ACE Casino Blackfoot is the closest casino to downtown Calgary that is not on the Stampede grounds. It sits on Blackfoot Trail SE, a few minutes from the core, and runs a 24-hour poker room spreading both No-Limit Texas Hold'em and Pot-Limit Omaha cash games.
Omaha is the detail worth travelling for. Most Alberta rooms spread Hold'em and stop there; a reliable PLO game is scarce in this province.
It holds a 3.9 rating from just under 1,200 Google reviewers, the smallest sample of the Calgary rooms.
The floor
More than 637 slot machines and VLTs combined, table games including a high-limit section, and VIP slots rooms for players who want to be away from the main floor.
This is a smaller, tighter building than its sister property ACE Casino Airport across town, and the slot-and-VLT count being quoted together rather than separately tells you something about how the floor is laid out — the two machine types sit intermixed rather than in distinct banks.
Hours, which are the most irregular in Calgary
Read this before you drive:
- Saturday and Sunday: open 24 hours
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 9:00am to 3:00am
- Friday: 9:00am to midnight
Friday closing at midnight while Saturday runs 24 hours is genuinely counterintuitive, and it is the single most common complaint in reviews from people who turned up at 1:00am on a Friday night. The poker room keeps its own round-the-clock schedule.
Eating
The Terrace is the dining room. One option, straightforward, and not the reason anybody comes.
Getting there
4040 Blackfoot Trail SE, just southeast of downtown Calgary with free parking. For anyone staying downtown without a car, this and Cowboys are the two realistic options, and a cab here is short.
How Alberta casinos work
Alberta is the only Canadian province that licenses charities to run the casino events themselves. Eligible non-profits are assigned to a facility by region and work a two-day event for a share of the proceeds. The model dates from 2003 and the waiting list for a slot at a busy urban facility can run to a couple of years.
Worth it?
If you play Pot-Limit Omaha, come here — it is the most dependable PLO game in Calgary and there is not much competition for that title.
For Hold'em specifically, ACE Airport has twelve tables to this room's smaller spread and the games run deeper. For slots, VIP rooms aside, 637 machines is the low end for Calgary and Pure Casino Calgary has 852 with a wider pit.
Blackfoot's case is location and Omaha. On those two it is the right answer, and on nothing else.
FAQ
Does ACE Casino Blackfoot have poker?
Yes, a 24-hour poker room spreading No-Limit Texas Hold'em and Pot-Limit Omaha cash games.
What are the hours?
Open 24 hours Saturday and Sunday, 9:00am to 3:00am Monday through Thursday, and 9:00am to midnight Friday.
How many machines are there?
More than 637 slot machines and VLTs, plus table games, a high-limit section and VIP slots rooms.
Where is ACE Casino Blackfoot?
4040 Blackfoot Trail SE, a few minutes southeast of downtown Calgary, with free parking.
Is there food?
Yes, The Terrace restaurant on site.
Are there other ACE casinos?
Yes, ACE Casino Airport in northeast Calgary and ACE Casino Red Deer.
Comparing Calgary rooms? See our Calgary casinos guide, ACE Casino Airport and all 30 Alberta land casinos.
Updated September 2026 · Details verified against the operator's site and AGLC published information. Hours here vary oddly by day and do change. Confirm before you go.
