Province guide
British Columbia casino hotels, reviewed
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Two bodies split the job in British Columbia: BCLC manages the casinos, the Independent Gambling Control Office regulates them. You'll need to be 19, and since June 2023 every guest is asked for government photo ID, which staff check against the restricted-entry list. Our two Lower Mainland picks are about as different as casino hotels get.
- Casino age
- 19+
- Regulator
- Independent Gambling Control Office (IGCO)
- Casinos run by
- BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC)
- Helpline
- Gambling Support BC 1-888-795-6111 (free, 24/7)
- Self-exclusion
- BCLC Game Break — 6 months to 3 years
Reviewed here: 2 casino hotels
River Rock Casino Resort
Getting to River Rock is easier than reaching any other casino hotel in Canada: the Canada Line runs seven minutes to YVR and eighteen to downtown Vancouver. Once there, you've got 396 rooms (some seriously big suites), Gordon Ramsay Steak — his first in Canada — a water-slide pool and a marina on the Fraser.
Cascades Casino Resort
Gateway's Cascades casino in Langley City, paired with the 77-room Coast hotel. Good steak at ATLAS, gaming 24 hours a day, free parking — and no pool, no theatre.