Come watch as two pianists duel their way to musical harmony in the CPR Lounge at Casino Regina. The show will occur every Thursday evening in June at 8pm. First come, first served – get there early! Casinos Regina & Moose Jaw 1880 Saskatchewan Drive Regina, SK, S4P 0B2 Are gift certificates only available for purchase at Christmas time? How can I buy them, and where in the casino can I use them? Our gift certificates (both gaming and non-gaming options) are available all year long, and can be purchased from the Box Office at either casino. Casino Regina knows how to entertain. Throughout the year, according to my sources, the casino hosts a number of events and live shows. I have just freshly come off of vacation where there was a Rod Stewart tribute show in the making and I quite enjoyed the live bands performing on stage.
| 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 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]
Cpr Lounge Casino Regina Sask
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.
Cpr Lounge Casino Regina Canada
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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.