Casino Regina Canada
| Casino Regina | |
|---|---|
| Location | 1880 Saskatchewan Drive Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 0B2 |
| Opening date | January 26, 1996 |
| Theme | Union railway station (actual former use) |
| Notable restaurants | Last Spike, Rail Car |
| Casino type | Land |
| Owner | Saskatchewan Gaming Corporation |
| Architect | J.F. Orroch |
| Previous names | Union Station (railway station) |
| Renovated in | 1995 (converted to a casino), 2001, 2009 |
| Coordinates | 50°27′10″N104°36′31″W / 50.452737°N 104.608727°WCoordinates: 50°27′10″N104°36′31″W / 50.452737°N 104.608727°W |
| Website | www.casinoregina.com |
Casino Regina is the prairies’ number one entertainment destination. The casino itself was once Regina’s Union Train Station—an important stop for travellers, settlers and goods making their way cross-country. Now, it’s all aboard for fun with your favourite games, dining, and live performances at our Vegas-style Show Lounge.
- Casino Regina's Show Lounge consists of three-tier seating on the main level and theatre seating in the balcony. The main floor can be reconfigured to accommodate dinners, receptions, or we can have tables removed for general admission shows with no tables (standing only).
- Casino Regina - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go - Updated 2020 (Saskatchewan) - Tripadvisor Casino Regina, Regina: See 339 reviews, articles, and 6 photos of Casino Regina, ranked No.11 on Tripadvisor among 66 attractions in Regina.
Casino Regina is a casino located on Saskatchewan Drive — (formerly South Railway Street) — in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. It operates in the city's former union station, a Tyndall and ashlar stone structure completed in 1912. The casino is owned and operated by Sask Gaming.
History[edit]
The Beaux-Arts style Union Station was constructed in 1911-12 and was actually Regina's third train station; the first is now a museum in Broadview, Saskatchewan. The station was completed the same year the deadly 'Regina Cyclone' struck the city, tearing through Wascana Park and gutting part of the downtown area. The building underwent a major expansion in 1931, and the original façade was redone in a simpler Art Deco style with Tyndall stone. As well, terrazzo floors, marble support columns and plaster molded ceilings where added to the interior.[1]
In the early 1990s, cutbacks to rail services throughout Canada lead to the closure of Regina's Union Station. The Station had been an important part of Regina's history and heritage since its opening in 1912. After the station's closure, its fate remained unknown for several years. Union Station was designated as an official heritage site in 1991.
By 1995, a $37 million construction project began to convert the vacant station into the province's second casino. In 1996, Casino Regina opened.
Description[edit]
The building contains old railway police jail cells in the basement that were used for transporting prisoners, and shows evidence of a tunnel representing a system of underground passages said to stretch several blocks east of the casino and south all the way to the stately Hotel Saskatchewan. These tunnels were destroyed during the construction of the Cornwall Centre, a major downtown shopping complex.
Inside, positioned on a wall in the central hall, is a schedule board displaying the arrivals and departures on the day the train station closed back in 1990. The hall itself, formerly the station's main concourse, features a high ceiling with simple chandeliers and a clock near the top of the back wall.
The casino houses some 800 slot machines, 35 table games, and a 9-table poker room. The 800-seat Show Lounge features entertainers, and meals are served in The Last Spike and Rail Car restaurants, as well as in the CPR Lounge and VIP Lounge. Regularly scheduled Union Station historic tours are another attraction, as are the nightly LED shows.
Casino Regina is a notable employer in the city, employing 664 people, over fifty percent of whom are Aboriginal.
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References[edit]
- ^'Union Station'. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Archived from the original on 2012-08-19. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
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While many industries have seen customers slowly trickling back, the casinos in Regina and Moose Jaw saw a torrent of guests return on their first day back in business.
Just three hours after opening its doors for the first time since the pandemic had shuttered them, Casino Regina hit maximum capacity.
The casino’s doors opened at 9 a.m., but SaskGaming spokesperson Shanna Schulhauser said people had started lining up at the doors before 8:30 a.m. Within 15 minutes of the doors being unlocked, 100 people had already streamed into the building, ready to gamble.
Everyone currently has to enter through the casino’s Central Hall doors, and guests were lined up down the sidewalk.
“The people were actually lined up all the way to the bridge, over to where the employee parking lot is,” said Schaulhauser. “It was quite long.”
© TROY FLEECE A long line of people waited in line just before 9:00am as Casino Regina reopened for the first time since closing due to the COVID-19 pandemic on July 9, 2020.By noon, Casino Regina reached its maximum capacity of 250 people — which had been lowered to allow for physical distancing — and it remained at capacity through the afternoon. This meant anyone standing in line at the doors had to wait for another guest to leave before they could enter.
Casino Moose Jaw was no different, with 25 guests through its doors in the first 15 minutes. It reached its lowered capacity of 50 people at 12:30 p.m. and remained full through the afternoon.
Schulhauser said the casinos won’t know the total number of people that came through the casinos until Friday, but was excited to see so many guests return.
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“We were sort of expecting it. We didn’t really know how long the lineup might be, but it was great to see so many people out,” she said.
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“Clearly there was an appetite from our guests to get back in here and get gaming again.”