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Who owns Elements Casino Surrey

Elements Casino Surrey stands on City of Surrey land beside the former Fraser Downs track. Great Canadian reached an agreement on March 9, 2026, to sell it to SE-MI-AH-MU Development Corporation of Semiahmoo First Nation.

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

The agreed sale

On this site, "runs" means the company that operates a casino. "Owns" appears only where an owner or a sale is published.

Great Canadian reached an agreement on March 9, 2026, to sell the casino to SE-MI-AH-MU Development Corporation of Semiahmoo First Nation. Approval from regulators is required, as is approval from the City of Surrey, the owner of the land. After closing, Great Canadian is to provide transition services for up to one year.

Fraser Downs, beside the casino, stopped holding live harness racing on August 15, 2025, the date the City of Surrey brought the racetrack lease to a close. Since then, the track has been demolished.

The record by year

2024

Operator
Great Canadian Entertainmentheld before 2024

2025

Operator
Great Canadian Entertainmentheld before 2024

2026

Sale agreed
with SE-MI-AH-MU Development CorporationMarch 9, 2026 · Great Canadian Entertainment

The record by date

Elements Casino Surrey opened in November 2005 at 17755 60 Ave, Surrey. Its neighbour was Fraser Downs, a live harness racing track. This guide has no published record of an earlier name or of another operator.

After the City of Surrey terminated the racetrack lease, that racing stopped on August 15, 2025. The track was later torn down. Great Canadian reached an agreement on March 9, 2026, to sell the casino to SE-MI-AH-MU Development Corporation of Semiahmoo First Nation. Regulators and the City of Surrey, as owner of the land, both had to approve the agreement.

Elements Casino Surrey sign pylon and building
Photo: Leoboudv, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, 2016; cars removed; this version under CC BY-SA 4.0.

On the floor

BCLC conducts and manages the games at Elements Casino Surrey, as it does at every casino in British Columbia. It names Encore Rewards as its players' card, the same card named at fifteen of the sixteen casinos in this guide.

In Pacific time, doors open 10 AM to 4 AM on Monday through Thursday, and the casino runs 24 hours on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Live tables have shorter hours, running 10 AM to 1 AM from Sunday to Thursday and 10 AM to 3 AM on Friday and Saturday. Hours on holidays may change, so confirm them on the casino's own website. On the floor are 10 live table games along with over 500 slots and electronic table games. Among them are roulette, baccarat, blackjack and Four Card Poker, and the casino does not have a poker room.

Meals are served at Foodies and at a buffet restaurant that offers an all-you-can-eat buffet on weekends. Elements Bar is open Friday and Saturday nights, and comedy and live music take place at the casino each week.

Published hours, Pacific time

Mon to Thu 10 AM to 4 AM; Fri to Sun 24 hours

Live tables
Sunday to Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.; Friday & Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.
Games
over 500 slots and e-tables
Tables in Surrey, per BCLC: Four Card Poker; Ultimate Texas Hold'em; Baccarat (Ruyi, $25 Squeeze, Midi, Squeeze Play Ruyi); American Roulette; Blackjack (Low Limit, Free Bet, Kings Bounty, Double Deck)
No poker room. For Surrey, the 'Poker' category at BCLC holds just two house-banked games: Four Card Poker and Ultimate Texas Hold'em.

At the door

Elements Casino Surrey stands at 17755 60 Ave, Surrey, and takes calls at 604-576-9141. Admission is open to adults aged 19 and up. Each guest must present government-issued photo ID on arrival, and since June 2023 that ID has been compared with the self-exclusion list.

The guide computes straight-line distances to the other Metro Vancouver casinos it covers: Cascades Casino Langley is 5.4 km away and Great Canadian Casino Vancouver 14.9 km. The figures measure lines between OpenStreetMap points rather than road distances, and no travel times are given in this guide.

Plan your visit, checked October 10, 2026

At the door
Minimum age: 19+ (province-wide)
Card
Encore Rewards (BCLC)

Directions in Google Maps

Official site: greatcanadian.com/destinations/britishcolumbia/elements-casinos

Not a paid link.

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Questions on the record

Has Elements Casino Surrey changed hands since 2024?

On March 9, 2026, Great Canadian agreed to sell the casino to SE-MI-AH-MU Development Corporation of Semiahmoo First Nation, pending approval by the City of Surrey and by regulators.

Who runs the games on the floor?

The games are conducted and managed by BCLC. Entry is limited to people aged 19 or older, and each guest presents government-issued photo ID. Elements Casino Surrey names Encore Rewards as its players' card.

When is Elements Casino Surrey open?

In Pacific time, the casino operates from 10 AM to 4 AM Monday to Thursday and stays open for 24 hours from Friday to Sunday. From Sunday to Thursday the live tables operate 10 AM to 1 AM, while on Friday and Saturday their hours are 10 AM to 3 AM. Hours on holidays may change, so confirm them on the casino's own website.