Casino of the Rockies
Casino of the Rockies sits at the St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino, 7777 Mission Rd, Cranbrook. The phone is 1-866-292-2020. It is open all year: Sunday to Thursday 11 AM to 11 PM, Friday and Saturday 11 AM to 1 AM. Those hours run on local Mountain time, one hour ahead of the rest of BC. Holiday schedules should be confirmed on the venue's own website.
Live table games are no longer available here. The floor has 210 machines, including electronic roulette, baccarat and blackjack. The building is a 19,000 square foot casino with a nature-based design honouring the Ktunaxa Nation. A PROLINE Sportsbook Lounge has an 18-foot screen, the first in the East Kootenays. Kiʔsuʔk k̓ikiⱡ, meaning good food in Ktunaxa, is the restaurant and bar inside; the casino and resort sites give different hours for it.
At each entry, government-issued photo ID is scanned and compared with the register of those barred from gambling facilities. It is not stored. The casino opened in 2002.
The St. Eugene resort
St. Eugene Mission Holdings owns the resort and its casino. The company is owned by four Ktunaxa communities and the Kenpesq't (Shuswap Indian Band).
The resort building was the St. Eugene Mission residential school, and it was reclaimed by the Ktunaxa Nation. It has 125 rooms and suites, 25 of them in the historic Mission building. The resort's full name is the St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino.
No BC Transit stop lies within 3 km of the resort in BC Transit's Cranbrook data, by the guide's check. In a straight line, Casino of the Rockies is 533 km from Vancouver and 267 km from Kelowna. These are map distances, not driving distances.
Chances Castlegar
Chances Castlegar is a community gaming centre at 100 Hall Rd, Castlegar, by West Kootenay Regional Airport. Berezan Hospitality Group runs it. The phone is 250-304-6300.
Hours run on Pacific time, one hour behind Cranbrook. Sunday through Thursday: an 11 AM opening and an 11 PM closing. Friday and Saturday keep the 11 AM start but close at 12 AM. Holiday schedules should be confirmed on the venue's own website. On Friday and Saturday, bingo card sales open at 5 PM and calling starts at 6:15 PM. Sunday sales open at 11:30 AM, with calling at 12:45 PM.
ID is required at the door regardless of age: two pieces, one of them government-issued photo ID. The centre opened in July 2011. BC Transit's Castlegar Airport stop, about 70 m away, is served by routes 33 Selkirk and 98 Columbia Connector.
Questions
Are there live blackjack tables at Casino of the Rockies?
No, live table games are no longer available at Casino of the Rockies. Blackjack, roulette and baccarat are offered as electronic games among its 210 machines.
What time is it in Cranbrook compared with Castlegar?
Cranbrook is one hour ahead. It keeps Mountain time all year, aligned with Alberta, while Chances Castlegar keeps Pacific time. Each venue publishes its hours in its own local time.
Do you need ID at Chances Castlegar if you look over 19?
Yes, ID is required at the door regardless of age. Bring two pieces, and one of them must be government-issued photo ID.