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Hastings Casino after the racing years
Hastings Casino stands in Hastings Park, Vancouver. 1889: the racetrack there opened for business as East Park, and it was long known as Exhibition Park.
- East Park1889
- Exhibition Parkfor decades
- Hastings Casinonow
From East Park to Hastings Casino
1889: the racetrack in Hastings Park opened for business as East Park. For a long stretch it was known as Exhibition Park. Thoroughbred racing ran there from that first year.
2004: Great Canadian acquired the lease of the city-owned track. October 19, 2025: the last live race of the season was run. December 5, 2025: thoroughbred racing ended, with immediate effect. The casino and the simulcast racebook continue.
The old Hastings Racecourse web address now forwards to Great Canadian's Hastings Casino page. Online, the venue is branded Hastings Casino. The Clubhouse opened only during live racing.
Who runs it
June 6, 2025: Tsleil-Waututh Nation and Great Canadian reached a memorandum of understanding for the casino part. November 7, 2025: a definitive agreement followed, subject to regulators and the City of Vancouver, which owns the land.
Sale agreed with
Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Sale agreed- 2004Great Canadian takes the lease of the city-owned track
- Nov. 7, 2025Definitive agreement: Tsleil-Waututh Nation to buy the casino part
Hours and floor
Hastings Casino is at 188 N Renfrew St, Vancouver, inside Hastings Park. Hours are local Pacific time. Sunday to Thursday it opens at 11 AM and closes at 12 AM. Friday and Saturday it runs from 11 AM to 2 AM. Holiday hours are not given here and should be checked on the venue's own site.
The floor is slot machines only. There are no table games and no poker room. Great Canadian's pages give different slot counts, so no figure appears here.
Racing still runs on screens: the simulcast racebook shows races from elsewhere.
Hours · Sun to Thu, 11 AM to 12 AM; Fri to Sat, 11 AM to 2 AM
Doors: hours in Pacific time
Holiday hours: check the casino's own site.
Door and way in
Entry is 19 and over, and everyone shows government-issued photo ID at the door; IDs are checked against the self-exclusion list. Inside, Hastings Casino offers slots only. The simulcast racebook runs on a monthly schedule, and the September 2026 schedule is on its page. Jerome's, a casual restaurant, sits off the racebook, and the indoor lounge has a full-service bar and a stage.
The nearest bus stop is Eastbound McGill St @ N Renfrew St, routes 209, 210, 211 and 214, 425 m away. Rupert Station, the nearest SkyTrain station, is 2.9 km away. Both are straight-line distances, not walking routes. This guide lists no parking for Hastings.
- Address188 N Renfrew St, Vancouver
- RouteDirections in Google Maps
- SkyTrainRupert Station, 2.9 km in a straight line
- Door19+ and government-issued photo ID
- Official sitegreatcanadian.com/destinations/britishcolumbia/hastings (not a paid link)
Questions about Hastings Casino
Was Hastings Casino ever called Exhibition Park?
The racetrack at Hastings Park was: it opened in 1889 as East Park and was long known as Exhibition Park. The old Hastings Racecourse web address now forwards to the Hastings Casino page.
Does Hastings Casino have a poker room?
Hastings Casino has no poker room and no table games, only slot machines. It is open Sunday to Thursday 11 AM to 12 AM and Friday and Saturday 11 AM to 2 AM, Pacific time.