Pickering Casino Resort runs an 18-table poker room in Durham Region. Casino Ajax, 5.1 km away, has no poker room.
The room and its limits
The poker room at Pickering Casino Resort has 18 tables. Sixteen are traditional tables, and two are High Stakes private rooms. It sits on the third floor of the hotel, reached by the hotel elevators. Under normal operation it is open 24/7.
No Limit games run at stake levels from 1/3 up to 10/20, with 25/50 No Limit on request. The Omaha game is 20/40 half-kill.
Rake is 10% to a maximum of $20. Entry follows the rules for the whole property, which is 19+. Guests need a valid, original government-issued photo ID and a secondary photo ID. Photos or photocopies of ID are not accepted. Metal detectors stand at the public entrances to the gaming floors.
Temporarily closed
As checked on October 7, 2026, the Poker Room at Pickering Casino Resort is temporarily closed during a labour disruption. The strike began on July 31, 2026, and also involves Casino Ajax. At Pickering, slots and the hotel stay open 24/7, and table games run reduced hours.
Check the status of the room with the venue before going, by phone at 289-539-0552 or on its own site.
Further out: Toronto
Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto runs a poker room open 24/7, in the Grandstand Casino on Level Two. The resort is at 1133 Queens Plate Dr, beside Woodbine Racetrack in Etobicoke. That is 43.5 km in a straight line from central Pickering. It also has a 400-room hotel.
Casino Ajax, 5.1 km from Pickering Casino Resort, has no poker room and no live table games.