01Published sources first
The guide starts with what venues and official bodies publish. That means Parq's own site, Great Canadian's Hastings Casino page, BCLC and its GameSense pages, the Province of BC, and TransLink for anything on rails or wheels.
Directory and listing sites are read, but they are never trusted alone. If a figure appears only there, the guide leaves it out or describes it without the number.
02When sources disagree
Conflicting figures are not averaged, and the guide does not pick a favourite. For example, Great Canadian, the operator, gives different slot counts for Hastings Casino on different pages of its own site. So the Hastings page prints no slot count at all.
Parq's own figure for its slot machines is "hundreds", so that is the figure the guide uses. Some details a reader would expect are not published, such as prices or the hours of a restaurant inside a casino. In those cases the page says the venue publishes it and links to the official site.
03Open or closed, in Pacific time
The open-or-closed note on the home page uses Pacific time and the hours the venue publishes. If a venue does not publish its hours, the note says so instead of showing a status. Holiday hours were not found for either Vancouver casino, so check the venue before setting out on a statutory holiday.
04Distances
The guide's own distances are straight-line. Walking routes are longer, and they feel longer again in November rain.
When a venue publishes its own figure, the guide credits it to the venue. Parq's own figure for Stadium-Chinatown Station, for instance, is 850 m. For door-to-door planning, use TransLink. The SkyTrain and bus page explains what is and is not confirmed.
05Keeping pages current
Pages are checked against their sources and dated. The current round was completed in October 2026.
06What the guide does not claim
The guide does not claim any visits, phone calls, interviews or tests. Everything here comes from published sources.
Here, nobody places a bet or opens an account; the site itself is no casino. Inner pages carry no ads; the advertising page explains the rest. Gambling in BC is for adults 19 and over.
When gambling is no longer fun, Gambling Support BC can be reached free of charge, 24/7, at 1-888-795-6111. There is more on the support page.