Manitoba

New Winnipeg casino event centre shapeshifts to suit crowd

Club Regent’s new event centre is a mechanical marvel. It seats up to 1,400, but it can bend and fold in on itself to accommodate smaller parties and banquets.

New Winnipeg casino event centre shapeshifts to suit crowd

10 years ago
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Club Regent Casino's new event centre is a mechanical marvel that seats up to 1,400, but it can also bend and fold in on itself to accommodate smaller parties and banquets.
The multi-level 11,580-square-foot event centre has 24-foot high ceilings and will host banquets, concerts, and seminars. (Club Regent Event Centre)
A Winnipeg casino has undergone some impressive renovations.

Club Regent’s new event centre is a mechanical marvel that seats over 1,000 people. It can also bend and fold-in on itself to accommodate smaller parties and banquets.

The full theatre fits up to 1,400 people. But with the flip of a switch, the floor collapses, retracts and the seats are either swallowed up or reshuffled like a row of dominoes to suit smaller events.

The 11,580 square-foot venue cost more than $51 million to build.