Openings
Canada's new casino hotels: recent openings and what's next
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The scorecard since 2020: five casino hotels opened, two more being built, and a handful of older resorts in the middle of major renovations. We track all of it here — opening dates and room counts from the operator or a named report, with a source link on every card so you can check for yourself.
Opened 2020–2025
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa
Canada's first fully integrated Hard Rock resort, built for $350 million on the former Rideau Carleton site. Highlights: 1,500-plus slots in a casino that never closes, Hard Rock LIVE (2,200 capacity) and a Council Oak steakhouse. Strictly 19+ throughout.
Source: www.hardrock.com
Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto
Former Casino Woodbine, reborn beside the racetrack as a full resort — 5,000-capacity theatre, pool with sauna and steam room, free parking, free Pearson shuttle.
Source: www.mannpublications.com
Pickering Casino Resort Hotel
East of Toronto, Great Canadian finished its $500 million Pickering resort with this hotel. Rooms range from 388 up to 775 square feet, and 22 are accessible. The casino launched with more than 90 live tables and 2,200 slot machines; the arena and theatre hold 2,500.
Source: newswire.ca
Great Blue Heron Casino & Hotel
On Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation land, the casino declared its hotel finished on 1 November 2021. How many rooms? Wikipedia says 100, travel listings 116, the operator doesn't say. The Nest, its event space, holds 800.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Dakota Dunes Resort
Whitecap Dakota First Nation's hotel beside Dakota Dunes Casino, about 20 minutes south of Saskatoon, managed by Atlific Hotels. Ribbon cut 8 October 2020; 10,000 sq ft for meetings and farm-to-table menus.
Source: staymagazine.ca
Under construction
River Cree hotel tower
18 storeys, about 230–240 rooms and more than 30 suites, a pool with a pair of waterslides and a large ballroom, added to today's 249-room hotel. Exterior finished June 2026.
Source: www.staymagazine.ca
Cascades Casino and Hotel Innisfil
Gateway is building a successor to its Georgian Downs casino: 1,000-plus slots, live tables and a seven-storey hotel, about 150,000 sq ft altogether (BlogTO, September 2026).
Source: www.blogto.com
Recently renovated
- Casino Rama Resort — Rooms being redone since 2025; new ground-floor spa; MATCH (May 2025), Chow (fall 2024), Atlas Steak and Fish (November 2025).
- River Rock Casino Resort — Twentieth-anniversary upgrades in 2024, Gordon Ramsay Steak first among them; KOI sushi in 2026; new owners as of June 2026.
- Grey Eagle Resort & Casino — Phased casino renovation through 2026–2027; pool closed for now; buffet closing for works in January 2027.
- Caesars Windsor — Six-level garage fully reopened 8 July 2026; nightclub moved off-site in January 2026.
Before you book: common questions
What is Canada's most recently opened casino hotel?
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa — doors opened 3 July 2025.
Which casino hotels are under construction?
River Cree (Enoch, Alberta) is building an 18-storey tower aimed at July 2027; Gateway's Cascades Casino and Hotel Innisfil in Ontario is going up too, with no opening date announced.
Any new casino hotels around Toronto?
Two: Pickering Casino Resort Hotel (275 rooms, January 2023) and the 400-room hotel at Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto (August 2023).