Close Quarters / Racetrack and casino · Balzac
Century Downs and its neighbours
Checked October 8, 2026By the Map Room
Century Downs sits in Balzac, next to the CrossIron Mills shopping mall. It is the racetrack half of the north pair, 7.8 km in a straight line from ACE Casino Airport.
Who stands nearby
Century Downs stands in Balzac, next to the CrossIron Mills shopping mall, 5 km north of Calgary International Airport. ACE Casino Airport is 7.8 km away in a straight line. At a radius of 8 km the two form a group of their own, which this site calls the north pair.
Toward the city, PURE Casino Calgary is 15.2 km away in a straight line. Cowboys Casino is 18.6 km away in a straight line. Deerfoot Inn & Casino sits 28.0 km away in a straight line. No two of the eight casinos east of the mountains stand farther apart.
Roads, as usual, hold their own opinions about these numbers. The figures here only measure the gap between two map points.
| Casino | Distance | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACE Casino Airport | 7.8 kmRoute ↗ | Mon to Thu 9 AM to 5 AM; Fri and Sat 24 hours; Sunday published two ways |
| PURE Casino Calgary | 15.2 kmRoute ↗ | Slots 24 hours |
| Cowboys Casino | 18.6 kmRoute ↗ | Daily 9:30 AM to 5 AM |
| Elbow River Casino | 19.1 kmRoute ↗ | Daily 9:30 AM to 3 AM |
| ACE Casino Blackfoot | 20.8 kmRoute ↗ | Mon to Thu 9 AM to 3 AM; Fri 9 AM to Sun 3 AM nonstop |
| Grey Eagle Resort & Casino | 24.5 kmRoute ↗ | Slots 24 hours daily |
| Deerfoot Inn & Casino | 28.0 kmRoute ↗ | Sun to Thu 9:30 AM to 3 AM; Fri and Sat 9:30 AM to 5 AM |
| Stoney Nakoda Resort & Casino | 73.0 kmRoute ↗ | Slots daily 10 AM to 4 AM |
What is inside
Century Downs has over 650 slot machines and VLTs combined and fully automated electronic roulette. It has no live table games and no poker room. ACE Casino Airport is 7.8 km away in a straight line. Its table games run daily 12 PM to 3 AM, and its poker room is open 24/7. There is also an off-track betting lounge at Century Downs.
Live horse racing runs on over 60 days across spring, summer and fall. Food comes from The Derby Restaurant, Celly's Sports Bar and Lounge, The Oaks Lounge and The Starting Gate Food Trailer.
The track opened on April 1, 2015.
Opening hours
Century Downs opens at 9:30 am every day. From Sunday to Thursday it closes at 3 am, and on Friday and Saturday at 4 am. Those closing times fall after midnight, so a Friday session ends in the early hours of Saturday.
Holiday hours are not covered by this guide and should be checked on the venue's own site. The open-now mark is worked out in the reader's browser, on Calgary time. Race days are listed separately, in the section on what is inside.
Century Downs next to another casino
Century Downs Racetrack and Casino
Casino: Sun to Thu 9:30 AM to 3 AM; Fri and Sat 9:30 AM to 4 AM
Tables: no live tables (electronic roulette)
Poker: no poker room
ACE Casino Airport
Casino: Mon to Thu 9 AM to 5 AM; Fri and Sat 24 hours; Sunday published two ways
Tables: Daily 12 PM to 3 AM
Poker: 24/7
Century DownsACE Airportpublished two ways
Finding it
Century Downs Racetrack and Casino is at 260 Century Downs Drive, Rocky View County, AB T4A 0V5. Its phone number is 587-349-7777. The venue is in Balzac, next to the CrossIron Mills shopping mall, 5 km north of Calgary International Airport.
This guide has no parking details for it. It has one map point and nothing to report about where the car goes. The map point is taken from OpenStreetMap and linked from this page.
Questions
Are there blackjack tables at Century Downs?
Century Downs has no live table games, so there is no live blackjack. What it has is slot machines, VLTs and fully automated electronic roulette. ACE Casino Airport, 7.8 km away in a straight line, runs table games daily 12 PM to 3 AM.
When is live racing at Century Downs?
Live horse racing runs on over 60 days across spring, summer and fall.
Plan your visit
- RouteDirections in Google Maps ↗
On to ACE Airport ↗ - FoodThe Derby Restaurant inside the casino; The Starting Gate Food Trailer; Celly's Sports Bar and Lounge and The Oaks Lounge; no hours published
- Race daysLive race days on weekends and holidays, plus special racing events; free admission on race days, with outdoor apron viewing Racing calendar ↗
- Race bettingOff-track betting area simulcasting races year-round
- ParkingFree parking; admission and parking are free for live race events
- Without a carAirdrie Transit Route 900 serves CrossIron Mills mall, next to the venue, not the casino itself
- AccessibilityWheelchair accessible
Checked October 10, 2026. Hours change; holiday hours can differ.
Details
- Address260 Century Downs Drive, Rocky View County, AB T4A 0V5
- Phone587-349-7777
- Casino hoursSun to Thu 9:30 AM to 3 AM; Fri and Sat 9:30 AM to 4 AM
- Tablesno live tables (electronic roulette)
Directions in Google Maps ↗Century Downs Racetrack and Casino official siteMap point on OpenStreetMap
Links to the casino's own site and to OpenStreetMap are not paid.