Two labels on one list
British Columbia permits gambling solely where the provincial government operates it. For the government, all commercial gambling is managed by BCLC, a Crown corporation. Its slots, table games and bingo are offered at venues run by private service providers. The Province's list of gambling locations, last updated November 20, 2025, marks community gaming centres separately from casinos.
Outside Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, that list names casinos in Cranbrook, Fort St. John, Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Penticton, Port Alberni, Prince George, Quesnel, Vernon and View Royal. Its community gaming centres are in Campbell River, Castlegar, Courtenay, Dawson Creek, Duncan, Kamloops, Prince Rupert, Salmon Arm, Squamish, Terrace and Williams Lake. Kamloops appears on both lists.
Size does not settle the label. RimRock in Port Alberni, with 105 slots, is listed among casinos, and so is Chances Casino Fort St. John. Chances Casino Kelowna began as a community gaming centre; it now has live tables and a poker room, and the Province lists it among casinos. Desert Park Raceway in Osoyoos is a racetrack only, with no casino, slots or teletheatre mentioned there. Beyond Metro Vancouver, this guide covers 23 casinos and community gaming centres and one racetrack, and prints no provincial total.
What is on the floor
The community gaming centres in this guide list slots, and many add electronic tables or bingo. Chances Prince Rupert has 99 slots, electronic blackjack and roulette, a racebook and bingo. Chances Squamish has a racebook with self-serve wagering terminals; Chances Kamloops is a teletheatre for off-track betting.
Live tables and poker appear at casinos in this guide. On the Island, that means Casino Nanaimo and Elements Casino Victoria. In the Interior, it means Cascades Casino Penticton, both Kelowna casinos, Lake City Casino Vernon and Cascades Casino Kamloops, plus Treasure Cove in Prince George. Table hours often start later than the doors.
Casino of the Rockies no longer has live tables; its 210 machines include electronic roulette, baccarat and blackjack. St. Eugene, home of Casino of the Rockies, has 125 rooms and suites, and Billy Barker Casino Hotel in Quesnel has 40 rooms. The floor filter on this page sorts each venue by what it lists.
Who runs what
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment runs Cascades Kamloops, Cascades Penticton, Playtime Kelowna and Lake City Vernon. It runs the Chances centres in Kamloops, Williams Lake, Courtenay, Campbell River and Squamish. Berezan Hospitality Group runs Chances Salmon Arm and Chances Castlegar. Chances Casino Kelowna is run by Goldwing Investments (Saskatoon) Ltd, not by Gateway.
Great Canadian Entertainment runs Chances Dawson Creek, and Pomeroy Lodging runs Chances Casino Fort St. John.
Petroglyph Development Group, wholly owned by Snuneymuxw First Nation, closed its purchase of Casino Nanaimo and Elements Casino Victoria on January 16, 2025. Khowutzun Gaming Corporation, a business wholly owned by Cowichan Tribes, took full ownership and operation of Chances Cowichan on April 1, 2026. Since February 23, 2025, Chances Prince Rupert has been owned by Gitxaała Enterprises Corporation, the business arm of Gitxaała Nation. In Cranbrook, St. Eugene Mission Holdings, owned by four Ktunaxa communities and the Kenpesq't (Shuswap Indian Band), owns the resort and its casino.
Where the money goes
Local governments and First Nations that host a casino or community gaming centre typically receive 10 percent of its net gaming income. In Kamloops, the City has received over $43.3 million in host payments since Cascades Casino Kamloops opened.
A second stream runs wider. A 7 percent share of BCLC net income goes to First Nations, by way of the BC First Nations Gaming Revenue Sharing Limited Partnership. It is a share of BCLC's net income, not of any one venue.
At the door
In BC, no one may gamble before age 19, and anyone younger than 19 is barred from gambling venues. Photo ID issued by a government has been required of every visitor at the door since June 2023. That ID is then run against the self-exclusion list. At Casino of the Rockies, it is scanned at every entry and not stored.
Some venues ask for more. At Elements Casino Victoria, anyone between 19 and 25 must show a second valid piece of ID. Chances Castlegar asks for two pieces regardless of age, one of them government-issued photo ID.
Questions
Is every Chances a community gaming centre?
The name does not decide the label. Chances Casino Kelowna began as a community gaming centre, and the Province now lists it among casinos. Chances Casino Fort St. John is also listed among casinos, not among community gaming centres.
Does any gaming centre in this guide deal live blackjack?
None of the gaming centres in this guide lists live blackjack. Several offer electronic blackjack instead, among them Chances Courtenay, Chances Campbell River and Chances Prince Rupert. For live tables, look to the casinos.
What ID does a visitor need at the door?
Bring government-issued photo ID, which every BC gambling facility has checked at entry since June 2023. Some venues want two pieces; Chances Castlegar asks for both regardless of age.