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Casino resorts in Canada

Nine properties in the digest deliver the full resort format — a hotel you would book on its own merits, a casino floor, an entertainment venue and enough else on site to fill a weekend without leaving the building.

Resort, hotel or floor?

The word resort gets applied loosely in this industry. In this digest it means something specific: rooms, a casino floor, a dedicated entertainment venue and a leisure offer — spa, pool, golf, rinks — substantial enough that a guest could spend two days on the property without repeating themselves.

By that test, nine of the eighteen properties qualify. The rest are casino hotels, where the accommodation is real but the resort layer is thin, or gaming floors without rooms at all. Neither of those is a criticism — Casino Nova Scotia is one of the most pleasant stays in the country and does not pretend to be a resort — but it changes what a weekend there looks like.

What separates the best resorts from the merely large is the connective tissue. Fallsview, Lac-Leamy and Caesars Windsor all let you move between the room, the spa, dinner and the theatre without going outdoors, which in a Canadian winter is not a small thing. Great Canadian Toronto is the newest and most comfortable of them; River Cree is the one with the least conventional leisure offer, given the two ice rinks.

  1. 01

    Fallsview Casino Resort

    Niagara Falls, Ontario · Gaming age 19+

    Casino floor, 374-room tower, spa, galleria and a 1,500-seat theatre, all above the falls.

    • 374 rooms and suites
    • Full-service spa
    • Indoor pool and fitness centre
    • 1,500-seat Fallsview Theatre
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    Fallsview Casino Resort
    9.2editorial score
    out of 10
  2. 02

    Caesars Windsor

    Windsor, Ontario · Gaming age 19+

    Two towers, a full spa and a 5,000-seat arena on the Detroit River.

    • 758 rooms and suites in two towers
    • Full spa and salon
    • Indoor pool and fitness centre
    • 5,000-seat Colosseum arena
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    Caesars Windsor
    8.6editorial score
    out of 10
  3. 03

    River Rock Casino Resort

    Richmond, British Columbia · Gaming age 19+

    396 rooms, spa, show theatre and a marina, ten minutes from Vancouver airport.

    • 396 rooms and suites
    • Full-service spa
    • Indoor pool and fitness centre
    • 1,000-seat show theatre
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    River Rock Casino Resort
    8.8editorial score
    out of 10
  4. 04

    Casino Rama Resort

    Orillia, Ontario · Gaming age 19+

    Cottage-country resort with 289 rooms, a spa and the largest entertainment venue in the region.

    • 289 rooms and suites
    • Full-service spa
    • Indoor pool and fitness centre
    • 5,000-seat Entertainment Centre
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    Casino Rama Resort
    8.3editorial score
    out of 10
  5. 05

    Casino du Lac-Leamy

    Gatineau, Quebec · Gaming age 18+

    Lakeside floor with the 349-room Hilton, a full spa and a five-diamond dining room attached.

    • 349-room Hilton hotel
    • Full spa and treatment rooms
    • Indoor and outdoor pool complex
    • Conference and banquet centre
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    Casino du Lac-Leamy
    8.6editorial score
    out of 10
  6. 06

    Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto

    Pickering, Ontario · Gaming age 19+

    The newest large-format complex in Canada: 300 rooms, a 5,000-seat theatre and 165,000 sq ft of floor.

    • approx. 300 rooms and suites
    • Indoor pool and fitness centre
    • 5,000-seat theatre
    • Large conference and event space
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    Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto
    8.4editorial score
    out of 10
  7. 07

    River Cree Resort & Casino

    Enoch, near Edmonton, Alberta · Gaming age 18+

    Marriott hotel, event centre and twin NHL-size rinks west of Edmonton.

    • 249-room Marriott hotel
    • Indoor pool and fitness centre
    • Event centre for concerts and fights
    • Two NHL-size ice rinks
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    River Cree Resort & Casino
    8.2editorial score
    out of 10
  8. 08

    Grey Eagle Resort & Casino

    Calgary, Alberta · Gaming age 18+

    176 new rooms, a 2,000-seat event centre and mountain views on Calgary's southwest edge.

    • 176 rooms and suites
    • Indoor pool and fitness centre
    • 2,000-seat event centre
    • Conference and banquet space
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    Grey Eagle Resort & Casino
    8.0editorial score
    out of 10
  9. 09

    Casino New Brunswick

    Moncton, New Brunswick · Gaming age 19+

    The Maritimes' only purpose-built casino resort — hotel, spa and a 2,000-seat event centre.

    • 126 rooms and suites
    • Full spa
    • Indoor pool and fitness centre
    • 2,000-seat event centre
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    Casino New Brunswick
    7.9editorial score
    out of 10

Choosing between them

Which resort for which weekend

  • A first casino hotel weekend — Fallsview. The scale, the theatre and the setting make the case for the whole category in two nights.
  • A couple's weekend that happens to have a casino in it — Casino du Lac-Leamy, for the spa, the lake and Le Baccara.
  • Table games as the point — Great Canadian Toronto for the newest room and the poker calendar, or Caesars Windsor for the pit and the arena.
  • Somewhere the children can come too — Casino Rama in summer, or River Cree if there is hockey on the calendar.
  • A trip built around a city — River Rock, with the SkyTrain at the door.
  • The Maritimes — Casino New Brunswick, the only complete resort east of Quebec.

Informational content only. StayDigest does not operate, own or manage any casino, hotel or resort and is not affiliated with the properties above. Facilities change — confirm with the property before booking. Gambling age is 19+ in most provinces and 18+ in Alberta, Quebec and Manitoba. Please gamble responsibly.