Grey Eagle Casino & Bingo
Founded 2007 · 319 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
Grey Eagle Resort & Casino is an entertainment destination on Tsuut'ina Nation land near Calgary, Alberta, offering slot machines, table games, a hotel, dining, live entertainment, and event/banquet spaces. It is owned and operated by the Tsuut'ina Nation and blends gaming and hospitality with Indigenous heritage.
Also known as Grey Eagle Casino · Grey Eagle Resort & Casino
Investors · 1
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Grey Eagle Resort & Casino is a gaming and hospitality property located on Tsuut'ina Nation land southwest of Calgary, Alberta, a short drive from the city's downtown. The property combines casino gaming with hotel accommodation, five dining outlets ranging from a casino buffet to Indigenous-inspired cuisine at the Little Chief hotel restaurant, and a live-entertainment venue that programs concerts, tribute acts and stand-up comedy.
The venue was originally developed as the Grey Eagle Casino & Bingo, a charitable casino on Tsuu T'ina First Nation reserve lands. The property's public communications reference ongoing improvements to the resort and casino experience, and it runs recurring on-site promotions such as weekly gift-card giveaways for patrons.
Business model
The property generates revenue from casino gaming, hotel stays, food and beverage across five dining outlets, and ticketed live entertainment including concerts and comedy shows. It also operates as a charitable casino on First Nation reserve land.
Gaming, lodging, restaurant and bar sales, and ticket sales for concerts and comedy performances at the on-site entertainment venue.
Traction
The property programs a regular calendar of touring concerts, tribute shows and comedy acts, and operates five dining venues plus hotel accommodation.
Latest developments
The company states that improvements are underway to enhance the Grey Eagle Resort & Casino experience, and its calendar lists upcoming performances including Queen: It's A Kinda Magic, Jessica Kirson and an Eminem tribute act.
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Market position
An Indigenous-owned-land casino and resort serving the Calgary metropolitan area, positioned around combined gaming, hotel, dining and live-entertainment offerings.
Location on Tsuut'ina Nation land with Indigenous cultural framing, including Indigenous-inspired cuisine at its hotel restaurant, alongside a combined casino, hotel and concert-venue offering.
Go-to-market
Direct-to-consumer marketing through its website, an events calendar for upcoming shows, an email newsletter for event announcements, and in-venue promotions such as weekly prize draws.
Regional gaming, dining and live-entertainment patrons from Calgary and surrounding areas, as well as overnight hotel guests.
Geography
Single property on Tsuut'ina Nation land southwest of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, minutes from downtown Calgary.
History
The Grey Eagle Casino & Bingo was developed as a charitable casino on Tsuu T'ina First Nation reserve lands with financing from Clairvest, which invested through its Fund II in partnership with Sonco Gaming and held a minority position. Clairvest's investment was structured as growth capital; a recapitalization completed in July 2011 enabled repatriation of Clairvest's investment, and the position is now listed as exited.
Compiled by commissioned research from 6 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsClairvest's portfolio page lists its minority, growth-capital investment in Grey Eagle Casino, made through Fund II in partnership with Sonco Gaming to finance development of the charitable casino, with status shown as exited.
Clairvest announced that Grey Eagle Casino completed a recapitalization that enabled repatriation of Clairvest's investment in the property.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 6
primary sources listed
- Grey Eagle Casino & Bingogreyeagleresortandcasino.ca · web
6 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Grey Eagle Casino & Bingo do?
- Casino, hotel, dining and live-entertainment venue on Tsuut'ina Nation land near Calgary, Alberta.
- Who are Grey Eagle Casino & Bingo's investors?
- Grey Eagle Casino & Bingo's investors include Clairvest Group Inc.