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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
Inside Hastings Park sits Hastings Casino, at 188 N Renfrew St, Vancouver. Hours are local Pacific time. Hours from Sunday through Thursday: 11 AM until 12 AM. Friday and Saturday close later, at 2 AM, after an 11 AM start. Holiday hours do not appear on this page; for them, look to the venue's own site.
The floor is slot machines only. Table games and a poker room are both absent. Slot counts vary between Great Canadian's pages, so none is given 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
Admission starts at 19, and every visitor presents government-issued photo ID on entry; each ID is matched 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. Off the racebook sits Jerome's, a casual restaurant, while the indoor lounge holds a stage and a full-service bar.
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 offers slot machines alone, without table games or a poker room. It is open Sunday to Thursday 11 AM to 12 AM and Friday and Saturday 11 AM to 2 AM, Pacific time.