What land-based casinos can I visit in or near Ottawa?

Ottawa players have two main land-based options — one in Ontario, and one just across the river in Quebec.

In Ottawa (Ontario)

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa is Canada's first Hard Rock casino-hotel, opened on 3 July 2025 on the site of the former Rideau Carleton in the city's south end. The roughly $350-million resort has up to 1,500 slot machines, 40 live table games, a 150-room hotel and the 1,900-seat Hard Rock Live venue.

Across the river (Quebec)

Casino du Lac-Leamy sits in Gatineau, about a 10-minute drive from downtown Ottawa. Run by Loto-Québec, it has more than 1,400 slots, 48 tables, a poker lounge and an attached Hilton hotel. Note that it is in a different province with its own rules (legal gambling age 18, versus Ontario's 19).

Prefer to play online?

For regulated play from home, Ontario residents can use casinos registered with the AGCO and iGaming Ontario — the registered, rated options are listed below.