Club West Gaming Lounge at Assiniboia Downs
This page covers Club West Gaming Lounge, the VLT room inside Assiniboia Downs on Portage Avenue. It explains what the lounge is, what it is not, and how far it sits from your part of Winnipeg. The racetrack around it gets a section too, since the two come as a pair.
A VLT lounge inside a racetrack
Club West Gaming Lounge sits inside Assiniboia Downs, at 3975 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3K 2E9. It is a licensed lounge of about 4,000 square feet with 140 VLTs. The track's phone number is 204-885-3330.
That makes it a gaming room at a racetrack, not a full casino, so this guide describes no live table games here. Gaming machines at the track go back a long way. In 1994 Assiniboia Downs received machines that combine pari-mutuel race wagering with VLT-style games. The Manitoba Lotteries Corporation owned and operated them.
Distance bars on this page show straight-line kilometres from an approximate centre of each area, rounded to whole numbers. These figures are not measured along roads, and they tell you nothing about how long the drive takes. The lounge's 140 VLTs are available daily from 10 AM to 1 AM, as posted on the track's own site and checked October 10, 2026. Holiday hours can differ, so a quick look at that site is worth it before you bundle up and head out.
Assiniboia Downs · gaming lounge
Club West Gaming Lounge
- Address
- 3975 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3K 2E9
- Phone
- 204-885-3330
- VLTs
- 140
- Hours
- Daily 10 AM to 1 AM posted hours ↗
Straight line from each area
Rounded kilometres from an approximate area centre, not by road. Each Route link opens Google Maps with directions from that area.
Checked on the venue pages, October 10, 2026
Plan your visit
- VLT lounge
- 140 VLTs, daily 10 AM to 1 AM
- Eat and drink
- Club West Restaurant & Lounge, daily from 10 AM to closeFood and drinks in the lounge
- Racing
- Televised racing year roundLive thoroughbred racing in season Race dates ↗
- Cash
- Race wagering in cashATMs on siteRacing program $3 at Guest Services
- Hotel
- None on site
- Run by
- Manitoba Jockey Club, non-profit, since 1993Track opened 1958
- At the door
- 18+, carry valid ID
- Phone
- 204-885-3330
Directions in Google Maps ↗ · Hours can change on holidays; the venue's own page has the last word.
The racetrack around the lounge
Assiniboia Downs is open year round, with daily televised racing and dining alongside the lounge. Live thoroughbred racing runs in season. Dates for the next season are on the track's own site, not here.
Bring cash if you plan to wager on the races, since all race wagering is in cash. ATMs are on site, and a racing program costs $3 at Guest Services. Each horse race track in the province gets its licence from Manitoba's Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Authority.
How it differs from a casino
Winnipeg has two casinos, Club Regent Casino and McPhillips Station Casino, both owned and operated by Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries. Club West is something else: a VLT lounge attached to a racetrack, not a casino floor. If you want a full casino inside the city, those two are the rooms to look at.
Manitoba casinos are closed to anyone under 18. The LGCA says staff cannot judge age by appearance, so carry valid ID for any regulated gambling purchase, VLTs included.
Asked on cold nights
Questions
Is Club West a casino?
Club West is not a casino. It is a licensed VLT lounge of about 4,000 square feet at the Assiniboia Downs racetrack. Winnipeg's two casinos are Club Regent Casino and McPhillips Station Casino.
When is the next live racing season at Assiniboia Downs?
This guide does not list dates for the next one. Check the track's own site, or call 204-885-3330.