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This independent guide to Elements Casino Victoria, on the Island Highway in View Royal, is researched and written by the Concierge Notes desk. The rain gauge below shows which parts of the casino are open at the hour you choose.
By the Concierge Notes desk Checked October 14, 2026
Open at this hour
Floor · tables · poker · The Well
| Zone | Hours, Pacific time |
|---|---|
| Casino floor | 9 AM to 2 AM Sunday through Thursday; Fridays and Saturdays 9 AM to 4 AM |
| Live tables | noon to 2 AM Sunday through Thursday; Fridays and Saturdays noon to 4 AM |
| Poker room | Monday through Thursday noon to 1 AM; Fridays and Saturdays noon to 3 AM; Sundays 11 AM to 1 AM |
| The Well Public House | 10 AM to 10 PM Sunday through Thursday; Fridays and Saturdays until midnight, from 10 AM |
| Electronic tables (Action Arena) | open at 12 PM daily; closing time not published |
The casino at a glance
View Royal Casino was the name when the doors first opened in 2001. An expansion in 2018 brought the new name Elements Casino Victoria. Petroglyph Development Group (PDG), wholly owned by Snuneymuxw First Nation, owns the casino. Its purchase from Great Canadian closed on January 16, 2025. Lahal Casino Management LP, PDG's casino management arm, runs it.
Its building stands in the Town of View Royal, west of downtown Victoria, though the postal address says Victoria. Each zone on the card keeps its own hours, all in Pacific time; British Columbia stays on it year-round and does not change clocks in autumn.
Elements Casino Victoria
- Address
- 1708 Island Hwy, Victoria, BC V9B 1H8; the building is in View Royal
- Owner
- Petroglyph Development Group, wholly owned by Snuneymuxw First Nation
- Since
- 2001 as View Royal Casino; renamed in 2018
- Floor
- 9 AM, closing at 2 AM (Sun to Thu) or 4 AM (Fri, Sat)
- Games
- 770 slots · 14 live tables · 15 electronic tables
- Poker
- $1/$3 and $2/$5 No Limit Hold'em
- Parking
- Free, parkade and outdoor lot
- Door
- 19+, photo ID scanned
- Phone
- 250-391-0311
The floor and the pub
The casino floor opens at 9 AM every day. Closing is 2 AM Sunday through Thursday, with Friday and Saturday running until 4 AM. It holds 770 slot machines and high limit slot rooms, though the number of rooms is not published. Live play on the 14 tables starts at 12 PM and ends at 2 AM Sunday to Thursday, or 4 AM Friday and Saturday.
There are 15 electronic tables in the Action Arena, dealing Roulette at $1, Blackjack at $2 and Baccarat at $5. They open at 12 PM daily; no closing time is published. Open from 10 AM daily, The Well Public House serves pub fare from breakfast until late night. Its closing time is 10 PM from Sunday to Thursday, and 12 AM Friday and Saturday.
Getting on the poker list
Plan a seat
$1/$3 · $2/$5 No Limit Hold'em
Get on the list
9:15 AM to 12 PMCall 250-391-0311, or register at Guest Services.
Room open, Friday
12 PM to 3 AMStakes: $1/$3 and $2/$5. The number of tables is not published.
The poker room deals $1/$3 and $2/$5 No Limit Texas Hold'em; the number of tables is not published. To get on the list, register at Guest Services or call 250-391-0311 between 9:15 AM and 12 PM.
Poker hours follow their own schedule. Monday to Thursday, the room deals 12 PM to 1 AM; Friday and Saturday, it deals 12 PM to 3 AM. Sunday opens earlier, at 11 AM, and closes at 1 AM. The seat planner on this page shows the hours for any day you pick.
From the harbour or the ferry
From the casino, straight lines run 7.6 km to the Inner Harbour at Ship Point and 7.8 km to downtown Victoria. Any route by road covers more ground than these lines. Delta is home to the Tsawwassen terminal, 36 km by road from downtown Vancouver. The sailing from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay takes 1 h 35 min. North of Victoria, Highway 17 ends at Swartz Bay terminal, a straight line of 26.4 km from the casino.
The casino publishes no directions from the ferry and lists no shuttle. Drivers and riders enter the full address, 1708 Island Hwy, Victoria, BC V9B 1H8, as the destination. Sailing times and fares are set and posted by BC Ferries. A tool below opens Google Maps from whichever start point you choose.
From where you are staying
Straight line · route in Google Maps
26.4km in a straight line
From the Swartz Bay ferry terminal the casino lies to the south. Roads are longer than the line.
| Starting point | Straight line | Route |
|---|---|---|
| Inner Harbour (Ship Point) | 7.6 km | Google Maps |
| Downtown Victoria | 7.8 km | Google Maps |
| Swartz Bay ferry terminal | 26.4 km | Google Maps |
| Victoria International Airport | 21.8 km | Google Maps |
| Langford | 3 km | Google Maps |
| Colwood | 3.8 km | Google Maps |
| Esquimalt | 4.5 km | Google Maps |
| Saanich | 6.5 km | Google Maps |
| Oak Bay | 11.3 km | Google Maps |
| Central Saanich | 16.2 km | Google Maps |
| Sooke | 21.2 km | Google Maps |
| Sidney | 22.6 km | Google Maps |
| Duncan | 41 km | Google Maps |
| Nanaimo | 86 km | Google Maps |
Parking and the bus
The casino charges nothing for parking, which is split between a parkade and an outdoor lot. Accessible spaces are marked, and entry is through the main entrance lobby.
The nearest bus stop, number 101260 on Island Hwy at Wilfert Rd, sits about 75 m from the building. The stop for the opposite direction, 101251, is about 150 m away. It is served by the 95 Blink and by routes 38, 46, 48, 51X and 61. Route 95 Blink runs Langford / Downtown, and route 61 runs Sooke / Langford / Downtown. Schedules change, so current times are on BC Transit.
How are you arriving?
What is published, way by way
- Parking costs nothing, both in a parkade and in an exterior lot.
- For the map app: 1708 Island Hwy, Victoria, BC V9B 1H8. The building is in the Town of View Royal.
- The floor opens at 9 AM every day, Pacific time.
- EV charging, RV or bus parking and height limits are not published.
Age and ID at the door
Entry is open only to guests aged 19 and up, the age at which gambling becomes legal in British Columbia. Every guest shows government-issued photo ID on entry. Security scans that ID and compares it with the register of people not allowed inside, a step every B.C. casino has taken since June 26, 2023. For people let in, the system saves no personal information. The casino's event booklet asks guests aged 19 to 25 for a second piece of valid ID.
Online play in British Columbia
Legal gambling in British Columbia must be run by the provincial government. Inside BC, only PlayNow.com, operated by BCLC, may legally offer online gambling. The Independent Gambling Control Office (IGCO) has regulated gambling throughout the province since April 13, 2026. Anyone under 19 is barred from casino and online gambling alike; 19 is the minimum age.
Its home page is where this guide places paid links, each carrying an Ad label. Those links open a privately run online casino, which British Columbia does not regulate. This guide earns its commission from that partner, which could later be replaced by another one. None of it is connected with Elements Casino Victoria.
Where to find help
- Gambling Support BC answers 1-888-795-6111 toll-free around the clock for any BC resident, with free counselling and details at gamblingsupportbc.ca.
- Through Game Break, people can bar themselves from BC casinos for 6 months or 1 year, or for 2 or 3 years, and the term is fixed once chosen.
- Guests at Elements Casino Victoria will find a GameSense Info Centre in the building, and a GameSense Advisor is on hand in every casino across BC.
Questions at the desk
How late does the floor stay open on a Saturday?
On Friday and Saturday the casino floor runs from 9 AM until 4 AM, Pacific time. For holiday hours, check casinovictoria.ca.
When do the live tables open?
The 14 live tables open at 12 PM every day. Closing comes at 2 AM on Sunday to Thursday nights and later, at 4 AM, on Fridays and Saturdays.
How far is the casino from the Swartz Bay ferry in a straight line?
The straight line from the Swartz Bay ferry terminal to the casino measures 26.4 km. Roads are longer than that line.
Is parking at the casino free?
Yes, parking is free in the parkade and the exterior lot. Accessible spaces are marked, and entry is through the main entrance lobby.
Who owns Elements Casino Victoria?
Petroglyph Development Group, a corporation wholly owned by Snuneymuxw First Nation, owns the casino. It bought the casino from Great Canadian, closing on January 16, 2025, and Lahal Casino Management LP runs it.