Inside Playtime Casino Kelowna Downtown
Playtime Casino Kelowna sits downtown on Okanagan Lake at 1300 Water Street, run by Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited. This page sets out its floor, food, poker and the way in.
By the Okanagan deskChecked October 8, 2026
Hours, slots and tables
Doors at Playtime open daily at 10 am. Closing is 1 am from Sunday through Tuesday and 2 am from Wednesday through Saturday. No holiday hours are posted; calling ahead is the way to confirm. The slot floor holds more than 400 slot games. A separate $1 slot area carries the Dollar Dreams Progressive Jackpot slots.
Live play runs on 16 table games, on the top floor next to MATCH. From Monday through Thursday the tables start at noon, from Friday through Sunday at 11 am, and play continues to closing. The featured games are Blackjack, Double Deck Blackjack, 3 Card Poker, Baccarat, Electronic Baccarat, Fast Action Poker, Live and Electronic Roulette and Ultimate Texas Hold'em. Table limits are not published. Chances, on Springfield Road, lists 14 live tables.
The lakefront building
Gateway describes the casino as located in the Grand Okanagan Lakefront Resort and Conference Centre on Okanagan Lake. The Hotel item in the casino's menu links to the Delta Hotels Grand Okanagan Resort, a Marriott property. No room count is published. Groups are welcome: buses can park on site, and tours book through Guest Services at 250-860-9467.
For special occasions, the casino lists a private room off the casino floor. Customers with disabilities can access the Playtime facility. Guests who ask can be provided with communication supports, wheelchairs and accessible formats.
Lake City Casino before 2018
Before 2018 the casino traded as Lake City Casino, and it had been at the Water Street site for almost 19 years. Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited, which runs it, rebranded it as Playtime Casino Kelowna. The grand opening came on March 1, 2018, after a $3.6 million renovation. That work added MATCH Eatery & Public House and a new poker room. It also moved the table games to the top floor, next to MATCH.
Getting in and parking
Only guests 19 or older are admitted. As of June 26, 2023, anyone coming into a casino in B.C. has to present government-issued photo ID. The ID is scanned by security and compared with the roster of people barred from entry, Game Break enrollees among them. Playtime refuses entry to people enrolled in the program. No personal information is stored by the system for those admitted.
Parking is free for casino guests in the GREEN zone of the covered parkade. Two entrances are open daily: Water Street, and the Causeway entrance just off the parkade. Bus riders can take route 2 North End Shuttle to the Water St at Cawston Ave stop, roughly 25 m from the casino. Route 5 Gordon / Downtown uses the Ellis St at Clement Ave stop, some 260 m away.
Questions to the desk
What time does Playtime close on a Saturday?
It closes at 2 am on Saturday. Hours are 10 am to 2 am from Wednesday to Saturday, with a 1 am close from Sunday to Tuesday. No holiday hours are posted; calling ahead is the way to confirm.
How many live tables does Playtime have?
It has 16 live table games. Friday through Sunday the tables open at 11 am, Monday through Thursday at noon, and play runs until close.
Is parking free?
Parking is free for casino guests who use the GREEN zone of the covered parkade.
Is there a hotel in the building?
Gateway describes the casino as located in the Grand Okanagan Lakefront Resort and Conference Centre. Its Hotel menu item links to the Delta Hotels Grand Okanagan Resort. The casino does not publish a room count.