A valley guide outside Cranbrook
Cranbrook Casino Online in the Valley
This is an independent travel guide to Casino of the Rockies at St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino, on Mission Road outside Cranbrook, on Ktunaxa land. The guide takes no bets, and the panels below answer two questions: what is open, and how far it is.
By the Kootenay Valley deskChecked October 11, 2026
Right now in Cranbrook
Open daily from 11 am
Casino hours
11 am to 11 pm
to 1 am on Friday and Saturday
A night at the resort
125 rooms
check-in 4 pm · out 11 am
From Kimberley
19.6 km
straight line · Calgary 202 km
The casino floor
On the casino floor
Casino of the Rockies opens at 11 am every day. It closes at 11 pm Sunday to Thursday and at 1 am on Friday and Saturday nights. Holiday hours are not published separately, so check casinooftherockies.ca before a holiday visit. Guests must be 19 or older and show government-issued photo ID at every visit. Security may ask for two pieces of ID.
Live table games are no longer offered, and the tables are electronic. The 210 slot machines include E-Roulette, E-Baccarat and E-Blackjack, and the floor also has a full-service lottery centre. Each Quartz terminal runs up to eight games, Sic Bo among them, on a 26.5-inch HD touch screen. In the restaurant, the PROLINE Sportsbook Lounge has an 18-foot screen for up to six games and three betting terminals. The casino calls it the first lounge of its kind in the region.
Mountain time
Is it open at this hour?
| Place | Hours as published |
|---|---|
| Casino floor | Sunday to Thursday 11 am to 11 pm; Friday and Saturday 11 am to 1 am |
| Kiʔsuʔk k̓ikiⱡ bar | Sunday to Thursday 11 am to 10:30 pm; Friday and Saturday 11 am to 12:30 am |
| Kiʔsuʔk k̓ikiⱡ kitchen | Friday and Saturday 11 am to 11 pm; Sunday to Thursday from 11 am, a table after 10 pm by phone first (250-417-2772) |
| Ktunaxa Interpretive Centre | Monday to Friday 9 am to 4:30 pm; closed weekends; tours booked in advance |
St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino
A resort in the valley
St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino sits on Mission Road, five minutes by car outside Cranbrook, in the East Kootenay valley. The resort is owned and operated by the Ktunaxa First Nation. Its 125 rooms and suites look out on the Hoodoos, the golf course and the mountains, including Fisher Peak. The building was once the St. Eugene Mission, a residential school for First Nations children of the region. The Ktunaxa Nation has reclaimed it.
Seasons shape a visit here. The championship golf course and the KOA RV park open April through October. The resort and casino stay open year-round, with casino hours kept on local Mountain time, the same clock as Alberta.
Golf and RV park April through October
Hotel, pool, casino all year
The golf season
The championship course at St. Eugene was designed by Les Furber and runs beside rivers, with the Rocky Mountains behind it. It opens April through October, the same months as the KOA RV park on the grounds. Outside those months the course closes, but the rest of the resort does not. The hotel, the outdoor heated pool and the casino all stay open through the winter.
Staying over
Staying the night
Check-in at the hotel is at 4 pm, and check-out is at 11 am. Of the 125 rooms and suites, 25 are in the historic Mission building. Across the resort, rooms look out on the Hoodoos, the golf course and the Purcell or Rocky Mountains, Fisher Peak among them.
The outdoor heated pool is open year-round, and the resort also has hot tubs, a sauna and a fitness centre. Hotel guests get free WiFi. Some rooms are pet-friendly, so a pet can come along.
Check-in 4 pm · check-out 11 am
Plan the nights
| Check-in | 4 pm |
|---|---|
| Check-out | 11 am |
| Breakfast at Numa | every day 7 am to 11 am |
| Casino | Sunday to Thursday 11 am to 11 pm; Friday and Saturday 11 am to 1 am |
| Golf course and RV park | April through October |
Kiʔsuʔk k̓ikiⱡ · Numa
Where to eat at this hour
| Where | Hours as published | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Numa: breakfast | every day 7 am to 11 am | not inside the casino; no age rule published |
| Kiʔsuʔk k̓ikiⱡ: kitchen | Friday and Saturday 11 am to 11 pm; Sunday to Thursday from 11 am, a table after 10 pm by phone first (250-417-2772) | 19+, photo ID at the casino door |
| Kiʔsuʔk k̓ikiⱡ: bar | Sunday to Thursday 11 am to 10:30 pm; Friday and Saturday 11 am to 12:30 am | 19+, photo ID at the casino door |
| Numa: dinner | Wednesday to Sunday 5 pm to 9:30 pm | not inside the casino; no age rule published |
| Numa: lounge | Wednesday to Sunday 4 pm to 11 pm | not inside the casino; no age rule published |
Two restaurants
Where to eat
Kiʔsuʔk k̓ikiⱡ, Ktunaxa for "good food", is the restaurant and bar raised above the casino floor. Its bar is open 11 am to 10:30 pm Sunday to Thursday, and to 12:30 am on Friday and Saturday. On Friday and Saturday the kitchen serves 11 am to 11 pm. From Sunday to Thursday it opens at 11 am; for a table after 10 pm, call 250-417-2772 first.
Numa Lounge & Dining sits in the Mission building, not inside the casino, and its name means "thunder" in Ktunaxa. It has views of Fisher Peak and the golf course. Breakfast is served every day, 7 am to 11 am. Wednesday to Sunday, dinner runs 5 pm to 9:30 pm, and the lounge is open 4 pm to 11 pm.
Ktunaxa land
Ktunaxa land and the Mission
Four Ktunaxa communities and the Kenpesq't (Shuswap Indian Band) own the resort together as St. Eugene Mission Holdings Limited. The casino opened in 2002. Two partners joined in 2004, Samson Cree Nation from Alberta and Rama First Nation from Ontario. On June 20, 2017, the four Ktunaxa communities again became the sole owners of the resort and casino.
Renovation began on April 8, 2019, and the casino reopened on July 19, 2019. Its 19,000 square feet use a nature-based design that honours the Ktunaxa Nation's connection to the earth. In the Mission building, the Ktunaxa Interpretive Centre, run by the Ktunaxa Nation Council, opens Monday to Friday 9 am to 4:30 pm. It is closed weekends, and tours must be booked in advance.
The road in
The road in
Casino of the Rockies is at 7777 Mission Rd, Cranbrook, BC V1C 7E5, on the St. Eugene resort grounds. By car it is five minutes outside Cranbrook and an eight-minute drive from Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC). The drive from Kimberley takes 25 minutes. The casino is less than a four-hour drive from Calgary.
The valley keeps Mountain time, the same clock as Alberta and one hour ahead of most of British Columbia. Parking at the casino is free. No transit route to the resort is published, though taxis and public transit run within Cranbrook itself. In a straight line, the city centre is 8.4 km from the casino.
Straight line · OpenStreetMap
How far from your town
- CranbrookBC8.4 km
- KimberleyBC19.6 km
- FernieBC51 km
- Canal FlatsBC64 km
- SparwoodBC65 km
- ElkfordBC77 km
- CrestonBC77 km
- Crowsnest PassAB93 km
- InvermereBC104 km
- NelsonBC111 km
- Radium Hot SpringsBC117 km
- Pincher CreekAB131 km
- CastlegarBC141 km
- CalgaryAB202 km
- GoldenBC209 km
- LethbridgeAB211 km
Lines are straight, roads are longer. Each row opens the route in Google Maps.
At the door
At the casino door
- Guests must be 19 or older and show government-issued photo ID at every visit, checked against the barred list and not stored.
- Staff may ask for two pieces of ID, and the new enhanced status cards count as primary ID.
- Proper attire means shirts and shoes, and outside food or drink is not allowed in the casino.
- Alcohol is allowed on the gaming floor under Serving It Right guidelines but cannot go through the doors to the lobby.
Online in BC
Playing online in BC
PlayNow.com is run by BCLC and is the province's own online gambling site. It is the only legal online gambling site in British Columbia. The IGCO, the province's gambling regulator, says every other site that lets BC players in operates illegally in the province.
This guide carries paid links, marked Ad, on its home page. They lead to a private online casino that is not PlayNow.com and is not run or licensed by the province. A BC resident who plays there has none of the provincial protections. PlayNow limits and Game Break do not apply, and complaints cannot go to the IGCO. The partner pays the guide a commission and can change.
Help
Where to find help
- Gambling Support BC answers at 1-888-795-6111, free, confidential and open 24/7.
- Game Break, BCLC's voluntary self-exclusion program, takes enrolments in person at any casino with government-issued photo ID.
- Casino of the Rockies has a GameSense Info Centre and takes part in Game Break.
FAQ
Questions before the drive
How late is the casino open on Friday?
On Friday and Saturday the casino is open 11 am to 1 am, local Mountain time. Sunday to Thursday it closes at 11 pm. Holiday hours should be checked on casinooftherockies.ca before a trip.
Are there live table games?
Live table games are no longer offered, and the tables are electronic. The floor has 210 slot machines, including E-Roulette, E-Baccarat and E-Blackjack, four choices of table games and a full-service lottery centre.
What time is hotel check-in?
Check-in at St. Eugene is at 4 pm, and check-out is at 11 am. Hotel guests get free WiFi, and the hotel has pet-friendly rooms.
When is the golf course open?
The championship course designed by Les Furber is open April through October. The KOA RV park at the resort keeps the same season.
How old must guests be?
The legal gambling age in British Columbia is 19, and that applies at the casino door. Every guest shows government-issued photo ID at each visit.