A travel guide by Lake Winnipeg
Scanterbury Casino Online at First Light
This is an independent travel guide to South Beach Casino & Resort at Scanterbury, on Highway 59 near Lake Winnipeg. The line of the horizon below is a clock that shows what is open at any hour.
By the First Light deskChecked October 14, 2026
What is open at this hour
Floor · tables · bar · kitchens · Winnipeg time
| Zone | Hours as published |
|---|---|
| Casino floor | Every day 10 am to 3 am |
| Live table games | Thursday and Friday 5 pm to 2 am; Saturday 4 pm to 2 am; Sunday 3 pm to 1 am; closed Monday to Wednesday |
| Blue Dolphin Bar | Daily, from 11 am until 2 am |
| Mango's Restaurant | Monday to Saturday 8 am to 9 pm; Sunday 11:30 am to 9 pm |
| The Palms Buffet | Friday 4 to 9 pm; Saturday 8 to 11:30 am and 4 to 9 pm; Sunday 8 to 11:30 am; closed to the public Monday to Thursday |
| South Beach Café | Open 24/7 in the hotel lobby |
Afternoon · Highway 59
The road up from Winnipeg
South Beach Casino & Resort sits on Highway 59 north of Winnipeg, near the shores of Lake Winnipeg. In a straight line it is 63 km from Winnipeg City Hall and 30 km from Selkirk. Roads run longer than those lines. From the resort, the city lies to the south-west and the lake beaches to the north.
The resort runs no shuttle of its own. Private tour operators sell day bus tours and overnight bus packages. The resort's Tour Bus Coordinator answers at 1-204-766-3112. Parking details are not published, so drivers can ask the resort at 204.766.2100 before setting out.
Since May 28, 2005
Whose resort it is
South Beach Casino & Resort stands on the Brokenhead Ojibway Nation Reserve, beside Highway 59. It began operations on May 28, 2005. Seven First Nations own it: Black River, Bloodvein, Brokenhead, Hollow Water, Little Grand Rapids, Pauingassi and Poplar River. It was the second First Nations casino in Manitoba, after Aseneskak opened in 2002; Sand Hills followed in 2014. Inside, the resort is designed in an Art-deco style with a tropical atmosphere.
10 am to 3 am
On the casino floor
The casino covers over 40,000 square feet and is entirely smoke-free. It holds over 500 slot machines from IGT, Aristocrat, AGS, Scientific Games and Konami, with denominations from 1 cent to $5. Every day, Monday to Sunday, the floor stays open between 10 am and 3 am. On holidays the hours change, so southbeachcasino.ca is the place to confirm them.
Live tables keep a shorter week. They run Thursday and Friday 5 pm to 2 am, Saturday 4 pm to 2 am and Sunday 3 pm to 1 am. Monday to Wednesday, they are closed. The games are Double Deck Black Jack, Single-Zero Roulette, Texas Shootout and High Card Flush. The free Ocean Club card is issued on the spot with valid ID, and slot play earns points on it.
Check-in from 4 pm
A night at the hotel
Of the 93 rooms and suites, 70 are Deluxe Guest Rooms, 10 are Grand Suites, 8 are Luxury Guest Rooms and 5 are Junior Suites. A Grand Suite is 780 sq. ft. with a king bed and a whirlpool soaker tub. Deluxe Queen and Deluxe King rooms are 380 sq. ft., and every type lists free high-speed Internet access.
Check-in opens any time after 4 pm, but rooms are not guaranteed ready until 6 pm. Check-out is at 12 noon, and pets are not allowed. The Tropical Pool, with its cascading waterfall, sauna and hot tub, opens 7 am to 10 pm. From 10 pm to 11 pm it is adults only. The planner below lays out the nights in order.
Plan the nights
Check-in from 4 pm · room ready by 6 pm · out by noon
| Evening | Live tables | Also on |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | closed | |
| Tuesday | closed | |
| Wednesday | closed | |
| Thursday | 5 pm to 2 am | |
| Friday | 5 pm to 2 am | live music, Blue Dolphin; dinner buffet 4 to 9 pm |
| Saturday | 4 pm to 2 am | live music, Blue Dolphin; dinner buffet 4 to 9 pm |
| Sunday | 3 pm to 1 am |
8 am to 1 am
Supper and breakfast
Mango's Restaurant is open Monday to Saturday 8 am to 9 pm and Sunday 11:30 am to 9 pm. Its breakfast runs 8 to 11 am Monday to Friday and 8 to 11:30 am on Saturday. On Sunday, breakfast is the buffet at The Palms, 8 to 11:30 am. The Palms dinner buffet runs Friday and Saturday, 4 to 9 pm; Monday to Thursday it is closed to the public.
Each day, the Blue Dolphin Bar keeps its doors open from 11 am until 2 am. Food is served until midnight Sunday to Thursday and until 1 am on Friday and Saturday. Local musicians play free live music there on Friday and Saturday nights. In the lobby of the hotel, South Beach Café keeps coffee, muffins and sandwiches on hand 24/7.
First light · the beaches
The beaches of 59
The resort invites guests to "Discover the Beaches of 59", and the beaches of Lake Winnipeg lie to its north. Patricia Beach Provincial Park is 7 km away in a straight line, Grand Beach Provincial Park 23 km and Victoria Beach 38 km. Roads run longer than those lines. For golf, the resort names the Pinawa, Granite Hills and Grand Pines courses among its nearby attractions. The tool below shows what lies in each direction from Scanterbury.
The view from Scanterbury
A 360° horizon from west-north-west round to it again: direction across, distance down
Winnipeg (City Hall): 63 km in a straight line.
| Place | Straight line |
|---|---|
| Patricia Beach Provincial Park | 7 km |
| Grand Beach Provincial Park | 23 km |
| Selkirk | 30 km |
| Beausejour | 34 km |
| Victoria Beach | 38 km |
| Gimli | 40 km |
| Lac du Bonnet | 41 km |
| Pinawa | 51 km |
| East St. Paul | 51 km |
| Stonewall | 56 km |
| Winnipeg (City Hall) | 63 km |
| Arborg | 74 km |
| Niverville | 89 km |
| Steinbach | 93 km |
| Morris | 124 km |
| Portage la Prairie | 126 km |
| Altona | 155 km |
| Winkler | 161 km |
| Brandon | 245 km |
Manitoba rules
Online play in Manitoba
PlayNow.com is Manitoba's own legal gambling site, run by Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries, and the only gambling site licensed in the province. The LGCA, Manitoba's regulator, cautions that most gambling sites advertised to people in Manitoba fall outside Manitoba regulation. The regulator has no power to make such an unregulated site obey Manitoba law. A gambling site being advertised is no proof that it is legal.
Every paid link on the guide's home page carries the Ad label and leads to a third-party online casino. That casino is not licensed in Manitoba and is not PlayNow.com. A commission from it goes to the guide. In Manitoba, nobody under 18 may take part in provincial gaming, and anyone who appears to be a minor must show ID.
Free and confidential
Where to find help
- Free and confidential, Manitoba's Gambling Helpline is run by Shared Health and takes calls 24/7 at 1-800-463-1554.
- The Hope for Wellness Helpline offers support to Indigenous people across Canada 24/7 at 1-855-242-3310 or online.
- Voluntary Self-Exclusion from Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries covers the Casinos of Winnipeg, Shark Club Gaming Centre and PlayNow.com; First Nations casinos run their own programmes.
Before the trip
Questions from the road
What time does the casino close?
Every day, the casino floor keeps its doors open from 10 am until 3 am. On holidays the schedule changes, so confirm it on southbeachcasino.ca before travelling.
Are the tables open on a Monday?
Live table games are closed Monday to Wednesday. They run Thursday and Friday 5 pm to 2 am, Saturday 4 pm to 2 am and Sunday 3 pm to 1 am.
What time is hotel check-in?
Check-in is any time after 4 pm, but rooms are not guaranteed to be ready until 6 pm. Check-out is at 12 noon.
Where can a guest eat after midnight?
On Friday and Saturday the Blue Dolphin Bar serves food until 1 am; from Sunday to Thursday the kitchen stops at midnight. In the hotel lobby, South Beach Café offers coffee, muffins and sandwiches 24/7.
How old must guests be?
Provincial gaming in Manitoba is closed to minors, meaning anyone under 18. Anyone who appears to be a minor must show ID that proves their age.