By the airport
Chances Castlegar sits at 100 Hall Rd, Castlegar, by West Kootenay Regional Airport. It is a community gaming centre, run by Berezan Hospitality Group. The centre opened in July 2011.
All distances shown are straight-line measurements between map coordinates rather than road distances. From Chances Castlegar it is 145 km to Kelowna, 397 km to Vancouver, 430 km to Victoria and 623 km to Prince George. Casino of the Rockies in Cranbrook lies 139.6 km away. Its clock is different too: Castlegar keeps Pacific time, while Cranbrook keeps Mountain time.
Hours and the floor
On Pacific time, Chances Castlegar welcomes visitors between 11 AM and 11 PM Sunday through Thursday, and between 11 AM and 12 AM on Friday and Saturday. The West Kootenay runs on the same clock as most of BC, unlike Cranbrook, which keeps Mountain time.
Bingo runs on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. On Friday and Saturday, card sales start at 5 PM and calling begins at 6:15 PM. Sunday card sales open at 11:30 AM, with calling at 12:45 PM.
This guide lists no slot count, live table hours or poker hours for the centre. Holiday hours are not given here either; check the venue's own site before setting out.
Before you go
Anyone under 19 is turned away. At this door, ID is required regardless of age: two pieces, one of them government-issued photo ID. IDs at BC gambling facilities are checked against the self-exclusion list.
BC Transit's Castlegar Airport stop is about 70 m from Chances Castlegar, served by routes 33 Selkirk and 98 Columbia Connector.
Questions
How late is Chances Castlegar open on a Friday?
Closing time on Friday and Saturday is 12 AM, Pacific time. From Sunday to Thursday the doors close at 11 PM.
How far is Chances Castlegar from Kelowna?
Kelowna is 145 km off as the crow flies, not by road. Vancouver is 397 km away on the same measure.