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Great Northern Casino, Grande Prairie

This page covers Great Northern Casino in Grande Prairie, one of two gaming venues in the city. It sets out where the casino is, who has run it since the June 2026 sale, and what is on the floor. Opening hours are in the "Plan your visit" table beside the map. Check with the casino before setting out, because holiday hours can differ.

Illustration of a casino with a hotel next door in Grande Prairie, spruce forest behind

Where it is and who runs it

Great Northern Casino stands at 10910 107 Avenue, Grande Prairie, Alberta T8V 7R2. It opened in 1999 and has 30,000 square feet of entertainment space. The main line is 780-539-4454. Grande Prairie has one other gaming venue, Wild Horse Casino & Lounge at Evergreen Park, a racetrack casino in Grande Prairie County.

PURE Casino Entertainment runs the casino. PURE added it through the acquisition of Gamehost Inc., a sale that closed on June 24, 2026. The name did not change, and the casino has kept operating as usual. Since December 2024, PURE has been owned by Indigenous Gaming Partners, a partnership of five Nova Scotia Mi'kmaw First Nations. In this guide, Great Northern sits in the North region.

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Plan your visit · checked October 10, 2026

Casino floor
Slots: Sun-Thu 9:30 a.m.-3 a.m.; Fri & Sat 9:30 a.m.-4 a.m.
Live tables
Tables: Sunday noon-2 a.m.; Mon & Tue 2 p.m.-2 a.m.; Wed-Sat noon-3 a.m.
Games
  • Slot machines: over 400
  • Blackjack, Free Bet Blackjack, Ultimate Texas Hold’em, Three Card Poker, Roulette, Chase The Flush; 3 poker tables
  • The poker room can be booked for private parties through the Table Games Manager
  • Poker room with cash games (No Limit Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha, Dealer’s Choice); sign-up with the Houseman or by phone, ext. 121
Food and drink
  • Platinum Lounge and Dining Room; Joker’s Café
  • Full breakfast, lunch and dinner menus
  • Platinum Lounge daily dinner features (Mon lasagna, Tue ribs for two, Wed wings, Thu steak night for two), served 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., dine-in only
Shows and events
  • Live bands and stand-up comedy
  • Kokanee Komedy Night every Wednesday, show 8 p.m., doors 6 p.m.
  • 2 more on the venue site
Sources for this table (5)

On the floor and around it

  • Slots and VLTs: the floor holds over 400 slot machines. There are also 40 VLTs, short for video lottery terminals, in a separate VLT room. AGLC lists electronic table games here as well.
  • Live tables: a live table game has a real dealer running the play. The list includes Blackjack, Free Bet Blackjack, Three Card Poker, Roulette and Chase The Flush, with 3 poker tables.
  • Poker room: it runs cash games, where players sit with chips and can leave when they choose. Games are No Limit Hold'em, Pot Limit Omaha and Dealer's Choice, and sign-up is with the Houseman or by phone at 780-539-4454, ext. 121.
  • Food and shows: the Platinum Lounge and Dining Room and Joker's Café serve full breakfast, lunch and dinner menus. Live bands and stand-up comedy also take the stage.
  • Rooms nearby: the casino itself has no hotel rooms. Service Plus Inns & Suites is right next door (780-538-3900), and Encore Suites is another option (587-259-0425).
  • Loyalty card: Winner's Edge is AGLC's province-wide card, earning points on carded play, meaning play with the card in use. The casino's VIP CLUB is an email newsletter, not a players club.

Before you go

The legal gambling age in Alberta is 18. Staff must check valid government-issued photo ID for anyone who appears to be under 25, so bring it along. This guide does not list parking or transit details for the casino.

Opening hours are in the "Plan your visit" table beside the map. Check the casino's own page before setting out, because holiday hours can differ. A Responsible Gambling Info Centre representative works on site, and GameSense, AGLC's responsible gambling program, has self-exclusion information.

Asked about this page

Questions

Who runs Great Northern Casino?

PURE Casino Entertainment runs it, after adding it through the acquisition of Gamehost Inc. That sale closed on June 24, 2026. The casino kept its name and carried on operating as usual.

Does Great Northern have live tables and poker?

Great Northern has both. Live tables include Blackjack, Roulette and Three Card Poker, among others. The poker room runs No Limit Hold'em, Pot Limit Omaha and Dealer's Choice cash games, with sign-up at 780-539-4454, extension 121.

Is there a hotel or horse racing at the casino?

The casino has no hotel rooms of its own. Service Plus Inns & Suites is right next door, and Encore Suites is another option. Grande Prairie's racetrack casino is a separate venue, Wild Horse Casino & Lounge at Evergreen Park.