Parq Casino and who runs it

In British Columbia, BCLC conducts and manages casino gambling, and private service providers run the casinos. This guide says a company "runs" a casino when it operates it. The word "owns" appears when an owner or a sale is published.

Parq Casino publishes neither name. Its privacy policy names "Parq", acting on behalf of BCLC, and no company behind it. The latest dated ownership record found for Parq is from 2019. Parq was developed by Paragon Gaming with Dundee Corporation and PBC Group, through the joint venture Parq Holdings Limited. In February 2019 Paragon sold its stake in Parq Holdings to PBC Group.

Later, in May 2019, Parq Holdings restructured its debt after an investment from a new equity partner, which was not named. Without a later record, this guide names no current owner and no operating company.

Before Parq, Paragon Gaming ran the temporary Edgewater Casino at the Plaza of Nations. In April 2011 Vancouver City Council approved moving Edgewater's licence to the site next to BC Place. Parq replaced Edgewater, and all Edgewater employees were transferred to Parq.

Parq Vancouver, the resort around the casino at 39 Smithe Street, officially opened on September 29, 2017. Paragon Gaming, Dundee Corporation and PBC Group had developed it through Parq Holdings Limited. Paragon sold its stake to PBC Group in February 2019. A debt restructuring followed in May 2019, after investment from an unnamed equity partner.

No dated ownership record after 2019 has been found for Parq. For 2024 to 2026, this guide lists no sale and no new owner.

BCLC conducts and manages casino gambling in British Columbia, so the games at Parq run under the same provincial system as other casinos. The casino is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, Pacific time. Its poker room on Level 3 keeps the same hours. Holiday hours should be checked on Parq's own site.

Games include slots, baccarat, poker, blackjack, roulette, electronic touch machines and Stadium Gaming. Parq publishes no slot, table or poker table counts. Encore Rewards enrolment is at Guest Services on Level 2.

Parq has two hotels, the JW Marriott and The Douglas. Its restaurants and bars include Honey Salt, The Victor, D/6 Lounge and KOI Noodle Bar. Self-parking on the property is open 24 hours and paid by plate. On non-event days it costs $5 an hour before 5 PM, and $55 for 24 hours.

Parq Casino is at 39 Smithe Street, Vancouver, and general enquiries go to 604-683-7277. Gambling in British Columbia is for people 19 or older. At Parq, ID is shown on entry regardless of age. Since June 2023 everyone entering a BC gambling facility shows government-issued photo ID, checked against the self-exclusion list.

Distances to other casinos in this guide are straight lines between map points, not driving distances. From Parq, Hastings Casino is 5.6 km away and Grand Villa Casino Burnaby is 8.0 km. River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond is 8.9 km away.