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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. Snuneymuxw First Nation is the sole shareholder of Petroglyph, which serves as the Nation's economic development arm. The company puts it this way: the profits, all of them, "go back to the Nation".

Under a limited licence, the Great Canadian name stays with the casino. 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. Its next name was Hard Rock Casino Vancouver. In December 2023 it took the name Great Canadian Casino Vancouver. Whatever the name suggests, its location is 2080 United Boulevard in Coquitlam rather than Vancouver.

On January 16, 2025, Great Canadian sold Casino Nanaimo and Elements Casino Victoria to Petroglyph Development Group, which completed the deal that day. 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. On Monday through Thursday, the live tables are in operation between 10 AM and 4 AM. They open at 10 AM on Friday and do not close again until Monday at 4 AM. All of these times are Pacific; holiday hours can be confirmed on the casino's website.

Gaming includes 42 electronic table machines, 37 live table games and upward of 920 slots. With 10 tables, the poker room keeps 24-hour service Friday to Sunday and opens from 10 AM to 4 AM Monday to Thursday. BCLC conducts the games, as at every casino in the province.

The dining options are Rock House Grill, Chopsticks Noodle House, Asylum and Gordon Ramsay Burger. On Friday and Saturday at 9 PM, Asylum hosts live music, and the casino also contains 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: Range runs from $0.01 slots to high-limit machines
37 live table games, the operator release's count; the venue counter shows 37 as well
American Roulette; Baccarat (Mini, Ruyi, $25 Squeeze, Squeeze Play Ruyi, Midi); Blackjack (Low Limit, Free Bet, Double Deck, Kings Bounty); poker-based tables (Four Card, Ultimate Texas Hold'em, Community Poker)

At the door

The casino is at 2080 United Boulevard, Coquitlam, and its phone number is 604-523-6888. Admission is open to adults aged 19 and up. At the door, each visitor presents government-issued photo ID, which staff compare with 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). Garage, lot and height limits are not described.
Transit: BCLC marks the venue as 'Near transit'. Specific stops and routes go unnamed.
Access: Wheelchair access noted for Gordon Ramsay Burger (no accessibility statement found for the venue as a whole)

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 belongs wholly to Snuneymuxw First Nation; in the company's own words, all of its 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. At the door, every guest must be 19 or older and must produce government-issued photo ID. Encore Rewards is the players' card the casino names; fifteen of the sixteen casinos in this guide name the same card.

What are its hours?

The casino posts hours for its tables: 10 AM to 4 AM on Monday through Thursday, then without pause from 10 AM Friday until 4 AM Monday. The times are Pacific. Hours on holidays may change, so confirm them on the casino's own website.