Ask in La Malbaie where to leave the car and nobody points at the garage. Levels P1, P2 and P3 are paid; lots P4 through P10 are free, and the walk from them is short enough that regulars take it in February without complaining. Hotel guests skip the weather altogether, using the underground passage that links the Manoir to the gaming floor.
The casino was inaugurated on June 24, 1994, on the Pointe-au-Pic cliff in La Malbaie, where the Manoir Richelieu has stood since the end of the nineteenth century. It belongs to Loto-Québec, the provincial crown corporation, and is run through its subsidiary Société des casinos du Québec, which also operates the Montréal, Lac-Leamy and Mont-Tremblant properties. The hotel next door carries the Fairmont name and 405 rooms, and the two are sold together as Hôtel-Casino de Charlevoix.
Three floors, river on one side, golf course on the other. That is the shape of the place, and it explains why people who come once for the slot machines often come back for the view.
Key facts and who runs it
| Item | Detail |
| Opened | June 24, 1994 |
| Owner and operator | Loto-Québec, through Société des casinos du Québec |
| Address | 183 rue Richelieu, La Malbaie, G5A 1X8 |
| Hours | 11 a.m. Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday; closing 11 p.m. Sunday to Thursday, 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday |
| On the site | Casino, Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu (405 rooms), restaurants, spa, two outdoor pools, 27-hole golf course |
| Minimum age | 18 |
Hours and when to go
Doors open later than visitors expect. Weekday mornings are closed off entirely, and the 11 a.m. opening has drawn grumbling from coach groups who arrive early and wait outside. Weekends start at 9 a.m., which is when local players who want a quiet machine turn up.
Hours shift with the season and with holidays. Late Friday and Saturday nights run to 2 a.m., and those are the only two evenings when the floor feels genuinely busy; the rest of the week is calm, sometimes very calm. Summer is high season for all of Charlevoix, fall brings the foliage traffic along the St. Lawrence route, and December is the thinnest month in the region.
How to get there and where to park
La Malbaie sits 150 kilometres east of Québec City, under a 90-minute drive from Jean-Lesage International Airport along the river. Aéroport de Charlevoix in Saint-Irénée is 8.1 kilometres south-southwest of town and serves the casino and the Manoir, but it operates from May to November depending on snow cover.
Loto-Québec runs a shuttle reserved for Casino Privilèges members, leaving from the Salon de jeux de Québec every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday; seats must be booked by phone or at the Customer Experience counter starting the Monday before departure, first come, first served. A private coach operator, La Québécoise, runs its own Friday and Saturday service with pickups in Québec and Lévis.
Parking beyond the free lots: the garage levels are paid, valet at the Fairmont costs $39 per night with in-and-out privileges, there are electric vehicle charging stations, and taxis are available at all times. Outdoor free spaces are limited on busy weekends.
What is inside the gaming floor
More than 700 slot machines, 9 gaming tables, electronic gaming terminals and sports betting kiosks spread over the three levels. Daily Texas Hold’em tournaments run on electronic gaming tables rather than a dedicated live poker room. There is a low-minimum-bet zone tied to membership, and the Casino Privilèges program, shared across all four Loto-Québec casinos, accumulates points on play.
Entry requires proof of being 18 or older. A biometric facial recognition system operates as part of the self-exclusion program, comparing camera images against a database of people who have consented to it.
Bar 21 inside the casino runs DJ nights every Saturday from 9 p.m., with extra evenings on long weekends. In summer, a temporary cabaret-style venue called Le Hangar goes up in one of the parking lots and holds close to 400 people; it has hosted the Loto-Québec comedy weekends, and the ComediHa! edition has been renewed for 2026.
Where to eat on the site
St-Hubert Signé Casino sits inside the gaming area, rotisserie chicken with BBQ sauce and all-you-can-eat coleslaw, takeout included, access limited to 18 and over. The hotel restaurants are open to everyone: Le Saint-Laurent for the longer dinner, Le Bellerive for breakfast from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and lunch from 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m., Le Bellerive café for coffee and pastry, and Le Point Cardinal, which looks over the golf course and only opens during golf season.
Strong points, weak points, and whether it is worth the trip
1) The windows near the table games face the St. Lawrence, which is the single detail most visitors mention before they mention the games.
2) It is smaller and quieter than the Montréal casino, and dealers have a reputation for explaining the game to newcomers.
3) Everything sits in one complex: hotel, restaurants, spa, pools, golf, and a heated underground link so nobody crosses the parking lot in January.
4) Opening at 11 a.m. on weekdays and closing at 11 p.m. four nights a week makes spontaneous visits hard to plan.
5) With 9 tables, the live table selection is thin, and some visitors describe the floor as dark and short on energy outside Friday and Saturday nights.
One more practical note before booking anything: the name is heavily copied. An independent review site that sorts through what actually runs under the label Casino Charlevoix online is a better reference point than a page of search results full of lookalike domains.
Entry is reserved for people 18 and older; set a budget before you sit down and use the available limit and self-exclusion tools if play stops being entertainment.
