Club Regent Casino is a

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located in

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. It is one of two casinos in the city—the other being the McPhillips Street Station Casino—both of which are owned and operated by the

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, and thus the

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. Connected to the casino is the

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Club Regent Hotel, as well as the Club Regent Event Centre, which opened in 2014. Club Regent is located in the Winnipeg neighborhood of

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on Regent Avenue, and is 15 km (25-minute drive) from the

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. The casino opened in 1993, after an assessment regarding the distribution of gambling revenue was released. The casino contains a

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restaurant, as well as a concert stage, on which regular comedy, and musical performances are scheduled.

Casino

Club Regent has around 1,200

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. The gaming area of the casino is divided into two main areas, which are connected via a decommissioned aquarium tunnel that used to contain exotic

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. The first area (which is entered from the south or east entrance), contains a large amount of VLT and slot machines. The second area contains another section of VLTs, slot machines, and a

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area, which includes such games as

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, Red Dog, Texas Hold'em Bonus Poker,

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, Pai gow poker, and Let it ride. Three card poker was offered until early 2009, when it was replaced with Red Dog. Next to the table games is a large

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area, which contains multiple 10-seat poker tables. In this second area of the casino, there is a large bamboo-styled

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, which leads downstairs. Prior to 2007, the poker area was located downstairs; while the poker area was downstairs, the Manitoba

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only allowed the casino to run Fixed-Limit poker games. Shortly after its move upstairs, the Commission approved the casino to run No-Limit poker games. Currently, the poker area runs $1/$2 No-limit Texas hold 'em games, but higher limits are available upon player request. Aside from the cash poker games facilitated, the casino also runs regular Poker Tournaments.

Hotel

The Club Regent Casino Hotel is owned and operated by

, a Winnipeg hotel chain. The hotel contains 146 guest rooms, as well as a fitness centre. The hotel has a 3-diamond rating from AAA/CAA, and a 4-star rating from Canada Select. The hotel also has a 3-Green Key rating from the

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's Green Key Eco-Rating Program.Club Regent Casino Hotel
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Club Regent CasinoManitoba Liquor & Lotteries CorporationLiquor, Gaming and Cannabis Authority of Manitoba
Casinos in Manitoba Tourist attractions in Winnipeg 1993 establishments in Manitoba Casinos completed in 1993 Transcona, Winnipeg

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