Glyph · Vancouver
Hastings Casino at a glance
Hastings Casino draws as seven shorter rays, open 11 AM to 12 AM or to 2 AM on Friday and Saturday, an empty ring with no tables, and one dot for simulcast racing. The large glyph on this page is built only from the facts below.
By the Glyph WorkshopChecked October 7, 2026
The glyph, mark by mark
Floor: Sunday to Thursday 11 AM to 12 AM; Friday and Saturday 11 AM to 2 AM. Live tables: No live tables.
| Day | Floor ray | Table arc |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 13 h | No live tables |
| Tuesday | 13 h | No live tables |
| Wednesday | 13 h | No live tables |
| Thursday | 13 h | No live tables |
| Friday | 13 h | No live tables |
| Saturday | 15 h | No live tables |
| Sunday | 15 h | No live tables |
- Poker room None listed
- Hotel on site or adjoining None listed
- Racebook or simulcast racing Simulcast races from other tracks, monthly schedule
- SkyTrain station or bus exchange within 1 km Nearest SkyTrain station: Rupert Station, 2.9 km
Mark by mark
Monday sits at the top, and the other rays run clockwise. Sunday to Thursday, the floor is open 11 AM to 12 AM. On Friday and Saturday it stays open until 2 AM. A day runs from 12 AM to 12 AM, so those two late hours count toward the Saturday and Sunday rays. No ray is dashed, because every day's floor hours are published, and no ray reaches the full 24 hours.
The inner ring is empty. Hastings lists no live table games, so there are no table hours to draw, and the floor is slot machines.
Of the four rim dots, one is filled: racebook or simulcast. Races from other tracks are still shown here by simulcast, on a monthly schedule. Live thoroughbred racing ended in December 2025. The poker dot is hollow, as no poker room is listed, and the hotel and transit dots are hollow too.
Against Starlight
Starlight Casino New Westminster, the casino in New Westminster, sits 12.6 km from Hastings in a straight line. Laid over Hastings, its glyph shows seven full rays, since Starlight is open 24 hours a day, while the Hastings rays stop short each night.
Both rings are empty: Starlight publishes no separate table hours, and Hastings lists no tables. Each glyph has a filled racebook dot, and Starlight's racebook is in MATCH Eatery & Public House. Starlight adds a filled poker dot for its seven-table room, open 24 hours Friday and Saturday and from 11 AM until late on other days. Neither has a hotel dot or a transit dot, and Starlight's nearest SkyTrain station, 22nd Street, is 1.6 km away.
What the marks leave out
The glyph shows hours and four marks, not what fills the room. Hastings Casino stands in Hastings Park, on the site of the Hastings Racecourse. Its floor is slot machines, and its pages give different slot counts, so no count appears here.
Food and drink sit in two places: an indoor lounge with a full-service bar and a stage near the gaming floor, and Jerome's, casual dining off the racebook. Simulcast races keep a monthly schedule of their own. The loyalty programme is Encore Rewards.
Great Canadian Entertainment still runs the casino. On November 7, 2025 it signed an agreement to sell the casino portion to Tsleil-Waututh Nation. The sale needs regulators and the City of Vancouver. No closing had been announced as of October 7, 2026.
Getting in
Hastings Casino is at 188 N Renfrew St, Vancouver, and its page publishes no phone number. Entry is for people 19 and older, and government-issued photo ID is required. Security scans it and checks it against the list of people restricted from entering, such as those enrolled in Game Break.
There is no transit hub within 1 km. The nearest SkyTrain station is Rupert Station, 2.9 km away, and Starlight Casino New Westminster is 12.6 km away. Both are straight lines between map coordinates, not walking or driving distances.
Official site: greatcanadian.com/destinations/britishcolumbia/hastings (not a paid link) · Directions in Google Maps
Plan your visit: Hastings
Behind the glyph: what the casino and BCLC publish, checked October 10, 2026. Hours change; the phones below can confirm. Directions in Google Maps
Floor
- Slots
- Slots only; the operator's own pages give different counts
- Tables
- None listed
- Racetrack
- Live racing ended in December 2025; simulcast racebook with a monthly schedule
Data: greatcanadian.com · cdcgaming.com
Food and drink
- Furlong's Eatery
- Quick-eats café; hours not published
- Jerome's
- Casual dining off the racebook; hours not published
Data: casinosbc.com · greatcanadian.com
Questions about the marks
Why is no ray dashed on this glyph?
A dashed ray means the floor hours are not published. Hastings publishes hours for every day: 11 AM to 12 AM Sunday to Thursday, and 11 AM to 2 AM on Friday and Saturday. Holiday hours should be checked on the casino's own site.
Is there a poker room at Hastings Casino?
No poker room is listed, and no live table games either. The poker dot is hollow and the ring is empty, because the floor is slot machines.
Is there a SkyTrain station nearby?
No transit hub lies within 1 km, so that dot is hollow. Rupert Station is the nearest SkyTrain station, 2.9 km away in a straight line.