Century Mile Racetrack and Casino Canada

Racing and Betting at Century Mile

Century Mile is set at 4711 Airport Perimeter Road, Edmonton International Airport, AB T9E 0V6, Canada. It operates what is officially recognized as Western Canada’s only Class A one-mile racetrack. That classification sounds technical, but for racing fans it matters: it affects how fields are drawn and how races play out.

Live Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse cards usually run on Friday and Saturday evenings from May through September. The official racing page lists Friday post time at 6:15 pm with doors open at 5:15 pm, and Saturday racing starts at 4:45 pm with doors open at 3:45 pm. The season is relatively short, so anyone planning a trip around racing should check the calendar with some notice instead of assuming there will be races every weekend.

Betting on the horses here uses a pari-mutuel system. There is no fixed-odds bookmaker setting prices. Odds move as money flows into the pool, and the final payout is only locked in once wagering closes. Our team tends to view this as fairly transparent, although you do need to accept that the price can shift late. If you prefer to bet away from race nights, off-track wagering is available year-round at the facility.

Racing is integrated into Horse Racing Alberta’s provincial framework. When Century Mile opened in 2019, it took on the role of main horse-racing venue in the Edmonton area. The condition book and racing directory for 2026 sit on the official site and are aimed squarely at horsemen and more advanced bettors who want to see purse levels, race conditions, and eligibility rules before committing to a meet.

A quick age note: most of the racing facilities and viewing areas are open to all ages. The casino floor, however, is strictly 18 and older. These are treated as separate zones with their own access rules. Families can turn up for a race card, stay in the grandstand and outdoor areas, and never cross into the gaming floor, which is a layout that works reasonably well in practice.

Casino Floor and Gaming Options

The gaming operation at Century Mile is run under the Century Casinos, Inc. umbrella. The casino floor carries over 600 slots and video lottery terminals, which puts it among the larger electronic-only sites in the Edmonton region. Traditional live tables are replaced here by a dedicated electronic pit called the Replay Arena, where you find automated versions of roulette, blackjack, and baccarat grouped into one section.

There are no live dealers on this property. Everything, from taking a seat to placing chips, happens through electronic interfaces. That slightly changes the rhythm of play for anyone used to a classic pit with a human croupier. Betting limits are set per terminal and denomination, so you will see a spread of minimums and maximums depending on which machine and game type you choose.

Casino hours are currently structured as:

1. Sunday through Thursday: 9:30 am to 3:00 am
2. Friday and Saturday: 9:30 am to 4:00 am

Racing runs on its own timetable via the live schedule, so the two experiences do not overlap perfectly. On a Friday or Saturday night you can watch the last race go off and still have a good chunk of time on the casino floor afterward, without any need to rush out of the building.

Replay Arena sits inside the main casino area as its own zone. Players can move from slot sections to the Arena and back again without leaving the facility or passing any new entry checks. Based on our team’s visits to similar racetrack-casino setups in Canada, this arrangement is no accident. It is designed so that when there is a lull in racing - between heats or once the card is over - players can drift back into gaming without friction.

How to Place a Bet at Century Mile

For newcomers, betting at Century Mile breaks down into two clear use cases: live racing on-site and off-track wagering.

Live pari-mutuel betting is what most people associate with a night at the track. If you want that, plan to arrive on a Friday or Saturday during the May to September season, ideally before the first post. At the entrance or concourse, pick up a racing program, or, for a deeper dive in advance, download the condition book from the official site. Look over the race card: horse names, trainers, jockeys, morning-line odds, and post positions.

Once you have picked your runners:

1. Go to a staffed pari-mutuel window or a self-serve terminal.
2. Select the race number, your preferred bet type, the horse number, and how much you want to stake.
3. Review the screen or confirm verbally with the clerk, then take the printed ticket.
4. Hold onto that ticket until the result is official, then cash any winning slips before leaving the track.

A small but practical habit that applies wherever you bet parimutuel: do not leave it to the final seconds before post. Pools lock when the race is about to start, and on busier nights lines at the window can move slower than you expect.

Off-track betting is available on days without live racing, as long as the site is open. The OTB lounge is separate from the main casino floor. Inside, simulcast screens show races from tracks across North America. You pick a track and race, choose your bet in the same pari-mutuel style used for live cards, then place it at the OTB counter. Once results are official, winnings can be collected at the same area.

Exacta and trifecta tickets are higher variance. They miss more often, but when they land, payouts usually justify the added complexity. From what our team has seen, casual bettors tend to start with straightforward win or place bets, then test exactas and similar wagers only after they feel more at ease with the flow.

Choosing Between Live Racing and OTB

For visitors weighing whether to attend a live card or use the OTB lounge on a quieter day, the decision largely comes down to atmosphere versus convenience. Live racing on a Friday or Saturday brings the full experience: the crowd, the paddock, the sound of hooves on the oval, and the energy of watching a race unfold in real time. The OTB lounge, by contrast, offers access to simulcast cards from across North America on any day the facility is open, without requiring a live card to be running at Century Mile itself. Both routes use the same pari-mutuel format and the same bet types described above, so the mechanics of placing a wager do not change. The practical difference is that live nights reward arriving early — before the first post — while OTB visits are more flexible in timing. Either way, holding onto your printed ticket until results are confirmed is the one habit that applies equally to both.

Venue Layout and Visitor Facilities

The main grandstand structure at Century Mile is doing several jobs at once. Inside you will find the casino floor, multiple dining outlets, a sports bar, and event rooms. Outside, the one-mile oval wraps the infield, with viewing decks and seating accessible from different levels within the building. The first walk-through can feel a little spread out, but after one circuit the layout becomes easy enough to navigate.

Food and drink include the Finish Line restaurant, which handles table bookings through [email protected]. If you have more general questions about hours, race days, or access, the venue’s main line is 587-416-6453. The official site lists the casino address as 4711 Airport Perimeter Road, Edmonton International Airport, AB T9E 0V6, Canada. Parking on-site is free. That small detail matters more than you might expect given the airport-side location, where pay lots dominate the surrounding area.

Century Mile can be rented out in parts for group functions. The corporate site hosts an events package document with capacity charts, catering outlines, and proposed room setups. In practice, the property serves a mixed role: guests dropping in for a casual Friday card, and corporate or social groups timing their function to line up with the racing calendar.

Century Mile as Part of Century Casinos, Inc.

Century Casinos, Inc. is associated with Century Mile Racetrack and Casino. The project was publicly costed at around $61.5 million, and CBC News covered its official launch in March 2019. The opening announcement confirms April 1, 2019 as the date regular operations began, bringing the casino, restaurant, sports bar, and off-track betting lounge online together.

This racetrack forms part of a broader Century Casinos portfolio that stretches across North America and Europe. Because of that, core elements like gaming standards, responsible gambling procedures, and maintenance policies are set at a group level. Management on-site follows those frameworks rather than inventing its own, which our team generally reads as a push for consistency rather than improvisation at each location.

The mixed model at Century Mile - combining a modern racetrack with a full electronic casino and sit-down dining - is very much intentional in our team’s reading of the property. It targets dedicated racing followers while also drawing in people who might have come strictly for slots or a night out with a view of the track. Being positioned next to Edmonton International Airport adds another layer: it captures travelers with time between flights and visitors moving through the Leduc County industrial corridor, which almost certainly influenced where the site was built.

On regulation, two channels run alongside each other. Racing operations are handled under Horse Racing Alberta, which covers matters such as race conditions, licensing of jockeys and trainers, and purse distribution under Alberta rules. The casino floor, by contrast, is watched by Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC), the provincial body that oversees legal gaming venues. Both frameworks operate in parallel on the same piece of ground, shaping how Century Mile delivers racing, betting, and casino play day to day.