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Fort McMurray Casino Online: Hourly Log
Checked October 12, 2026Filed by the Shift Log desk
The casino in Fort McMurray is Rivers Casino & Entertainment Centre, at 9825 Hardin St. downtown, in the heart of the city. Slots, tables, the lounge and the kitchen each keep separate hours, and the tables change schedule by day. The planner next to this text matches your free hour against published hours and lists what is open then.
| SlotsSun to Thu 9:30 AM to 3 AM; Fri and Sat 9:30 AM to 4 AM | |
|---|---|
| Live tablesMon to Wed 4 PM to 2 AM; Thu to Sat 2 PM to 3 AM; Sun 2 PM to 2 AM | |
| Poker cash gamestarts 6 PM every night; end time not published | |
| Rapids Showroom & Lounge9:30 AM to 2 AM daily | |
| Breakfast mains9:30 AM to 3 PM | |
| Lunch favourites11 AM to 5 PM |
Covers published hours only. Holiday hours: none published.
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Four separate clocks
Slots run Sunday to Thursday from 9:30 AM to 3:00 AM, and Friday and Saturday from 9:30 AM to 4:00 AM. Tables keep their own week. Monday to Wednesday they run 4 PM to 2 AM; Thursday to Saturday, 2 PM to 3 AM; Sunday, 2 PM to 2 AM. A late close belongs to the following calendar day: the Friday 4 AM close is early Saturday morning.
Rapids Showroom & Lounge keeps the same hours every day: 9:30 AM until 2 AM. Breakfast mains are served 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM, and lunch favourites 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Dinner service hours are not published. Poker cash games start at 6 PM every night.
Every time shown uses Mountain Time. No holiday hours are published; confirm them with the casino before visiting.
The casino in brief
Rivers Casino & Entertainment Centre sits downtown, in the heart of Fort McMurray. The city stands at the confluence of the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers, in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. Besides over 400 slot machines, the casino offers electronic table games and live tables. Live games include Blackjack, Free Bet Blackjack, Roulette and Ultimate Texas Hold'em, with 3 poker tables.
Rapids Showroom & Lounge is the casino's restaurant and lounge, with full breakfast, lunch and dinner menus. The menu is headed Rivers Cafe. Live music plays in the showroom weekly.
Rivers Casino is an Alberta charity casino. It has assisted in raising funds for over 300 registered charities, from community clubs and sports groups to food banks and seniors' groups. Organizations and fundraisers can also join its Bottle Collection Program. Gamehost Inc. has joined the PURE Casino Entertainment family, and for guests it is business as usual: the same name, the same team and the same service. There is no hotel on site.
On the floor
The slot floor holds over 400 machines and runs coinless, on ticket-in/ticket-out. Provincial and local progressive slots are part of the floor. Live tables offer Blackjack, Free Bet Blackjack, Roulette and Ultimate Texas Hold'em. The total number of tables and the table minimums are not published.
Poker has 3 tables. Cash games start at 6 PM every night, and on Fridays the cash game is $2-$5. Details come from the pit boss. Poker room hours are not published as fixed hours; players can call (780) 790-9739, extension 105, for them.
Winner's Edge, the AGLC province-wide loyalty program, runs at Rivers Casino. Members earn points on all slot machines and electronic table games, though some games are excluded. The rate is 1 point for every $1 to $5 wagered, depending on the game. Guest Services issues the card on presentation of government ID, and only people 18 or older can join. Anyone enrolled in self-exclusion cannot become a member.
Rapids Showroom & Lounge
Daily hours at the lounge run from 9:30 AM to 2 AM, and Rivers Cafe is the heading on its menu. Breakfast mains run 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM. Lunch favourites follow from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM, while dinner service hours are not published.
Live music plays weekly in the showroom, which has a dance floor and table space. The monthly line-up is posted on the casino's entertainment page at riverscasino.ca/entertainment/. Private events and parties for 4 to 250 guests can be booked in the showroom area, any day of the week and any time of day. Full and partial room bookings are possible, with a cash bar or table service, and bookings are made by phone at (780) 790-9739.
Getting there
Rivers Casino is at 9825 Hardin St., Fort McMurray, Alberta T9H 4G9, phone (780) 790-9739. It stands in the heart of the city. Measured in a straight line, Edmonton is 378.2 km off; the road route is longer. Visitors from the south should plan the trip; Google Maps gives directions.
RMWB Transit runs an On Demand service with a Downtown zone. Monday to Friday it runs in the evening only, 6 PM to 10 PM; Saturday and Sunday, 6 AM to 10 PM. Rides are booked by app, at rmwb.ca/OnDemand, or through Pulse at 780-743-7000. The casino does not publish parking details or a shuttle. No hotel operates at the casino, and it does not name a hotel partner either.
Online play in Alberta
In Alberta, online gaming is a regulated market. Management belongs to the Alberta iGaming Corporation (AiGC); regulation belongs to AGLC. An online operator becomes legal only after it registers with AGLC and concludes an operating agreement with AiGC.
Registered sites appear in a directory AiGC keeps at abigaming.ca/players/registered-igaming-sites. Operators absent from it are unregulated, and approved ones show the AiGC logo. AGLC runs PlayAlberta.ca, the online gaming site of the province, and the Government of Alberta receives its revenue. Operators on the register must make sure only people physically located in Alberta can play. In Alberta, gambling starts at age 18.
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Help in Alberta
- 211 Alberta charges nothing, is confidential and answers 24/7. Options: dial 211, send the word INFO by text to 211, or open its online chat. Referrals to gambling support are included.
- The Addiction Helpline, 1-866-332-2322, is run by Recovery Alberta. Calls cost nothing and stay confidential, the line answers 24/7, and problem gambling is covered.
- Enrolment in AGLC's Self-Exclusion Program happens only online, at selfexclusion.ca. Terms run one, two or three years, or six months, and none can be cancelled early.
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Stop at 9 PM. Breaks: every hour.
Slots that day close at 4 AM.
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Questions logged
What casino is in Fort McMurray, and where is it?
The casino is Rivers Casino & Entertainment Centre, at 9825 Hardin St., Fort McMurray, Alberta T9H 4G9. It is downtown, in the heart of the city. The phone number is (780) 790-9739.
On a Friday, what is the casino's latest closing time?
Slots close at 4:00 AM, which is early Saturday morning. The tables shut at 3 AM and the lounge at 2 AM. Holiday hours appear nowhere in the casino's pages, so confirm them with the casino.
When do the tables open on weekdays?
Monday to Wednesday, tables open at 4 PM and close at 2 AM. On Thursday and Friday they open at 2 PM and run to 3 AM. Poker cash games start at 6 PM every night.
Is an overnight stay possible right at the casino?
There is no hotel at Rivers Casino, and the casino names no hotel partner. Parking details are not published either.
Is this site the casino?
This site is a guide, independent and separate from the casino and its own site. It accepts no bets and offers no accounts or cashier. It is not affiliated with the casino, PURE Casino Entertainment or any gaming operator. The home page is the single place with paid links. Marked Ad, they point to an online casino partner and earn the site a commission.