2026 ranking
Canada's 10 best casino hotels for 2026
Last revised · facts verified
A real casino resort means you can check in, eat well, catch a show and play without moving the car. Canada has only a handful; it has plenty more casinos with a budget motel across the lot. This ranking covers the resorts. We scored twelve on six weighted criteria — rooms first, access last — and the ten best totals follow.
These are editorial scores built only on what each property and the sources we name have published. Nobody paid to be here, and nobody can pay to move up.
The ten, in brief
- Fallsview Casino Resort — 9.3
- Caesars Windsor — 8.8
- Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto — 8.7
- Hilton Lac-Leamy & Casino du Lac-Leamy — 8.6
- River Rock Casino Resort — 8.5
- Casino Rama Resort — 8.2
- Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa — 8.1
- River Cree Resort & Casino — 8.0
- Grey Eagle Resort & Casino — 7.8
- Casino New Brunswick — 7.2
Side by side
| # | Hotel | Province | Rooms | Slots | Venue seats | Pool | Age | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fallsview Casino Resort | ON | 372 | 3,200+ | 5,000 + 1,559 | Indoor | 19+ | 9.3 |
| 2 | Caesars Windsor | ON | 758 | 2,000+ | 5,000 | Indoor, adults only | 19+ | 8.8 |
| 3 | Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto | ON | 400 | Largest selection in Canada | 5,000 | Indoor, hot tub, sauna, steam | 19+ | 8.7 |
| 4 | Hilton Lac-Leamy & Casino du Lac-Leamy | QC | 349 | 1,400+ | 1,100 | Indoor + outdoor, heated, year-round | 18+ | 8.6 |
| 5 | River Rock Casino Resort | BC | 396 | — | 965 | Yes, with water slide | 19+ | 8.5 |
| 6 | Casino Rama Resort | ON | 289 | 1,800 (Wikipedia) | 5,000+ | Indoor (3rd floor) | 19+ | 8.2 |
| 7 | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa | ON | 150 | 1,500+ | 2,200 max | Not listed | 19+ | 8.1 |
| 8 | River Cree Resort & Casino | AB | 249 | 1,665 | 2,500 | Indoor, with whirlpool | 18+ | 8.0 |
| 9 | Grey Eagle Resort & Casino | AB | 178 | 975+ | 2,500 | Closed (renovation) | 18+ | 7.8 |
| 10 | Casino New Brunswick | NB | 126 | — | Molson Canadian Centre | Yes | 19+ | 7.2 |
Each of the ten, in detail
Falls-facing rooms over a 200,000 sq ft gaming floor
Think of it as Canada's default casino weekend. You get 372 rooms angled at the falls, a floor of 3,200-plus slots and 110 tables, the OLG Stage for 5,000 plus the Avalon, and some 20-odd restaurants. Nobody else in the country pairs that scale with that window.
- Rooms
- 372
- Slots
- 3,200+
- Tables
- 110
- Venue seats
- 5,000 + 1,559
- Pool
- Indoor
- Casino age
- 19+
Ideal for: Couples or friends who want view, headliner and tables in one building, with no driving from Friday to Sunday.
Look elsewhere if: You live for buffets (none runs right now) or expect under-12s to use the pool without you.
758 rooms on the Detroit River, plus the 5,000-seat Colosseum
Biggest room count in our guide: 758, across two towers, most of them aimed at the Detroit skyline. Then there's the Colosseum, 5,000 seats with none beyond 225 feet; a floor listed at 2,000-plus slots and 80-plus tables; and a downtown Windsor address you can simply walk out of.
- Rooms
- 758
- Slots
- 2,000+
- Tables
- 80+
- Venue seats
- 5,000
- Pool
- Indoor, adults only
- Casino age
- 19+
Ideal for: Gig weekends and downtown city breaks for couples who like choosing between many room types.
Look elsewhere if: The children are counting on a swim — only adults may use the indoor pool.
Woodbine's 2023 casino resort, a few minutes from Pearson
Opened in 2023 beside Woodbine Racetrack, it's the newest large resort around Toronto: 400 rooms, a 5,000-capacity theatre, pool plus sauna and steam, free parking and a no-charge Pearson shuttle. The operator's own claim is more slot choice than anywhere else in Canada.
- Rooms
- 400
- Slots
- Largest selection in Canada
- Tables
- 145 (at opening)
- Venue seats
- 5,000
- Pool
- Indoor, hot tub, sauna, steam
- Casino age
- 19+
Ideal for: Flying in for a weekend, big-ticket concerts, and slot players who want the most machines possible.
Look elsewhere if: You want scenery beyond a racetrack and suburban Toronto, or a standard room over 388 sq ft.
Five-star Hilton where two lakes meet, a 10-minute drive from Parliament
Gatineau's Hilton is wired straight into a Loto-Québec casino, between two lakes and about ten minutes' drive from downtown Ottawa. All-season heated pools inside and out, Amerispa's 17 treatment rooms, an 1,100-seat theatre and 1,400-plus slots make it Canada's most complete spa-and-casino stay.
- Rooms
- 349
- Slots
- 1,400+
- Tables
- 48
- Venue seats
- 1,100
- Pool
- Indoor + outdoor, heated, year-round
- Casino age
- 18+
Ideal for: A spa weekend with a little gaming, or an Ottawa sightseeing trip based on the Québec side.
Look elsewhere if: Your group includes under-18s who want the casino, bars or theatre — all three are 18+.
Fraser River resort steps from a Canada Line station
No Canadian casino hotel is easier without a car: Canada Line trains reach YVR in about seven minutes and downtown Vancouver in about eighteen. Add 396 rooms (some very large suites among them), Canada's first Gordon Ramsay Steak, a water-slide pool and a riverside marina.
- Rooms
- 396
- Slots
- —
- Tables
- —
- Venue seats
- 965
- Pool
- Yes, with water slide
- Casino age
- 19+
Ideal for: YVR stopovers, weekends planned around dinner reservations, and anyone happy to go car-free.
Look elsewhere if: The show you want is arena-sized — The Show Theatre seats 965.
Cottage-country casino with a 5,000-plus-seat stage, mid-renovation
Casino Rama, on Rama First Nation land near Orillia, is mid-way through its biggest refresh in years — rooms renovated floor by floor from 2025, a ground-floor spa, and three new restaurants headed by Gateway's Atlas Steak and Fish. The 5,000-plus-seat Entertainment Centre still brings headliners up Highway 400.
- Rooms
- 289
- Slots
- 1,800 (Wikipedia)
- Tables
- 50 (Wikipedia)
- Venue seats
- 5,000+
- Pool
- Indoor (3rd floor)
- Casino age
- 19+
Ideal for: Concert road trips out of the GTA and lake weekends with gaming on the side.
Look elsewhere if: You won't have a car — Orillia sits about two hours north of Toronto.
Hard Rock's first fully integrated Canadian resort, open July 2025, 19+ throughout
Open since July 3, 2025, this is the newest hotel we cover and Canada's first fully integrated Hard Rock resort: 150 rooms (22 suites), a never-closing casino with 1,500-plus slots, Council Oak steaks and Hard Rock LIVE for up to 2,200. The age rule is simple — 19+, everywhere.
- Rooms
- 150
- Slots
- 1,500+
- Tables
- 24/7 tables
- Venue seats
- 2,200 max
- Pool
- Not listed
- Casino age
- 19+
Ideal for: Grown-up weekends: live music, a Council Oak steak and a casino with no closing time.
Look elsewhere if: Anyone travelling with you is under 19 — that rule covers the hotel and restaurants too.
Canada's first Hell's Kitchen, twin NHL rinks and a tower on the way
River Cree, on Enoch Cree Nation land just past Edmonton's western edge, combines a 249-room hotel with a casino among Alberta's largest, Canada's first Gordon Ramsay Hell's Kitchen, two NHL-size rinks and a free West Edmonton Mall shuttle. An 18-storey tower is under construction.
- Rooms
- 249
- Slots
- 1,665
- Tables
- 46
- Venue seats
- 2,500
- Pool
- Indoor, with whirlpool
- Casino age
- 18+
Ideal for: Edmonton weekends combining hockey, a big casino floor and a Ramsay dinner.
Look elsewhere if: You need a new room right now — the new tower targets 2027.
Calgary's south-west edge, with Rockies views from some rooms
Tsuut'ina Nation owns and operates Grey Eagle on Calgary's south-west edge; its 178-room hotel opened in 2014. West-facing rooms catch the Rockies, the 2,500-seat Event Centre books strong acts, and Little Chief is among the West's better casino kitchens. The pool stays shut through a renovation lasting into 2027.
- Rooms
- 178
- Slots
- 975+
- Tables
- 32
- Venue seats
- 2,500
- Pool
- Closed (renovation)
- Casino age
- 18+
Ideal for: Concert nights in Calgary and a base for Kananaskis or Banff day trips.
Look elsewhere if: This year's trip depends on a hotel pool — it's closed for renovation.
Moncton's casino hotel: big rooms, opening windows, pets allowed
Moncton's Casino New Brunswick opened in 2010. Its 126 rooms start at a roomy 440 sq ft, with windows that actually open onto the city or the mountain. Add a pool, an on-site concert venue, free parking and pet-friendly rules, and it's Atlantic Canada's casino hotel.
- Rooms
- 126
- Slots
- —
- Tables
- 5 game types + poker
- Venue seats
- Molson Canadian Centre
- Pool
- Yes
- Casino age
- 19+
Ideal for: Maritime road trippers bringing a dog, with Magnetic Hill and Hopewell Rocks on the route.
Look elsewhere if: Room service or a wide choice of restaurants matters to you.
How the scoring works
Every hotel is marked from 0 to 10 against six criteria, and the overall figure is a weighted average:
- Rooms & views — 25%
- Casino floor — 20%
- Dining — 20%
- Shows & events — 15%
- Pool, spa & fitness — 10%
- Getting there — 10%
Our method page covers the details, the sources and what we deliberately leave out.
Reviewed, but outside the top ten
Club Regent Casino Hotel
Canad Inns runs this hotel next to Manitoba's Club Regent Casino: 146 smoke-free rooms, around 1,200 slots, bingo and a 1,300-seat event centre. Practical, not plush.
Cascades Casino Resort
Gateway's Langley City casino, with the 77-room Coast hotel next door. Strong steaks at ATLAS, round-the-clock gaming and free parking — no pool, no theatre.
What weekenders ask us
Which Canadian casino hotel is biggest by room count?
Caesars Windsor, with 758 rooms over two towers, the Augustus and the Forum.
Best casino hotels for a concert weekend?
Look at the arena-size stages: Fallsview (OLG Stage 5,000, plus the Avalon at 1,559), Caesars Windsor (the Colosseum, 5,000), Great Canadian Toronto (up to 5,000) and Casino Rama (5,000-plus).
Can I do a casino-hotel weekend without driving?
River Rock in Richmond, B.C. is the easy one: Canada Line trains reach the Vancouver airport in about 7 minutes and downtown in about 18.
Any casino hotel with outdoor swimming in winter?
Hilton Lac-Leamy in Gatineau heats both its indoor and outdoor pools and keeps them open all year.