Your Ontario Holiday at One of the Best Casinos

Take a Chance With Ontario Travel to Top Casinos

Mar 14, 2009

You may think Las Vegas for the thrill of playing table games, Roulette or Blackjack but Ontario is home to five casinos attracting thousands of visitors annually.

Ontario’s long casino directory proves that it has more casinos and gambling spots to visit on your trip to Canada than any other province or territory.

These casinos are run by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, a government agency that operates and manages not only province-wide casinos but lotteries, slots facilities at horse racing tracks.

Ontario casinos include Texas Hold'em Poker, Blackjack, Roulette, Craps, Sic Bo and several others.

Large Ontario Casinos Found Throughout Province

The big Ontario casinos criss-cross the province and several are located outside of major metropolitan areas. For example, you can experience the unique Aboriginal atmosphere of Casino Rama built on a Chippewa reservation, and located less than two hours north of Toronto.

Casino Rama regularly attracts some of the world’s biggest stars including Robin Williams, The Beatles' Ringo Starr and Joe Cocker.

Niagara Falls is home to two casinos. The oldest, Casino Niagara, has its gaming adventures spread over 96,000 square feet as well as dining and live entertainment.

Ontario's newest Casino, the Niagara Fallsview, has 150 gaming tables and 3,000 slots machines, as well as a luxurious hotel, a galleria of exclusive shops, and a 15,000 square foot spa and health club, along with a ballroom for Vegas-style entertainers such as Johnny Mathis, REO Speedwagon and Bobby Vinton.

Caesars Windsor, in the U.S.-Canada border city of Windsor, includes more than 100 skill-testing table games and 3,000 slot machines. Food, luxury accommodations and big-name entertainers such as Seal, and a live taping of the Dr. Phil show, are among the featured attractions.

Take an Ontario Holiday to One of Province's Small Top Casinos

The province is also home to smaller casinos that include the Great Blue Heron Charity Casino in Port Perry, Thousand Islands Charity Casino in Gananoque, Thunder Bay Charity Casino, Casino Sault Ste. Marie, Point Edward Charity Casino and Brantford Charity Casino.

Visitors may also be interested to know that money spent in these casinos generates economic activity in their communities and across the province.

In the 30 years since, about $23 billion (Cdn.) generated in these gambling spots have poured back into hospitals, recreational and cultural activities, amateur sports and a number of other charities across Ontario.

Two percent of the annual gross revenue from slot machines in these casinos goes towards research, treatment, prevention and public awareness about problem gambling.

Looking for a top casino to round out your Ontario holiday? Make your trip to Canada or Ontario travel include a blockbuster few hours of chance at one of the provinces gambling hot spots.

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