19+ Gaming floors in BC and Ontario admit guests from 19, in Alberta from 18. Age, ID and limits by province.
A field guide to Canadian casino hotels
Richmond, Rama, Calgary and northwest Toronto each have a proper hotel built onto a gaming floor. Below: how you get in from the airport or the highway, what the door checks, and the property page that takes your booking.
The practical difference between these properties is less the décor than the journey. Two work on public transit or a shuttle; two expect you to drive.
| Property | Arriving |
|---|---|
| River Rock Casino ResortRichmond, British Columbia | Canada Line to Bridgeport station, then a short walk. About five minutes by road from Vancouver International Airport. |
| Casino Rama ResortRama, Ontario | Mostly a drive, to 5899 Rama Road. Bus service exists but is run by outside operators, not the resort; hotel valet is $28 including HST. |
| Deerfoot Inn & CasinoCalgary, Alberta | By car, to 11500 35 Street SE. The casino keeps shorter hours than the hotel — until 3 am Sunday to Thursday, 5 am on Friday and Saturday. |
| Great Canadian Casino Resort TorontoToronto (Rexdale), Ontario | From Pearson, the hotel runs a free airport shuttle on a published schedule. Driving, parking is free and covered; hotel guests register the car at check-in. |
Room counts and venues as each property publishes them. The button opens the property's own hotel page.
Gaming oversight: BCLC
Richmond, British Columbia
A two-tower resort on the Fraser River at 8811 River Road. The hotel tower joins the casino tower by a sky bridge, and the suites sit in the casino tower itself.
Rama, Ontario
On Rama First Nation land, about ninety minutes north of Toronto. The hotel is all suites, recently renovated, and connects to the gaming floor through the rotunda, where the box office also sits.
Gaming oversight: AGLC
Calgary, Alberta
A hotel in southeast Calgary with a waterpark for guests on one side of the building and a 785-slot, 32-table casino on the other.
Toronto (Rexdale), Ontario
The hotel tower beside what the operator calls Canada's largest casino resort, a few minutes from Pearson airport, with a 5,000-person theatre under the same roof.
The age and the ID check belong to the province and the property, not to the hotel. Carry the original card; a photo of it on your phone is not ID.
Casino gaming in British Columbia is conducted by BCLC. Bring government-issued photo ID; the same ID is what you would need to enrol in Game Break at any BC casino.
Rama asks for valid government photo ID bearing your signature, plus a second piece of name ID if you are 21 or under. The Toronto resort asks everyone for an original government photo ID and a secondary photo ID.
Cameras and recording devices are not allowed on Rama's floor, and the building is smoke-free under Ontario law.
Alberta sets the casino age at 18, one year below British Columbia next door. Gaming is regulated by AGLC, which also runs the province's self-exclusion programme.
Limits, self-exclusion and help lines Floor rules property by property
River Rock and the Toronto resort. River Rock sits near Bridgeport station on the Canada Line, about five minutes by road from Vancouver airport; the Toronto hotel runs a free shuttle from Pearson. Rama and Deerfoot are drives.
Often, yes. Great Canadian Toronto asks every guest for an original government photo ID plus a secondary photo ID at entry. Casino Rama asks guests aged 21 or under for a secondary piece of name identification, such as a bank card.
Casino Rama is open 24 hours a day. Deerfoot's casino closes at 3 am Sunday to Thursday and at 5 am on Friday and Saturday, while its poker room runs around the clock.
To the hotel, yes; to the floor, no. Deerfoot has a waterpark for hotel guests with a toddler area. Rama admits guests from 19 to both its Entertainment Centre and the gaming floor.
Check-in is at 4 pm and check-out at 11 am, according to the resort's own guest information.
Each province runs a voluntary self-exclusion programme that covers every casino in that province — Game Break in BC, My PlayBreak in Ontario, the AGLC programme in Alberta. Our responsible gambling page explains each one.
This guide covers hotels built around casino floors. Most provinces, including British Columbia and Ontario, set the entry age at 19; Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec set it at 18. Please confirm you are old enough where you live.
Under age? Please close this page. If gambling is weighing on you or someone close to you, these provincial lines are free and confidential:
