Casino Regina Canada Gaming and Entertainment

A Historic Building That Became Saskatchewan’s Casino

Casino Regina did not begin life as a gaming venue. The property at 1880 Saskatchewan Drive was originally Union Station, opened in 1912 and built from Tyndall and ashlar stone, the sort of civic project cities used to anchor downtown around. On January 26, 1996, the former station reopened as a casino and has been operating in that role ever since. The heritage status is not just a throwaway detail for brochures; it shapes how the interior feels and gives the place a different character than modern, windowless casino boxes.

Ownership and operations sit with Saskatchewan Gaming Corporation, usually shortened to SaskGaming. As of June 1, 2023, SaskGaming became a wholly owned subsidiary of Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan (LGS). That reorganization folded Casino Regina into a provincial Crown portfolio that also handles lottery products instead of leaving it as a stand-alone corporation. Publicly owned, overseen by government, not run as a private commercial holding - a small line in a document, but it changes where profits are directed.

SaskGaming is also responsible for Casino Moose Jaw. You will often see the two facilities mentioned together as Casinos Regina and Moose Jaw, even though each site has its own floor, staff, and operating schedule.

What’s on the Gaming Floor

The main floor carries around 780 slot machines across different denominations and formats. Alongside them are roughly 30 table games. The poker room operates separately from the general pit and has its own schedule, typically opening at noon and running through to 4:00 a.m. every day. Being set apart from the main slots area keeps the card room a bit quieter, which regular poker players tend to appreciate.

Entry to the casino is free and so is self-parking. The minimum age is 19, matching Saskatchewan provincial law for casino gambling. If you want to check poker availability or tournament timing specifically, the room can be reached at 1-306-787-2950.

For a first visit, one practical habit helps: take a quick look at the floor map on the official site ahead of time. It tends to shave off those early minutes of walking in circles trying to spot the poker room or certain table games.

Hours and Getting There

From Sunday through Thursday, the gaming floor typically runs from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 a.m. On Fridays and Saturdays, operations extend around the clock. The poker room starts at noon each day, regardless of whether it is a weekday or weekend.

Casino Regina stands at the corner of Broad Street and Saskatchewan Drive, in downtown Regina, close to Victoria Park and the Cornwall Centre mall. Public transit stops near Albert Street and Saskatchewan Drive, which makes arriving without a car workable for most visitors. For current details on hours, or any service changes, the most accurate source is casinoregina.com; third-party listings and tourism sites can lag behind.

For general information, there are two main numbers: 1-800-555-3189 (toll-free) and 1-306-565-3000 for local Regina calls.

The Show Lounge Side of Things

Inside the same building, Casino Regina operates a Show Lounge dedicated to concerts and live events. It has its own box office, with hours that follow the event calendar rather than casino hours, and tickets are sold through mytickets.casinoregina.com or via the entertainment section of the main site. The lineup changes constantly, so the current schedule is better checked at the box office than in any static summary.

Tourism Saskatchewan usually presents the casino and the Show Lounge as one combined attraction at the Union Station address. That mirrors how most guests experience it in practice: an evening might start at the gaming floor, break for a show, and then swing back to the tables, all without leaving the property.

The Union Station Restaurant and Bar is also part of the complex, serving guests through daytime and evening hours. Groups are usually encouraged to book ahead, especially around event nights. The name keeps the building’s past in view: even after decades as a casino, Union Station as an identity sits at the center of how Casino Regina presents itself.

Corporate Structure and Where the Revenue Goes

SaskGaming operates under a clear mandate: revenue from its casinos is channeled back into public benefit within Saskatchewan. Profits move through the province and are shared in partnership with First Nations communities, something written into the organization’s founding purpose rather than added later as a simple marketing initiative. That is the major dividing line between Casino Regina and privately owned casinos running in other Canadian jurisdictions.

Oversight from outside the corporation comes through the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA). SLGA sets operating standards and licensing rules under The Alcohol and Gaming Regulation Act, 1997. On top of that sits the Criminal Code of Canada, which defines the federal framework for legal gambling in every province. Together they create a dual layer of regulation that shapes the day-to-day operation of the floor, the way funds are handled, and how responsible gaming measures are put in place.

When SaskGaming was integrated into LGS in 2023, visitors on the floor did not see much change. The shift was mainly about consolidating Crown governance so that lottery and casino products sit under one provincial structure. In corporate materials, responsible gaming is described as a core principle, with programs such as self-exclusion forming part of that. Specific program rules, however, are best checked first-hand at casinoregina.com/corporate instead of relying on summaries on other websites.

Reaching Casino Regina

Getting in touch with the property is fairly direct, and different lines exist depending on what you need at the moment.

1. General questions or front-desk style inquiries - call 1-800-555-3189 (toll-free) or 1-306-565-3000 in Regina.
2. Employment or career information - use 1-306-787-1401.
3. Poker room tables, waitlists, or schedule - phone 1-306-787-2950.
4. Written questions, feedback or similar - email contact@casinoregina.com.
5. Show Lounge tickets and seating - go through mytickets.casinoregina.com or the box office section of the main site.
6. Corporate reports, governance, and regulatory details - start from casinoregina.com/corporate.

The official website works as the central hub: it carries information about gaming, entertainment schedules, current promotions, and corporate documents. Tourism pages and local directories are useful for a quick overview, but they do not always update immediately when hours or events change. If something matters for your visit, the source to check is still casinoregina.com.