A walk along the harbour
Halifax Casino Online, by the Harbour
This is an independent local guide to Casino Nova Scotia Halifax at 1983 Upper Water St, where the harbour boardwalk passes right by. The flag mast below shows which zones are open at the hour you pick.
Written by the Harbour Walk desk Checked October 13, 2026
- 0.49 kmfrom the ferry terminal on George Street
- 2 PM to 3 AMlive tables, every day
- 19+government photo ID
What is open when you arrive
Flag up: open · flag down: closed · Atlantic time
Friday, 9:30 PM in Halifax
- Live tables, main floorevery day 2 PM to 3 AM
- High-limit areaevery day 5 PM to 4 AM
- Poker roomWednesday to Saturday 4 PM to 2 AM
- 3Sixty BuffetFriday and Saturday only; hours not published
- Slot flooropening hours not published
Along the boardwalk
The Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk is a footpath along the harbour edge, much of it wooden and lit at night. Its nearest mapped stretch is 0.03 km from the casino building, so the path passes right by. Other stretches run as far as 1.02 km south-east, toward the ferry terminal and the Maritime Museum. Either one makes a good starting point.
Measured in straight lines, the Halifax ferry terminal on George Street is 0.49 km from the casino. The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is 0.71 km away. The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, on Marginal Road, is 1.86 km south-east. From Dartmouth, the ferry terminal on Alderney Drive sits 1.35 km across the water. Walking routes run longer than these lines, and the harbour line below measures each stop.
The harbour line
Straight lines from map coordinates · tap a flag
Stops are placed by straight-line distance from the casino on a compressed scale, not by map position.
- Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 211.86 kmsouth-eastWalk
- Maritime Museum of the Atlantic0.71 kmsouth-eastWalk
- Halifax ferry terminal, George Street0.49 kmsouth-eastWalk
- Dartmouth Ferry Terminal, Alderney Drive1.35 kmnorth-eastWalk
- Woodside Ferry Terminal, Dartmouth2.14 kmeastWalk
- Halifax Citadel National Historic Site0.59 kmsouth-westWalk
- Halifax (centre)0.9 kmsouth-westRoute
- Dartmouth3.0 kmnorthRoute
- Bedford11 kmnorth-westRoute
- Cole Harbour7.3 kmeastRoute
- Lower Sackville16 kmnorth-westRoute
- Fall River19 kmnorthRoute
- Windsor58 kmnorth-westRoute
- Lunenburg66 kmsouth-westRoute
- Wolfville79 kmnorth-westRoute
- Bridgewater81 kmwestRoute
- Truro82 kmnorthRoute
- Kentville87 kmnorth-westRoute
- New Glasgow127 kmnorth-eastRoute
- Amherst140 kmnorthRoute
- Antigonish165 kmnorth-eastRoute
- Yarmouth222 kmsouth-westRoute
- Sydney311 kmnorth-eastRoute
Straight lines between map coordinates (OpenStreetMap); walking and driving routes are longer.
What is open when
Live tables on the main floor run every day, 2 PM to 3 AM. You will find Blackjack, Roulette, Free Bet Blackjack and Ultimate Texas Hold'em there. Let it Ride is added on Friday and Saturday only. Minimums and which games are open depend on how busy the casino is. The high-limit area keeps later hours, 5 PM to 4 AM every day, with Blackjack, Roulette, Ruyi Baccarat and Ultimate Texas Hold'em.
Poker runs Wednesday to Saturday, 4 PM to 2 AM, dealing No Limit Texas Hold'em and Pot-Limit Omaha. The slot floor's opening hours are not published, and neither are holiday hours. Check holiday hours on the venue's own site, greatcanadian.com, before you set out. All times here are Atlantic time.
By car, ferry or on foot
If you are walking, the harbour boardwalk passes 0.03 km from the casino building. The mapped ferry terminal on the Halifax side, on George Street, is 0.49 km away in a straight line. The walk from there is longer than that line.
Drivers will find paid parking on site, though the price is not published. The Player's Club lists parking among its member benefits, which are based on play and not guaranteed. No shuttle, taxi stand, EV charging or RV parking is published either. In straight lines, Bedford is 11 km away, Truro 82 km, Wolfville 79 km and Lunenburg 66 km, and roads are longer. The sheet beside this text sorts all of this by how you arrive.
How are you getting there?
What is published, way by way
On record
- The Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk is mapped along the harbour edge, much of it wooden and lit; its nearest stretch is 0.03 km from the casino building.
- From the ferry terminal on George Street: 0.49 km in a straight line.
- From the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic: 0.71 km; from Pier 21: 1.86 km.
Not published
- Walking routes are longer than straight lines, and no walking times are given here.
What to carry
Casino entry is 19+, and you need valid government photo ID, such as a driver's licence, passport or provincial ID card. If you look younger than 30, staff may ask for a second piece. That can be another of those, a provincial health card, or a credit or debit card.
Going to the Bruce Guthro Theatre means leaving bags and backpacks behind, along with cameras, drones and recording devices. Only small clutches up to 5 x 12 x 18 cm or clear bags up to 8 x 35 x 35 cm are allowed. The venues are 100% smoke-free, vaping included. The check beside this text sets out what to bring.
At the door: what to carry
Published rules for the casino and the theatre
- Valid government photo ID: a driver's licence, passport or provincial ID card.
- If you look younger than 30, staff may ask for a second piece: a health card or a credit or debit card counts.
What is inside
The Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation counted 587 slot machines and 28 tables here, as of April 2025. Electronic tables add $3 Craps and $5 Blackjack. Great Canadian Entertainment runs the casino on behalf of NSGC.
For food, 3Sixty is the restaurant and lounge, a bar with live bands serving appetizers, entrées and desserts. Its buffet runs on Fridays and Saturdays only. May Garden is the Chinese restaurant. Restaurant hours are not published.
The Bruce Guthro Theatre is the show room, with a permanent stage, a bar and seating for up to 650 theatre-style. Listings sit on the theatre's page at greatcanadian.com, with tickets sold only through Ticketmaster. The Compass Room, a circular events room under a 54-foot dome, has a panoramic view of Halifax harbour. One day the casino will move to a new building at Dartmouth Crossing; until then, the waterfront site operates as normal.
Online rules in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia's provincially regulated online casino is alc.ca, run by Atlantic Lottery for the Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation. It has offered iCasino since July 2022, with Live Casino added later, and it is 19+. The province has no licence or registration for private online casinos.
This guide's paid links, each marked Ad, appear on the home page only and lead to one private online casino partner. The guide earns a commission when they are used, and the partner can change. That partner has no tie to any casino in the province, to NSGC or to Atlantic Lottery.
Where to find help
- The Provincial Mental Health and Addictions Crisis Line, at 1-888-429-8167, costs nothing to call, is confidential and answers 24 hours a day, every day.
- The Responsible Gambling Resource Centre sits on the Halifax gaming floor, where staff offer confidential support and self-exclusion information at 902-424-8663.
- The Voluntary Self-Exclusion Program covers both the Halifax and Sydney casinos, restaurants and entertainment venues included, for 6 months, one year, three years or indefinite.
- Online, alc.ca sets its own self-exclusion of 6, 12, 24 or 36 months and a short break of 1 to 90 days, and neither can be reversed.
Questions from the waterfront
How far is the ferry terminal from the casino?
The Halifax ferry terminal on George Street is 0.49 km from the casino building in a straight line. Across the harbour, the Dartmouth Ferry Terminal on Alderney Drive is 1.35 km away. Walking routes are longer than these lines.
Is there poker on a Monday?
Poker does not run on Mondays. Games run Wednesday to Saturday, 4 PM to 2 AM, with No Limit Texas Hold'em and Pot-Limit Omaha.
Do you have to pay for parking?
Parking on site is paid, but the price is not published. The Player's Club lists parking among its member benefits, which are based on play and not guaranteed.
What ID should you bring if you look young?
Bring valid government photo ID, such as a driver's licence, passport or provincial ID card. Guests who look younger than 30 may be asked for a second piece, such as a provincial health card or a credit or debit card.
When is the buffet on?
The buffet at 3Sixty runs on Fridays and Saturdays only. Its hours are not published, so check the casino's page on greatcanadian.com before you go.