Ratings · 2026
Casino resort ratings: Canada's ten best, letter-graded
File date · sources re-read
Lots of Canadian casinos have a hotel nearby; only a handful are true resorts, where the room, the restaurants, the showroom and the gaming floor all live in one complex. Those are the ones we rank. Twelve properties went through our six-criteria scoring — rooms through to access — and the top ten totals form this list.
The scoring is editorial and based only on what the hotels and named sources have published. We take no money from hotels; placements here are not for sale.
Staff choice
River Rock Casino Resort B+(84.3/100)
The one resort on the list that works without a car: by Canada Line, YVR is roughly seven minutes off and downtown Vancouver eighteen. Add Absolute Spa, a slide-equipped pool and the country's debut Gordon Ramsay Steak, and a fly-in weekend needs no rental desk.
Comparison sheet
| No. | Resort | Grade | Stage seats | Rooms | Pool | Slots | Age | Prov. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Fallsview Casino Resort | A+(92.8/100) | 5,000 + 1,559 | 372 | Indoor | 3,200+ | 19 | ON |
| 02 | Caesars Windsor | A(88.3/100) | 5,000 | 758 | Indoor, adults only | 2,000+ | 19 | ON |
| 03 | Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto | A−(87.8/100) | 5,000 | 400 | Indoor, hot tub, sauna, steam | Largest selection in Canada | 19 | ON |
| 04 | Hilton Lac-Leamy & Casino du Lac-Leamy | A−(85.8/100) | 1,100 | 349 | Indoor + outdoor, heated, year-round | 1,400+ | 18 | QC |
| 05 | River Rock Casino Resort | B+(84.3/100) | 965 | 396 | Yes, with water slide | — | 19 | BC |
| 06 | Casino Rama Resort | B+(82.8/100) | 5,000+ | 289 | Indoor (3rd floor) | 1,800 (Wikipedia) | 19 | ON |
| 07 | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa | B(80.8/100) | 2,200 max | 150 | Not listed | 1,500+ | 19 | ON |
| 08 | River Cree Resort & Casino | B(80.5/100) | 2,500 | 249 | Indoor, with whirlpool | 1,665 | 18 | AB |
| 09 | Grey Eagle Resort & Casino | B−(77.0/100) | 2,500 | 178 | Closed (renovation) | 975+ | 18 | AB |
| 10 | Casino New Brunswick | C+(72.3/100) | Molson Canadian Centre | 126 | Yes | — | 19 | NB |
The ten, in order
- 01
Fallsview Casino Resort A+(92.8/100)
Ask Canadians to name a casino hotel and most will say Fallsview. The case for it: 372 rooms pointed at the falls, more than 3,200 slots with 110 tables, two theatres (5,000 seats in the larger) and over twenty restaurants. No other Canadian property packs this much into one building — let alone with Niagara outside the window.
Accommodation A+ · Gaming A+ · Showrooms A+ · Dining A · Leisure & spa A− · Reachability A−
- 02
Caesars Windsor A(88.3/100)
Biggest hotel in our guide, full stop: 758 rooms in two towers, most looking over the Detroit River at the Detroit skyline. Then there's the Colosseum — 5,000 seats, none more than 225 feet out — and a floor with 2,000-plus slots and 80-plus tables, right downtown instead of out by a highway exit.
Accommodation A · Gaming A− · Showrooms A+ · Dining B · Leisure & spa A− · Reachability A−
- 03
Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto A−(87.8/100)
Great Canadian Toronto, open since 2023 next to Woodbine Racetrack, is the newest big casino resort in the GTA. On file: 400 rooms, a 5,000-capacity theatre, pool plus sauna and steam, free parking and a complimentary airport shuttle from Pearson. The operator says no Canadian casino carries more slot machines.
Accommodation B · Gaming A+ · Showrooms A+ · Dining B · Leisure & spa A− · Reachability A
- 04
Hilton Lac-Leamy & Casino du Lac-Leamy A−(85.8/100)
Five stars, two lakes and a Loto-Québec casino next door: the Hilton in Gatineau sits about ten minutes' drive from central Ottawa. Year-round heated pools indoors and out, Amerispa's 17 treatment rooms, an 1,100-seat theatre and over 1,400 slots add up to the best wellness-and-gaming combination in Canada.
Accommodation A · Gaming B− · Showrooms B · Dining A− · Leisure & spa A+ · Reachability A
- 05
River Rock Casino Resort B+(84.3/100)
Transit doesn't get easier: from River Rock, the Canada Line reaches YVR in seven minutes and downtown Vancouver in eighteen. Further entries: 396 rooms (a few suites well above the norm), the inaugural Canadian branch of Gordon Ramsay Steak, a pool fitted with a slide, and a marina on the Fraser.
Accommodation A− · Gaming B · Showrooms B− · Dining A · Leisure & spa A− · Reachability A+
- 06
Casino Rama Resort B+(82.8/100)
Casino Rama, on Rama First Nation land near Orillia, is midway through its most significant upgrade in years — rooms redone from 2025, a fresh ground-floor spa, and three new restaurants including Gateway's Atlas Steak and Fish. The 5,000-plus-seat Entertainment Centre keeps headliners driving up the 400.
Accommodation B− · Gaming A− · Showrooms A+ · Dining A− · Leisure & spa B · Reachability C−
- 07
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa B(80.8/100)
The youngest resort on file opened on July 3, 2025 — the first Hard Rock in Canada to combine hotel, casino and venue in one integrated property. Counted on site: 150 rooms incl. 22 suites; over 1,500 slots on a floor that does not close; Council Oak; Hard Rock LIVE for 2,200. It's 19+ throughout — hotel, restaurants, everything.
Accommodation B · Gaming B · Showrooms A− · Dining A− · Leisure & spa C+ · Reachability A−
- 08
River Cree Resort & Casino B(80.5/100)
Five things on one Enoch Cree Nation site just west of Edmonton: a 249-room hotel; one of the province's biggest casinos; Hell's Kitchen — Ramsay's Canadian first; twin NHL-size rinks; and a shuttle, at no charge, into West Edmonton Mall. An 18-storey tower is going up.
Accommodation B− · Gaming A− · Showrooms B · Dining A− · Leisure & spa A− · Reachability C+
- 09
Grey Eagle Resort & Casino B−(77.0/100)
Tsuut'ina Nation owns and runs Grey Eagle, on the south-west fringe of Calgary; the 178-room hotel opened in 2014. West-facing rooms can see the Rockies, the 2,500-seat Event Centre books serious acts, and Little Chief is one of Western Canada's better casino restaurants. The pool stays closed during renovation work that runs into 2027.
Accommodation B · Gaming B− · Showrooms A− · Dining B · Leisure & spa C− · Reachability B
- 10
Casino New Brunswick C+(72.3/100)
Moncton's casino hotel dates from 2010, and its 126 rooms start at a spacious 440 sq ft, with windows that actually open onto city or mountain views. It's the go-to casino stay in Atlantic Canada — pool, concert venue, free parking, pets accepted, and Magnetic Hill and Hopewell Rocks within reach.
Accommodation B · Gaming C+ · Showrooms B− · Dining C− · Leisure & spa B− · Reachability C+
How the letters are set
Six criteria scored 0–10, weighted, totalled out of 100, then turned into a letter (A+ from 92 down to C− from 60):
- Accommodation: 20%
- Gaming: 20%
- Showrooms: 20%
- Dining: 15%
- Leisure & spa: 15%
- Reachability: 10%
Full scale and source order: rating system.
Also graded — places 11 and 12
- 11
Club Regent Casino Hotel C(68.5/100)
Canad Inns runs this 146-room, smoke-free hotel attached to Club Regent Casino in Winnipeg: around 1,200 slots, bingo and a 1,300-seat event centre. Practical, not glamorous.
Accommodation C · Gaming B− · Showrooms B− · Dining C · Leisure & spa D · Reachability B−
- 12
Cascades Casino Resort C−(60.3/100)
Gateway's Langley City casino with the 77-room Coast hotel alongside. ATLAS does a solid steak, the casino runs 24 hours and parking is free — but there's no pool and no theatre.
Accommodation C · Gaming C+ · Showrooms D · Dining B− · Leisure & spa D · Reachability C
Ratings questions
Q.Biggest casino hotel in Canada by rooms?
Caesars Windsor, with 758 rooms across the Augustus and Forum towers.
Q.Best casino hotel for a big-name concert?
Arena-scale acts play four resorts. Capacities on file: Fallsview 5,000 (OLG Stage) plus 1,559 (Avalon); Caesars Windsor's Colosseum 5,000; Great Canadian Toronto up to 5,000; Casino Rama above 5,000.
Q.Casino hotel you can reach by transit?
River Rock in Richmond, B.C.: YVR is about 7 minutes and downtown Vancouver about 18 on the Canada Line.
Q.Any casino hotel with a winter outdoor pool?
Yes: in Gatineau, the Hilton at Lac-Leamy heats both its indoor and its outdoor pool in every season.