Casino Lac-Leamy guide: hours, games, Hilton and getting there
The Casino du Lac-Leamy is Loto-Québec's casino in Gatineau, just across the Ottawa River from downtown Ottawa. It is part of a larger complex, the Hôtel-Casino du Lac-Leamy, with a Hilton hotel, a theatre, a nightclub and several restaurants. This guide covers the practical side: hours, ID rules, getting there from Ottawa or Montréal, what you can play, where to eat and sleep, and how the loyalty program works. Facts come from Loto-Québec's own pages and the Société de transport de l'Outaouais (STO), first checked on 5 November 2026 and re-checked on 9 November 2026. Shows, promotions and restaurant hours change often, so confirm anything time-sensitive on the official Lac-Leamy site before you go.
The basics
- Casino address: 1 Boulevard du Casino, Gatineau, QC J8Y 6W3. Phone 819-772-2100 or 1-800-665-2274.
- Hilton Lac-Leamy: 3 Boulevard du Casino, Gatineau, QC J8Y 6X4. Phone 819-790-6444 or 1-866-488-7888.
- Operator: Loto-Québec, the provincial Crown corporation that runs Quebec's casinos.
- Minimum age: 18 for the casino, its bars, Banco Bistro and the theatre. The hotel restaurant, Arôme, is open to all ages.
- Entry: free.
Opening hours
According to the plan your visit page:
- Monday to Thursday: 9 a.m. to 5 a.m. the next day.
- Friday to Sunday: non-stop, from 9 a.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday.
- Statutory holidays: open.
Restaurants, bars and the poker room keep their own hours, listed on each venue's page. New Year's Eve celebrations on 31 December are for ticket holders only. Casino Privilèges members get a pre-sale email on 13 November, and tickets go on sale to the public on 1 December.
ID, dress code and house rules
Bring a physical government-issued photo ID. Anyone who looks under 25 can be asked for it, and photocopies or photos of your ID on your phone are refused. Ontario visitors should note that the entry age here is 18, as set by the casino.
The dress code asks guests to dress appropriately and bans clothing that shows violence or is linked to a recognised violent group. Other rules:
- No backpacks, motorcycle helmets or umbrellas inside. The coat check runs during casino hours.
- No phones or other devices at gaming tables.
- Photos are allowed if you respect other customers' privacy; filming someone without consent is prohibited.
- The casino and hotel are smoke-free, and smoking or vaping cannabis is banned inside and outside.
Cash desks handle bank withdrawals and exchange US dollars and euros into Canadian dollars, which helps visitors coming from across the border.
The casino is also a Loto-Québec prize claim point. Lottery prizes under $2,000 can be claimed at a cash desk any day from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Prizes from $2,000 to $24,999.99 are paid Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except statutory holidays. For $25,000 or more, or an annuity prize, call 1-866-611-5686 to book an appointment.
Getting there
From Ottawa by bus
The STO's Rapibus is a bus-only corridor through Gatineau that also serves downtown Ottawa. Two stations sit next to the complex on Boulevard de la Carrière:
- Casino station (600 Boulevard de la Carrière), which the STO lists with a pedestrian crossing for direct access to the casino.
- Lac-Leamy station (730 Boulevard de la Carrière), the stop named on the casino's own page.
Routes and schedules change, so plan the trip on the STO site or call 819-770-3242. Check the time of the last bus back before a late night.
By car
Indoor and outdoor parking is free. RVs can park but cannot camp, under municipal rules, and there are electric vehicle charging stations. The casino page says valet parking is for Hilton guests, while the hotel's own information page says valet is suspended until further notice, so ask the hotel if you were counting on it.
Shuttles and coaches
The casino lists McCoy Bus Service for pick-ups in Ontario, and Voyages Blainville and Expression Voyages for Montréal's North Shore, Estrie and Montérégie. Group coach bookings go through the sales team. There is even helicopter access, by reservation.
What you can play
The casino lists more than 1,400 slot machines, 48 gaming tables, electronic gaming terminals, a poker room and a Mise-o-jeu sportsbook.
Table games. The table games page lists the same 12 games as Montréal: blackjack, Blackjack Switch, Free Bet Blackjack, Bahama Bonus Blackjack, Double Down Madness, roulette, EZ Baccarat, 3 Card Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold'em, Mississippi Stud, I Luv Suits Poker and War. The progressive side games, Trilux and Poker Loto-Québec, take $5 bets. Other limits vary by table.
The Zone. Electronic tables with the casino's lowest minimum bets.
Poker room. The poker page lists 13 No-Limit Texas Hold'em tables in the Carrière section, with a $1/$2 minimum. Tournaments run Monday to Thursday, with on-site registration from noon on the day.
The poker page lists these promotions for the current season: Daily Quad (2 to 29 November, the first quad of the day wins $1,000, carrying over if nobody hits one), Winning Hand (30 November to 3 January, $1,000 a day for the best hand) and the Go for Gold tournament leaderboard (1 October to 31 December). The Bad Beat Jackpot is a progressive shared by four Loto-Québec poker rooms and needs a cash-game player to lose with four 10s or better; a separate mini jackpot is fixed at $25,000. The same network runs the Casino de Montréal room, compared in our guide to Montreal poker rooms, and Loto-Québec's online poker is covered in poker at Loto-Québec.
Sportsbook. The Mise-o-jeu sportsbook doubles as a bar, so you can bet on the game and watch it in the same room.
Seasonal Gold Mode blackjack and slot tournaments also run here. Dates and conditions are on the games pages.
Restaurants, bars and nightlife
The restaurants page lists:
- Arôme: seafood and grill, with a patio over Lac de la Carrière. Open to all ages.
- Banco Bistro: a casual bistro with pizza and a varied menu. 18 and over.
- L'Instant: deli and pasta, open late, known for its smoked meat poutine.
- Le TGV: listed without a description on the official page.
- Bouquet: a new small-plates, cocktail and wine room on level 3 with views of Leamy Lake, listed as opening on 18 November, then open Wednesday and Thursday from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 5 p.m. Reservations: 819-772-6201.
Bars include Bar 7, with live music and themed nights, and the Bacchus bar. Club Aléa is the nightclub, with ticketed DJ nights. The Théâtre du Casino books concerts and tribute shows through the year. Check the bars and shows pages for current dates.
Staying at the Hilton Lac-Leamy
The Hilton is part of the same complex as the casino and is the obvious choice if you want to stay the night. The hotel information page lists:
- Room types from Classic and Deluxe up to suites and executive floors.
- An Amerispa spa, heated indoor and outdoor pools open year-round, and hot tubs.
- A fitness centre open 24/7 to guests.
- Check-in at 4 p.m. and check-out at 11 a.m.
- Pets and service animals accepted, with a non-refundable $50 fee for pets and a 34 kg weight limit.
Packages change through the year and have included dinner, spa and casino night bundles. See the packages page for current offers.
Casino Privilèges: the loyalty program
Lac-Leamy uses Loto-Québec's Casino Privilèges program, the same one as the other Quebec casinos. Membership is free and you sign up at a Casino Privilèges counter with photo ID, a personal email address and a PIN. On slots and electronic terminals, $1 wagered earns 1 point, and 300 points are worth $1. Table players earn comps based on game, time and average bet. Status tiers are Privilèges, Privilèges Plus (1,600 Casino Status Points), Prestige (35,000) and Prestige Plus (400,000), and the status points balance resets to zero each year on 15 October. Members can also earn status points on Loto-Québec's online casino games once they link their membership number to their lotoquebec.com account. At Charlevoix the card also takes 15% off the hotel's day rate; see our Casino de Charlevoix guide.
That slot rate works out to about 33 cents back per $100 wagered. It rewards volume you were going to play anyway; it does not cover the house edge.
A night at Lac-Leamy vs playing online
The house edge works the same way on a casino floor and on a screen: over time the house keeps a share of every bet. A single-zero roulette wheel gives the house about 2.7%, a double-zero wheel about 5.26%. Online games usually publish a return to player figure; floor slots do not show one.
The trade-offs are elsewhere:
- At the casino, comps come through Casino Privilèges, and the night has natural stops: a show time, a last bus, a hotel checkout.
- Online, welcome bonuses look larger, but they carry a wagering requirement and other terms that decide whether you can ever withdraw.
In Quebec, Loto-Québec's online platform is the only provincially authorised online casino. Private sites that accept Quebec players hold licences from Kahnawake or offshore regulators, which our guide on whether online gambling is legal in Quebec explains. If you play online, our best online casinos in Quebec ranking compares payouts and terms, Mise-o-jeu alternatives covers sportsbooks, and our tools help you check odds and bonus value first.
If you are coming from Montréal, our comparison of casinos near Montréal shows how Lac-Leamy stacks up against the Casino de Montréal, Playground and the other options.
Playing within limits
Set a budget before you cross the bridge. The casino's responsible gambling page lists Loto-Québec's tools, and the free, confidential help line at 1-800-461-0140 answers 24/7. Our glossary entry on self-exclusion and our responsible gambling page have more.
Sources
Checked 5 November 2026; re-checked 9 November 2026 (hours, poker promotions, Bouquet, hotel, Casino Privilèges).
Key terms
- House edge
- The cut a game is built to keep for the casino on average, shown as a percentage of what you bet.
- Return to player (RTP)
- Return to player ("taux de retour"): the share of all bets a game is built to pay back over a huge number of rounds.
- Wagering requirement
- The total you have to bet ("exigence de mise") before bonus money, or what you won with it, can be withdrawn.
- Self-exclusion
- A ban you put on yourself ("autoexclusion") to stop gambling at one site, or at every licensed site in a region, for a set time.
- Mise-o-jeu
- Mise-o-jeu is Loto-Québec's sports betting brand: paper slips at lottery retailers and Mise-o-jeu+ online, for players 18+ who are in Quebec.