Parq Casino in downtown Vancouver

The casino floor at Parq lists slots, baccarat, poker, blackjack and roulette. Electronic touch machines and Stadium Gaming sit alongside them. The casino is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Poker has its own room on Level 3, and that room is open 24/7 as well. Holiday hours should be checked on the venue's own site.

Entry at Parq is 19+. ID is shown on entry regardless of age, so visitors well past 19 carry it too. There is no specific dress code. Encore Rewards sign-up is at Guest Services on Level 2.

Parq Vancouver has two hotels, the JW Marriott and The Douglas. Restaurants include Honey Salt, The Victor, D/6 Lounge and KOI Noodle Bar.

Self-parking is on the property 24 hours a day, paid by plate. On non-event days it costs $5 an hour before 5 PM, with a $20 daily maximum from 5 AM to 5 PM. From 5 PM to midnight the flat rate is $20 Sunday to Thursday and $25 on Friday and Saturday. Midnight to 5 AM costs $15, and 24 hours costs $55. Event days cost $25 to $35, and Encore Rewards members who earn at least 15 points park free.

Two SkyTrain lines stop near Parq. Stadium-Chinatown Station on the Expo Line is 850 m away in a straight line, and Yaletown-Roundhouse Station on the Canada Line is 800 m.

From Langley City, Parq sits 38 km away in a straight line, the farthest poker room on this guide's board. Its poker room on Level 3 is open 24/7. Cascades Casino Langley, by contrast, opens its poker room at 9 AM daily and does not publish a closing time.

Parq signs members up for Encore Rewards at Guest Services on Level 2. Most casinos around Langley use the same card, so one card covers both ends of the trip.