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Starlight Casino at West Edmonton Mall

This page covers Starlight Casino Edmonton, the casino inside West Edmonton Mall. It shows where the door is and what sits on the gaming floor. It also lists the restaurants named at the 2018 reopening and how to arrive by bus or car. Opening hours sit in the "Plan your visit" table beside the map, but check with the venue before setting out because holiday hours can differ.

Entrance to Starlight Casino in West Edmonton Mall

A mall casino with its own door

Starlight Casino Edmonton is a casino on Level 2 of West Edmonton Mall, in the mall's Phase II. A separate outside door, Entrance 9, opens onto 90 Avenue, in the stretch from 170 Street to 178 Street. Before the rebrand, this was the Palace Casino.

Gateway announced the rebrand in November 2015 and said the Palace would stay open during the work. It reopened as Starlight in late September 2018, after a $57 million renovation that added more than 300 jobs. The interior, designed by Kasian, follows a cosmic theme across two levels. Within this guide, Starlight sits on the Edmonton area page, one of 30 venues listed on this site.

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Plan your visit · checked October 10, 2026

Casino floor
Open 24 hours, daily; slots 24 hours
Live tables
Daily 11 a.m. to 3 a.m.
Games
Slots and live table games
Food and drink
  • ATLAS Steak + Fish Steak and fish restaurant; Wed, Thu, Sun 4:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Fri and Sat 4:30 p.m. to midnight
  • NOVA Bar Bar set at the heart of the gaming area; hours 9 a.m. to 2 a.m., daily.
  • CHOW Lucky Noodle Bar Wok and noodle dishes, dine-in and take-out; daily 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Shows and events
  • Halley's Club, a supper club and cabaret-style room; opens only for private bookings and special events
  • Event schedule posted at edmonton.starlightcasino.ca/category/events/
Getting there
At the door
Minimum age 18 to enter, Alberta rule
Loyalty card
  • Winner's Edge (AGLC); free to join online, at a kiosk or Guest Services; card picked up there with government ID
  • Electronic table games and slots earn points for Free Play or ballots; 10% off select non-alcoholic food and drink
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On the floor and around it

  • Slot machines here are coinless, running on ticket in, ticket out: the machine prints a paper ticket for your balance instead of paying coins. A separate high-limit area for larger bets, the Starlight Room, is described as recently opened.
  • Table games were part of the 2018 reopening, when the casino was reported to have 40 gaming tables and 768 slot machines. This guide does not list a poker room for Starlight.
  • Replay Arena is an electronic table-game area, where table games are played on screens at individual stations. Sic bo, roulette, craps, blackjack and baccarat are offered across its 18 play stations.
  • Food and drink named at the reopening were Match Eatery & Public House, The Buffet, CHOW Lucky Noodle Bar and Nova Bar. Halley's Club was also listed.
  • The loyalty card is Winner's Edge, AGLC's province-wide program. Points come from carded play, meaning play recorded on your card. Sign-up is at Guest Services, at a Winner's Edge kiosk or online.

Before you go

Entry is for adults 18 or older. Staff will ask for a valid photo ID from a government body when a visitor appears to be under 25. The preferred parking named by the casino is the four lots at Entrance 9: 9-A, 9-B, 9-C and 9-D. No fee is published for those lots. The mall's list of DATS stops covers Entrances 8, 32, 48, 50 and 52, as well as 58, but not Entrance 9.

Bus riders use the West Edmonton Mall Transit Centre. Entrance 9 is on that same avenue. Routes 2, 4 and 7 run frequently, and Route 7 and the 900X Super Express reach downtown. The mall does not yet have an LRT connection. The "Plan your visit" table next to the map gives opening hours; holidays may bring different hours, so confirm on the casino's own page before you leave.

Asked about this page

Questions

Is Starlight the same casino as the old Palace?

Yes, the Palace Casino sat in Phase II of West Edmonton Mall. Gateway reopened it as Starlight Casino Edmonton in September 2018, after a $57 million renovation.

Does Starlight Casino Edmonton have live tables or poker?

At the 2018 reopening the casino was reported to have 40 gaming tables. Replay Arena has 18 electronic play stations. This guide does not list a poker room there. The AGLC directory lists games for each casino if you want to confirm.