How we check what's on this site

A source and a date for every fact

Each fact is kept with the address of the page it came from and the date it was checked. That goes for hours and addresses as much as rules, help lines and bus routes.

Anything the source doesn't say gets cut, even if it sounds right. When sources disagree and the question can't be settled, the page leaves the number out or tells the reader to check with the casino.

Each venue guide shows the date its details were last checked.

Where the facts come from

We go first to whoever is responsible for a fact.

• Hours come only from each casino's own website, or an archived copy of it when the site can't be read. Addresses and phone numbers come from the same pages, or from a map listing.
• Age, ID and advertising rules: Alberta's gaming law and the standards of Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC).
• Help lines and self-exclusion: Recovery Alberta, 211 Alberta and GameSense, AGLC's responsible gambling program.
• Buses, trains and fares: the transit agencies' own pages and timetables. That means Edmonton Transit Service and the City of Edmonton's open data, St. Albert Transit, Leduc Transit and the airport. Where those fall short, transit apps and open map data fill the gap.

Venue guides also mention what visitors tend to talk about, such as parking or a meal before a hockey game. Those themes come from public reviews. We retell them in our own words, with no stars, no scores and no quotes.

Hours change, and holidays are not covered

Hours on this site are the ones each casino publishes, as far as this guide could read them. Casinos can change them, and holiday hours are not covered at all. Before a holiday visit, check the casino's official site or call ahead.

Two details catch people out. Slots and tables can keep different hours. At PURE Casino Edmonton, the slots and poker room run 24 hours, and table games run from 10 AM to 3 AM.

Closing times after midnight need care too. When Friday's hours end at 3 AM, the doors close at 3 AM on Saturday morning.

Every clock on the site, the planner included, runs on Edmonton time wherever you open the page.

Where an answer is an estimate

Some answers are estimates, and the page labels them. Distances in the planner are measured in a straight line, not by road. Travel times on the late-night page are rough road estimates, not a promise that you'll arrive before closing.

What we leave out

We don't rate casinos or give them stars, and we never make up a visitor's opinion. A detail that can't be confirmed is left out rather than guessed. So a guide may say nothing about something you expected to find there.

If something looks wrong

The site has no contact form and no email address. If a detail here differs from what a casino publishes, go by the casino's own site, and call ahead when it matters.

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