Stoney Nakoda, the one out west

The nearest neighbour is Grey Eagle Resort & Casino, 61.6 km away in a straight line. Every other casino on the map is farther than that. The farthest is Deerfoot Inn & Casino, at 74.2 km in a straight line. Downtown Calgary falls between those two figures, at 66.3 km in a straight line.

On the home map, Stoney Nakoda is the drop at the left edge. Slide the radius up and the other eight casinos merge into one group once it reaches 9.0 km. Stoney Nakoda keeps its distance. It joins them only at a radius of 61.6 km, with the slider most of the way to its 70 km end.

Straight lines ignore roads, so none of these figures says anything about driving time. The map draws no highways, only dots and the empty space between them.

Stoney Nakoda Resort & Casino is one of six Host First Nation casinos in Alberta. It stands on Stoney Nakoda First Nation reserve land at Morley, on Treaty 7 territory.

The gaming floor has more than 300 slots and tables for roulette, blackjack and a table game built on Texas Hold'em. No-Limit Texas Hold'em cash games run on Friday and Saturday nights. The main floor is non-smoking. Smokers have a separate ventilated slot room of their own.

Beyond the floor, the hotel has 100 rooms and suites and a fitness centre. Resort guests can use the indoor pool, which comes with a waterslide and hot tub. For food, The Ridge restaurant serves daily from 8 AM to 9 PM, with room service after 9 PM. The Sidelines Lounge is open daily from 10 AM to 2 AM.

Slots run from 10 AM to 4 AM, Monday to Sunday. Table games open at 2 PM and close at 3 AM, also every day of the week. No-Limit Texas Hold'em cash games are a Friday and Saturday night arrangement.

Food keeps its own hours. The Ridge serves from 8 AM to 9 PM daily, and room service takes over after that. The Sidelines Lounge is open 10 AM to 2 AM every day. It serves food until 11 PM Sunday to Thursday and until midnight on Friday and Saturday. Holiday hours are not covered here and should be checked on the venue's own site.

The address is 888 Nakoda Way, Mînî Thnî, Alberta T0L 1N0, off Highway 40 towards Kananaskis. The phone number is 403-881-2830. Its map point, taken from OpenStreetMap, is linked from this page.

Parking on site is free. Trucks and RVs park free as well, for up to 2 nights, when registered at the front desk. This guide knows nothing about the roads in between, which the map politely leaves to the driver.