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Who owns Great Canadian Casino Vancouver

Petroglyph Development Group, wholly owned by Snuneymuxw First Nation, took over Great Canadian Casino Vancouver in Coquitlam on May 5, 2026. The sale was first announced on December 19, 2025, and the casino, open since 2001, uses the name under a limited licence.

By the Ledger Desk · Checked October 7 and 8, 2026

Owner and operator now

Petroglyph Development Group took over Great Canadian Casino Vancouver on May 5, 2026. The sale had been first announced on December 19, 2025. Petroglyph is the economic development arm of Snuneymuxw First Nation, and the Nation is its sole shareholder. In the company's own words, "all profits go back to the Nation".

The casino keeps the Great Canadian name under a limited licence. That name dates from December 2023. Earlier it was Casino Coquitlam, then Hard Rock Casino Vancouver.

In British Columbia, BCLC conducts and manages casino gambling, while private service providers run the casinos. On this site, "runs" means the operating company, and "owns" appears only where an owner or a sale is published. No separate operating company is named here for the Coquitlam casino. No sale price is given either.

Dated history

The casino opened in 2001 as Casino Coquitlam. It later ran as Hard Rock Casino Vancouver. In December 2023 it took the name Great Canadian Casino Vancouver. Despite that name, it sits at 2080 United Boulevard in Coquitlam, not in Vancouver.

Petroglyph Development Group closed its purchase of Casino Nanaimo and Elements Casino Victoria from Great Canadian on January 16, 2025. The sale of the Coquitlam casino to Petroglyph was first announced on December 19, 2025. Petroglyph took it over on May 5, 2026.

On June 16, 2026, River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond passed to a partnership of Petroglyph and Musqueam Capital Corp. The seller was Great Canadian Entertainment.

What a guest finds

Great Canadian Casino Vancouver publishes table hours, not hours for the whole floor. Live tables run Monday to Thursday 10 AM to 4 AM. From Friday at 10 AM they run straight through to Monday at 4 AM. Hours are Pacific time, and holiday hours should be checked on the casino's own site.

The floor has more than 920 slots, 37 live table games and 42 electronic table machines. Its 10-table poker room is open Monday to Thursday 10 AM to 4 AM, and 24 hours Friday to Sunday. BCLC conducts the games, as at every casino in the province.

Food comes from Gordon Ramsay Burger, Asylum, Chopsticks Noodle House and Rock House Grill. Asylum also has live music on Friday and Saturday at 9 PM, and the casino has The Show Theatre. The players' card is Encore Rewards.

Published hours, Pacific time

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Floor hours not published

Live tables: Monday-Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m.; weekends Friday 10:00 a.m. to Monday 4:00 a.m.
Poker: Monday to Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m.; Friday to Sunday 24 Hours
Games: Denominations from $0.01 slots up to high-limit machines
37 live table games (operator release; venue counter also 37)
Blackjack (Kings Bounty, Double Deck, Free Bet, Low Limit); American Roulette; Baccarat (Midi, Squeeze Play Ruyi, $25 Squeeze, Ruyi, Mini); poker-based table games (Community Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold'em, Four Card)

At the door

The casino is at 2080 United Boulevard, Coquitlam, and its phone number is 604-523-6888. Entry is for adults 19 or older. Everyone shows government-issued photo ID at the door, and the ID is checked against the self-exclusion list.

Distances here are straight lines between OpenStreetMap points, not driving distances. Starlight Casino New Westminster is 9.8 km away, and Grand Villa Casino Burnaby is 12.8 km. Elements Casino Surrey is 14.9 km from the Coquitlam casino.

Plan your visit, checked October 10, 2026

At the door: Minimum age: 19+ (province-wide)
Card: Encore Rewards (BCLC)
Parking: Free parking (BCLC listing). No details on the garage, lot or height limits.
Transit: BCLC tags the casino 'Near transit'. No routes or stops are named.
Access: Gordon Ramsay Burger listed as wheelchair accessible (no venue-wide accessibility statement found)

Directions in Google Maps

Official site: gcvancouver.com

Not a paid link.

Sources (8)

web.archive.org/web/20260917173908/https://gcvancouver.com, October 7, 2026
web.archive.org/web/20260513065820/https://gcvancouver.com/poker, October 7, 2026
greatcanadian.com/news/gcvancouver-sale, October 7, 2026
casinosbc.com/locations/great-canadian-casino-vancouver.html, October 10, 2026
greatcanadian.com/destinations/britishcolumbia/vancouver, October 10, 2026
www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/sports-culture/gambling-fundraising/gambling-in-bc, October 7, 2026
greatcanadian.com/mandatory-identification, October 7, 2026
greatcanadian.com/restaurants/gordon-ramsay-burger, October 10, 2026

Questions on the record

Who runs Great Canadian Casino Vancouver?

Petroglyph Development Group took the casino over on May 5, 2026. Petroglyph is wholly owned by Snuneymuxw First Nation, and in its own words "all profits go back to the Nation". No separate operating company is named here.

Has the Coquitlam casino changed hands since 2024?

The sale to Petroglyph Development Group was first announced on December 19, 2025. Petroglyph took over on May 5, 2026. The casino still uses the Great Canadian name, under a limited licence.

Does the change of owner alter anything on the floor?

BCLC conducts the games here, as it does at every casino in British Columbia. Guests must be 19 or older and show government-issued photo ID on entry. The casino names Encore Rewards as its players' card, the same card named at fifteen of the sixteen casinos in this guide.

What are its hours?

The casino publishes table hours: Monday to Thursday 10 AM to 4 AM, and from Friday 10 AM straight through to Monday 4 AM. The times are Pacific. Holiday hours should be checked on the casino's own site.