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Rolling Into Great Northern Casino Late

After the road in from your town, the question is what is still running when you walk through the door. Pick a day and a time below, and each part of the casino shows how much of its night is left.

Filed by the Roadbook deskChecked October 1, 2026

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Alberta time · posted hours

How much night is left when you pull in

  • Slots and VLT roomGreat Northern Casino

    Sunday to Thursday 9:30 am to 3 am; Friday and Saturday 9:30 am to 4 am

  • Table gamesGreat Northern Casino

    Sunday noon to 2 am; Monday and Tuesday 2 pm to 2 am; Wednesday to Saturday noon to 3 am

  • Platinum LoungeGreat Northern Casino

    every day, 9:30 am to 2 am

  • Wild Horse slots and VLTsWild Horse, Evergreen Park

    every day, 10 am to 1 am

  • Wild Horse LoungeWild Horse, Evergreen Park

    every day, 9 am to midnight

WherePosted hours, Alberta time
Slots and VLT roomGreat Northern CasinoSunday to Thursday 9:30 am to 3 am; Friday and Saturday 9:30 am to 4 am
Table gamesGreat Northern CasinoSunday noon to 2 am; Monday and Tuesday 2 pm to 2 am; Wednesday to Saturday noon to 3 am
Platinum LoungeGreat Northern Casinoevery day, 9:30 am to 2 am
Wild Horse slots and VLTsWild Horse, Evergreen Parkevery day, 10 am to 1 am
Wild Horse LoungeWild Horse, Evergreen Parkevery day, 9 am to midnight

Full tank: the room has just opened. Empty: it is about to close. Holiday hours are not posted; phone 780-539-4454.

Machines

How long the slot floor runs

Slot machines at Great Northern Casino switch on at 9:30 a.m. every day. Closing time depends on the night. After a Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, the machines stop at 3 a.m. After a Friday or a Saturday, they run to 4 a.m. Over 400 slot machines fill the floor, and a separate VLT room holds 40 VLTs.

Read each closing time against the day the night began. Roll in at 1 a.m. on a Saturday and you are still inside Friday's shift, with the floor open until 4 a.m. Every late shift crosses into the next calendar day this way.

Tables

When the live tables run

Live tables keep a separate schedule. On Sunday they open at noon and close at 2 a.m. Monday and Tuesday start later, at 2 p.m., with the same 2 a.m. close. From Wednesday through Saturday the tables start at noon and run until 3 a.m. Arrive on a Monday afternoon before 2 p.m. and the slots are running while the tables are still closed.

Games listed are Roulette, Chase The Flush, Blackjack, Free Bet Blackjack, Three Card Poker and Ultimate Texas Hold'em. Table minimums are not posted. Questions about a specific game go to table games at extension 200 on 780-539-4454.

Poker

Calling ahead for a poker seat

Great Northern Casino has 3 poker tables. Cash games offered are Dealer's Choice, Pot Limit Omaha and No Limit Hold'em. Dealer's Choice cycles through Pineapple, Pot Limit Omaha, Crazy Pineapple and No Limit Hold'em. Start times vary daily, and the room lists no separate opening hours.

The Houseman is the one to ask, in the room or by phone at extension 121 on 780-539-4454. A cash game seat can be reserved from one day before the game, during poker room hours. From as far as Fort St. John, it makes sense to call the day before.

Lounge

The lounge until 2 a.m.

The Platinum Lounge keeps one schedule all week, from 9:30 a.m. until 2 a.m. That matches the 2 a.m. close of the tables on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. On the other nights it closes before both the tables and the slots. Kitchen hours inside that window are a question for the staff.

Wild Horse

The other room after dark

Wild Horse Casino & Lounge sits inside Evergreen Park, on the southern edge of Grande Prairie. Its floor holds slot machines and VLTs, with no table games, and runs from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. every day. Only adults 18 and over go in.

Its lounge serves drinks and meals from 9 a.m. to midnight every day, with breakfast from 9 to 11 a.m. Arrive in town after 1 a.m. and this room has closed. The slots at Great Northern Casino run later, to 3 a.m. or 4 a.m.

The clock

Mountain time and holidays

Every hour on this page is Alberta time, Mountain time, as the casino posts it. A shift that starts on one day ends in the small hours of the next calendar day. No holiday hours are posted. Before setting out on a holiday, phone 780-539-4454 to confirm the hours.

Questions

Short answers for the road

01Arriving Saturday near midnight, how late do the slots go?

The slots run until 4 a.m., in the small hours of Sunday. The same 4 a.m. close follows a Friday.

02Are the tables open at 1 p.m. on a Tuesday?

Not at that hour: on Tuesday the live tables start at 2 p.m. and close at 2 a.m. The slots are already running from 9:30 a.m.

03Is there a weekly poker schedule to print?

No, because start times change from day to day. Call the Houseman at extension 121 on 780-539-4454, or ask in the poker room. A cash game seat can be reserved from one day before the game.

04Does Wild Horse stay open past 1 a.m.?

No, its gaming floor closes at 1 a.m. every day, and Wild Horse Lounge stops serving at midnight. Later than that, Great Northern Casino's slots keep going to 3 a.m. or 4 a.m.

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