything else it is mid-pack. No hotel, no event centre, 638 machines, and a pit that keeps banker's hours at the front end of the day. If you are not here for cards, Grey Eagle or Deerfoot give you more.
FAQ
How big is the poker room at ACE Casino Airport?
Twelve tables, open 24 hours a day — the largest dedicated poker room in Calgary.
What time do the table games open?
Noon. Table games run 12:00pm to 3:00am daily, later than the machine floor opens.
What are the casino hours?
9:00am to 5:00am Sunday through Thursday, 24 hours Friday and Saturday. Thursday closes at midnight.
How many slots and tables are there?
638 slot machines, 26 table games, 12 VLTs and two VIP salons, plus arena-style gaming.
Where is ACE Casino Airport?
40 Aero Crescent NE, minutes from Calgary International Airport, with free parking.
Are there other ACE casinos?
Yes, ACE Casino Blackfoot in southeast Calgary and ACE Casino Red Deer.
Comparing Calgary rooms? See our Calgary casinos guide and all 30 Alberta land casinos.
Updated September 2026 · Details verified against the operator's site and AGLC published information. Poker and pit hours change. Confirm before you go.
