CamroseResortCasino

Looks like plans for the on again/off again Camrose Casino regenerating into Edmonton are on again. AGLC (Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis) disapproved the initial 2022 application. Camrose Resort and Casino revised their plans for a larger casino and AGLC approved their second application 2024. In late October Mayfield Investments Ltd., which owns the Camrose Resort and Casino, was ordered into receivership but in spite of that Mayfield president, Howard Pechet said he believes the relocation to Edmonton will still happen.

Edmonton charities are upset with AGLC's decision to approve the Camrose casino's move into Edmonton saying it will cut into the take local charities receive and have come to rely on.

After previous attempts failed the Alberta Gaming Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) approved the application from Camrose Resort Casino to build a new casino in south Edmonton. The AGLC decision overrode the protestations of Edmonton City Council and residents in south Edmonton against the construction of a new casino.

AGLC is the Government of Alberta's Crown commercial enterprise and agency that oversees the gaming, liquor and cannabis industries in Alberta. This decision begs the question why an arm of the provincial government can override the decisions and desires of local governments and residents.