2026 ranking
Canada's 10 best casino hotels for 2026
Last revised · facts verified
Plenty of Canadian casinos have a motel across the parking lot. Far fewer are true resorts — a place to sleep, eat, see a show and play without stepping outside. This ranking is about the second kind. We marked twelve properties against six weighted criteria, rooms through to access, and the top ten totals made the cut.
Every score is an editorial call based only on what the hotels themselves and our named sources publish. There's no paid placement here, and no hotel has given us money.
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 comparison
| # | 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 |
All ten, hotel by hotel
Falls views from bed, 3,200-plus slots downstairs
Ask around and Fallsview is usually the first casino hotel Canadians name. The numbers explain why: 372 rooms aimed at the falls, a gaming floor carrying 3,200-plus slots and 110 tables, two theatres (the larger seats 5,000) and 20-plus places to eat. Nowhere else in the country puts that much under one roof with a view to match.
- Rooms
- 372
- Slots
- 3,200+
- Tables
- 110
- Venue seats
- 5,000 + 1,559
- Pool
- Indoor
- Casino age
- 19+
Go for it if: Couples and friends who want the view, a headline show and the tables in one stay, with the car parked all weekend.
Think twice if: Buffet lovers (there isn't one right now), or families whose kids want unsupervised swims — under-12s need a parent at the pool.
758 rooms on the Detroit River — the largest hotel in this guide
Windsor's Caesars tops this guide for sheer size: 758 rooms over two towers, most of them facing the Detroit skyline across the water. Inside are the 5,000-seat Colosseum (farthest seat: 225 feet) and a gaming floor with 80-plus tables and 2,000-plus slots, and the whole thing sits downtown rather than beside a highway ramp.
- Rooms
- 758
- Slots
- 2,000+
- Tables
- 80+
- Venue seats
- 5,000
- Pool
- Indoor, adults only
- Casino age
- 19+
Go for it if: Gig nights at the Colosseum and riverside city breaks where you want a wide pick of rooms.
Think twice if: Your children are expecting a swim — only adults may use the indoor pool.
Pearson-side mega-resort from 2023, right next to Woodbine
Woodbine's casino came back in 2023 as a full resort and the Toronto area's newest big one: 400 rooms, a theatre holding as many as 5,000, a pool with steam room and sauna, free parking and a free Pearson shuttle. Its operator claims a bigger slot choice than any other Canadian casino.
- Rooms
- 400
- Slots
- Largest selection in Canada
- Tables
- 145 (at opening)
- Venue seats
- 5,000
- Pool
- Indoor, hot tub, sauna, steam
- Casino age
- 19+
Go for it if: Fly-in weekends, stadium-size concerts and slot players who want the widest choice in the country.
Think twice if: You need more than 388 sq ft, or a view that isn't the track or the city's edge.
Five-star lakeside Hilton with Canada's best casino-hotel spa
Ten minutes' drive from downtown Ottawa, a five-star Hilton sits beside a Loto-Québec casino between two lakes. Pools heated indoors and out that never close for winter, a 17-room Amerispa, an 1,100-seat theatre and 1,400-plus slots add up to Canada's most complete mix of wellness and gaming.
- Rooms
- 349
- Slots
- 1,400+
- Tables
- 48
- Venue seats
- 1,100
- Pool
- Indoor + outdoor, heated, year-round
- Casino age
- 18+
Go for it if: A spa weekend with a little roulette, or a base in Gatineau for Ottawa sightseeing.
Think twice if: Anyone in the party is under 18 and wants to see the casino, the theatre or the bars.
Canada Line at the door, YVR seven minutes away, Ramsay steak inside
River Rock wins on access: step onto the Canada Line and you're at YVR in seven minutes or downtown Vancouver in eighteen. Add 396 rooms (with some properly large suites), the country's first Gordon Ramsay Steak, a water-slide pool and a Fraser River marina, and it's an easy recommendation.
- Rooms
- 396
- Slots
- —
- Tables
- —
- Venue seats
- 965
- Pool
- Yes, with water slide
- Casino age
- 19+
Go for it if: YVR travellers, people who plan trips around dinner, and anyone leaving the car at home.
Think twice if: A big-arena headliner is the plan — the theatre tops out at 965 seats.
Lake country, a 5,000-seat hall and a renovation in full swing
Mid-renovation and better for it: Casino Rama, on Rama First Nation land by Orillia, has been redoing rooms since 2025, opened a ground-floor spa and added three restaurants, Gateway's Atlas Steak and Fish among them. Its 5,000-seat Entertainment Centre still pulls big names north on Highway 400.
- Rooms
- 289
- Slots
- 1,800 (Wikipedia)
- Tables
- 50 (Wikipedia)
- Venue seats
- 5,000+
- Pool
- Indoor (3rd floor)
- Casino age
- 19+
Go for it if: A road trip from the GTA for a headliner, or a cottage-country weekend with gaming on the side.
Think twice if: Driving isn't an option — it's about two hours from Toronto to Orillia.
Opened July 2025: Canada's first fully integrated Hard Rock, and strictly 19+
The newest hotel in this guide opened on July 3, 2025 as Canada's first fully integrated Hard Rock resort. It has 150 rooms (22 suites), 1,500-plus slots in a casino that never closes, a Council Oak steakhouse and the 2,200-capacity Hard Rock LIVE — and every inch, rooms included, is 19+.
- Rooms
- 150
- Slots
- 1,500+
- Tables
- 24/7 tables
- Venue seats
- 2,200 max
- Pool
- Not listed
- Casino age
- 19+
Go for it if: Adults planning a weekend around live music, a steakhouse dinner and a 24/7 casino.
Think twice if: You're bringing anyone younger than 19 — they can't enter any part of it, rooms included.
Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen, two NHL rinks and a new tower coming in 2027
Just west of Edmonton on Enoch Cree Nation land, River Cree combines a 249-room hotel, one of the largest casinos in Alberta, Canada's first Gordon Ramsay Hell's Kitchen, a pair of NHL-size rinks and a free shuttle to West Edmonton Mall. A new 18-storey tower is under construction.
- Rooms
- 249
- Slots
- 1,665
- Tables
- 46
- Venue seats
- 2,500
- Pool
- Indoor, with whirlpool
- Casino age
- 18+
Go for it if: Hockey, a big casino and Canada's first Hell's Kitchen, all on one Edmonton weekend.
Think twice if: Only a brand-new room will do — the new tower isn't scheduled until 2027.
Calgary's casino hotel, with the Rockies out of the west windows
Grey Eagle is owned and operated by the Tsuut'ina Nation on Calgary's south-west edge, and its 178-room hotel opened in 2014. Some rooms look west toward the Rockies, the 2,500-seat Event Centre books big acts and Little Chief ranks among the West's better casino restaurants. The pool, though, is shut during a renovation that runs into 2027.
- Rooms
- 178
- Slots
- 975+
- Tables
- 32
- Venue seats
- 2,500
- Pool
- Closed (renovation)
- Casino age
- 18+
Go for it if: Concerts in Calgary, or a launch pad for Banff and Kananaskis.
Think twice if: You need a pool this year — it's closed while renovations run.
Big rooms, pets welcome, the Bay of Fundy within reach
Moncton's Casino New Brunswick opened in 2010, and even its entry-level rooms are a roomy 440 sq ft, with windows that open onto city or mountain views. It's the casino hotel of Atlantic Canada — 126 rooms, a pool, a concert venue, free parking and pets allowed, with Hopewell Rocks and Magnetic Hill close by.
- Rooms
- 126
- Slots
- —
- Tables
- 5 game types + poker
- Venue seats
- Molson Canadian Centre
- Pool
- Yes
- Casino age
- 19+
Go for it if: A Maritime road trip with your dog, with Hopewell Rocks and Magnetic Hill nearby.
Think twice if: You rely on room service or want lots of restaurants to choose from.
How the scores work
Every hotel is marked from 0 to 10 on six criteria, and the overall score is a weighted average of them:
- 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 the things we don't do.
Reviewed, but outside the top ten
Club Regent Casino Hotel
Canad Inns runs this hotel next to Club Regent Casino in Winnipeg: 146 smoke-free rooms, about 1,200 slots, bingo and a 1,300-seat event centre. It's about convenience, not glamour.
Cascades Casino Resort
Gateway's Cascades in Langley City, joined to the 77-room Coast hotel. ATLAS serves a good steak, the casino runs 24 hours and parking is free; there's no pool and no theatre.
Quick answers before you book
Biggest casino hotel in Canada by room count?
Caesars Windsor, with 758 rooms between its Forum and Augustus towers.
Which resorts host the biggest concerts?
Four have arena-scale rooms: Casino Rama (5,000-plus), Great Canadian Toronto (up to 5,000), Caesars Windsor's 5,000-seat Colosseum, and Fallsview, which pairs the 5,000-seat OLG Stage with the 1,559-seat Avalon.
Is there a casino hotel I can reach by train from the airport?
River Rock in Richmond, BC. It's next to a Canada Line station: about 7 minutes to Vancouver airport, about 18 to downtown.
Where can I swim outside in winter?
Hilton Lac-Leamy in Gatineau — its heated outdoor pool, like the indoor one, stays open all year.