In August 2007, the Dakota Dunes Casino (formerly the Emerald Casino) opened. A Native American casino in Saskatchewan, the casino covers 84,000 sq. ft. of gaming floor, making it the province's largest casino. Dakota Dunes Casino employs over 400, nearly 70% of which are First Nations people. The casino is a joint venture between the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA), Saskatoon Tribal Council and Whitecap Dakota. The Dakota Dunes Casino combines a Las Vegas style casino with a First Nation theme. Dakota Dunes Casino is open 7 days a week between 9AM and 3AM from Sunday to Wednesday and between 9AM and 4AM from Thursday to Saturday.
Dakota Dunes Casino boasts of 625 slot machines and 25 table and poker games. Live table games include Poker, Blackjack, Roulette and Three Card Poker. The casino also has a dedicated Poker Room.
Less than a mile from Dakota Dunes Casino is the Radisson Hotel Saskatoon. The hotel is located near Midtown Plaza and Saskatoon TCU Place. The hotel has 291 guest rooms and suites, each giving a nice view of the city and the river valley. Each room comes equipped with cable TV, digital voicemail, dual-line phone, high-speed Internet access, coffee maker and a large working desk.
Dakota Dunes Casino has a restaurant and buffet as well as a deli bar. The casino's buffet is considered the best buffet in the area. Thursdays are prime rib specials, Wednesdays are Italian specials and Tuesdays are seafood specials. The Radisson Hotel Saskatoon has AROMA, a Mediterranean resto-bar on-site. Guests can choose from freshly made pizza and appetizers to entrees like steak, braised bison and pasta. The bar offers a variety of premium draft beers and signature cocktails. AROMA is open every day and there is a private dining room available for guests who require it.
Just next door to Dakota Dunes Casino is the Dakota Dunes Golf Links, which Golf Digest voted as Best New Canadian Course in 2005. The Radisson Hotel Saskatoon has the WaterWorks Recreation Complex inside. The complex consists of two three-storey waterslides, whirlpool, pool, BodyWorks fitness room, pool and Rucker's Express.
Dakota Dunes Casino hosts live entertainment and dinner shows. The casino has a 7,000 sq. ft. multipurpose room that can accommodate up to 800 people for concerts and other events.
Dakota Dunes Casino is located near the Saskatoon business district that overlooks the Meewasin Valley Park and the South Saskatchewan River. Saskatoon attractions that are only a few miles from Dakota Dunes Casino include Midtown Plaza (the largest shopping mall in Saskatchewan), Broadway Avenue, TCU Place, Cineplex Odeon Pacific Cinemas and the University of Saskatchewan Campus. Other attractions close by are the Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon Blades, Meewasin Valley, Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Wanuskewin Heritage Park and Western Development Museum.
Dakota Dunes Casino is located at 204 Dakota Dunes Way, Site 507, Box 71 RR 5, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7K 3J8 Canada
Dakota Dunes Casino is 6.77 miles (10.9 kilometers) southeast of John G. Diefenbaker International Airport.
